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Email (Part 1)
Test 1, Part 1, Question 1 (see task on page 12)
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Informal openings
This is an example of a Part 1 informal email. Remember that the email orletter Dear Jack, Hello Jac, Mi lac, Jack
In Part 1 can be formal or informal and that you may be asked to write a formal
or informal leer in Part 2 selcoming a-vialtor
You'll be very welcome
Ire so happy you're coring
It's great news that you
aan are coming,
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Hi Jack,
Giving an opinion or advising
That's great news! You'll be very ice sn inforimat || my opinion, you should
welcome hore. Are you tired of computer games that are a waste of Have you ever heard anything
fe idieae time? This one is great fun and it also helps you enrich a HAR IAIAAL EEE
f eesti vo rr vocabulary. I know that you must be thinkin See eee
dd colour, Perro solar imal nian Just think about it. You'l probably
this is another boring educational game. Well, think ‘agree with me that .-
Wagan! This is exciting stuff ~ try it and you won't We are told that this is the best
These Srp way to... But | don't agree, and |
ie pant to stop! am pretty Sure you don’t either
engage he {you lke to read good thie,
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catenins || ad yo have to come p wit as mary words as you Reoaoag
- can. 18 got wonderful visual effects, so the words you There are a number of reasons why
sorite flash and dance on the sereen, You receive points | We We; "et6"e? || would recommend this to
JSorcich word and when you collect a certain number) Wecomptir | beni n9doubs that thsi ely
same, bee jood for
af points, you move on tothe next bevel ecdov beerly | This’ by far the best. have
aie oummary. | comme across
T would highly recommend this game to other readers ‘hiss the dea. fr young
for two reasons. First, the game requires you to use ‘teanagers because
‘your brain but it is not full of complicated rales | can’t think of any other game
thats as entertaining os this one
Secondly, you can play this game alone — just you 2
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5 mel rovped teacther | lan your article before you start
‘his great game! inaparagph | Eovwete Pay attention to who
ee you are wring the article for. If
itis for your school magazine,
you may use an informal site If
itis for a magazine with a wider
readership, you may need a
semisformal syle
“+ Write down some interesting,
colourful languege that you may
‘want to use. Remember that
the purpose of your article is
rot only to infor but also to
‘entertain the reeder,
Think of an interesting tile,
Use interesting details, examples
‘or anecdotes io ensure that your
article has 2 personal touch,
waiting Fue: asricie SEReport (Part 2)
Test 2, Part 2, Question 3 (see task on page 36)
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‘The aim of this report is to
In this report | will
Report on the
have been asked to write a report
| about
| School Magazine wane Making recommendations
| foramen, | Uwould suggest that
In this report Iwill summarise my classmates opinions W.\ Sevviacthe |e seems to me thet the best
cand our siggestions for improvements. report eter | slution
There are a few changes | would
like to recommend
Taking allthis into account,
I suggest that
Finishing the report
In conclusion, (think that
To conclude, I would say that
To sum up, | think
aang tons | Whe articles
yostoorgerise || They were well written and on topics that interest the
| srudems, Everybody loved the article by the student
| who is back from a school exchange in France, She has
| inspired several studenss to try next year.
he action
of your port
ely,
‘The sports page The main conclusion of my report.
isthat
| This was of great interest to all, particularly as some ada eer pianteecnen
| of the school teams are doing very well. Students liked. Teoncude that
| the very entertaining football and bockey reporss
which included some interesting interviews.
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Read the question carefully and
plan your report before you start
{to write, Think of the format you
are going to use and whether
‘you are going to use headings.
Decicle how many heacings or
paragraphs you will need and
‘make a ouick calculation of the
‘number of words you can use
under each,
Remember you have to write
approximately 180 words,
so don’t get carried away
‘and write too much under
any one heading
Remember you have to show
2 range of language, so use
interesting vocabulary and write
{ull sentences, inking some of
Inoke a ral your ideas to produce some
‘The school news page
eis great to have forthcoming date for school events
cand alo to be told about fcture changes in the school,
Tee | jpstch asthe need to move the IT room and the plan ro
seteawes | organise summer concer
weed
How it could be improved
‘There was a general request for more articles about she
trips organised by the school. Some rudents suggested
thas the magazine should include interviews with
students from other countries who visit our town.
To conclude, 11 say that students agree that obis is
4 great magazine and most of them would like to
Caner | Zomplorsenenss
contribute to it in future. « ere + Include a conclusion, even if it
. Seircoctaor. | * (Gude a conc it |
‘Check that you have used
serri-formeal or formal style and
correct any informal language
you may have used.
WRITING FILE: REPORTRev
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Test 2, Part 2, Question 4 (see task on page 36)
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of preoeing
‘your personal
‘The series Sandy Bay’ is about the life of eight
friends, four boys and four girl, who ave
neighbours and spend a lot of time together.
‘The characters are all very diffrent; for example,
Son is outgoing and full of enthusiasm while
Ralph is very shy. Though they are just ordinary
people, they often do crazy, unpredictable shings
that we would not do in real life and this is
swhatt mates the series so enjoyable. For example,
you can never gues: who they will fall in
love with! « ~
T love this series because it is full of haemowr
and drama — you get to langh and also to orp.
L enjey following the changes in the characters
|, relationships and I can almost believe they are
my own friends
Id recommend it to people up to the age of 40
because theyll definitely share the experiences of
the main characters. Once they have watched it
«few times, I am sure tel find it very hard
“fais an eptcode! However, as the humour is
targeted at the younger generation, older pert
aight not find itso appealing. aon
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te ot ot
the seria
remember you
find to address
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WRITING FILE: REVIEW 167
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Introducing the plot
This... is about
This... tells the story af
‘wo friends.
In this ..., we learn about the
adventures of
This... takes the reader into a |
fantasy word
Gi
opinions
ove the way the main character
deals with
1 don’t think the ferele character
istrue wife
The story is 0 exciting you don't
want the series to end
[oun the plot rather confusing,
Recommending only for a
certain audience
Thisis an excellent... for young
teenagers, but | don’ think i
would appeal to
As this... 's satin a future world,
| would not recommend it to
anyone who doesn't like |
science fiction.
Teenagers would not understand
some ofthe situations in this.
0 think t's unsuitable for shen
i
then this isthe ... for you
9 positive and negative
you enjoy theling adventure,
Read the question carefully and
plan your review before you start
to write. Think of the style you |
will use, which will probably be |
semi-foiral |
Think about how you will
organise the content into
paragraphs. You need to deal
with several tasks within the |
question: to inform the reader |
about the book or programme,
to give your personal opinion
and to say whether you would
recommend it
You will need to use varied
Tanguage inclucing interesting
acjectves. Jot down some words
you may want to use so that you
Can avoid the overuse of words
sue" as "good! oF "nice"
Check your spllng and
punetuation and! correct any
basic errors you may have mace.Set book question (Part 2)
Test 1, Part 2, Question 5b (see task on page 13) |
Effective openings
i SSESESESISESIESESSOE This is one of the best novels
have ever read,
I recently read ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood jahisbioniiipaas-aargtineat
Prince’ by J. K: Rowling and I choroughly enjoyed it, => this should be it
eee Isis set in England and it is about a young wizard {| rector mich | x, the srt of book that
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legge called Harry Potter, who hasta deat with the normal) | “5-08 | few lines
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