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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LANGUAGE WRITING TASKWord order An e-mailCapital letters. Punctuation.Common mistakes

An informal letter

Time connectors A narrativeAddition connectors A description of a placeEpressin! "acts and opinions An opinion essay

Contrast connectors A for and against essayToo# enou!$# so# suc$.%rder o" ad&ecti'es.

A personal description

Purpose# reason and resultconnectors

A biography

(ormal)in"ormal lan!ua!e A formal letterList o" "alse "riendsList o" use"ul epressions

TIME FOR WRITING NEUS FERRS - 1 -


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O! TO "ET AN #A$ ON AN ESSA%

*inimum epectations c$ecklist "or +ritten assi!nments,

-. Written le!il/ in dark lue or lack ink.0. E1ual mar!ins.2. 3oule spaced.

4. Use one side o" t$e pa!e onl/.5. Paper not torn out# crumpled# dirt/ or ot$er+ise s$o+in! a lack o" care#pride and e""ort.6. Write /our "ull name# date and class. Al+a/s +rite a title.7. No t+o sentences e!in +it$ t$e same +ord.8. No are'iations# slan! or contractions.9. C$eck "or capital letters and endin! punctuation.-:. Write out numers.--. ;e concise. %mit unnecessar/ +ords.-0. ;e consistent +it$ !rammar.

-2. ) use =Additionall/>=;ut> ) use =o+e'er>=So> ) use =(urt$ermore>=Well> ) use not$in!B



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E&AL'AT(ON C)(TE)(A

T$ese e'aluation criteria $a'e een taken "rom PAU criteria,

*+ FO),Punctuation marks Up to 0 pointsSpellin! Up to 0 pointsGeneral aspect Up to 0 points

+ ")A,,A)Correct use o" 'er tenses Up to 2 pointsUse o" prepositions Up to 2 pointsUse o" p$rasal 'ers Up to 4 pointsWord order Up to 0 pointsConcordance Up to 0 points

.+ TE/T COE)ENCEUse o" linkin! +ords Up to 2 pointsNon)repetitions Up to 0 pointsPara!rap$in!# distriution Up to 4 points

0+ &OCAB'LA)%

Non)literal translations Up to 2 pointsIdiomatic epressions Up to 4 pointsSpeci"ic 'ocaular/ Up to 4 points

TOTAL 01 2O(NTS



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!)(T(N" AN E-,A(L ABO'T %O')SELF

-. Read t$e e)mail. W$at is it aout

Hi Sonia,Thanks for your e-mail. It is good to know that you are studying English at school. Im

studying Spanish so we can help each other with our language homework.

You want to know what I look like and what I enoy doing in my spare time. I think Im tall

for my age, Im se!enteen. I!e got dark hair and "rown eyes and my sister says Im #uite

attracti!e. Im not shy and I like meeting people and making new friends. In fact, I lo!e going

out with my friends at the weekend to the cinema and "ars. I dont like studying !ery much,

"ut I want to "e a ournalist so I need to pass my e$ams. I also like reading "ooks and

listening to music. Im listening to a %orah &ones '( at the moment.

I ha!e to go now. I ha!e to do my homework. )rite to me soon and tell me a"out yourself.

*ll the "est,

+aul

0. Read t$e e)mail a!ain and ans+er t$ese 1uestionsD -) W$at lan!ua!e is Paul stud/in! 0) W$at does Paul look like 2) W$at is $e like 4) W$at does Paul like doin! at t$e +eekend 5) W$at are $is ot$er interests 6) W$at does $e +ant to e 7) W$at is $e doin! no+

LAN"'A"E3 W%R3 %R3ER2. En!lis$ lan!ua!e "ollo+s a asic +ord order. Lael t$e underlinedelements as su&ect# 'er# o&ect or epression o" manner# place or time,Eample

S$e is doin! $er $ome+ork 1uietl/ in t$e kitc$en no+. S < % *anner Place Time-) T$is is a t$rillin! stor/.

0) is parents li'e in a di""erent to+n. 2) */ "riends !o to t$e cinema e'er/ (rida/. 4) Tom# Sara$ and I are !ood "riends. 5) e +orked 'er/ $ard.

4. C$oose t$e correct sentence, Eample,

a)Im sendin! *art$a a lon! e)mail. F)Im sendin! *art$a an e)mail lon!.

