WRITTEN EXPRESSION METHODOLOGY OR HOW NOT TO BE

WRITTEN EXPRESSION METHODOLOGY OR HOW NOT TO BE SCARED BY YOUR BAC Chapter 1 -The different types of written tasks -Writing a letter AAAAAAhhhh!

Read these 4 instructions: a. Imagine the letter Elizabeth writes to her relatives to tell them about what happened and what she is going to do. Letter b. Continue the story starting with: « the following day, we all got up early… » Dialogue c. Does TV bring people together or does it drive them apart ? Essay / argumentat° d. A teenager tries to convince his/her mother to buy him/her an Ipad but she is not enthusiastic about it. Imagine the conversation. Narrative For which one do you have to : -Use Formal English, write an introduction & a conclusion, build up a plan with different parts and use link words c. -Use polite phrases a. -Use tags, shortened forms (‘re / ‘s /’d etc…), short answers, and speech verbs -Mainly use past tense b. Determine their type d.

Before starting writing you should: 1) Read carefully the instructions and determine what you are asked to do Describe Tell a story Give our opinion Imagine Explain Justify Compare Argue a point of view 2) Find the key words, they will help you with your plan and prevent you from being off the point 3) Find the adequate vocabulary, phrases & syntax

Chapter 1. 2 writing a letter 4 Privat Drive Little Whinging March 15 th, 2010 Dear Desmond, Thank you for your letter, it was good to hear from you. I know it’s been a long time since I wrote to you. I am writing to you today because I have great news ! Angelina and Brad are getting married ! Can you believe it ? After everything that happened you must be very surprised. But I guess people change and we’ll see how it goes. (…) Spring is coming, so it would be great to meet you again and have a walk in the hills, that’s remind us of the good old days ! I’m looking forward to reading you Yours, Naomi Put the different steps of writing a letter in the correct order: Salutation 6 Reason of the letter 5 Introduction 4 Polite Ending 7 Address 1 Date 2 Signature 8 Greeting 3