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Writing An Article B1
Writing An Article B1
Writing An Article B1
WHAT IS AN ARTICLE?
An article is a text that expresses your opinion and knowledge about
something. It should be an entertaining text that gets the readers’
attention and informs them.
2. Organisation
The organisation aspect of the evaluation refers to how clearly you present your ideas. If it is a
letter, it must resemble a letter. You need to do it with paragraphs, the paragraphs must not be
too short and they need to be set into separate topics. If you write a story it can be all in one
paragraph but it needs to include a beginning, middle and end.
3. Language
This part of the assessment focuses on the use of vocabulary and grammar. You need to show
flexibility in their use and also include cohesive devices (X5) such as because, as, but, however,
for example, like, and, in addition etc. To get a good grade in this part your grammar and
vocabulary need to be accurate, appropriate and easy to understand.
4. Communicative achievement
They are looking at communication of ideas; it must be clear, relevant to the question and the
target reader, use good simple language with some complex grammar.
Structure of an article:
Separate each part into a separate paragraph.
Beginning:
Engage the reader and make them want to read more, you can begin with a
question or a general opinion
Middle:
State your main points and relate them to personal experiences and opinions
Ending:
Summarize your main points but make an overall point to make the reader think
they have learned something from reading the article
Example of a question:
You see this post on an English language website
Write an article about these questions. The best articles will be published on the site.
Example answer:
Have you ever thought about the best way to spend your free time? If you want to know the key
to making the most of your leisure time, this article is a must read.(INTRODUCTION)
Instead of turning on the TV every time you get home, why not try picking up a book. Reading is
a great way to relax and it is also a fantastic way to open your mind. There is nothing like
looking forward to getting home and reading a book that you are into. It helps you unwind,
improve your imagination and it can even help you to learn a foreign language.(DESCRIPTION)
I have no doubt that reading will improve your life. If I were you,I would choose a new book
today!(RECOMMENDATION AND ENDING)
Useful language: Use these key phrases to answer the questions in the task
Involving the reader
Have you ever thought about…?
How would you feel if …?
What would you think of…?
Are you one of those people who …?
If the answer is …, you should….
What do you reckon to …?
What would live be like if…
Just think for a moment…
Just imagine…
Try to use extreme adjectives instead of intensifiers
Very good = awesome, excellent, fantastic
Very bad = awful, terrible, disturbing
Making the article lively and interesting (use adverbs)
importantly
surprisingly
worryingly
the most amazing
absolutely
suddenly
amazingly
fantastically
frighteningly
Justifying opinions
To begin, you can use these basic (B1) phrases to justify an opinion in English:
because…
the reason is…
the reason I believe that is…
the facts suggest…
the evidence shows…
taking into account what I have seen…
HELPING ANIMALS
WHAT KINDS OF ANIMALS NEED OUR HELP?
WHEN DID YOU LAST HELP SOMEONE? WHAT DID YOU DO?
Write an article answering these questions and we will put it on our website!
HOLIDAYS IN ECUADOR
What kind of holidays do you like in Ecuador?
Do you prefer going to the beach, the highland or abroad? Why?
Write us an article answering these questions and we will publish it on
our website.
Write an article (100 WORD AT LEAST)