- a)I'e !ot $air lack.

)I'e !ot lack $air.



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0 a)S$e likes readin! ma!a@ines 'er/ muc$. )S$e likes 'er/ muc$ readin! ma!a@ines. 2 a)as /our sister !ot lots o" 3


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)E&(E! %O') !)(T(N" a'e /ou "ollo+ed t$e plan a'e /ou c$ecked it "or mistakes a'e /ou c$ecked /our presentation 3o /our sentences $a'e a su&ect 3o /our sentences "ollo+ En!lis$ +ord order 3o /our su&ects and 'ers a!ree a'e /ou used appropriate tenses a'e /ou used connectors a'e /ou used punctuation marks a'e /ou used capital letters +$erere1uired


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!)(T(N" AN (NFO),AL LETTE)

/onroe Street

)ashington ('

01th

*pril 221

(ear Elena,

E!erything in *merica are so differents from Spain that I dont know how people e!er get

used to li!ing here. Im so glad (ads o" at the Spanish Em"assy only lasts until &une. )hen

we will come home, you and I can spend the summer together.

I3!e already made some !ery friends nice. (ont to worry 4 you are still my "est friend5 *fter

school, I sometimes go to my friend Susans house. 6uess what 4 we!e got the same taste in

music 4 ust like you and me. In fact, Susan and I ha!e tickets for a concert ne$t month. I

wish you were coming with us5 She said she will like to meet you one day.

School here is more easier. I only ha!e si$ lessons a day plus twice a week gym. )ould you

"elie!e that we ha!e to wear a special uniform for our gym class, "ut not for our regularclasses. That reminds me I must to start my homework for English class tomorrow.

I often wonder what are you doing now. +leas write soon and tell me all the news.

7o!e, 'ristina.

-. Read t$e letter and "ind t$e "ormat o" an in"ormal letter, T$e senders address T$e date T$e !reetin! T$e closin!

C$oice o" lan!ua!e

LAN"'A"E3 PUNCTUATI%N# CAPITAL LETTERS AN3 C%**%N*ISTAKES

Usin! capital letters and punctuation . # D J is an important part o"+ritin!. In order to make /our meanin! clear# pa/ strict attention topunctuation.Anot$er important part o" +ritin! is c$eckin! !rammar and spellin!. ereare some o" t$e most common !rammatical mistakes,

Word order,=In London li'es Pete> =Pete li'es in London> Su&ect)'er a!reement, =People is "riendl/> =People are "riendl/>Ad&ecti'es come e"ore t$e noun and dont c$an!e "orm,

=S$e $as t+o cars i!s> =S$e $as t+o i! cars> Use o" t$e su&ect. =LookB Its rainin!> Countale and uncountale nouns,

=We need more in"ormations aout t$is>

=We need morein"ormation aout t$is>



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Correct use o" articles,=T$e/ +ere a kind people> =T$e/ +ere kind people>

=We $a'e li'ed $ere "or 5 /ears>

0. T$e in"ormal letter ao'e is not +ell)+ritten and contains ten commonerrors. Identi"/ t$e errors and correct t$em.

2. Writin! task. Write a letter to a "riend t$ankin! $imH$er "or t$e irt$da/present $eHs$e sent /ou and tellin! $imH$er /our latest ne+s. -::)-5:+ordsJ

W$en /ou +rite an in"ormal letter, use t$e correct la/out plan care"ull/ +$at in"ormation to include use t$ree or "our para!rap$s to !i'e /our ne+s# ask 1uestions and Include t$e main "unction o" t$e letter e!in and end /our letter correctl/


'SEF'L LAN"'A"E Openings Closings It +as !reat to $ear "rom /ouB T$ats all "or no+ I'e !ot so muc$ to tell /ou. I must si!n o"" no+B Sorr/ I $a'ent +ritten "or so lon! Gi'e m/ re!ards to M.. T$ank /ou so muc$ "orM Take care. I +as sorr/ to $ear t$atM.. ;e +ell. I +as $app/ to $ear t$atM.. Please +rite soon. Con!ratulations onM I cant +ait to $ear "rom /ou.

Re!ards#;est +is$es#

Lookin! "or+ard to seein! /ou.


