Writing for the First Certificate

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Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1 Letter or email Part II To choose among article essay report

story (donrsquot choose this option) and a review Do not spend more than 30 minutes in the

first part Remember to include all the information

needed and to use the appropriate style (formal informal)

Check grammar spelling and punctuation

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Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1 Letter or email Part II To choose among article essay report

story (donrsquot choose this option) and a review Do not spend more than 30 minutes in the

first part Remember to include all the information

needed and to use the appropriate style (formal informal)

Check grammar spelling and punctuation

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Part 1 Formal

letterDear

SrMadam

Dear MrMrs Smith

Yours faithfully

Yours sincerely

1 Why you are writing2 Organize the information of the

prompts3 What do you expect

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Part 1 Formal letter

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TO REQUEST INFORMATION

bull I am writing in response to helliphellip I would be grateful

if youbull I am writing to enquire whether

you couldhellipbull I would like to know more about

TO MAKE A COMPLAINT

bull I am writing to you about an unfortunate

incident that hellipbull To make matters

worsehellipbull I would be

grateful if you couldhellip

Remember no to use phrasal verbs and contractions

Part 1 Formal letter

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ORGANISING THE

INFORMATION

bull Firstlybull Secondlybull In additionbull Lastly

CLOSING THE LETTER

bull I am looking forward to hearing

from you soon

Remember no to use phrasal verbs and contractions

Part 1 Informal letter

Dear Martin 1 Asking personal

questions2 Why you are writing

3 Answer the information that you have been

told4 End your letter with an

appropriate comment Donrsquot stop abruptly

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Best wishesAll the best

LoveLots of love

Part 1 Informal letter

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TO BEGIN THE LETTER

bull Thank you for your letter It was great to hear from

youbull Sorry I havenrsquot

written for so long Irsquove been really

busy just recently

TO END THE LETTER

bull Thatrsquos about all my news Do write soon and let me

know what yoursquove been doingbull Irsquom looking

forward to seeing you onhellip

bullGive my love tohellip

Remember to use phrasal verbs and contractions

Part 1 Informal letter

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TO APOLOGISE

bull Irsquom really sorry thathellip But

unfortunatelyTO CONGRATULATE

SOMEONEbull Congratulation onhellipbull Well done onhellip

bull I just wanted you to know how pleasedhellip

TO INVITE SOMEONE

bull Why donrsquot you comehellip

bull We were wondering ifhellip

TO RESPOND TO AN INVITATION

bull Thanks for the dinner invitationhellipI would love

to comebull It was really kind of

you to invite us for thehellipbut Irsquom afraid

Part 2 Article

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Donrsquot be too formal

The title should be interesting and mysterious write it at the end

Begin the first paragraph with a rhetorical question

Part 2 Article

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TO BEGIN THE ARTICLE

bullHave you everhellipbull There is nothing

worst thanhellip

DESCRIBING PERSONAL

THINGS

bull I will never forget the time whenhellipbullIt happened to me

whenhellip

Part 2 Essay

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You have to give your opinion

about something controversial

It is formal

You have to give examples and

reasons

Part 2 Essay

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1 Introduce the topic

2 Explain what are you going to do with your essay

3 One side of the argument

4 The other side of the argument

5 Conclusion with your opinion

Part 2 Essay

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TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION

bull From my point of view

bull In my opinionbull I reckon

TO INTRODUCE A CONTRAST

bull While it is true thathellipon the other

handbull However

Part 2 Review

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You have to use a style similar to an article

You have to describe the actors the band members the music etc

You have to give the positive and negative things and finish with a final

recommendation

Part 2 Essay

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TO EXPRESS THE POSITIVE

THINGS

bull On the plus side

TO EXPRESS THE NEGATIVE

THINGS

bull On the down side

On the one hand on the other

hand

TO RECOMMEND

bull Overall Irsquod recommendbull I wouldnrsquot hesitate to recommendbull I wouldnrsquot encourage anyone to

Part 2 Report

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Donrsquot use the pronoun I

Formal style

Description numbers personal

recommendation

Part 2 Report

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You have to use bullet points

