PAPER 2 WRITING THE LETTER 1 Letter WRITING
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PAPER 2 WRITING: THE LETTER
1. Letter WRITING TASKS IN THE EXAM 2. Report 3. Review 4. Speech 5. Leaflet 6. Article
These techniques are for ANY of the writing questions in the exam.
THE GOAL OF EACH TEXT IS THE SAME: PERSUADE THE READER TO AGREE WITH YOU!
TIP 1 5 BULLET POINT STRUCTURE
WRITE THIS PLAN FOR BOTH WRITING QUESTIONS IN THE EXAM. WRITE IT AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
EXAMPLE STRUCTURE FOR ALL QUESTIONS PARAGRAPH 1 – INTRO (2 SENTENCES) ST PARAGRAPH 2 – 1 MAIN POINT (5 -8 S) nd PARAGRAPH 3 – 2 MAIN POINT (5 -8 S) rd PARAGRAPH 4 – 3 MAIN POINT (5 -8 S) PARAGRAPH 5 – CONCLUSION (2 S)
� One point per paragraph!!! � Do not put lots of points in a big chunk!
�Do not put lots of points in a big chunk!
PARAGRAPH 1 – INTRO PARAGRAPH 2 – 1 ST MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 3 – 2 nd MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 4 – CONCLUSION
TRY NOT TO HAVE HUGE SENTENCES – IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT IS 4/5 LINES LONG, YOU NEED TO PUT A FULL STOP IN!
3 BIG SENTENCES 7 -8 SHORT, MEDIUM & LONGER SENTENCES
Imagine you have a friend or relative who is considering going to live abroad. Write a letter giving your opinions. [20] PARAGRAPH 1 – INTRO PARAGRAPH 2 – 1 ST MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 3 – 2 nd MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 4 – 3 rd MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 5 – CONCLUSION
Imagine you have a friend or relative who is considering going to live abroad. Write a letter giving your opinions. [20] PARAGRAPH 1 – travelling is great PARAGRAPH 2 – adventure PARAGRAPH 3 – meet new people PARAGRAPH 4 – bored of the UK PARAGRAPH 5 – bye and book your tickets!
TIP 2 SHOW OFF TO THE EXAMINER
TIP 2 - SHOW OFF TO THE EXAMINER D – direct address R – rhetorical question E – exciting adjectives S – statistics
EXCITING ADJECTIVES DIRECT ADDRESS STATISTICS RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
TIP 3 WRITE A GREAT INTRO
HOW DO I START IT? Tip 1: Use the exam question to help you.
1 st sentence: use the exam question Imagine you have a friend or relative who is considering going to live abroad. Write a letter giving your opinions. [20] Dear Joe, I have been told you are considering going to live abroad. In this letter I am going to tell you why I think that is a fantastic idea. THE RED TEXT IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE EXAM QUESTION
2 nd sentence: say ‘In this letter / speech / review etc. Imagine you have a friend or relative who is considering going to live abroad. Write a letter giving your opinions. [20] Dear Joe, I have been told you are considering going to live abroad. In this letter I am going to tell you why I think that is a fantastic idea.
Use some of DAFOREST Imagine you have a friend or relative who is considering going to live abroad. Write a letter giving your opinions. [20] Dear Joe, I have been told you are considering going to live abroad. In this letter I am going to tell you why I think that is a fantastic idea. EXCITING ADJECTIVE
TIP 4 Use sentence starters
Want to gain easy marks? Use these words to begin your central paragraphs
PARAGRAPH 1 – travelling is great PARAGRAPH 2 – adventure PARAGRAPH 3 – meet new people PARAGRAPH 4 – bored of the UK PARAGRAPH 5 – bye and book your tickets!
L E T T E R
LETTERS • DEAR SIR / MADAM = YOURS FAITHFULLY • DEAR MRS SMITH = YOURS SINCERELY • TRY TO PERSUADE THE READER TO AGREE WITH YOU • USE INTERESTING SENTENCE STARTERS E. G. FIRSTLY, SECONDLY, HOWEVER ETC. • USE DAFOREST • CHECK YOUR THERE /THEIR / THEY’RE • CAPITAL LETTERS ON ADDRESS & DATE E. G. 22 Kings Avenue
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