Writing Practice

Intermediate

Correspondence

• Email: Keeping in touch (Dear Lisa, I hope this finds you well.) Tutored task
• Letter: Giving advice (Dear Mr Smith, Thank you for your letter...)
• Email: Describing clothing gifts (I like wearing casual clothes...)
• Email: Giving health advice (You should do these exercises regularly...)
• Email: A job application (I am writing to you on the recommendation of...) Tutored task Sample
• Personal email: A bad month (I’ve had a terrible month, everything has gone wrong...)
• Email to a friend: Describing shopping facilities (I'm leaving this note to tell you about shopping here...)
• Letter: Giving advice (Dear Stella, I always seem to fall in love with...) Tutored task

Descriptive texts

• Report: Comparing facts and figures (Britons spend roughly...)
• Blog: Describing a charity event (I'm writing to you from the middle of Australia!)
• Craft instructions: Making a toy (This is a simple device to build. Cut out a round disc...) Tutored task
• Travel article: Lunar hotel (A holiday in Kathmandu sounded great...)
• Scientific article: Happiness (Life's simple pleasures have the effect of...)
• Scientific article: Unusual diagnostic techniques (The researchers say that if you know what you are looking for, a person's face can tell you.... )
• Report: A paranormal incident (There have been a surprising number of reports...)
• Film review: "Angela's Ashes" (Set in Ireland in the '30s and '40s, the film...) Tutored task

Narratives and anecdotes

• Folk story: "Little friends, great friends" (One day a wise Brahman...)
• Human interest story: A lucky escape (A girl is recovering in hospital today...) Sample
• Travel blog: My best holiday (This was the best holiday I’ve ever had...) Tutored task