You have to make the paragraphs very clear Introduction then you have to create other headings related to the

topic recommendations

Part 2 Report

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TO EXPRESS THE

OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT

bull The aim of this report ishellip

bullThe purpose of this report ishellip

TO GIVE REASONS

bull I found that bull As a result of

my inquires

TO GIVE RECOMMEND

ATIONS

bullIn view of this I recommendbull I suggestbull I strongly recommend

Good and bad examples Report

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A school in an English-speaking country is going to send a group of students to stay in the area where you live for a month Your teacher has asked you to write a report describing the entertainment sports and transport facilities in the area Write your report In this report I would like to tell you about Almaty And describe 3

main things which can be interesting for foreghn student First entertainment In the Almaty there are a lots of interesting places for all groups of age For students there are many pubs restorants

wich are open hole day Most of them are in the city center For elderly people we have 10 museums and theatres Now Irsquoll tell you about sports For those who are interested in sports we have a lots of Gym classes Also Almaty is one of the best place for those who like ice-skating since there is a big skating ndash rink not far from the city Almaty surrounded by mountains so for those like skiing it is takes only 20 min to get there Almaty is very crowdy city and the streets are very small so most of time it is very hard to drive To travel by bus is not comfortable because usually there are more people on the bus than it should be There fastes and the most

comfortable transport is a taxi

Good and bad examples Letter

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You see this advertisement in an international student magazineHOST FAMILIES WANTEDWe are inviting applications from families who would like to offer accommodation tointernational students during their stay in your country If you are interested please write answering the following questions1048696 What do you think are the advantages for a student of staying with a host family compared with college accommodation1048696 What qualities is it necessary for a successful host family to have1048696 Why would you like to host international students

Mr S MartinHosts International Ltd

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Dear Mr S MartinMy name is Holly Parker and Irsquom writing this letter as a response to your latest add in the lsquoStudent International MagazinersquoWe are a family of four my husband Gregory forty-five working as a consultant manager for a tourist agency our two sons Eric 18 years old and John 16 years old both students and of course myself 43 years old and working as an account manager We have a 5 bedroom and 4 bathroom cottage and we live at a short distance from the best tourist attractions in the region and within walking distance from the nearest bus and rail-way station We would be more than happy to wellcome amongst us a male foreign student to live with us as a part of our family for the duration of two yearsBesides lodging we offer three meals per day and he would be more than wellcome to any family outings and activitiesWe are making this application because we would like to experience living with someone coming from another culture and also because my boys are going to leave soon to France as exchange students and I would like to know what would be the best option for us as parents to send them to college accomodation or to families like usI sincerely hope my letter of application will be accepted and that we are found suitable to host an international studentBest regards

Good and bad examples Article

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Write your articleAn international guide book called A World of Traditions is being produced giving details ofplaces in different countries where visitors can learn about traditional ways of life You havedecided to write a contribution to the guide book Your contribution shouldbull describe one particular place in your countrybull explain what visitors could learn there about traditional ways of lifebull suggest why these ways of life are an important part of local or national culture

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COME TO SPAIN YOU WONrsquoT REGRET THATIf you come to Spain you will discover so many interesting things about different topics music sport dance food holidays in the beach You will realize all these experiences just by the mere fact of living during ten days in July in Pamplona We have a lot of Hotels Residences Hostels which you can book for the summer from now You can make your reservations in wwwspainhotelesThe 7th of July is the typical day of Pamplona Sanfermin and you can see the bulls running in the streets There are so many events programmed around that day the Pablo Sarasatersquos Orchestra plays a very emotive performance which consists on Spanish Composers there is a football match between Real Madrid and Barcelona every year the Government of Navarra organises a festival where dancers from every cities of Spain are invited to dance with the lsquoregionalrsquo music of each city restaurants have their best cookers and they prepare delicious typical menus for people from other countrieshellipYou can learn costumes from all different places of Spain if you come to Pamplona in JulyIt is possible also to rent a car and to go to San Sebastian just for a day It is wonderful You will be able to swim in the sea while seeing the snow in the Pyrinees MountainsThese ways of life in Pamplona are very important because it is known in all the World People from America Europe Asia everywhere use to come and Pamplona becomes the lsquocentre pointrsquo in the news Donrsquot forget to be dressed in white and red colours You will enjoy yourself so much at the same time as you will learn our costumes history etc

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• Writing for the First Certificate
• Part 1 and Part 2
• Part 1
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• Part 1 (6)
• Part 2
• Part 2 (2)
• Part 2 (3)
• Part 2 (4)
• Part 2 (5)
• Part 2 (6)
• Part 2 (7)
• Part 2 (8)
• Part 2 (9)
• Part 2 (10)
• Good and bad examples
• Good and bad examples (2)
• Good and bad examples (3)
• Good and bad examples (4)
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