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A Read the article written by someone who
attended a concert, and answer the questions.
www.attenditnow.com/article
1. Look at the titles suggested for the article
below. Which one would you choose? Why? HOME ARTICLE NEWS EVENTS
Write an article for attenditnow.com!
a. The Arctic Monkeys play at the Royal
Albert Hall in London Tell us about an event you attended (concert,
b. Watching the Arctic Monkeys live! celebration, festival, fundraiser, etc.) that took
place in your town/city. Give information about it,
c. I went to an Arctic Monkeys concert describe what you did, what happened, etc. and
and here’s why you should too! give your opinion. The most interesting articles will
be posted on the site.
2. What kind of information does the writer give
in each paragraph?
TITLE
Last Thursday, on 7 June, my sister and I took What is a catchy title for your article?
the underground to South Kensington, London, to
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attend a charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Arctic Monkeys, our favourite band, were
playing – how could we miss it? INTRODUCTION
What kind of event was it?
We arrived at the venue at around half past seven.
We met some friends there and talked about the
songs we were hoping to hear that night. We When and where did it take place?
were all so enthusiastic! After a while, the lights
dimmed and the support band came on stage. Who took part in it?
After a half-hour show and a break, the audience
was getting restless for the main event!

Soon, the Arctic Monkeys appeared on stage.
The audience gave them a warm welcome, and MAIN PART
they started with a song from their latest album. What did you do before the event?
(preparations, activities, etc.)
During the next hour, the band drove their fans
wild with hits like ‘505’ and ‘Do I Wanna Know?’.
The band's frontman, Alex Turner, kept the energy What took place during the event?
high throughout the concert. When they left the
stage, the audience wouldn’t stop cheering and
clapping. Luckily, the band returned to play three What did you consider special about it?
more songs. What more could we Did anything worth mentioning happen?
ask for?
Overall, attending this event was How did you feel?
an unforgettable experience. I was
over the moon to be among those
who had the chance to admire this
amazing band up close. So, next CLOSING PARAGRAPH
time the Arctic Monkeys perform What is your overall opinion of the event?
Would you recommend it to others?
near you, be sure not to miss
them!

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keep the reader’s attention. You can do that by:
article describing an event you attended.
1. using a title that catches the reader’s attention. Make sure you read the TIP below.
2. using lively, colourful language, e.g. adjectives/
adverbs/phrases/expressions, and a variety of TIP! An article is usually written for a
structures and syntax. newspaper, magazine or website, so
you should use a range of techniques to
3. addressing the reader personally.
attract and keep the reader's attention.
4. asking rhetorical questions. Use past tenses to describe events
5. using exclamations. which took place in the past.
Organise the article in paragraphs.
Find examples of points 2-5 in the article above
and underline them.
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