Writing reference What to expect in the exam How to do Part 1 “The Whting paperisPaper?. lasts thourand20 | [1 Read the instructions the task (what you have ta minutes. You do te tasks | | about cas, the essay tte and the notes) erful 2 Undine the areas you must deal within the ese red eeen aes ced seiner ore ma fod des eee eee |e Part 1: Essays ‘the subject of the essay and why you have this opin Part ts Essays eee eee Ascot eeerer See ra mairetedea ee er aera pero ceria wesiomen tre —— "You write an essay. The purpose of an essays for you to cleats bet nee your opinion and gests for your pinion. ‘You re given an esta ttle and some notes. | + Youmustut an essay areeting te etaycueston | | Vat and weitungalthenctesThetsealltel yur your | |6 Before wtng your esa, checktht your lan cores | Erptancarsyoubarebeer taking sbor/dsausing | |° etree wea Now yur English acer has asked yu to wite an | 7. Wao ose llonlog yor es essay || Make sure you express your opinion clearly in your | The notes outine three areas you must cover. The fal ensver and thatthe arguments you express support ‘note wll always be your om idea. your opinion ea ‘9 When you have fnshed, read your answer corel + Your essay must be between 140 and 190 words Gheak cuhew stor bebo ile Sour |The tle will akyou to wite ane of two types of esa and cerect ary mistakes you find 1 Anessayin which you ae asked to discuss astatement | Note: you write fewer than 140 words, you probebly ‘and give your opinion, eg Prat cars shouldbe aver’ answered the question/tak ompletay and you banned rom cy centres Do you agree? ville mas you rte more then 190 wordsin the 2 Ar esay in which ou are asked to discuss which of wo | | tine yournay mate too many mistakes ond being things is bette eg. Ist better for students to study imelevant, Also, you wite too much, the examiner mil something they eal enjoy when they lava school, or | stop reading after about 200 words and you willose something which wil give them 2 good job? ‘atk for an incomplete answer, | Youshou Santa SnEn SENG RENNIE + cower te two ports you are given nthe notes swell Ss your oon deain the this pi + orgie your answer ns logeal way wing pareranks ndinking erences ond prereps appropnily | ‘express your opinion cealy onthe subject oF the essay give reasons end examples te support your ideas tse a syle appropriate for the situation (this should be | cite formal, a ite an essay for your teacher) | + ite graramaticaly correct sentences + use aceuate spelling and punctuation You have 40 minutes todo tis pat the Writing paper lasts 1 hour 20 minutes, o ifyou spend more time on this part, you wl have less time forthe other part YeusadendpacidnitngeanetrPacin | Units 1,5,8, 1 andWirt abet | xercise 1 meee | Dea tenimetsh wih iems [peanehste. Nina ald meen oa Icio ec cee aie IK ae | limrenctie|iekao tales enieaetc nom urn at Dass heuamcelinn eect” | |earsinsen ty 8 opinion is and why. outline your ‘There are two good reasons for encouraging young people to Think how you can covernotes ! and | pasion! say at school Firstly, because jobs ae becoming more and 2to support yourpostion/opinion. | P| me specialised and technical, its almost impossible for Takhar ynurnoe ae ha | I6:yearois to find work, Seco, if hay stay at schol, anes Slee a | they will receive the @ducation and training which will ‘position/opinian. “An essay for your pe ~ oe | rato mre opprtuites for them in the future, teacherhasaqute || Jn your English class, ou havebeen 2 formal ste, taking about how long young people = cen" ase “Qn the other hand, many students would ike to leave sel 16 The sae hy sehen eter | hey donot enjy studying. They would peter to be working Now your English teacher has asked and earning money. Uéetnlingwards | furter point that unmatted stents dlp lesans, essay usingallthenotes 2rd phases to is causes problems fr students who do want to study. | iteanessay wingallthenotes_ Pda |" nd cases pol ho do want osu nd give reasons for your point of een ‘Therefore, after 16 thy should only study technicalor ae TRELST | tamen er sso | Essay question In conclusion, | believe it is a mistake for people to leave ll young people should continue at | school too soon, because they will miss opportunities which age of 18. Do you agree? 