Writing Practice

Basic

Personal information

• Email: Personal information (My name's Simon. I'm from Australia.) Tutored task
• Description: My family (I have a big family. I have a brother. His name's Pavel.)
• Description: My routine (On weekdays I normally get up at about...)
• Description: My family and their interests (My brother is keen on jazz. He’s a great fan of...) Tutored task

Correspondence

• Holiday postcard (Dear Mum and Dad, We’re in Cairo now...)
• Email: Giving directions (Dear Daniel, Here are the instructions about how to get to my house.)
• Email: Making arrangements (I'm coming to see you next week! I arrive on Wednesday.)
• Email: Away from home (How are you? I'm having fun here in San José and...)
• Email: Holiday suggestions (We could go to the Aztec exhibition...) Tutored task

Descriptive texts

• Description: Describing people in a photo (This is a photo from last summer. This is me at the back, and...)
• Fact file: Describing a festival (In September there is a festival called...) Tutored task
• Magazine article: Describing a city (Sydney is Australia's most famous city...)
• Fact file: A job (You need to study and train a lot to do this job...)
• Fact file: Describing an animal (The kakapo can live for more than 60 years...)
• Fact file: Describing rules of a sport (Football is played on a pitch...)
• Fact file: Describing a manufacturing process (Coffee is produced in...)

Narratives and anecdotes

• Narrative: Diary entries (Monday: I had lunch with Rosie. We talked about China. She lived in China for...) Tutored task
• Narrative: A memorable experience (I will never forget when...)
• Description: A helping hand (The last time I gave someone a hand was...) Tutored task