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)E&(E! %O') !)(T(N"

a'e /ou "ollo+ed t$e plan a'e /ou c$ecked it "or mistakes a'e /ou c$ecked /our presentation 3o /our sentences $a'e a su&ect 3o /our sentences "ollo+ En!lis$ +ord order 3o /our su&ects and 'ers a!ree a'e /ou used appropriate tenses a'e /ou used connectors a'e /ou used punctuation marks a'e /ou used capital letters +$ere re1uired


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!)(T(N" A NA))AT(&E

The Lord of the Rings in 130 words.

* long time ago, a ho""it called 8rodo was li!ing happily in his !illage in the Shire. It was a"eautiful !illage with lots of green hills. %ot far away there was an e!il and !ery ugly land

called /ordor. 8rodo had recei!ed a magic ring. Then, 6andalf the wi9ard told 8rodo that the

ring was e!il and that he had to lea!e the !illage. )hen 8rodo arri!ed at the land of the El!es

he met many new friends. They had a meeting and decided to take the ring to /ordor and

destroy it. )hile 8rodo was tra!elling with his friends, he had lots of ad!entures and "y the

time he arri!ed at /ordor, he was e$hausted. *t the end 8rodo threw the ring into the !olcano

and destroyed e!il.

-. Read t$e tet and put t$e $eadin!s in t$e order in +$ic$ t$e/ appear int$e narrati'e, -) W$at $appened at t$e e!innin!. 0) W$at $appened at t$e end. 2) W$ere t$e stor/ is set.

LAN"'A"E3 TI*E C%NNECT%RS

0. (ind t$ese connectors in t$e tet. W$ic$ tense is eac$ connector"ollo+ed /# past simple or past continuous

/ t$e time +$en t$en +$ile

2. Complete t$e sentences +it$ t$e time connectors in eercise 0, -) OOOOO I +as sta/in! in Australia# I met some interestin! people. 0) We +alked "or miles. OOOOOO +e reac$ed our destination# +e +eree$austed. 2) OOOOOO I "irst met Paul# $e +as onl/ "i'e. 4) I !ot o"" t$e us and OOOOOOO it started to rain.

Time clauses are used to sa/ +$en somet$in! $appens. T$e 'er in t$etime clause can e in a present or past tense,

=I look a"ter t$e c$ildren +$ile s$e !oes to London.>=I $a'ent !i'en $im a t$in! to eat since $e arri'ed.>

A "uture clause is ne'er used on a time clause. A present tense is usedinstead.

=Ill do it +$en I'e "inis$ed +ritin! t$is letter.>Time clauses are introduced / +ords suc$ as after, before, when,while, as, by the time



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2. Complete t$e "ollo+in! sentences +it$ a time clause,until since as soon as +$en e"ore +$ile

-) I usuall/ make m/ ed OOOOOOOOOOO !oin! to +ork.0) I +ont talk to $er OOOOOOOOOOOO s$e apolo!i@es.

2) S$e $as li'ed in t$e same cit/ OOOOOOOOOOOOO s$e +as orn. 4) I met an old "riend OOOOOOOOOO I +as +aitin! "or t$e us. 5) Ill u/ a "lat OOOOOOOOOO I sa'e enou!$ mone/. 6) Ill p$one /ou OOOOOOOOOOOOO I !et $ome.

Hannah was really e$cited a"out her "ackpacking trip around Europe. :nfortunately, she had

a lot of "ad luck5

8irst of all, she took a "oat to 8rance "ecause it was !ery cheap. ;ut the night she tra!elled

there was such a terri"le storm that she was e$tremely seasick5 Then, when she arri!ed in

(ieppe, she took a "us to +aris. ;ut the "us "roke down and the dri!er angrily told e!eryone

to get off. They patiently waited for the ne$t "us in the rain.Hannah arri!ed in +aris late at night and an$iously looked for a place to stay. 7uckily, she

found somewhere near the "us station. *fter two rainy days in +aris, she took a train to

;arcelona it was

definitely the worst holiday shed e!er had5

4. Writin! task, Writin! a narrati'e. Write a stor/ aout somet$in!"ri!$tenin! t$at $appened on a &ourne/. *ake sure /ou include +$ere#+$/# +$at# +$o# $o+ and +$en it $appened. aout -5: +ords J

W$en /ou +rite a narrati'e, ;rainstorm ideas. As /oursel" 1uestions aout t$e stor/# "oreample, +$ere does it $appen +$o are t$e main c$aracters M Plan /our stor/ care"ull/. *ake sure it $as a e!innin!# a middle andan end. Use time connectors to or!ani@e /our ideas.


