Starter quiz
- Which of the following need a capital letter?
- country
- greece ✓
- temple
- parthenon ✓
- mountain
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- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Aphrodite.
- There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus Poseidon, Apollo and Aphrodite.
- There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo and Aphrodite. ✓
- There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus Poseidon Apollo and Aphrodite.
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- In which sentence is the comma used correctly?
- On Mount Olympus the Greek gods and goddesses, resided.
- On Mount Olympus, the Greek gods and goddesses resided. ✓
- On, Mount Olympus the Greek gods and goddesses resided.
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- What is the purpose of a subheading?
- To make a text longer.
- To summarise the text.
- To signal the reader to each section of the text. ✓
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- Which of the following of these fronted adverbials show that another idea is being added to the previous sentence?
- Interestingly,
- However,
- In addition to this, ✓
- Also, ✓
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- Which of these conjunctions are contrasting conjunctions?
- but ✓
- however ✓
- and
- as well as
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following are subject-specific vocabulary?
- Olympia ✓
- mountain
- Zeus ✓
- religion
- Athens ✓
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- Match the Greek god to their religious role.
- Zeus⇔King of gods. ✓
- Poseidon⇔God of the sea. ✓
- Apollo⇔God of the sun and arts. ✓
- Aphrodite⇔Goddess of love and beauty. ✓
- What is in a plan?
- Full sentences with capital letters and full stops.
- Bullet points for notes. ✓
- Subject-specific vocabulary. ✓
- Unnecessary information.
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- Which of these fronted adverbials are used to give the writer's viewpoint?
- Intriguingly, ✓
- Significantly, ✓
- Cautiously,
- Impressively, ✓
- Rapidly,
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- Which of these are fronted adverbials of cause?
- As a result, ✓
- In addition,
- As a consequence, ✓
- Also,
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- Match the type of fronted adverbial to its use.
- Formal fronted adverbial⇔To introduce information in a sentence in a formal way. ✓
- Viewpoint fronted adverbial⇔To convey the opinion of the writer. ✓
- Fronted adverbial of cause⇔To explain the cause and effect of two statements. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The plan includes keywords and subject-specific vocabulary related to the section.
- Taking notes is a skill.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.
- Key vocabulary and linguistic devices should be logged in a plan.
- The plan should be clearly structured in the order of the section.
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and plans should be written in full sentences.
Planning should log key vocabulary, linguistic devices and be written in note-from using bullet points.
Keywords
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - short reminders or pieces of information you write down to help you remember things when you're making a plan
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