7 = ee jotes: Exercise 3 4 rite about: Read this writing task and underline the areas you must Feces pacers cnet ta oc "Now your English teacher has asted you to write an essay. ‘Write an essay uingal the notes and give reasons for adhe essayinthe next column and rs " our point of ew. plete this plan fort an SO Essay question Fo aml hint 6. | Isit better to vist paces in your own county or foreign Po. 2 Why stay at sh: country when you goon holiday? Letroaen Notes ‘Write about: trem ney | Scere | tee) | Write your essay.Exercise 4 [You dentro] Read this esa Itshows afferent wy foganising ane chook one asfontienralesorermeoose? Hons ne ie sso organized diferent? athe Tare ae slag agit Tour of beth singing | (*SSPEEE™ cum cont and vaveling abc. perenaly think hat - people held do bth | Thee ar several casino staying in our ou county. [ Rebs ade —ityouhaves short sertanes forpirase atthe Fsty | think i’ important to know, enjoy and ee proud of your aur and there is sual et hich is fascinating about is history an culture, whichis important beginning ofthe to lear and experince. Secondly, you may be able to paregraphstating save rcney by nding cheaper aecommadaton Finally, because you speak the language, you will avid many of he problems you might have wea traveling abroad. ‘nthe other hand, whan you go abroad, you can earn | ‘rom the way other people lie. Alo if you choose the right destination, it maybe just as cheap as traveling in your \. cw country, especialy if you use youth hostels. Finally, fetop [lee varey | it gives you an opportunity to learn and practise other elt languages, which is god foryour education, ona and Fo these reasons, | hk that peopl should travel abroad ‘rom time to time, but also spend time visiting thei on ‘country to appreciate what is good and intresting n both, _ relive dowes Introducing a personal opinion * lamy pinion, = lehink + Hfeel * Ibeieve | + From my point view, | Introducing other psopl's opinions often ones you don't agree with) + Some people thinkisay | ‘+ Many people angue that + itis sometimesiotien arguedisuggestedisidthat Pango oan Se et nba “pie | (Tati || frre conta Giving reasons for your point of + because /since + Because ofthis, "+ Forthis reason, + One of tne main easons is that Expressing results «Ara resltconsequenee, | Expressing consequences | + Inconsequen + Consequenty, 1c othich means that Introducing your conclusion + Inconcison, + Tecanchde,/ sum up? + However, + On the ore hand, hand, Boe 1 tengo lene rr orconaet On theoPart 2 Emails and letters hnFart2 yours choose fem oneof tree | [You studied rcpracteed ng an enaileterin Units band 2] wings |e ae Exercise 1 | Read the writing task below and underine: 1 who the readers wil be 2 what points you must deal with 3 arything ele you think is important + The tasks you choose from wil be three of these four posites: an atle, an email letter, arepert ora review tis important to know howto write all ofthese possibilities so | you can make the best choice inthe exam + You must answer the task with your own Ideas. In mast tasks, there ae two things you must dea with + You must write between 140 and 190 words, ‘You have received ti ote from an English fend, Pat. Read this pat ofthe letter. {im don 3 project on family ite in dtferent countries This part tests your ability to: faces er you could tell me abit about family ie in (deal wit Hoe iype fia fou hima cme your coun keto know what a typical fay in your * se an epprpratestyeforthetakyou | | cout isle and how family es angi + organise and structure your wnting + express opinions, describe, explin, make recommendations, make suggestions, etc. | + use an appropriate range of vocabulary and White your letter. vnstical structures uwreie 2 ee Road Teresa's answer belo 1 What details does she ive of typical Farin Spin? Hewes darpance 2 Hos famiy ie charging? 1 Quickly 5d the question and choose the taseyu think youcan do best. DoarPa 2 Readithe taskyou choose cael snd ‘Thanks or yu let sng br infomation abs amily in sadhti | Span. Famisin Spin ae il vr close an tary members, * howl read what you ito siealotatoitiet spond ie ogsherand peas ate. | * the prints you must dea wth Famies oon got gate atweskends ans young people et + arythingelseyouthini’simparant | _notmaly he wth pans unl hy ae 25 020 Felted acon 3 Decide fyouneeda formal orinformalstyla. to getmariod inter 30s, wich meansthat hey txtiohme 3rd 4 Thinkofidasyoucan wet del withthe hin qu as. Ase anes usualy havo ust one orto. =rson queso endnetether don whleyoure | eden thinking Hoover, faites changing. One fhe main reason ie hat 5 Decide which ideas are the most useful andl | jas women now wa As Sowenuene, mon haw ke write plan When writing your plan decide | or rxponslty nthe Roe, | how many paragranhs youneed and what to I ssyinech paragraph robe change tatoo bth pres vr probe ening 4 Thinkefurellvocbubry youcanindudein | HOW 80 mow andor fans anew morgan cas! "2 youranswersndratitdowninyour plan, ler housosin the stubs. cease 7 Wie your answer flloning you pan {hop at anovers your uations Paste wre me youreed Hower 8 When youhavefrished esd your arene nym Homaton Il eo our rsh ones | “Sequence carefull. Check youhave written between | hat you sy abou family nar coun on *) ‘Wand 10 nerds and