Writing%20an%20expository%20article%20for%20the%20school%20magazine

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Writing an expository article for the school
magazine
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Situation

• The Education and Manpower Bureau would like to
  persuade young people not to take up smoking and
  persuade young smokers to kick the habit. The
  Bureau has asked young people to make suggestions
  about what events or activities could be
  organized to help the youths learn about the
  danger of smoking.

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Task

• Write an article for your school magazine making
  at least THREE suggestions.

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Getting started

• Article?
• Heading or no heading?
• Before writing or after writing?

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What tense should we use?

• Present / Past / Future / Modals
• e.g. may / should / can

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Contents

• The comp should consist of _________ words.
• There should be __________ para. and each para.
  should consist of _________ words with an
  introduction and conclusion.

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How to expand an idea?

• e.g. English Speaking Day
• What did you see on the day?
• What did you hear?
• What activities were organized?
• What is the objective of each activity?

Cont
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How to expand an idea?

• Ans
• 1a On the English Speaking Day, the campus
  was decorated with slogans, banners and posters.
• 1b. To create an English environment2a.
  Teachers and students were invited to give a talk
  in the morning assembly.
• 2b. Give advice on how to study English.
• 3a. F.6 students worked as English ambassadors
  patrolling the school.
• 3b. They encouraged schoolmates to speak English.

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Task 1

• Anti-smoking Day
• Work individually. Think of the activities you
  can organize on the day. (5 min)
• Some of you will report to us your proposal.

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Task 2

• Form into groups of four and discuss for 6 min.
  select one or two other activity(ies) and present
  the details of it (them) to the class.
• The audience will decide who the best presenter
  is!

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Past learning

• How to write a good opening
• 1. Use a question do you really think HK is
  the best place to live in the world? If it is
  such a paradise, why do those who live here
  always complain about the poor living standard?

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• 2. General description nowadays, keeping pets
  has become a common pastime of many families.
  However, it seems that these families usually do
  not care abot the nuisance caused by their pets.
  // In recent years, there are more and more local
  students studying abroad. Their common
  destinations are Australia, New Zealand, Canada
  and England.

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• 3. Wise sayings You are what you eat. That
  is why we need to be very careful to what we eat
  every day. Many HK people love fast food and
  they eat at MacDonalds and other food chains
  almost every day. The result could be appalling.

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• The End