APTIS WRITING

Part 3
SOCIAL
NETWORK
CHAT
In this part, you are having a social
media chat with another member as a
fictitious club or website you have
joined. The theme could be any
general English theme: cooking club,
travel club property website, science
club, science club.
YOU WILL BE
ASKED THREE
QUESTIONS.
You need to respond by writing in informal
English.The word count is 30-40 words. You
have maximum 10 minutes to complete the
task.
THIS TASK
TESTS YOUR
ABILITY TO
WRITE IN AN
INFORMAL AND
NATURAL WAY.
So in this part we will cover the grammatical
structures, expressions and punctuation you should
use to maximize your score.
GRAMMAR HACKS
1. COMPARISON (AS+ADJ+AS)
THIS TASK TESTS
DOUBLE COMPARATIVE (MORE AND MORE)
YOUR ABILITY TO
"Cada vez más"
SUPERLATIVES (BY FAR) "Con creces" WRITE IN AN
2.QUESTION TAG: INFORMAL
The club has been running for years now,
AND
hasn't it?
NATURAL WAY.
3. ADVERBS AND CONJUNCTIONS:
So in this part we will cover the grammatical
Adverbs to start: Well, actually, structures, expressions and punctuation you
fortunately, anyway,... That's said, should use to maximize your score.
what's more.
 THIS TASK TESTS
YOUR ABILITY TO
4. Get used to + ing (to be accustomed)

WRITE
5. Get expressions IN
to AN
catch the eye
the examiner and make your writing
of
seemINFORMAL
more native: AND
NATURAL
Get over (something), getWAY.
on (my)
nerves (irritar), get involved
(involucrarse), get we
So in this part on will
withcover
(ponerse con),
the grammatical
structures,
get along with, expressions
get away,..and punctuation you
should use to maximize your score.
PHRASAL
THIS TASK TESTS
VERBS YOUR ABILITY TO
sign up (inscribirse)
put off (causar rechazo) WRITE IN AN
come up with (elaborar o inventarse)
let sb down (decepcionar) INFORMAL AND
give up (abandonar)
join in (unirse)
NATURAL WAY.
set up (montar un negocio,..) So in this part we will cover the grammatical
look up (encontrar información) structures, expressions and punctuation you
find out (descubrir) should use to maximize your score.
take up (iniciar una actividad)
SOUNDING MORE
NATIVE
THIS TASK TESTS
YOUR ABILITY TO
LIKE: I really like/I'm pretty keen on, I'm really into
I'm just no that into, isn't my cup of tea.
PRACTISE: WRITE
play, go, do. IN AN
PRINCIPAL:INFORMAL
main problem/issue AND
HOW ARENATURAL WAY.
U?: NO MORE "I'M FINE, THANK YOU".. I'm
great, thanks. Not bad, thanks!
I THINK: ISo in this part we will cover the grammatical
reckon/guess/image,...
structures, expressions and punctuation you
INFORMAL should use to maximize
PUNCTUATION: your score.
contractions,a dash (-), (!)
EXCLAMATION MARKS (no more than two)
REMEMBER THESE STEPS:

READTHE
STEP 1: READ THE QUESTION
CAREFULLY.
TASK CAREFULLY
 STEP 2:
BRAINSTORM
TOPIC
VOCABULARY
STEP 1: READ (NATURE
THE CLUB)
TASK CAREFULLY
countryside endangered
breathtaking calm down
species flora and fauna
 STEP 3:
USE A
RANGE
STEP 1: READ THE OF
TASK CAREFULLYGRAMMAR
COMPARATIVE, SUPERLATIVES, A
RANGE OF DIFFERENT TENSES,
USED TO, CONDITIONALS
(MIXED),...
 STEP 4: USE A
RANGE OF
VOCABULARY
STEP 1: READ THE
TAG QUESTION (ISN'T IT)
GET EXPRESSIONS (GET TO KNOW NEW
TASK CAREFULLY
PEOPLE)
ADVERBS (WELL,
ACTUALLY,PERSONALLY)
PHRASAL VERBS (TAKE OFF,
PUT UP WITH)
 STEP 5: USE A
RANGE OF
PUNCTUATION
STEP 1: READ THE
QUESTION MARKS (?)
TASK CAREFULLY EXCLAMATION MARKS (!)
COMMAS
(,)ACTUALLY,PERSONALLY)
CONTRACTIONS (DON'T, HAVEN'T
WOULDN'T)
 YOUR
STEP 1: TURN!
READ THE
TASK CAREFULLY
 ACTIVITY: LEARNING
LANGUAGES CLUB
(5MINUTES)
1. SAM: HI, WELCOME TO THIS CHAT! HAVE YOU EVER TRAVELLED ABROAD?
STEP 1: READ THE WHERE?

TASK CAREFULLY
2. LISA: WELCOME! DO YOU PREFER ONLINE OR FACE TO FACE LESSONS?

3. HI THERE! WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGIES IN THE

CLASS?