Writings this year

UNIT 1 BEGINNINGS
Write an informal email
Summarise an incident
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Writing an informal email (120-180 wors!
Guidelines for writing informal emails
1 For the salutation, use Dear/Hi+ name
2 For the ending use !ll the "est, "est wishes, or #o$e%+ name
& Paragra'hing( tr) to stic* to one to'ic +s, 'er 'aragra'h, though writers don-t
alwa)s follow this guideline.
/ 0o con$e) an informal st)le(
1se informal 'unctuation
1se informal language
1se contracted forms
#ea$e out some words
S"ea# o$t ti"
!fter )ou ha$e finished an) 'iece of writing, go trough and chec* for accurac).
2emem"er to chec* grammar, $er" forms, $oca"ular), word order, s'elling and
'unctuation. !lso chec* that the st)le is suita"le for the 'erson )ou are writing for.
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Write %a&# a s$mmary (120-1'0 wors!
0hin* a"out )our first time in one of the following situations
Starting a new 4o"
Starting a school or uni$ersit)
5eeting a host famil)
5o$ing into a new flat
Going for an inter$iew
5o$ing to anew countr)
Starting a new course or class
5a*e notes a"out what ha''ened, )our first im'ressions and how do )ou felt.
(ey "hrases
6ne of m) +worst/ funniest, memories is when 78
7-$e had some $er) +em"arrassing/ aw*ward/ strange, +e9'eriences /dates/first
encounters, in m) life.
7-ll +alwa)s remem"er/ ne$er forget, the time 78
7t started as a +t)'ical/ classic, +first da)/ first date,
7 was feeling +e9cited/ em"arrassed / ner$ous/ sh)/ worried/ out of m) de'th,
7 s'ent the whole time +wondering / loo*ing at,8
:) +now/ this time, 7 was feeling8 so 78
7 +su''ose, 7 was +sur'rised / relie$ed/ ama;ed, when8
Write a s$mmary of yo$r story
UNIT 2 ISSUES
Write a letter of com'laint
Write )our to' ti's for how to "e ha'')
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W)ITING * +ETTE) ,- .,/0+*INT (120-180 wors!
1, State the o$erall reason for writing in one sentence.
2, Gi$e additional detail a"out the reason for writing.
&, =9'lain what )ou ha$e done so far.
/, !s* for s'ecific action from the 'erson/ com'an) )ou are writing to.
<, Gi$e a time frame for action and wa) of contacting )ou.
>, Write a 'olite closing comment.
?ou must "e reall) 'olite
+earn to use formal written language
1, Dear Sir or 5adam/ Dear 5r. @ones
2, 7 am writing with regard to
&, 7n order to resol$e
/, =nclosed document
<, Aonfirm that these ste's ha$e "een ta*en
>, 0han* )ou for )our 'rom't attention to this matter.
3, ?ours faithfull)/ ?ours sincerel)
S"ea# o$t ti"
! letter of com'laint should follow 0he four As%. 7t should "e( concise, clear,
constructi$e and considerate. 2eread the letter. Does it follow all four of 0he four
As%B
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Write %a&#1 Ti"s for %eing ha""y (120-200 wors!
S"ea# o$t a ha""iness s$r2ey
Which are the three most im'ortant ingredients% of ha''inessB
Which three are the least im'ortantB
! life 'artner / 'eace and Duiet/ a nice car/ free time/ friendshi'/ s'ort or e9ercise/
mone)/ future 'lans/ good food/ music
Write a"out )our ti's for the we"site +120E200 words, 1se a 'aragra'h for each ti'
0i'
Wh) this hel's
How to do it
(ey "hrases
Aould 7/ Do )ou mind if 7 as* some DuestionsB
Which is the most/ least im'ortant for )our ha''inessB
What would )ou sa) is missing from )our lifeB
Which would )ou find the easiest/ hardiest/ most difficult to li$e withoutB
!re )ou more or less ha'') than )ou were fi$e )ears agoB
How ha'') would )ou sa) )ou are, on a scale of one to fi$e +fi$e "eing $er)
ha''),B
UNIT 3 4,WN TI/E
Write an o'inion essa)
1se lin*ers to organise )our essa)
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Writing an o"inion essay (120-180 wors!