'SEF'L LAN"'A"E

TI*E EPRESSI%NS,+$en# +$ile# e"ore# a"ter# as# as soon as# / t$e time# until# durin!

/esterda/# last +eek# t+o da/s a!o# at midni!$t# "or a +eek# since *onda/

at "irst# later# t$en# a"ter t$at# a"ter+ards# net# mean+$ile# in t$e end# "inall/

it all e!an +$en M # suddenl/ M # it +as a cold da/ M # one o" m/ $appiest H +orst

memories M # it +as t$e est H +orst da/ o" m/ li"e M


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A 4ESC)(2T(ON OF A 2LACE

A memorable place.

?ne of my fa!ourite countries is Ireland, an island to the west of ;ritain. Its really "eautiful5

There are green hills and "lue lakes and lots of trees. It is perfect for walking around and

rela$ing, "ut the weather is not !ery good. It is often "oth rainy and cold5

Irish people are !ery friendly. You can always find someone to talk to at the pu". %ot only

can you chat with people, "ut you can also listen to traditional Irish music. In most pu"s there

is a "and playing li!e music.

Ireland is a wonderful country, so if you can, ha!e a holiday there. You wont "e

disappointed5

-. Read t$e essa/. In +$ic$ para!rap$s $as t$e +riter included t$e"ollo+in! in"ormation

-) Personal recommendation. 0) T$in!s to do and see. 2) Location o" t$e place.

0. o+ man/ ad&ecti'es $as t$e +riter used W$ic$ are t$e/

LAN"'A"E3A33ITI%N C%NNECT%RS2. (ind t$ese connectors in t$e tet,and

ot$ M and not onl/ M ut alsoT$ese connectors !i'e additional in"ormation# ut t$ere are some more,also, too, whats more, as well as, furthermore, moreover, in addition =Im re'isin! En!lis$ t$is e'enin!. Im also +ritin! an essa/>. =Eams are too di""icult. *oreo'er# t$ere are too man/ o" t$em>.

We use in addition, whats more, moreover and furthermore at t$e

e!innin! o" a sentence# "ollo+ed / a comma.We use alsoa"ter an auiliar/ 'er# e"ore a main 'er and a"ter t$e 'erto e.We use as well asin t$e middle o" a sentence# or at t$e e!innin! o" asentence e"ore an in! "orm.We use tooat t$e end o" a sentence.

4. Complete t$e sentences +it$ t$e correct connector, -) Qo$n likes !eo!rap$/. e OOOOOOOOOOOO en&o/s istor/.

0) Im +ritin! m/ essa/ toni!$t. Im doin! m/ piano practiceOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO .



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2) Students +$o ull/ ot$ers s$ould e punis$ed. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #T$e/ s$ould e anned "rom sc$ool.

4) Lisa passed $er eams. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO s$e !ot top marks. 5) Girls in t$e UK !et $i!$er marks t$an o/s in eams. T$e/

pass more su&ects OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO .

6) T$e teac$er talked to OOOOOOOOOOOOOO m/ "at$er and m/ mot$er.

5. Writin! task, Writin! a description o" a place. Write a description o" aplace t$at is special to /ou -:: -5: +ords J.

W$en /ou +rite a description o" a place, ;rainstorm ideas aout t$e place atmosp$ere# people# culture#$istor/MJ.

3i'ide /our essa/ into t$ree lo!ical para!rap$s, introduction# +$atto do and see and recommendation. Use li'el/ descripti'e lan!ua!e to make /our essa/ interestin!.


'SEF'L LAN"'A"EIt looks like M impressi'e modernT$ere are lots o" M tourist/ c$armin!T$e atmosp$ere is M colour"ul cro+ded

ancient empt/ eauti"ul ma!ni"icentri!$tl/)lit nois/ peace"ul cro+ded

)E&(E! %O') !)(T(N" a'e /ou "ollo+ed t$e plan a'e /ou c$ecked it "or mistakes

a'e /ou c$ecked /our presentation 3o /our sentences $a'e a su&ect 3o /our sentences "ollo+ En!lis$ +ord order 3o /our su&ects and 'ers a!ree a'e /ou used appropriate tenses a'e /ou used connectors a'e /ou used punctuation marks a'e /ou used capital letters +$ere re1uired


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AN O2(N(ON ESSA%+

Wearing uniforms at school.

