LET'S REVIEW

LET'S REVIEW

DESCRIBING PROCESSES

Hello Students,

Newspapers are a widely used source of information: we can find not only news but also job advertisements, our horoscope, film reviews and more. Incidentally, have you ever wondered  how newspapers are made?

By clicking on the link below, you’ll have the chance to see the whole process. In your copybook, take down notes of the main steps that are followed,  paying  special attention to the use of passive voice and the new vocabulary:

                    Step 1. _________________________________

                    Step 2. _________________________________

                    Step 3._________________________________ (Etc)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7zYpvtRAlE

Now write the process in a paragraph. Use passive voice and appropriate sequence words.

What is needed to create newspapers?

Although we can always read the news on the internet, the paper copy is easy to read due to its size and letter quality. How is paper made? click on the link below and find out.

http://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_paper/papermade.htm

Now make a list of the most important steps. Write them in the form of instructions, beginning your step with a verb in the imperative form.
1 ____________________________________
2 ____________________________________
3 ____________________________________
4 ____________________________________
5 etc

Next, re-write the steps you have described in the passive voice  form (be+past participle) and write a summary of the process of making pencils. Do not forget the rules for writing a paragraphs.

Homework

Find information about any process you would like to learn about.  Then write an entry describing such process.