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FCE Writing Part 2

Articles

Title

Articles usually have a title. The title should be informative (give the reader an idea of the subject) and attractive (make the reader want to read the article). The start of the article should be linked to the title, introduce the topic and engage the reader. Often, an article starts with a question which introduces the topic which will be discussed in the article.

Opening

hould be clearl defined! not too long and clearl linked.

Ending

hould conclude the article.

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!ould be light or serious (but should be consistent), depending on who the target reader is. "ay use some rhetorical questions# e.g. Can you imagine a school where every student enjoys themselves? "ay use some rhetorical questions# e.g. Can you imagine a school where every student enjoys themselves "ange of #robably some use of descriptive language and language of language opinion ome e$amples %o& look at this question &hich appeared on a past paper
$ou have seen this notice in an international maga%ine.

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Write us an article a+out one invention! e$plaining &h ou think it is important and sa ing ho& it has affected our o&n life. The +est article &ill +e pu+lished in the maga,ine. &magine you are going to answer this (uestion. )ith a partner, discuss*

+ow many inventions are you going to write about, )hich invention(s) would be interesting to write about, )hat information must you include about the invention(s), )hat title could you give for your article, +ow are you going to introduce the topic, +ow are you going to organise your ideas into paragraphs, )hat are you going to write about first, econd, )ho is the reader, )hat style you will use, )hat type of language could you use, )hat register is appropriate,

FCE article - sample script

Important inventions. Nowdays, cars have become irreplaceable and people cannot stop using them. Cars have been invented to improve the quality of our lives but recently we have become addicted to them. Not only do we use vehicles to do shopping but we also use them as the way of travelling. Getting to work by using public transport is very difficult sometimes. and is also depended on traffic. There are some other advantages of having a car such as spending less money on buses and trains. y life has changed since I collected my driving license. I have become more independed which is very important. I can decide the same day when I want to go and visit my uncle, who lives in different town. !aving a car also is needed if I want to get a good "ob. There are some disadvanteges to having a car such as pollution, increasing noise and number of accidents on the roads. I try not to go by car everywhere because I know how important is to take care of enviroment. #rom my point of view the age of drivers is terrifing low. $oung people are irresponsible and don%t really care much about anything. &hnestly, I think a car is a good invention but we need to think before using it. The time goes so fast and must be aware of our future. !owever serious the problem is, I don%t think we can stop using car.

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Argument well developed. .enerally accurate / there are some errors, but they do not impede communication. A good range of structure and vocabulary. .ood linking. !onsistently appropriate. )ould be well informed.

FCE Writing Part 2

Essa s

the opening paragraph should establish the general topic of the composition and the conclusion should give a balanced personal comment on the topic. There is more than one way of structuring this essay* 0 introduction, arguments for, arguments against, conclusion 0 introduction, one argument for, several arguments against and obvious conclusion (as in the sample te1t here) 2 0 introduction, argument for or against only, conclusion

3ow read the (uestion which appeared in a past paper. $ou have had a class discussion on shopping. $our teacher has now asked you to write an essay, giving your opinions on the following statement* Shops should be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week )rite your essa .

FCE essa - sample script Should shops be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week? I totally disagree with it. ! course, i! shops were open all day all time, it would be very convenient !or us. "here are some times when we want something suddenly, and how nice it would be i! we could get that e#act thing immediately$ %ut think about the other aspect o! it. I! shops had to be open all the time, someone would have to work !or those shops. "hen people would have !ewer holidays because o! the more work that has to be done, and it would not be good !or our mental health. &hat is more, to open the shops even at night, we would have to consume much more electric energy, and it is not environmental at all, needless to say. Contrary, what we should do is to cut down our energy as much as possible to protect our earth. "o sum up, shops should ' " be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I think we(d better consider about our environment !irst, be!ore meeting our sel!ish and individual demands.

Should shops be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week? I totally disagree with it. ! course, i! shops were open all day all time, it would be very convenient !or us. "here are some times when we want something suddenly, and how nice it would be i! we could get that e#act thing immediately$ %ut think about the other aspect o! it. I! shops had to be open all the time, someone would have to work !or those shops. "hen people would have !ewer holidays because o! the more work that has to be done, and it would not be good !or our mental health. &hat is more, to open the shops even at night, we would have to consume much more electric energy, and it is not environmental at all, needless to say. Contrary, what we should do is to cut down our energy as much as possible to protect our earth. "o sum up, shops should ' " be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I think we(d better consider about our environment !irst, be!ore meeting our sel!ish and individual demands. FCE essa - comments

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and then builds up the disadvantages to support the writer6s opinion. 7ery well organised. ensible division into paragraphs. &ntroduction, main body and conclusion obvious. !lear development of viewpoint. )ide range of structures (e.g. conditionals) and vocabulary (meeting our ) demands) .ood use of linkers ("hen ... &hat is more, ... , "o sum up, ...) and other phrases to link ideas together (%ut think about the other aspect o! it.)

!onsistent register Consistent st le )ould be well informed and interested.

FCE Writing Part 2

E$ercise 6

*hort stories

"ead the follo&ing te$t and complete the gaps &ith the &ords and phrases in the +o$. paragraphs middle adjectives and adverbs end se(uence beginning linking words and phrases prompt sentence before verb tenses What makes a good stor 7 A story should have a -) 88888888888888, a 2) 88888888888888 and an 5) 88888888888888. Think about ho& the stor +egins, the main events and ho& it ends. 9o this :) 88888888888888 beginning to write your story. As with other types of writing, you should use ;) 88888888888888 to organise the te1t into sections. The short story tasks in the e1am are based on a <) 88888888888888, which students have to put at the beginning or the end of their story. The story must be logically linked to this. +elp the reader follow the narrative by introducing events and linking them together by using =) 88888888888888, e.g. be!ore, a!terwards, while. &n a narrative, it is important to use a variety of >) 88888888888888, e.g. past simple, past continuous, past perfect, to ?) 88888888888888 the events in a story and to put them into perspective. "ake the story interesting by adding details and colour@ e.g. e1pand short sentences by adding description, for e1ample using -A) 88888888888888. key* -) beginning 2) middle 5) end :) before ;) paragraphs <) prompt sentence =) linking words and phrases >) verb tenses ?) se(uence

-A) adjectives and adverbs

$our 4nglish teacher has asked you to write a story for the college maga%ine. $our story must +egin with the following words* *lice knew that it was going to be a very special day !or her. )rite your stor .

FCE short stor 8 sample script

'lice (new that it was going to be a very special day for her. )he knew her name as she had been hearing it for the last nine months. )he thought it was a beautiful name and she felt very happy each time somebody said her name. That day she felt really strange, she moved as she never did before. The most confussing thing was that even though, it had been her room, her space she felt she didn%t fi* there any more as she was bored with the same things all the time. )uddenly, she started hearing people shouting like in a real rush but happy at the same time+ she hasn%t any idea about what was going on in that e*ternal world and her desires of getting out of that unbearable place were increasing each time. )he had to work very hard for it but finally she succeed, she did, she was out. It was like a shock but a great adventure and she "ust cryed and cryed Now she is at home with her parents who take care of her all the time. ,esides she has bring a lot of happiness to many other people. Certainly it was a very special day.

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Appropriate )ould be able to follow the storyline.

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