CHAPTER 8 Writing Paper (II)

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PART 3 EXTENDED WRITING

The 8 Golden Rules

1 Read and understand all three questions carefully.

2 Highlight or circle the keywords for each question.
3 Make the best choice and stay focused; know the format well.
4 Make sure you know the purpose of writing and who the audience is.
5 Plan your answer well, use a mind map and write within the suggested time.
6 Write in a variety of sentence structures, make your writing as interesting as possible.
7 Use good adjectives, cohesive connectors and adverbs.
8 After writing, check tenses (present or past tense), punctuation and spelling!

ARTICLE
Things you need to know about articles:
• Formal writing
• Format – Title in the middle of the text
• Writer’s name at the bottom left or below the title
• Complete all tasks given and elaborate on them well
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Practice 1
Write your answer in 200 – 250 words in an appropriate style.
You attended a youth leadership camp organised by your school.
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YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP

What were the activities conducted during the camp?
What are the benefits you have gained from the camp?
What are your suggestions to improve the camp?
Write an article for the school magazine by answering these questions.

Write your article.

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 Practice 2
Write your answer in 200 – 250 words in an appropriate style.
You see this notice on the English Society information board.

Articles wanted!
My Ideal Career

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• What type of career would you like to have?
• What are the advantages of this career?
• What are your plans to achieve this ideal career?
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Write us an article answering these questions.
The best article will be displayed in the school newsletter.

Write your article.

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 REVIEW
• Formal writing
• A review deals with the descriptions, your views and feelings towards the subject.
• We can write reviews on books, movies, restaurants, products, malls and many others.

Practice 1
Write your answer in 200 – 250 words in an appropriate style.
You recently saw this notice in a school newsletter.

Shopper Review Needed!

It’s Consumerism Month! Have you been to the latest shopping mall lately?
Write about the highlights of this shopping mall.
Is there anything or any place that is worth going to/buying/patronising in this shopping mall?
The best reviews will be published in our newsletter.

Write your review.

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 Practice 2
Write your answer in 200 – 250 words in an appropriate style.
You recently dined in a restaurant and you would like to write a review for a competition.

Food Review Competition

Thank you for dining with us!
Write a review of your favourite food from our menu and you stand a chance to win 10 free
meals from us!
Send us your food review.
Tell us what food you enjoyed the most in this restaurant.
Would you recommend this restaurant to your friends? Why?
The best reviews will be published on our social media platform.

Write your review.

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 STORY WRITING
A good story comes with settings, characters, the plot and the ending.

Practice 1
Write your answer in 200 – 250 words in an appropriate style.
You just attended Teachers’ Day celebration in your school. You have been selected to write the story for the school English
Bulletin. The story must have the title:

Teachers’ Day

Your story should include:

• a description of the day
• what you did on that day
• your feelings and personal views

Write your story.

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 Practice 2
Write your answer in 200 – 250 words in an appropriate style.
You had a bad experience losing your phone. Write a story about your lost phone.

The Day I Lost My Phone

Your story should include:

• a description of what happened
• what you did on that day
• your view on whether having a phone is important

Write your story.

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