*lthough some people consider school uniforms old-fashioned, I "elie!e students

should wear them. * uniform makes e!ery"ody e#ual and sol!es a daily fashion pro"lem.8irstly, when all students wear uniforms, they dont feel pressure to "e the most

fashiona"le with the latest clothes. Students can rela$ and "e themsel!es and not feel as if

they are in competition with other students. This makes us focus on differences in our

personalities, not on the clothes we wear.

8urthermore, with uniforms, teenagers dont ha!e to choose what to wear for school

e!ery morning. This means that they dont need a "ig wardro"e. E!eryone wants to look good


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5. Re+rite t$e "ollo+in! sentences# epressin! /our o+n opinion,-)Se education is t$e responsiilit/ o" parents. I t$ink OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

0)People +$o drink alco$ol and dri'e put ot$er dri'ers at risk.

As I see it# OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2) Some countries $a'e compulsor/ national ser'ice. I am a!ainst H in "a'our o" OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

6. Writin! task, Writin! an opinion essa/. Write an essa/ epressin! /ouropinion on t$e "ollo+in! topic, =Li"e is more stress"ul toda/ t$an in t$epast>. aout -5: +ords J

W$en /ou +rite an opinion essa/,

3ecide +$et$er a!ree or disa!ree +it$ t$e statement. ;rainstorm ideas in "a'our o" /our opinion. T$ink o" e'idence to support /our ideas. %r!anise /our ideas into para!rap$s introduction# supportin! para!rap$s and conclusion. Use connectors to introduce and or!anise in"ormation.


'SEF'L LAN"'A"E

In m/ opinion M Personall/# I t$ink M I t$ink H elie'e H "eel t$at M

It seems to me t$at M I a!ree H disa!ree t$at MAs I see it M It is clear t$at M As "ar as Im concerned MIt is true t$at M %'iousl/# M Clearl/# M%" course# M To sum up M In conclusion M

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A FO) AN4 A"A(NST ESSA%

What are the advantages and disadvantages of single-se schools!

/ost people agree that girls and "oys are different. 8or e$ample, "oys are often more

competiti!e than girls, and girls are often more hard-working than "oys. Some people think

that "ecause "oys and girls are different, they should "e taught separately. Howe!er, there are

also disad!antages to single-se$ schools.

?ne ad!antage of single-se$ schools is that "oys and girls do not distract each other.

8or this reason, pupils can concentrate more on their studies. )hats more, teachers in single-

se$ schools can change their teaching style to suit their students. ;oys and girls learn

differently5

?n the other hand, women and men ha!e to learn to li!e together in the outside world.

Single-se$ schools pre!ent "oys and girls from learning to work together. /oreo!er, single-

se$ schools could make "oys and girls uncomforta"le with each other.

?n "alance, I feel that mi$ed schools are "etter than single-se$ schools "ecause "oth

se$es learn how to co-operate, which is important when students lea!e school and enter the

real world.

-. Read t$e essa/ and ans+er t$ese 1uestions,-) W$ic$ para!rap$ introduces t$e topic0) W$ic$ para!rap$s !i'e ar!uments "or and a!ainst t$e topic2) W$ic$ para!rap$ epresses t$e conclusion and t$e +ritersopinion on t$e topic

LAN"'A"E3C%NTRAST C%NNECT%RS0. W$ic$ t+o connectors in t$e tet epress contrast

2. Contrast connectors are used to oppose ideas and t$e/ include,although, though, despite, in spite of, but, however, nevertheless,whereas, on the one hand on the other, =es old# +$ereas Paul is /oun!>. =Its c$eap. o+e'er# I dont like it>. =Alt$ou!$ I asked $er# s$e didnt come>.

=In spite o" t$e rain# +e +ent out>.

We use most o" t$ese connectors +it$ a su&ect and a 'er# utdespite andin spite ofare used +it$ a noun p$rase or an ING "orm. =3espite $a'in! a computer# s$e didnt use t$e Internet>.

