Writing dossier
A description of a band
My Favourite Band
My favourite band is Tokio Hotel. The band’s got four members. They’re from Magdeburg in Germany.
Bill’s the singer and Tom’s the guitarist They’re twin brothers. Their birthday is on 1st September.
At the moment, Bill’s got black hair and Tom’s hair is fair. They’ve both got brown eyes.
Tokio Hotel is great I’ve got all their CDS!
by Kathrin (Berlin)
1 (20) Head and listen to the description and answer the questions.
1 Where are Bill and Tom from?
2 When is their birthday?
3 What colour eyes have they got?
Текст аудирования:
My favourite band is Tokio Hotel.
The band’s got four members. They’re from Magdeburg in Germany.
Bill’s the singer, and Tom’s the guitarist. They’re twin brothers. Their birthday is on the 1st of September.
At the moment, Bill’s got black hair and Tom’s hair is fair. They’ve both got brown eyes.
Tokio Hotel is great. I’ve got all their CDs! by Kathrin (Berlin)
2 Look at the Language focus. Translate the sentences into your language.
Language focus: ‘s = is f has / possessive
‘s = is
Bill’s the singer.
‘s = has
Bill’s got black hair.
‘s = possessive
Tom’s hair is fair.
3 Look at the’s in these sentences. Is it is, has or possessive?
My favourite band’s Good Charlotte, is
1 The band’s got five members.
2 The singer’s name is Joel.
3 Ivan’s twin brother’s called Anton.
4 Billy’s the guitarist.
5 Joel’s got a BMW.
Writing plan
1 Plan a description of your favourite band. Use these ideas.
How many members has the band got?
Where are they from?
When are their birthdays?
What colour hair have they got? What colour eyes have they got?
2 Write a first version. Include this information.
Information about the band
personal description
3 Check your writing.
Check words for describing people on page 25.
Check’s – is it is, has or possessive.
4 Write the final version and put it in your Dossier.