Review/Report Writing
How many paragraphs should you write for the report/review question?
4
How many paragraphs should you write for the email question?
3
You said, "They love football and playing golf."
You said that they love football and playing golf.
You dont know me well do you
You don't know me well, do you?
Exercise 1 is always a reading comprehension task.
True or false?
True
For which exercise should you give your opinion - the report or the review?
The review
The email question will give you 2 comments from other students to help you.
True or false?
False - you will be given 2 pictures to help you
Tom said, "I don't like Mondays and she doesn't like Tuesdays."
Tom said that he didn't like Mondays and she didn't like Tuesdays.
I knew what would happen if we went there but we had to go anyway
I knew what would happen if we went there, but we had to go anyway.
How long is the exam?
a) 1 hour
b) 1 hour 30 minutes
c) 2 hours
d) 2 hours 30 minutes
c) 2 hours
How many words should you write for the report/review question?
Between 150-200 words
How many words should you write for the email question?
Between 150-200 words
Susie said, "I'm hungry and they are not serving food any more."
Susie said that she was hungry and they weren't serving food any more.
Tomorrow im going to eat drink and be happy
Tomorrow, I'm going to eat, drink and be happy.
What do you have to do for exercise 4?
a) write a summary
b) write an email
c) note-taking
d) write an article
a) write a summary
How many marks are available in total for the report/review question?
16 marks (8 for detail; 8 for language)
How many marks are available for language in the email question?
8 marks
Jack said that he didn't know why, but he did know when.
Stop you cant go any further
Stop! You can't go any further.
How many exercises/questions are on the IGCSE ESL reading and writing exam?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
c) 6
For Exercise 6, the examination will ask you to write either a report, or a review, or...
a) an email
b) an article
c) a short story
d) a summary
b) an article
The email question is usually which exercise in the exam?
a) exercise 3
b) exercise 4
c) exercise 5
d) exercise 6
c) exercise 5
The teacher said "We will leave at 8:30am and you can bring your own food."
The teacher said that they would leave at 8:30 and they could bring their own food.
The teacher asked why and the student replied i dont know
The teacher asked, "Why?" and the student replied, "I don't know."
What is the total number of marks on the exam paper?
a) 70
b) 80
c) 90
d) 100
b) 80