4. *atc$ t$e sentences -)5 +it$ t$e sets o" linkers a)d,-) T$e police "ound t$e &e+els# OOOOOO t$e/ couldnt catc$ t$eroers.0) OOOOO "indin! t$e &e+els# t$e police couldnt catc$ t$e roers.

2) OOOOO t$e police "ound t$e &e+els# t$e/ couldnt catc$ t$eroers.



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4) T$e police "ound t$e &e+els. OOOOOO# t$e/ couldnt catc$ t$eroers.5) OOOOO t$e e'idence# t$e police couldnt catc$ t$e roers.

a) despite H in spite o") $o+e'er H ne'ert$eless

c) ut H alt$ou!$ H t$ou!$d) alt$ou!$ H t$ou!$

5. Qoin t$e sentences usin! t$e connectors in rackets,-) T$e tra""ic +as $ea'/. We !ot to t$e airport in time. $o+e'erJ0) */ little rot$er cant +rite /et. e can read a little it.alt$ou!$J2) e didnt stud/ "or $is eams. e passed t$em all. ne'ert$elessJ4) We $ad ad +eat$er. We $ad a lo'el/ $olida/. in spite o"J5) I missed t$e e!innin! o" t$e "ilm. I $ad a !reat e'enin!.

despiteJ

6. Writin! task, Writin! a "or and a!ainst essa/. Write an essa/ on t$e"ollo+in! topic, =W$at are t$e ar!uments "or and a!ainst computer!ames> aout -5: +ordsJ

W$en /ou +rite a "or and a!ainst essa/ or discussion essa/ J, ;rainstorm ideas. It is important to !i'e a alanced ar!ument. Tr/ toinclude an e1ual numer o" ar!uments "or and a!ainst t$e topic.

T$e "irst para!rap$ is a !eneral statement to introduce t$e topic.Eplain t$at t$ere are ar!uments "or and a!ainst t$is topic. Use one para!rap$ "or /our ar!uments "or and one para!rap$ "or /ourar!uments a!ainst. Present t$e ar!uments as o&ecti'el/ as possile. Use /our conclusion para!rap$ to sum up /our ar!uments and state/our personal opinion.


'SEF'L LAN"'A"E

*an/ people sa/ H t$ink t$at M T$ere are man/ reasons "or MWe must look at ot$ sides o" t$e 1uestion M (irstl/# M Secondl/# M%n t$e one $and M on t$e ot$er M In contrast# M(inall/# M In conclusion# M To sum up# M%n alance# M


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)E&(E! %O') !)(T(N" a'e /ou "ollo+ed t$e plan a'e /ou c$ecked it "or mistakes a'e /ou c$ecked /our presentation 3o /our sentences $a'e a su&ect 3o /our sentences "ollo+ En!lis$ +ord order 3o /our su&ects and 'ers a!ree a'e /ou used appropriate tenses a'e /ou used connectors a'e /ou used punctuation marks a'e /ou used capital letters +$ere re1uired


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A 2E)SONAL 4ESC)(2T(ON

Simon and I were at school together. )e had the same group of friends so we knew

each other #uite well. ;ut we didnt start going out together until we left school. )e were

"oth eighteen.

Simon is #uite good-looking with "lond hair and "lue eyes. He is tall and I think he is

well-"uilt, although he thinks he is too thin and not hea!y enough. To "egin with it was fun

going out with Simon. He talked a lot "ut he was ne!er "oring. He was also !ery kind and

sensiti!e "ut then he "ecame !ery ealous. I ha!e ne!er had such a possessi!e "oyfriend5 He

seemed to think I was his property. * month ago I got so "ored that I decided to "reak up with

him.

Im sorry that Simon changed. He was great to "e with at first. If only he hadnt

changed.

-. Read t$e essa/ and ans+er t$e 1uestions elo+,

-) W$ic$ para!rap$ in t$e tet includes,a) a p$/sical description o" t$e person) in"ormation aout $o+ t$e +riter kno+s t$e personc) a summar/ o" t$e persons c$aracterd) rie" "acts aout t$e persons li"e

0) (ind "our ad&ecti'es descriin! someones appearance and "ourad&ecti'es descriin! someones c$aracter. 2) (ind t+o ne!ati'e ad&ecti'es. 4) (ind some modi"iers.