Discuss a"out the essa)
What do )ou consider a meaningful and a meaningless leisure acti$it)B
What is )our o'inion of the statementB
7dentif) the 'ur'ose of each 'aragra'h(
1. Intro$&tion the to'ics and gi$es the writer-s 'oint of $iew
2. De$elo's one sie of the argument, gi$ing e9am'les of meaningless
acti$ities
&. De$elo's another sie of the argument, gi$ing e9am'les of meaningful
acti$ities
/. Gi$es a &on&l$sion or summar) and res'ects the writer-s 'oint of $iew.
#earn to use lin#ers in an o"inion essay
Firstl)
0o start with
7n the first
'lace
Furthermore
7n addition to
this
5oreo$er
0o conclude
7n
conclusion
0o sum u'
7n contrast
!t the same
time
!s o''osed to
this
For e9am'le
For instance
!s an
e9am'le
UNIT 5 ST,)IES
Write a stor)
Descri"e a 0F/ film scene
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Writing a story (120-200 wors!
How does the writer lin* the "eginning and end of the stor)B
Which 'aragra'hs sets the sceneB Which $er" forms are used to do thisB
Which 'aragra'hs de$elo' sets the stor)B Which $er" forms are used to do thisB
Where does the writer include his feelings and what he learnt from the incidentB
+earn to use ad$er"s
!d$er"s of manner +descri"ing how an action ha''ened,
De4ectedl)
!w*wardl)
Ho'efull)
!ttitude mar*ers +e9'ressing the writer-s attitude to something in the stor),
!''arentl)
Gaturall)
1nsur'risingl)
Stu'idl)
Fortunatel)
0ime mar*ers +referring to time,
Finall)
=$entuall)
S"ea# o$t ti"
0o ma*e a stor) more interesting, use a range of different ad$er"s. When )ou write
the stor), tr) to include at least two of each t)'e of ad$er"
Ahec* )our stor) for accurac) of $er" forms and s'elling and for use of ad$er"s of
manner, attitude and time.
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Write %a&# a descri'tion of a scene (120-1'0 wors!
Write a descri'tion of a fa$ourite 0F/film scene for a maga;ine.
Who are the charactersB
What ha''ensB
(ey "hrases
7-$e seen +it/this, H times and +7 ne$er get tired of it / 7 can-t get enough of it/ it-s
m) a"solute fa$ourite,
7t-s a +n, +ama;ing/ $er) mo$ing/ reall) cool, scene.
7t alwa)s ma*e me +laugh/ cr)/ send shi$ers u' m) s'ine,
7t-s li*e a lesson in +comic acting/ timing/ directing,
5) fa$ourite scene is the scene +when8/ with8,
7t-s cle$erl) done.
7f )ou ne$er seen it, )ou reall) should.
UNIT ' I4E*S
Write a re'ort
Write an ad$ert
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Writing a re'ort (100-1'0 wors!
Which factors are mentionedB
What is the 'ur'ose of each of the 'aragra'hs in a re'ortB
+earn to ma*e written com'arisons
Phrases for sa)ing that two things are the same or nearl) the same(
5ore or less eDuall)
0here is no difference
Show onl) a slight $ariation
Phrases for tal*ing a"out differences(
0here are significant differences in
7s far more im'ortant for men than for women
Women 'lace greater im'ortance
#in*ing 'hrases(
First of all
For e9am'le
Howe$er
6n the other hand
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Write %a&# a 'roduct leaflet (less than 120 wors!
1. ! Duestion 'osing an e$er)da) 'ro"lem to get the reader-s attention.
2. ! short descri'tion answering the Duestion.
&. ! list of &E/ things to gi$e detail and ma*e )ou feel that the 'roduct is rich in
features.
/. Details of where to go for more information or to "u) )our 'roduct
(ey "hrases
We would li*e to introduce to )ou an idea that8
What ma*es our idea s'ecial is that it-s not 4ust +new/ health)/'ractical,
We antici'ate +sales of 1000 units in the first )ear,
We en$isage this 'roduct "eing sold in +su'ermar*ets/ on 0F/ $ia the internet,
We thin* that +'roduct name, will "e a hit with +single 'eo'le/families/ *ids, in
'articular.
