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Sunday, 16 November 2014

One-minute presentation - Model

Headline

  • Write a headline that expresses the topic and the main idea of the article.
  • A headline should be short and does not need to be a full sentence.
Chocolate 2.0

Paragraph 1
  • Write the topic sentence of the article. It should contain the main idea.
  • Which event are you describing? When did it / will it take place?
  • Add supporting sentences.
Chantal Coady is the owner of Rococo, an exclusive chocolate boutique in a posh London district, and the author of Real Chocolate, an original recipe book. She would like to raise awareness of quality chocolate and persuade people to enjoy different tastes. 

Paragraphs 2 and 3
  • Write two paragraphs providing background information.
  • Each paragraph should contain a topic sentence with one main idea.
  • Each paragraph should contain two supporting sentences.
As a child, she loved chocolate eggs and her mother used to send her chocolate to her boarding school. She also recalls eating icecream on the beach and then licking her lips and tasting the sea. This might have been the source of her original savoury chocolate dishes. 

Her life in south London, however, is quite conventional. She cooks ordinary meals. Unsurprisingly, her two children love chocolate, and she sometimes gives in and buys them cheap chocolate, if they insist.

Conclusion
  • Conclude your article.
  • Include a personal comment or wish.
Chantal thinks it is just a question of time until everybody starts cooking and eating chocolate in a different fashion.

Final version

Chantal Coady is the owner of Rococo -an exclusive chocolate boutique in a posh London district- and the author of Real Chocolate, an original recipe book. She would like to raise awareness of quality chocolate and persuade people to enjoy different tastes. 

As a child, she loved chocolate eggs and her mother used to send her chocolate to her boarding school. She also recalls eating icecream on the beach and then licking her lips and tasting the sea. This might have been the source of her original savoury chocolate dishes. 

Her life in south London, however, is quite conventional and she cooks ordinary meals. Unsurprisingly, her two children love good chocolate, but she sometimes gives in and buys them cheap sweets, if they insist.

Chantal thinks it is just a question of time until everybody starts cooking and eating chocolate in a different fashion.