consct any mistakes youfind. toe, S|‘Starting and finishing emails and letters You know the person wel sartwith | Dea/Hell/H+ name: Deer Barbara, { iMag, Hello Francesco [shah [Best wishes, /Ath best Test wishes, /Love,/ Wit ove, ‘You den't know the person wall, Dear + frst name: Dear Barbara you would us their fist name when you speak to them) ear + surname: Dear Mr Hatton ff you dont fol comfortable using thee fst nar) (Dear Mr Hatton ifyouknow the person's name) Dear Sir or Madam, if you don't know the person's name) Fish with | Best wises, Kind egard Yours sincerely or Yours you know the persor’s named Yours atl, you don't know the persons name) Starting the fist paragraph of a letter or email * Thanks for your email + Thankyou foryourletterabout + 1am wing 1 ques information about! complain about / apologise for / explain, et Refering to something in leter or email which you'e replying to "Your short fm sounds an excellent idea and + As forthe suence, + With reference tothe audience, + You mentioned/asked about the audionce in your letter and Making suggestions ‘How about + verb + ing: How about holding the moeting on the Sch? + What about + ver + ing What about having 2 meal in 2restourantaterwarcs? «+ ftmight azo be 2 good ides to Fe might algo be 9 good idea to vst he musour, + Can suggest that. CCan | suggest hat you give your talk on Sth May? + Feuggest + verb + ing J suggest holding the meeting on th November. Asking for information * Could youtell me + Toul keto know it + loud ike information 09 + Doyouknowiflwhethorihervhat, ee. = | I wauid ke to complain about tafe noise in our sees Complaining + Tonnat very happy about + rouniver + ing: rmvnot very happy about the price. mn not very hapey. about paying so much, + Toul ike to complain about + noun/ver + ng || | 1 would ike to complain about children playing foothalin oursvet. «am writing 1 complain about + nounerb + ing: | am writing to complain about the service (recoved = your hotel recent | [Apalogiing + Sorty about + noun / vers + ing inform) Sorry about being late forthe concert ast Sets, + oud keto apologise for + noun / ecb + ing: | would keto apologise for arving at or the concer | [_ersoura Testing + Have about How about coming windsurfing with me next wookend™ + Would you ket 7 Would you lke to trove together + loud ike t invite yout. + nour: {wld ike to vite you to vst our town next summa would ike to invite you to my house next weekend. Giving advice * You should “HF wote you, would /¥d «+ Inwouldlbe 2 good idea ta + infritveReports ‘Report on free-time facilities in my area Note the leout _—— eveporthae Noustaded and paciedwiing | tatrodstion one Leeper vane Sa al A aid ‘The aim of this report is to outline what young” Store ‘people do in my area in their free time, what Exercise 1 facilities exist for them and how these could Read this askand answerthe questions he made better. below, eer ee (ei Your teacher has asked you to “My town, Beauvoir, is quite small, so it does purpose ane vie a ror on things for young not have a cinema or theatre and there is. fepertathe people iodo in their free ime in the | only one club for young people. As a result, —_bevnnina ‘rea vnere you lve. In your repor, | young people have to take the train or bus to. you should mention whatree-tme | ‘Nantes, whioh is about 30 kilometres away if —~Avoiepeating facies there ara and recommend Improvements. | they want these things. On the other hand, it exacly he words is situated by tho sea, 60 many young people i's eso. Wite your report spend their free time on the beech or doing” [29,2 =n mater sports. | eecnemene, the reports 1 Doyou think you should we a formal Other facliities Fw tase ul or informal style for this report? Boauvoir has sports centre with tennis 2 Read Chistin's reporton height. courte, a football pitch and a swimraing pool 4 Isthe tle formal orinformal?” ‘There are also a number of cafés where young * Does itanswer tha question people normally go to meet each other and completely? spend their free time. 5 Give reasons Horyour recommend that the town eounel should —_/rx2mmendons. set Up a youth club where young people could (| —____-/ meet, do other activities and also see lms. | ‘This would encourage young people to stay in 4 the town at weekends and improve thelr social life | Starting a report ' The aim ofthis report + infinitive: The aim of this port is to outing |The purpose of this raportis+infntiv: The purpose of thie report fo describe | Making recommendations and suggestions + Trecommend that: fecommend that the town counc should set uo youth i | + 1(woule recommend! + verb +-ing: would recommend setting up a youth | cab. | suggest + verb + ing: suggest buying more equipment forthe sports + | suggest thet. suggest thatthe council should provide cheap transport | | for young people and students + Itwould be a good idea for somebody! + infinitive: I would be a good ides for the council provide cheap anspor for young people and studentsReviews You studied and practised wrting evens in Urits 4 and 10 Exercise 1 Read the wting txkbelow. 