We differentiate oursel$es from the com'etition ")8
7n the future, we are 'lanning to de$elo' a +"usinessman/lightweight/ sweetened,
$ersion.
6ur trac* record shows that we can8
UNIT 6 *GE
Write a letter to )our future self
Write a forum comment
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Writing a letter to yo$r f$t$re self (120-180 wors!
5a*e sure )ou mention(
Wh) )ou-re writing
What )ou imagine )ou-ll "e doing
What )ou ho'e for )our future self
!d$ice for )our future self
Iuestions a"out changes that will ha$e ha''ened

Dear Future 5e,
7-m writing to see8.
!nd "ecause )ou might8
?ou-ll 'ro"a"l) "e8
?ou could ha$e started 8
7 ho'e ") now )ou will ha$e8
7 wish 7 could "e there with )ou8
#oo* after )ourself,
+earn to use lin*ers of 'ur'ose
Which lin*ers are followed ") an infiniti$eB
0o, in order to, so as to
Which lin*ers are followed ") a su"4ect + modal $er"B
:ecause, so that
Which lin*ers are followed ") a nounB
For
Which lin*ers are often used in more formal situationsB
7n order to, so as to
0o ma*e negati$e sentence(
7n order to( in order not to
So as to( so as not to
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Write %a&# a for$m &omment (120-180 wors!
Summar) statement
2easons for o'inion
Statement of o'inion
Personal "ac*ground
S"ea# o$t a de"ate
(ey "hrases
0he first 'oint 7-d li*e to ma*e is that8
7 would li*e to start off ") sa)ing that8
7 would li*e to su''ort the 'oint made ")8
Going "ac* to what +@un*o, said
7 would li*e to 'ic* u' on the 'oint made ")8
7n +answer/ re'la), to the 'oint made ")8
UNIT 7 /E4I*
Write a discursi$e essa)
Write a news'a'er article
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Writing a is&$rsi2e essay (2'0-300 wors!
1 0he introductor) 'aragra'h e9'lains wh) the to'ic is of interest
2 Paragra'h two gi$es 'oints for the idea
& Paragra'h three gi$es 'oints against the idea
/ the conclusion gi$es the writer-s o'inion
+earn to $se lin*ers of contrast
Des'ite/ 7n s'ite of +Eing form,
While/ Whilst/ Whereas
!lthough
Howe$er,
2emem"er lin*ers in unit &
S"ea# o$t ti"
! discursi$e +or for and against%, essa) is different from an o'inion essa). 7n an
o'inion essa), the writer starts out ") stating his/her o'inionK in a discursi$e essa),
the writer gi$es a "alanced $iew and in the conclusion can either state his/her
o'inion or gi$e a summar) of "oth sides of the argument. Ahec* the notes )ou
ha$e made to see that )our introduction and conclusion are a''ro'riate.
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Write %a&# a news"a"er arti&le (120-180 wors!
0hin* a"out a recent news stor). Write a"out it. ?ou ma) need to in$ent some
details.
(ey "hrases
Did )ou +hear the stor)/ see the news, a"out8B
7 +heard this stor)/ read this article, a"out8
!''arentl) what ha''ened was8
!ccording to +the re'ort/ the gu) on the news,8
0he +weird/ strange/ interesting thing, was8
7 don-t remem"er all the details, "ut8
UNIT 8 BE8*9I,U)
Write an informal article
Write a"out a ritual
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Writing an informal arti&le (2'0-300 wors!
+earn to use an informal st)le in articles
7n an informal article )ou should(
Gi$e 'ersonal e9am'les
1se the 'ronouns 7 and )ou
1se contracted forms
1se con$ersational language
1se lin*ers to hel' structure the articles +informal lin*ers,
1se Duestions to the reader
1se multiEword $er"s
UNIT : T),UB+E
Write an ad$ice leaflet to hel' $isitors to )our cit)
Write a stor) a"out a luc*) esca'e