CAE homework 8 - 12 -11

As I said in the first class, the study you do outside class is very important if you really want to make progress with your English.

This week I'm setting you TWO main tasks. One focuses on grammar (verb tenses) and the other is your first attempt at a Writing Task 1. The details are below:

1. Verb tenses

• The Perfect aspect. What is the Perfect aspect? Please look at the information on Page 13 and 14 [Grammar 2: verb tenses] Work through exercises 1 - 3.
• Simple vs Continuous p.14 - Work through exercises 1 - 5.

I will sometimes set you grammar work to do in your own time. A lot of you have good basic knowledge of grammar already, so I don't want to spend too much class time on grammar exercises. I'd prefer to use our class time to try to clear up any problems that you found when doing the exercises yourself.

2. Writing

• A first look at Writing Task 1 - in this case you need to write a formal complaint letter. Read through the information on p15 (Ex.3) and 16 (Exs.4,5,6,7)about writing task 1 and look at the example on p191.
• I will give you a writing task 1 in class. Read what you have to do and write your reply. Send your letter in Microsoft Word format to me by Monday evening at the latest!

REMEMBER! It's essential to keep an organised vocabulary notebook to record collocations and new vocabulary. Also, don't forget that you need to build up your awareness of your own typical writing mistakes.