How to revise for the written expression

Please revise the compositions you've done so far and that you and I have corrected together. Analyze your mistakes in the first version of your texts and see how you managed to correct them in the second version, or how I corrected them if you didn't know how to do it.

Before you write, remember that planning is paramount:

1 - Understand the task well: Which type of text is it? Who is your reader? What is/are the function/s of your text (convince, explain, arrange something, compare, give your opinion, etc.)

2 - Make an outline of the text (how may paragraphs you're going to write and what info you're going to put in each)

3 - Think of the exam as an opportunity to show your teacher how much you've learnt (vocabulary and grammar) and show off (as long as you do that in a pertinent way)

3 - Revise the verb tenses and forms (past - present perfect - present / singular - plural, etc.)

4 - Revise your spelling (there are many mistakes you can avoid by simply carefully revising)

In other words, successful writing is about clear planning, good writing, and careful revision. Easy, isn't it? ;-)

Lamb Curry

Here's a video of one of the cooks mentioned below. How many ingredients, cooking verbs and kitchen utensils can you understand?

LAMB CURRY GIVE IT TO ME HOT!
Words & music by Leigh Haggerwood
Performed by Jamie Oliver
Back vocals by Haggerwood / Brannan

Get yourself a pan and get it hot,
Get your lovely lamb and slice it up,
Whop in with some mustard seeds, two teaspoons will do
Wait until they pop and they spit at you.

Then a teaspoon of Fenugreek is nice,
You need three hot chillies; red or green,
De-seed them and finely slice, give a stir once or twice,
Oh my god its so nice, so nice!

I’ve found this new revelation its called curry leaves,
Get yourself a handful and throw them in with ease,
Got my friend ginger just give him a peel,
Its so damn juicy, the flavour is unreal,

Skin three sweet onions and give them a chop,
I use the food processor saves time a lot.
Whack ‘em in, throw ‘em in,
Give it a shake; we start to make great curry, why ay ay ah.

CHORUS

Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Ain’t no worries when you cook it from your heart,
Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Ain’t no worries when you cook it from your heart.

Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters,
Gonna give it to the Mrs and the Mrs,
Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters,
Why ay a yeah.

Now back to the pan where all the action happens,
Just one teaspoon of chilli powder for a little extra passion,
One teaspoon of turmeric that lovely yellow stuff,
Using the same processor add six ripe tomatoes

Give ‘em a pulse to make some sauce, lovely lovely sauce
Now find a tin of coconut milk and open it up,
But mind your bloomin’ fingers they’re so easy to cut!
You can smell the sweet aroma as it hits your face,
With a good pinch of salt you should season to taste,

Throw ‘em in, whack it in,
Give it a shake, we start to make great curry,
Why ay ay ah.

CHORUS

Kitchen utensils

Anticipating your funny questions in class, here's a picture of some common kitchen utensils ;-)

It's been taken from this online visual dictionary which you might find interesting