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We do not usuall/ put more t$an t+o or t$ree ad&ecti'es e"ore a noun# orit can sound unnatural.

4. Put t$e ad&ecti'es in t$e correct order, a. es !ot OOOOOOOOOOOOO $air. ro+n H s$ort J

. S$e +as a OOOOOOOOOOOO !irl. Spanis$ H slim H tall J c. Lets $elp t$at OOOOOOOOOOO lad/. old H poor H !re/)$aired J d. es a OOOOOOOOOOO man. middle)a!ed H stran!e H t$in J e. I lo'e $er OOOOOOOOO e/es. lue H i! H t$ou!$t"ul J ". Look at t$at OOOOOOOO o/. /oun! H nice H tall J !. e $ad an OOOOOOOO car. American H $u!e H ne+ J

5. Writin! task, Write a description o" a o/ H !irl t$at /ou kno+. aout-5: +ordsJ

W$en /ou +rite a description o" a person, ;rainstorm ideas aout t$e person /ou are !oin! to descrie. %r!anise /our ideas into para!rap$s, introduction# p$/sical description#personalit/ and /our H ot$er peoples opinion o" t$e person. Tr/ to make /our description more interestin! / usin! a 'ariet/ o"

lan!ua!e ad&ecti'es# so M # too M # ad'ers# similes and linkersJ.


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P$/sical description ad&ecti'es, elderl/# tall# slim# !ood)lookin!# $andsome# dark)$aired# londe# curl/)$aired# eauti"ul# MC$aracter description ad&ecti'es, 1uiet# intelli!ent# kind# s$/# "unn/# out!oin!#"riendl/# patient# $onest# c$att/# M*odi"iers, a it# 1uite# a little# sli!$tl/# 'er/# reall/# etremel/# M

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A B(O")A2%

Ste!en Spiel"erg was "orn in 'incinnati in 0@A. He "ecame o"sessed wit films at the

age of 0 and was soon making mo!ies with his friends. * year later, one of his films won a

pri9e in a local competition, "ut despite this early success, Spiel"erg didnt get a place at film

school.

)hile he was at college studying English literature, Spiel"erg made another film

called Amblin. This time he realised his am"ition. * studio e$ecuti!e offered him a o"

"ecause the film was so good and as a result, Spiel"erg went to work in Hollywood.

(uring his career Spiel"erg has made multi-million pound "lock"usters, such as

Jurassic Park and more thoughtful films, such as Schlinders List. In 0@@ he set up the

companyDreamworksso he could produce films as well as direct them. Today he is one of

the most famous film makers of all time.

-. Read t$e io!rap$/ and ans+er t$e "ollo+in! 1uestions, -) W$at kind o" "acts are included in t$e io!rap$/ 0) Are t$e/ ordered c$ronolo!icall/ 2) W$ere does t$e +riter !i'e $is H $er opinion aout Spieler!

LAN"'A"E3PURP%SE# REAS%N AN3 RESULT C%NNECT%RS.

26rpose connectorsare used to talk aout t$e purpose o" an action. (oreample# to + infinitive, in order to + infinitive, so as to + infinitive, sothat + clause.

=Qack +ent to En!land to stud/ en!ineerin!>.=T$e police locked t$e door so t$at no one could !et in>.)eason connectorsare used to sa/ +$/ someone does somet$in!. (oreample# because, as, since, because of + noun.

=Since it +as Saturda/ $e sta/ed in ed>.=S$e lo'es $im ecause o" $is $onest/>.

0. C$oose t$e correct alternati'es,a. Qames started t$e +esite beca6se 7 beca6se of $e +anted totra'el.

. e +ent to Alaska so as to 7 aseperience a ne+ place.c. e took a noteook so that 7 since$e could +rite aout $is $olida/.d. e took lots o" p$otos to 7 beca6se$elp $im rememer $is 'isit.e. e couldnt !o skiin! as 7 beca6se oft$e ad +eat$er.

)es6lt connectors are used to talk aout t$e result or e""ect o"somet$in!. (or eample,

so ad&ecti'e H ad'er that clausesuch aHan J ad&ecti'e noun that clause

=Qim +as so tall t$at $e $it $is $ead on t$e ceilin!>.=e +as suc$ a tall o/ t$at $e $it $is $ead on t$e ceilin!>.



