WRITING STORIES
WRITING OPINION ESSAYS
INFORMAL EMAILS REQUESTING THINGS/ FORMAL LETTERS/EMAILS OF COMPLAINT
WRITING REVIEWS / DESCRIPTIONS OF FESTIVALS/EVENTS
100

IN WHICH PARAGRAPH WOULD YOU SET THE SCENE OF YOUR STORY?

WHAT DOES "SET THE SCENE" MEAN?

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

WHO-WHERE-WHEN-WHAT

100

IN WHICH PARAGRPAH DO YOU STATE THE SUBJECT AND EXPRESS YOUR OPINION CLEARLY?

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

100

WHAT IS THE CORRECT POSITION OF THE WRITER'S ADDRESS IN A FORMAL LETTER OF COMPLAINT?

TOP RIGHT OR ON THE LEFT?

TOP RIGHT; THE RECIEVER'S ADDRESS GOES ON THE LEFT.

100

WRITING DESCRIPTIONS OF FESTIVALS OR EVENTS:

WHERE SHOULD YOU MENTION THE NAME AND DATE OF THE FESTIVAL AND THE REASON FOR IT?

FIRST PARAGRAPH

200

PLACE THESE CONNECTORS IN THE RIGHT SPACE. THERE ARE TWO DISTRACTORS.

THEN -   AT FIRST   -  FINALLY   - HOWEVER -

               ALTHOUGH   -  NEXT  

"I FOUND IT LYING ON THE ROAD. __________,I THOUGHT IT WAS DEAD. _________THE DEER OPENED ITS EYES AND I REALIZED IT WAS ALIVE.

FOR A MOMENT IT STOOD LOOKING AT ME WITH ITS LARGE BROWN EYES, __________IT RAN OFF INTO THE FOREST __________AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW.



AT FIRST - NEXT  - THEN - FINALLY

200

READ THIS PARAGRAPH FROM AN OPINION ESSAY AND THEN DECIDE ON THE TYPE OF PARAGRAPH:

INTRODUCTION

MAIN BODY 

CONCLUSION????

CONCLUSION

RESTATE YOUR OPINION 

200

WHERE IS THIS PARAGRAPH LOCATED IN THE LETTER OF COMPLAINT?

"COMPENSATION IS NOT ACTUALLY MY PRINCIPAL CONCERN. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AND ENSURE THAT THIS SITUATION DOES NO ARISE IN THE FUTURE WITH OTHER GUESTS."

INTRODUCTION

MAIN BODY

CONCLUSION???

CONCLUSION

200

WHAT SHOULD "REVIEWS" CONTAIN IN THEIR CLOSING PARAGRAPH?

THE AUTHOR/WRITER'S RECOMMENDATION

300

IN WHICH PARAGRAPH IN A STORY WOULD YOU REFER TO FEELINGS, COMMENTS AND REACTIONS?


FINAL PARAGRAPH

300

REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING THE CONNECTORS GIVEN:

AS WELL AS 3 ACRES OF LAND, THE HOUSE COMES WITH A SWIMMING POOL. OR AS WELL AS COMING WITH 3 ACRES OF LAND, THE HOUSE HAS A SWIMMING POOL.

AS A RESULT OF A RISE IN CRIME (OR RISING CRIME), PEOPLE HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE CENTER.

300

WHERE IS THE REASON FOR WRITING MENTIONED?

"I WISH TO EXPRESS MY UNHAPPINESS WITH THE TREATMENT I RECIEVED..."

OPENING REMARKS

MAIN BODY PARAGRAPHS

CLOSING REMARKS

OPENING PARAGRAPHS/REMARKS

300

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE ADJECTIVES GIVEN.

DOES THIS PARAGRAPF MENTION AN ANNUAL OR PAST EVENT?

SEE PICTURE WITH ANSWER

400

CHOOSE THE RIGHT TENSES:

(STS. READ SHORT PARAGRAPH AND DECIDE ON THE CORRECT VERB FORM)

WASN'T - THOUGHT - HAD BEEN - WAS RATTLING - FROZE - HEARD

400

READ THE SENTENCES AND DECIDE ON THE MOST APPROPRIATE CONNECTOR.

FOR EXAMPLE - WHAT IS MORE - SECONDLY - SINCE

400

REPHRASE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, USING THE WORDSBELOW:

DISCUSSION - APOLOGIZE- INVESTIGATE - HOWEVER

MAKE ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES, AS REGARDS TENSES AND/OR ADDING OTHER WORDS.

"AFTER I'D TALKED TO THE MANAGER, SHE SAID SHE WAS SORRY AND PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM WITH THE SHOWER. BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN."

AFTER SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE MANAGER , SHE APOLOGIZED AND PROMISED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SHOWER. HOWEVER, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.

400

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE ADJECTIVES GIVEN.

WHICH PARAGRAPH REFERS TO A PAST EVENT? AND THE OTHER ONE?

SEE PICTURE WITH ANSWER.

500

WRITE THE LINKERS IN THE RIGHT SPACE. THERE ARE THREE DISTRACTORS.


AS - SOON - SUDDENLY

500

READ THE EXTRACT AND WRITE THE CORRECT LINKER. THERE ARE THREE DISTRACTORS

WHAT IS MORE -   THOUGH - FOR ONE THING -

CONSEQUENTLY -  ON THE OTHER HAND  -    DESPITE

WHICH PARAGRAPH IS THIS EXTRACT FROM?

ON THE OTHER HAND - FOR ONE THING - WHAT IS MORE

500

USE THESE WORDS TO WRITE A SHORT EMAIL REQUEST:

WONDER  / HELP / BOUGHT / FRAGRANCES/PERFUMES / EXPIRATION DATE / PASSED / COULD / PLEASE / REPLACE / (END/START YOUR EMAIL POLITELY)


DEAR SIR OR MADAM,

I WONDER IF YOU CAN HELP. I BOUGHT TWO FRAGRANCES BUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED I NOTICED THATTHE EXPIRATION DATE ON THEM HAD ALREADY PASSED. COULD YOU PLEASE SEND REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE PERFUMES?

YOURS SINCERELY,

TOM SMITH

500

WRITE THE  INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK REVIEW "THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" USING THE FOLLOWING WORDS:

NAME OF THE BOOK - AUTHOR SIR ARTHUR CONNAN DOYLE - FAMOUS - SHERLOCK HOLMES - FASCINATING - EXCELLENT - DETECTIVE - LONDON/DARTMOOR - SOLVE - WATSON - BASKERVILLE'S DEATH

SEE PICTURE WITH ANSWER OR PARAGRAPH.