WR 7. A community effort Dine out in Paris WR 7.1 Whos who in the community 3-4-5 level 15 min.

GOAL. To practise your writing skills working on a creative text based on real life characters. In this working sheet we will prepare a 60-word biography of our artists. WARMING UP TASK 1. Have a look at this info-bits and try to guess who is the person behind them: Activity one. Reading these Fast Facts who was this famous actress? 1. Born: August 29, 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden Died: August 29, 1982 in London, England, of cancer. 2. Her daughter Isabella Rossellini became a model and actress. 3. She appeared in over 50 films and acted in five different languages. Fellow actor John Gielgud playfully mocked this ability when he remarked, "She speaks five languages and can't act in any of them. 4. The actress in a classic film (opposite) in 1943. TASK 2. Have a look at this info-bits and try to guess who is the person behind them. Fill in the blanks with these words: arguibly timing death A. "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not .................... enough," he used to say. B. .................... of Loyalist Militiaman Frederico Borrell Garcia, Cerro Muriano (Cordoba Front) has been the definite snapshot of the .................. Civil war. C. Because of his proximity to the victim and the ..................... of the capture, there was a long controversy about the authenticity of this photograph. D. His D-Day photos have become .............. One of them, depicting a GI struggling through the churning surf of Omaha Beach, has survived as the definitive picture of the WWII (1939-45). E. He was ................. one of the best and one of the most dedicated ......... photographers. Robert AAPC. Name: Robert :.......... war classics close Spanish Activity two. Reorder her name: INRDGI NMEABRG

WR7.2 Writing a descriptive text: dine out in Paris

TASK3. Fill in the dates of these Fast Facts about this famous artist: 1936 1938 1943 1944 1945 1954 Robert .. made his first big impression world in ..wide when he captured a Loyalist soldier falling to his death in the Spanish Civil war. In .. he Covers the Japanese invasion of China. He continued to photograph in World War II and captured the Liberation of Paris in .

In July of .. Capa joined Life Magazine and accompanied Allied troops to Sicily. He covered the landing and invasion of Omaha beach known as D-Day in .. and took 108 pictures in the first couple of hours of the invasion. However, only eleven frames in total were publishable. His life was cut short when he volunteer to shoot a confrontation on battlefield in Indochina on May 25, ...............

LANGUAGE PRODUCTION BACKGROUND. Our characters met in real life. In Paris, the city of light. In the lobby of the Ritz hotel. The year: 1945, when the Hollywood actress was in her way to entertain the Allied troops in Germany. Robert Capa was out of work and enjoying company with writer Irwing Shaw. TASK4. Write out a short telegram to submit a formal invitation to dine out?
Subject: inviting you to dinner this evening To: Miss Ingrid Bergman
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6.6.45. Paris. France

We will call you at 6:15 Signed: Bob Capa and Irwing Shaw.

TASK 5. As you know artists have some proper ways to seduce. Capa wanted a photograph of Ingrid Berman in the bath and was true to his aim. Do both tasks. activity one. From the following phrases which ones could be more possibly used in a formal invitations to dine out?

>I have doubtful qualities after consultation I discovered I had not enough money >it was suggested that flowers might be sent If I write much more I will have no conversation left

activity two. Write a more enthusiastic note using some of the previous phrases.
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TASK 6. As you may have guessed the actress accepted the offer. Read the invented answer and answer the two questions. Q1. Would you have contacted through
a) a written a message of acceptance b) a phone call through the switch operator c) another telegram

Dear Friends, Im certainly pleased to meet you. Ive read loads of stories about you and your camera Mr Capa, and read a couple of your witty novels, Mr Shaw. By now we are in Paris and war is over. My only request is to leave this sad, bloody part of our lives outside the dinner and try to enjoy the meal. yours,

Q2. How likely is this make-up reply? ...................................................... Q3. How successful would it have been? ......................................................

TASK 7. As you may have guessed the actress accepted the offer. Read the invented answer and write the body [....] of the message yourself on the lines below. RE/Dinner 6.6.45. Paris. France To: Mr. Capa & Mr Shaw Im delighted [at your offer ...., but I] always refuse invitations without flowers. Waiting for you at agreed time. Signed: Ingrid Bergman

at your offer ............................................................................................................................. ....................... ................................................................................................. ..., but I

TASK 8. Write here a short bio data (60-70 words) for one artist: Ingrid Bergman or Robert Capa.
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WR7.2 Writing a descriptive text: dine out in Paris

4-5 level 45 min.

GOAL. To enhance your writing skills practising with a creative text based on real life characters. In this working sheet we will see a 300-word written assignment. Writing stage. You are following the steps to prepare the task of writing a text about their evening out with particular emphasis on the meals and building their relationship. WARMING UP TASK 1. When you have to create a text you have to weigh the pros and cons of your composition. You can envisage different problems and possibilities about this task. Which do you consider it the most difficult to write? And the least? a) Imagine a possible setting b) decide to write a dialogue or a narrative tesxt c) with particular emphasis on the meals d) building their relationship. TASK2. Underline the charming qualities you see in the authentic message.
Subject: France To: Miss Ingrid Bergman Part 1: This is a community effort. The community consists of Bob Capa and Irwing Shaw. 2: We were planning on sending you flowers with the note inviting you to dinner this we evening but it after was consultation discovered 5: If we no write much more left we as will our have conversation Dinner. 6.6.45. Paris. 3: It was suggested that if you did not care for dinner, flowers might be sent. No decision has been reached on this so far. 4: Besides flowers we have lots of doubtful qualities.

supply of charm is limited. 6: We will call you at 6:15 7: We do not sleep. Signed: Worried.

possible to pay for the flowers or the dinner, or dinner or the flowers, not both. We took a vote and dinner won by a close margin.

