HOW TO MAKE A GOOD COMPOSITION?

First of all READ well the instructions … & then THINK!!!

1. What style is required?

formal or informal?2. What is the format?

3. Who is it for? Who will read it?

A friend? Someone unknown?

What EFFECT you want to produce? What is

the objective? – To complain? – To get something? – To apologise?…

4. Note down the title and your ideas BRIEFLY

5. Organise them

6. Make a note of the new SPECIFIC vocabulary & grammar you have learnt and can use

Relative clauses question tags

Conditionals phrasal verbs

Passives varied tenses

Infinitive/gerund etc

7. Use linkers appropriate to the level

However, althoughnevertheless,

Besides, on the other hand,what is more…

8. Then… start writing your draft

Deal with all the points

(expand them a little)

Organise similar ideas into paragraphs

Use punctuation properly

Show you can use correctly all those new structures and avoid basic mistakes

Watch out for the number of words required

9. Once you’ve finished, revise your work and look for your usual mistakes

Then (only then) you can write the final version

Mind your handwriting, respect margins and the space between the lines

Good luck!

By Pili A. M.