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2. Qoin t$e sentences usin! t$e +ords !i'en, a. T$e $otel +as dirt/. I didnt +ant to sta/. S% H TAT . It is a i! national park. Well !et lost. SUC H TAT c. It +as a c$eap $olida/. T$e/ ooked it at once. SUC H TAT

d. 3an +as ecited. e couldnt sleep. S% H TAT

4. Writin! task, Write a io!rap$/ aout someone "amous /ou admire.aout -05 -5: +ordsJ

W$en /ou +rite a io!rap$/, C$oose someone /ou kno+ +ell. T$ink aout +$/ $e or s$e isimportant or interestin!.

*ake notes aout $is or $er li"e and c$oose t$e most important "actsto include in /our io!rap$/. Put /our ideas in c$ronolo!ical order and !i'e /our opinion +$/ t$isperson is interestin! or important.


'SEF'L LAN"'A"EM +as orn on H in at an earl/ a!e M $e H s$e +as educated at MM spent M /ears M retired in M died in

At "irst A"ter+ards Later T$en (inall/

(amous Talented ;rilliant In"luentialPopular Inspirin! Success"ul Well)kno+nCreati'e Ima!inati'e Eceptional

)E&(E! %O') !)(T(N" a'e /ou "ollo+ed t$e plan a'e /ou c$ecked it "or mistakes a'e /ou c$ecked /our presentation 3o /our sentences $a'e a su&ect 3o /our sentences "ollo+ En!lis$ +ord order 3o /our su&ects and 'ers a!ree a'e /ou used appropriate tenses a'e /ou used connectors a'e /ou used punctuation marks a'e /ou used capital letters +$ere re1uired


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A FO),AL LETTE)

'B /onteleCn 002

2D22 /adrid

th/arch 22

English %ow

1, +em"roke Street

7ondon S)0 T+

(ear Sir B /adam,

I am writing in response to your ad!ertisement in a student maga9ine. I am currently a

student at a Spanish Secondary School and I am interested in doing a summer course.

Your ad!ertisement says that the college offers general and intensi!e courses. 'ould

you send me information a"out general intermediate courses and how much they costF Iwould also like to know a"out the self study facilities and the school social programme.

If I decide to enroll on a course, I would prefer to stay with a family. I would grateful

therefore if you could send me details of the type of accommodation a!aila"le. I would also

appreciate practical ad!ice a"out li!ing in 7ondon.

Thanking you in ad!ance for your help. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Teresa 'arreras.

-. Read t$e letter and ans+er t$ese 1uestions, -) W$ere $as Teresa +ritten $er address 0) W$ose address is on t$e le"t $and side 2) W$ere is t$e date 4) o+ does s$e start t$e letter 5) o+ does s$e end $er letter

W$en /ou +rite a "ormal letter# make sure t$at /our !reetin! and endin!are correct. Rememer to include a comma a"ter t$e !reetin!.

3ear Sir H *adam# ours (ait$"ull/#3ear *s Green# ours Sincerel/#

LAN"'A"E3(%R*AL AN3 IN(%R*AL LANGUAGE.

0. C$oose t$e correct alternati'es "or a "ormal letter,a. I am 8riting to en96ire abo6t 7 :m 8riting beca6se of t$eposition o" trainee mana!er.. I believe that ( 8o6ld be s6itable 7 :m s6re (;m right "or t$e&o.



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c. I thin< ( am 7 8o6ld describe myself asent$usiastic and $ard)+orkin!.d. As yo6 can see from my C& 7 (f yo6 chec< o6t my C&= yo6;llseeI $a'e man/ /ears o" eperience.e. 3ear Sir or ,adam= 7 ,r or ,rs=

". ( have enclosed 7 ere;s m/ C


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)E&(E! %O') !)(T(N" a'e /ou "ollo+ed t$e plan

a'e /ou c$ecked it "or mistakes a'e /ou c$ecked /our presentation 3o /our sentences $a'e a su&ect 3o /our sentences "ollo+ En!lis$ +ord order 3o /our su&ects and 'ers a!ree a'e /ou used appropriate tenses a'e /ou used connectors a'e /ou used punctuation marks a'e /ou used capital letters +$ere re1uired


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SENSAT%Sensiti'e

SIGNATUREAsi!natura

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SPECTACLESEspectYculos

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