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Writing Exam

Writing Exam. Гардашник Ірина Борисівна, викладач кафедри методики мов і літератури. Writing an E-mail. Read the advertisement carefully. Then read the message below, and decide if the writer has included all the requested information. World Daily Lives survey.

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Writing Exam

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  1. Writing Exam Гардашник Ірина Борисівна, викладач кафедри методики мов і літератури

  2. Writing an E-mail • Read the advertisement carefully. Then read the message below, and decide if the writer has included all the requested information.

  3. World Daily Lives survey Are people the same everywhere? Or totally different? Help us find out! Send us an email and tell us: • Who you are and where are you from • When you sleep, eat and study • What else you do in typical day.

  4. An email I’m David. I sleep like a log from 10 p.m. until the alarm goes off at 7 a.m. I have breakfast at 7.30 a.m., lunch at midday and then dinner at 6 p.m. I really don’t like doing homework. I try to play football as often as possible, and usually manage to every day.

  5. Rewrite David’s message, adding the information he’s missed out.

  6. Exam Tip • When you write a short text, such as an email message, always check you have included all the necessary points from the instructions.

  7. Read the extract from a letter. It contains 8 grammar mistakes. Can you find them and correct them? Everybody think my sister is very good-looking. She has a huge wardrobe full with clothes and she always well dressed – but I think she wears too many make-up! She seems she’s quite popular, why she has a wide circle of friends. She’s always either out with friends and at home talking with the phone to them

  8. Everybody think my sister is very good-looking. She has a huge wardrobe full of clothes and she’s always well dressed – but I think she wears too much make-up! It seems she’s/ She seems to be quite popular, because she has a wide circle of friends. She’s always either out with friends or at home talking on the phone to them

  9. Informal style • Abbreviations e.g.I’ve got • Simple linking words e.g. but, so, and,etc. • Shorter sentences e.g. I’d like to see you • Personal tone e.g. I’ve got some great news • Everyday expressions e.g. Thanks a lot.

  10. Formal style • No abbreviations e.g. I have got • Formal linking words e.g. despite • Longer sentences • Impersonal tone e.g. passive • Formal expressions e.g. I look forward to hearing

  11. Analysing the Rubric • Read the rubric, look at the underlined phrases and answer the questions

  12. Peter has been looking for a summer house to rent on the coast for August. He asked his friend, Laura, to find a house for him. Laura has found a suitable house and is going to write Peter a letter describing the house and giving rental details.

  13. Answer the questions • Who is going to write a letter? To whom? What is their relationship? • What style is appropriate? • Formal – to someone in authority • Semi-formal – to someone you do not know very well • Informal – to someone you know very well

  14. Answer the questions • Which of the following you expect to find in Laura’s letter? Tick (۷) accordingly • Description of the outside [ ] • Description of the inside [ ] • Location of the house [ ] • Historical details [ ] • Weather conditions [ ] • Rent [ ]

  15. Answer the questions • Which of the following you expect to find in Laura’s letter? Tick (۷) accordingly • Description of the outside [۷] • Description of the inside [۷] • Location of the house [۷] • Historical details [ ] • Weather conditions [ ] • Rent [۷]

  16. Opening/Closing Remarks • What are opening and closing remarks? (The sentences which smb. uses to start/end his letter) • Which of the following can you use instead? • Why can’t you use others?

  17. Opening/Closing Remarks A Thanks for your letter B I feel obliged to write to inform you C Sorry I haven’t written for so long D Get in touch with me soon E Looking forward to hearing from you F I look forward to receiving a prompt reply

  18. Descriptive Writing • Use the phrases to describe the building where you live • Thatched, tiled, flat __________roof • Double-glazed, French_______windows • Vegetable, front, back, glass ___garden • Dining, cosy, spare, living, comfortable, spacious ____________ room • Modern, antique, old fashioned, classic _____furniture

  19. Thank you! • За матеріалами НМК Upstream Intermediate; Enterprise 4(Express Publishing); Examexcellence (OUP).

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