MID-TERM TEST 1

Academic year: 2023 – 2024 Semester: I

Subject: Writing 3
Allocation: 35 mins
HUE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Final score
Hoàng Thị Song Thương 20
Name: __________________________________________Group:__________________
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Write a paragraph using the given topic sentence below. (150 words)
Women and men’s language differ greatly in many ways.

Women and men’s language differ greatly in many ways. Intonation is the first difference in
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using language of two types of genders. In terms of biology, men naturally have a low-pitched
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voice and they use it to express their power and masculinity when being in a conversation.
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Men like to use falling intonation to show their certitude in what they are saying and
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sometimes their power in conversation. Conversely, the high-pitched voice is a way to indicate
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the gentleness and timidity of women. They usually tend to use rising intonation when
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answering a question, this intonation signifies their tenderness, and besides using a high-
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pitched voice, women prefer to use a grave accent as well. Another way the two types of
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genders differ is in syntax. Women are more likely to take what others think into account and
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signify the information less directly. Numerous of them usually keep a decision open rather
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than force others to follow their ideas or assumptions. For instance, women tend to use phrases
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such as “I think…”, “maybe I’m wrong but…”, etc. to give their perspective but no less
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politeness. On the contrary, men tend to ask something directly because most of them typically
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concentrate on information in an interaction, so they prefer to utilize simple words or talk
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directly to express their ideas and information as quickly as possible. In summary, the main
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variations in the use of language between men and women are pointed out in some above-
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mentioned aspects.
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 WRITING 3- MID-TERM TEST- SEMESTER 1

Academic year: 2022-2023

Student’s name: Hoàng Thị Song Thương Class: Anh K19G

MARKING CRITERIA – WRITING AN ESSAY

Criteria Score Student’s
score
(10 points)

1 Task response 2.5

Good response to the task requirements 1.0

Clearly-stated and well-developed topic/message 1.0

Satisfactory length 0.5

2 Coherence/cohesion 2.5

-Good use of cohesive devices 1.0

-Appropriate use of keywords 0.7

-Good paragraphing 0.8

3 Lexical resource 2.5

-A wide range of lexical items on topic 1.0

-Appropriate use of collocations 1.0

-Few spelling errors 0.5

4 Grammatical range & Accuracy 2.5

- Good range of sentence structures 1.0

- Few grammatical errors 1.0

-Good punctuation 0.5

Total 10.0
Equivalent to B2.1 level

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