TASK-5

WRITING
Tr. Zwe

TASK-6 strategies
 Develop an outline to guide your idea development
 Know your audience (e.g., friend vs teachers/principals/parents/colleagues)
 Understand the difference between FORMAL and INFORMAL writing.
 Manage your time effectively and leave some time for PROOFREADING.
 Make sure to answer the question/criteria being asked.
 Stick to the word count (10% more or less).
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Exercise-5 An informal email
SAMPLE
HERE

You write an informal email to a friend. As part of the task, there are 3 bullet points
with 3 ideas that you MUST include in your email.

 Understand 3 bullet points

 Answer each bullet point thoroughly (task achievement)
 Use informal language features: phrasal verbs, idioms, punctuations, rhetorical questions
 Make it sound believable and genuine
 Write within 120 – 160 words.
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Exercise-6 Discursive writing
SAMPLE
HERE

You write an ARTICLE, an ESSAY, a REVIEW or a REPORT, which are mostly

semi-formal to formal. Apart from the task, there are also 4 prompts connected to
the task. These prompts will help you think of some ideas for your own written
answer but you should also include your own ideas.

 Ask yourself, “Do I have to write an article, an essay, a review, or a report?”

 Make use of the 4 prompts to get a sense of what others have to say.
 Develop an outline or a draft (brainstorming or mind-mapping).
 Manage your time so that you have enough time for drafting, writing, and proofreading.
 Write within 120 – 160 words.