Activity 4

Article

An ARTICLE is usually written for an English-language magazine or newsletter, and the reader is assumed to have similar interests to the writer. The main purpose is to interest and engage the reader, so there should be some opinion or comment.

A successful article interests and engages the reader. Descriptions, examples and anecdotes are often appropriate, and effective answers will be lively and include some colourful use of language. A personal angle usually works well, and a catchy title will attract attention. The use of direct and indirect questions also adds colour, and students should be taught how to use these. Looking at examples from English language magazines may help.

Activity 3

Example - Activity 3

Activity 3 - extra practice

Enjoy this video about a kind of sport and also improve your English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvHMmHqmPVo

Online Dictionaries

Online Dictionaries

Some suggestions of dictionaries to check words, collocations, etc. in order to improve your texts.

http://thefreedictionary.com/

http://lookwayup.com/

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Email

An EMAIL is written in response to the situation outlined in the input information. Candidates can expect to write to, for example, a college principal, an English-speaking friend or a colleague.

Students should be aware that in email tasks, they will be expected to write grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in a style suited to the situation and target reader. The abbreviated language used in text messages will not be considered appropriate to the task.