Session 01 - Saturday courses

Student´s PPT
PLEASE READ THE QUESTIONS BELOW AND COME UP WITH SOME
IDEAS…

1. What Britanico cycle are you doing at the moment?

2. Your professional / study experience. Why are you taking this
writing workshop?
3. Did you participate in the first writing workshop? If so, what do you
remember?
4. Apart from your English classes, how do you practise your writing
skills out of class?
 TAKE A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITING BELOW AND
DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS

1. Which ones have you practised in your

courses at Britanico?
2. Which ones do you write in your work /
study / free-time routine?
3. Choose two types of writing which are
different from each other: identify two or
three differences.
 TYPES OF WRITING
A successful text will communicate your ideas
c_______ to a s_______ a _________ . To achieve
this, it is important to be familiar with the most
common types of writing:

How many types of writing can you think of?

TYPES OF WRITING
(matching activity)
a. evokes images through rich
description. You can find it in
fiction, poetry, advertising,
reviews, and essays.

b. describes facts. You can find it in

textbooks, journalism (except
opinion or editorial articles),
business writing, technical writing,
instructions, and essays.
TYPES OF WRITING
(matching activity)
a. aims to convince the reader
towards the writer’s point of view.
You can find it in advertising,
opinion and editorial texts,
reviews, job applications, and
essays.

b. tells a story. It can be found in

fiction, poetry, biographies,
anecdotes, and essays.
1. Oh, last weekend was amazing! You’ll never guess. It all
started…
2.Ms Robbins will be waiting for you at the airport, all the
arrangements have been made.
3.If you’re into stimulating stories that really make you think,
then you can’t miss this film.
4.My first bicycle was a black Huffy which my dad bought
second hand. It had skateboard stickers everywhere, which
made it look really cool.
5.Research warns that the Earth’s temperature is about to get
out of control. What is more, …
6.As you will see in the attached CV, I am a suitable candidate
for the position advertised.
7.Please, it is important that you feed my cat at the exact hour,
as explained in the lines above.
Open a Word document and write one short
sentence for each of the 4 different types of
writing explained above.
WRITING TASK #1:
A FORMAL APOLOGY

What is a formal apology?

What would you reply to these doubts about the
instructions?
1. “…apologising and explaining what has happened”.
Do I have to invent the information?
2. Are paragraphs necessary? How many?
3. Should I write as my mind dictates or should I plan?
(Planning is time-consuming, though).
4. This is a formal text because it’s about a work
situation. What exactly is “formal” writing?
FORMAL WRITING:
Look at this example, what can be improved?

Lamentably, my necessary health condition is not at its best,

which is the compelling reason why I will not be able to
present this very important report in our prestigious
company.
 (a)
(b)
(c)

Please accept my gratitude, I sincerely

appreciate your invaluable answer.
Without anything else to say, this is the
end of my correspondence. I will wait for
your answer.
I want to ask something about the trip.
Regarding the trip, I would like to ask two
questions.
I hope this change will not be an
inconvenience.
These things are quite important in life.
P1 GREETINGS AND REASON FOR WRITING
Dear Mr. Nakatomi
I a_ w______ i_ o____ t_ apologise for my department’s audit report, which I
will not be able to present as agreed.

P2 EXPLAIN SITUATION
U____________, I have been ill for the last two weeks a__ i_ s____ I will have
to undergo further medical tests which clash with the report deadline set for
Thursday 27th.
P3 OFFER SOLUTION
I_ v___ o_ t___, I w_____ i_ you could give me the o__________ to
present the report on Friday 28th midday at the l_____. I u_________ this
is an u____________ s________ and I really hope it does not represent a
major inconvenience for the company. If not p_______, I c____ ask my
assistant to finish the report and submit it on Thursday 27th.

P4 KEEP IN CONTACT AND FAREWELL

I hope you u_________ this difficult s____ of a_____ and look f______ to
your g_____ r____.
Kind regards
ROSA PARKS – Head of Logistics
(132 WORDS)
HOMEWORK: FORMAL EMAIL APOLOGISING AND
ARRANGING

DISCUSS AND BRAINSTORM

- SOME UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES
- SOME SOLUTIONS
WORD LENGTH: 100-120 words
TIME LIMIT: not yet, just make sure that you follow
the steps suggested :)
EMAIL SUBJECT: WRITING 1 - YOUR NAME
PRESENTATION DEADLINE: Next session
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