What kinds of things do

you write in English?

Do you ever write

longer pieces of writing
(e.g. stories, articles,
emails)?
➔ Does it have a positive effect on the reader?
➔ Is everything relevant to the task?
➔ Does it communicate the ideas successfully?
➔ Is it well organised and do the sentences/ideas go together well?
➔ Does it include good everyday vocabulary and structures?
➔ Are there many errors, and do they make it difficult to read?
 1. Article
a) Is the article about what the writer finds funny and who they enjoy laughing with? Yes, ‘when
someone fall down’, ‘bad jokes, ‘funny videos’, ‘with my family and my friend’, ‘with my best friend’.
b) Does the article include the writer’s opinion on whether it is good to laugh a lot? Yes, ‘I think it’s
good to laugh a lot and have humour’
c) Does the article include reasons for their opinion? Yes, they mention laughing is good in order to
‘be better and have a good life’
d) Is the article well organised? Yes, the text is connected using some basic linking words and is clearly
structured in paragraphs.

e) Is the language varied? Everyday vocabulary is used appropriately but there is some repetition both in
words and structures.
f) Can you find some examples of ambitious language? Very few examples of ambitious language ‘I
enjoy life like it is’
g) Are there many errors? Do these make the answer difficult to understand? While errors are
noticeable, they don’t make it difficult to understand.
1. Article
 2. Story
a) Does the story start with the correct sentence? Yes
b) Are there around 100 words? There are 117. Advise students that there is no penalty for
over or under length, but if they write too much, they may include irrelevant content which
could have a negative effect on the target reader. (This is not the case here).
c) Is the story interesting to read? Why? Yes, you can imagine the situation clearly.
d) Is the story easy to follow? Why? Generally yes, because the events are in a logical
order. However, the text could use some more connecting by using linking words/phrases, e.g.
‘when’, ‘while’, ‘so’. The text could have been broken in paragraphs to facilitate understanding.
e) Does the story have a clear ending? Yes – ‘he never go to the unknows places on foot’.
f) Can you find some examples of ambitious language? A few words and phrases, such as
‘mushroomes, ‘berries’, ‘found a way’.
g) Are there many errors? Do these make the answer difficult to understand? While
errors are noticeable, they don’t make it difficult to understand
2. Story