Bigger than life. That very day the pair met and a romance started that lasted in and out a couple of years. You read in the previous page that Capa wanted a photograph of Ingrid Berman in the bath and after the successful meeting he couldnt believe his luck.

TASK 3. When you have to make up a story you have to have in mind the content. In this case underline how can you picture your story. I. Where will you set the dinner? a) the Ritz hotel b) a cozy eatery by the Sena river c) her favourite diner in down town

II. The length of time of the plot? a) having a drink before dinner b) detailing the conversation c) going somewhere afterhours III. Development of the characters a) the role of both friends b) Mr Shaw leaves early IV. taking some pictures as climax of the plot a) when to make proposal V. The ending a) they depart after eating b) ends with a long walk by the cobbled streets Language activation TASK 4. As you might have guessed, part of the story takes place in an eatery, answer these: activity one. How succesful would you consider these fragments from a learners text (1<3<5<7). c) unexpected b) acceptance or refusal c) glamourous details c) others (waiter, flower seller, etc)

a1> the waiter appeared asking for dinner. Quickly, it was a free quality dinner; Capa read the menu and decided to take soup and Pekinese duck lorange. By the other way, the actress asked for a noodle salad. >> ................

b1> an ending sweet?, asked a waiters voice. Pie, apple pie, replied Ingrid, theres a delicious apple pie here, you cant leave the hotel without taste it. > ............

activity two. Underline the differences between the excerpts above and those below. a2> it was an unusual quality dinner; Capa read the menu and decided to take soup and an oranged duck. By the other way, the girl asked for a noodle salad with salmon swimming in raisins cream. Delicious. b2> Pie, apple pie with vanilla whipped cream, replied Ingrid, theres an unforgettable apple pie here, you cant leave the hotel without tasting it.

activity three. Write your menu now:

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Assessment. Some learners are more gifted than others to write a full text in 40 minutes! TASK 5. Read the first text in annex 1. How succesful would you consider the composition in these three categories? (From 1 to 7 : 1 the least, 7 the most) activity one. Overall assessment > ........ Language richness >...... Language accuracy > ....... activity two. Underline all the interesting language items in the text. Copy 8 here. . . . . . . . .

TASK 6. Read this excerpt and answer the grammar activities below.

A happy smile lighted Capas face when he receives the note; so he spend the last money sending flowers to the girl, and a meeting time note. Close to 6:15, they meet at the hotel hall, with great expectations, although masculine expectations. After the first encounter they decided going to dinner to the hotels Restaurant, but first, they would take a drink at the hotels lobby-bar.
activity one. Did you find problems in the underlined tenses? . activity two. Rewrite the same content with your own words, changing all the needed tenses, punctuation, links, etc. .... .... .... .... PRODUCTION STAGE TASK 7. Read this lines in the next paragraph of the text and answer the activities below. After a while, Ingrid Bergman begun a chat about the new film she had played called Casablanca, a lovely place where Capa spend some bites of his life. So, he followed the conversation, but although the film was placed in the same Casablanca and Paris, it was filmed on Hollywood, so Ingrid Bergman never visited the place.

activity one. Did you have problems in understanding what the learner tried to convey here? Underline the words related to places, towns or locations in the passage.

activity two. Rewrite the same content with your own words, changing all the needed nouns; punctuation and relative pronouns; links, etc. .... .... .... .... TASK 8. How can you include interesting twists in the plot? Capa wanted a photograph of Ingrid Berman in the bath and after the successful meeting he couldnt believe his luck. The writer creates a suspense along the text as how to ask for the photo. Read these lines in both columns and underline the improvements.

After some previous deliberations, the community decided to ask the girl for the photograph. But it would be better if only be asked by a man alone. So, Robert Capa and Ingrid Bergman, with no community went to the Restaurant. Then R. Capa was ready for the question, and beginning the first two words when the waiter appeared asking for the dinner. [...] After a while, Ingrid Bergman begun a chat about the new film she had played called Casablanca [...]. That was the moment of make the question, when an ending sweet?, asked an untimely waiters voice. Pie, apple pie, replied the girl, theres a delicious apple pie here, you cant leave the hotel without taste it. After all, Capa was sure of asking the question.

After some previous deliberations, the community decided to ask the actress for the coveted photograph. But it would be better if it would be only asked by the best photographer in the world. So, Robert Capa and Ingrid Bergman, with no community company as he left for the toilettes, head for the restaurant. Taking the seat Capa was ready for the question, and as he had just uttered the first two words the waiter appeared asking for the dinner. [...] After a while, Ingrid Bergman begun a chat about the new film she had played recently called Casablanca, [...]. That was the right moment to make the dreadful question, when a savoury sweet to top the dinner, perhaps?, asked an untimely waiters voice. [...] After all these events, Capa was absolutely decided to pose the question .

TASK 9. Write your own version for the task of writing a text about their evening out with particular emphasis on the meals and building their relationship, trying to include any cute twist in the plot. Length aprox 300 words / set time 50-60 minutes

FOLLOW UP. Read the annex with some other interesting compositions from other learners. If interested, google more about the characters. Bergman in http://www.ingridbergman.com/index.php or Capa in http://www.photo-seminars.com/Fame/capa.htm