WRITING Worksheet 1: A short message

There are two writing tasks in the Key exam. In Part 6 3 Look at this student’s reply to Chris and
you have to reply to a short message or email. In Part 7 answer the questions with your partner.
you have to write a short story. This worksheet focuses
on the short message or email writing task in Part 6. hi chris,
I hope you feel ok
1 Look at the Part 6 writing task below and the trip is for london we go for one day it cost
answer these questions in pairs. £14.
I think it will be good!
a Who are you writing to?
josef
b How many words do you need to write?
c How do you know what to write in a Is the email long enough?
your email?
Part 6 Question 31
b Does the email include all the necessary
Your English friend Chris was ill and hasn’t got the information?
information about the school trip. Write an email
to Chris.
Tell Chris: c Is the grammar generally correct?
• when the school trip is happening
• where you are going
d Is the punctuation good in the email?
• how much it costs.
Write 25 words or more.
4 Rewrite the email with correct punctuation.
2 In pairs, match the main points (1–3) with Then compare your email with your partner’s.
the example sentences (A–I). There are three
sentences you can’t use in the email. Why? 5 In pairs, look at the model answer below and
1 when the school trip is happening answer the questions.

2 where you are going Hi Chris,

3 how much it costs. The school trip will be next week, on
Wednesday June 24th. We’re going to the
Science Museum. It’s £14.50 each. I hope
A We’re going to visit an art exhibition in the you’ll feel well enough to come!
city centre. See you soon,
B The trip costs £8.50 per person. Jake
C The school trip’s next Thursday,
24th March. a What tenses does Jake use and why?

D It costs £3 and £2 for the bus.

E The teacher gave us some geography
homework today.
b Does Jake give Chris all the information
F We’re going to visit a chocolate factory. he needs?

G I go to school every day from 8.30

until 3.15.
c How does Jake finish his email?
H The trip’s on Friday 2nd June.
I I’m going to my grandma’s after school.
6 Now look at Writing: Sample answers page 1
and examiner feedback on Writing: Examiner
feedback page 1.

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 WRITING Worksheet 1: A short message

7 Read a–h below. In pairs, separate them into 11 Now write your own reply to the Part 6 writing
two lists: ‘ways to start an email’ and ‘ways to task on page 1 of the worksheet. Use the back
finish an email’. Which ones can you use for an of this sheet.
informal email to a friend? Remember to use this checklist:
a Hi, how are you? Content
• Have you written about the three different
b See you tomorrow!
pieces of information?
c Dear Mr Tompkins, • Have you written at least 25 words?
d Hope you can come. Communicative achievement
• Is your short message friendly and easy to
e Kind regards,
understand?
f Love Ella Organisation
g Dear Madam, • Have you started and finished your short
message in a friendly way?
h from Rob • Is all the information in a clear paragraph, or
i Yours faithfully two short paragraphs?
Language
8 In pairs, put the sentences in the correct order Have you used:
to make an email.
• complete sentences?
We’re going to the theatre to watch a play. • some linking words?
• the correct grammar and tenses?
Hi Chris,
• some adjectives?
I hope you feel better soon! • correct punctuation?
• correct spelling?
The school trip is on Tuesday, May 23rd.

Tomas

The theatre tickets cost £6 each.

9 Complete the sentences with the correct

prepositions at, to, on, by and in. Then
compare your answers with your partner.
1 We’re going a school trip tomorrow.
2 We’re going a museum.
3 We’re leaving school 9.15 a.m.
4 We’re going bus.
5 The museum’s the city centre.
6 The trip is Monday 2nd June.

10 Find and correct the three grammar mistakes

and five spelling mistakes in this email.
Compare your answers with your partner.

Hi Chris,
The sckool trip will being next Tusday, Febuary
24th. We’re going at the Art Museum. It’s £9.50
eatch. I think he will be intresting.
See you soon,
Sammy

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 WRITING Worksheet 2: A story
There are two writing tasks in the Key exam. In Part 6 4 Underline the verbs in the story. What tense
you have to reply to a short message or email. In Part 7 does the writer use?
you have to write a short story. This worksheet focuses
on the story writing task in Part 7. 5 Now find four examples of linking words in
the story.
1 Read Part 7 of the Reading and Writing paper
below. Are these sentences about the story 6 Why do you think the sample answer below
task true or false? got a low mark? Use the questions to help you.
Does the writer describe all three pictures?
a The pictures are there to help you,
but you can think of your own Does it look like a story? Why/Why not?
different story. Are the verbs in the correct tense?

b You have to write about all He sitting computer

three pictures.
He shoping clothes
c You need to write exactly 35 words. He got clothes
He wears troser
Part 7 Question 32 He looking in miror
Look at the three pictures. He unhappy

Write the story shown in the pictures.

Write 35 words or more. 7 Now look at the sample answers and
examiner’s feedback on Writing: Examiner
feedback page 2.

8 Put the sentences in the correct order to make

a story. The first line is ‘d’ and the last line
is ‘b’.

Adam wanted some new jeans for a party on

2 In pairs, think of some ideas for the story task Saturday.
above. Think about these questions:
[………..]
a Who can you see in each picture? Adam felt very sad.

b What are the people doing? a On Saturday morning the postman

brought his jeans.
b Adam felt very sad.
c Where does the story happen?
c Adam was very excited.
d Adam wanted some new jeans for a party
d How does the boy feel in the pictures? on Saturday.
e He couldn’t wear them to the party!
f So he bought some online.
3 Now look at the sample answer below and
your answers to question 2. Did you have any g He tried them on but they were too big!
of the same ideas?
h He didn’t have time to go shopping.
James needed a new pair of jean but he hated
going shopping. So he decided find a pair
online. He chose a pair and ordered them.
When it arrived he felt very excited. He quickly
tried on them. Unfortunately they were the
wrong size and they were too big for him. They
looked terrible! He felt very sad.

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 WRITING Worksheet 2: A story

9 Look at the completed story. The writer 11 Now rewrite these sentences to make them
doesn’t repeat the word ‘jeans’ in every more interesting. Use at least one adjective in
sentence. Underline the other words the writer each sentence.
uses instead of ‘jeans’.
1 Emma lived in a house.
Adam wanted some new jeans for a party on
Saturday. He didn’t have time to go shopping.
So he bought some online. On Saturday 2 They went to a beach on holiday.
morning the postman brought his jeans. Adam
was very excited. He tried them on but they
were too big! He couldn’t wear them to the 3 Oliver had a sister.
party! Adam felt very sad.

4 She had a cat.

10 You can make your story more interesting by
adding adjectives. Complete the sentences
with the words in the box. 5 They sailed in a boat.
careful lucky heavy noisy worried
soft better busy
6 His dad had a car.
1 The team played than last week
and won the match.
12 Now write your own story for the Part 7 writing
2 Sara found her lost watch after three days
task on page 1 of the worksheet. Use the back
– she felt very .
of this sheet.
3 Ricky was about his piano exam Remember to use this checklist:
and couldn’t sleep the night before. Content
4 Lucy was very and didn’t have • Have you written about each of the
time to visit her grandma. three pictures?
5 They were very with the vase Communicative achievement
because they didn’t want to break it. • Is your story clear and easy to understand?
• Have you written at least 35 words?
6 It was a very warm blanket.
Organisation
7 Anna and her friends were very • Does your story have a clear beginning,
– everyone in the house could hear them! middle and end?
8 The bag was very so the little Language
girl couldn’t lift it. Have you used:
• complete sentences?
• some linking words?
• the correct grammar and tenses?
• some adjectives?
• correct punctuation?
• correct spelling?

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