1 Undelne the points you must deal with 2 Undavine anything ls you think is important. 3 Who wil the readers be, and where willyour answer appear? ‘Yu see this announcement in your schoos Engist language magazine Have you seen a film or read ‘a book recently that you think everyone would enjoy? We want ‘to know about it Write a review of the film ar book saying what its about and why we would all enjoy te your review. Exercise 2 Read Franz’sraview belon, Which pacagraphe sy: 1 whatthe book is about? 2 wy we would allenioy it? “The Time ‘Traveler's Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger ‘Thisis an original and moving lve story told from the point of view ofthe two main characters, Henry and Clare. Henry isa [ibraran who has a genetic problem which ‘causes him to move backwards and forwards jn time, Without warning, he disppears Jeaving everything behind and arrives at another ime in his ife. He ean't control when or where he's going. When he travels, he often meets the same gl Care, a different times in he ie Eventually they fallin love even though sometimes when they meet he is much, folder than herand at other times they are the same age. Lihink everyone will enjoy this usw sary because itcombines a ite scence fieion with a wonderful romantic story Henry's problem causes siations which are funny, sometimes frightening, usally | awkward and often vey strange. The novel is fascinating beeause it makes you think about the nature of time, Ache same time, you sce how the characters and their relationships change during their ives but how their love grows stronger Ways of praising Geeyourevien ttle | Meni ‘thatype of book {he carater| come ofthe sory ‘haem the Sim dierent. [liao aes deste "etokin * hone! bea [tink everyone i enjoy this (book: fvrestauran, et) because . The. fimestaucant, et) {ascinating/wender marvellous becouse This. book/tin/ restaurant, otis worth feading/see visting, ete) beesArticles Exercise 2 cs Read luis’ article below and match the notes fr his plan (a-ch with the You stucied and practised writing | paragraph numbers, ticles in Units 2,7 and 13 Para. Para.2 Exercise 1 Para.3 Parad ead this writing task, = {How we became fends - same table at schoo, playground, vst each ‘You sete following above anncuncement on your college |, My fst mprassions of Thea contrast wth other kids noticeboard, Frentine © When | met Thea ~on school bus ee <4 Why special - hae secrets lp each ther spend tie ogee, strogsther Tellus about your bes tend | lor thecallege newspaper. We | (Anarilestul| | gn ipspraabe en want to know: have a ttle, Anibeeparae frend | + how you met this person L ‘Thea has been my best friend from that day when, | «tly hector pula t Sa | aon serie innbedien poet ‘you. Nolcsthe | my new primary school. ‘We will publish the most ‘adverbs. You will Seihshemsia |. wandered ierousy down the bus, which was il ‘youuse serge of || of noisy kids shouting and laughing excitedly, and vocabulary. found place beside a quiet gir with fair alr and | friendly green eyes. | We were both very shy,s0 we didnt talk much to cach other on the way to school, though we smiled | interesting articles next week, Wie your arte Match the beginnings (1-9 and) ndings a+ ofthese sentences comake advice about how towrte (peeteip || ae ther sy And when we wet acs | phe thesane word’ | / we naturally sat down together a che same table. 1 Bere witing.identiy TRoentworte Gradually we gotto know each other we payed 2 Youcan dently the readers by ‘nhs her in und, each other’ 4 Decide what fe si together inthe playground, we visited each other's ‘meanings, 9 shy | houses and our parents soon became firm friends as. 4 Witettings yeuthinkyourreaders [tmp | wl 5 Before wnting the artle, ee 4 Inyour plan, decide what you wil ‘We still share each other’ secrets and we have pat ‘complete confidence in each other When ether of 7 Moke swe thatthe plan us has a problem, the other is always ready to help. We the article flowing We have so much in common that we spend most of $ While you ae wring, thinkabout cur free time together We've even been on holiday | Leeonens [Gecdiohawes | together sometimes. And we sil share the same | : a alisteatte | ale a school ten years ter! } ® in each paragraph, ¢ mate & plan < laaking at the type of newspaper | ‘or magazine you are writing for. « ‘ssuitable for your readers. the effect on your readers + who wil read the article > ill ind interesting, » your plan. nd!