How to write a composition:

Introduction

(1) Introductory Sentence (2) Introducing ideas

* To introduce the topic in general * The points we deal with in the topic

The Body

(3) Explaining the points in details

Advantage reasons cause past Disadvantages effects results now

The conclusion

Your own point of view Advice / Suggestion

How to write a good composition

Example of:
(1) Introductory :
 There is no sky without stars, no life without …………
 Never can we ignore the great value of ………………..
 As birds can fly, as the sun shines everyday, as is………………
 There is no shadow of doubt that ……… plays a vital role
(2) Introducing ideas :
 As all of us know ……………… has many points worth to be discussed such as
………. , …………. ,……..
 It’s a matter of fact ……. Deals with interesting points, we can mention.
(3) Explaining the points in details.
 First of all,……has many advantages such as ……….
 Moreover,………has its own disadvantage as………...
 Secondly, on the other hand we can say ………………
 In addition to the previous points, we can add that………….
(4) Your own point of view.
 From my own point of view, ……….is considered as……..
 In my opinion ………….
(5) Advice/ suggestions.
 Now, we reach the last conclusion that we should……………….
 At the end we can truly say that we should co-operate together to………….

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 Composition
Write on these following topics:

1- The importance of learning foreign languages.

2- A great personality you admire.

3- A journey you have always dream of.

4- How you spend your weekends.

5- Your favorite hobby.

6- Hard work leads to success.

7- Your idea of new modern school.

8- Friendship is necessary in our life.

9- The advantage and disadvantage of using computer.

10- How can we encourage tourists to come to Egypt?

11- Write a letter to your pen friend telling her about yourself and your
country, its weather, and modern civilization.

12- Write a letter to your friend Mona who lives in Alexandria inviting her to
your birthday party. Your name is Sally and you live at 18 Mourad St. El
Zamalek, Cairo.

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 Dialogues

1)
Sue : How is your brother Pete?
Rita: Oh, I’d almost forgotten about him, out of sight out of ………… he’s gone
to London for a training course. It’s on group dynamics and how to build
………………….. between people.
Sue : It sounds challenging, but he’ll love London. I adore it ………… lived there
for two years. Though it’s really expensive. My father nearly hit the
………………when he realized how much I was spending. Then there’s the
public transport. Not ……………… the rules can get you into trouble.
Rita : That’s a bit of an ………….. don’t you think? I think it’s good that they have
some sort of travel ……………… but I am sure Pete won\t even notice.
Sue : Do you miss him?
Rita : Definitely not. As you know we don’t really ………… it off and listen to
him, playing his guitar is real treat.

2)
Dan : How was your holiday?
Tom : I went with my parents to stay in a caravan near the Grampian
Lake.
Dan : How idyllic, the sun ……………………..on the calm waters.
Leaves ………………in the wild.
Tom : Actually, it was ………………….. have you ever stayed in a
caravan in the rain?
Dan : Well, I guess the countryside must have been nice? Green?
Tom : No, it’s so …………………………..ther isn’t a tree or building
for miles. Anyway, where did you go?
Dan : A six ………………………………. Hotel in Dubai everything
was really ………… fit for king.
Tom : Wow, that was …………………………., how much did the
cost?
Dan : Nothing, we were invited to stay with some friends of the
family. They’re going to Switzerland soon. I’d love to stay in a
typical ………………………. With an amazing
…………………….point of the beautiful mountains.
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 3)
Tom : Good morning, I ……………………….. if you could help me.
I was ……………………… to buy an English dictionary.
Assistant : Is it to help you to study English?
Tom : Yes, I’m …………………. For an advanced dictionary.
Assistant : ………………………. A look at this one. It has over 180,000
words.
Tom : I have to do some creative writing. Does it have a section on
typical …………….and metaphors? I also need a list of typical
………………… like it’s raining cats and dogs.
Assistant : It has all that plus a section on typical …………. To show which
words are used together like to coin a new word. There’s also a
version that comes with some ………… a CD – Rom version of
the dictionary which you can use on your computer.
Tom : Great, I ………………….. like to take it.
Assistant : ...................... you want the CD- Rom version?

4)
John : How was Turkey?
James : It was wonderful, ………………………… I liked most was the
food …………….is the fresh ingredients , and herbs and
…………. Like cinnamon that …………. It is special.
John : You were worried about the food before you went, weren’t you ?
James : Yes, I was but now , I’ll have to …………… my words. We were
invited to someone’s home for dinner one evening. I watched
them prepare it , what was interesting the simplicity of it all.
There was no ……………….processor, just a big knife to
……….. all the vegetables and a pestle and ………………
John : What was the …….. like in the restaurant?
James : Excellent, all the waiters were really friendly and polite.
John : I’m sure. And what are the dress like ?
James : You just can’t beat baklava. I can tell you when it came to meals I
had my ……………….. and I ate it.

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 5)
Ahmed : Hello, nice to see you again ………………….. ?
Sameh : I’ve been to England.
Ahmed : Why did you ……………….to England?
Sameh : Because my father works there.
Ahmed : Did you enjoy your …………………………?
Sameh : Yes, of course, I enjoyed it ………………………..
Ahmed : How ……………………………?
Sameh : Two months.

6)
Maha : When you are in Cairo you must go shopping?
Farida : ……………………………………………….?
Maha : You can buy beautiful blouses. Skirts and souvenirs and dresses
Farida : ……………………………………………….?
Maha : Yes a good place to shop for clothes and souvenirs is Roxy
square.
Farida : Where …………………………………………?
Maha : It’s in Heliopolis, one of the suburbs of Cairo.
Farida : …………………………………………………?
Maha : There are lots of small shops and wonderful big department
stores.
Farida : Will you go with me tomorrow?
Maha : …………………………………., I’ve nothing to do tomorrow.