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A variety of resources for teaching writing in the classroom, including a magazine project for
elementary learners: One World Magazine.

Students and teachers are often reluctant to spend time on writing in class, preferring instead to save
writing for homework. This section provides lesson plans, ideas and downloadable materials to help
you incorporate writing into classroom activities. The materials are appropriate for general English
classes, for Exams classes, for EAP and for all types of English. Please write to the web editor if you
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One World Magazine
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Twelve writing activities which are all part of a project to make a magazine called
'One World'.
Lesson plans
A brilliant bank of writing lesson plans, worksheets and teaching ideas from our
expert authors.
Writing matters
Adrian Tennant presents a series of articles about teaching writing, including
techniques and strategies, plus practical teaching tips.
Miscellaneous worksheets
An extensive selection of worksheets and lesson plans from Macmillan resources.
One World Magazine project
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Twelve writing activities which are all part of a project to make a magazine called 'One
World'.
These writing activities are all part of a project to make a magazine called 'One World'. Each
activity makes one page so that at the end of the project students have written all their own
pages using the worksheets provided. Activities include an editorial, writing problem letters,
designing an advert and writing a feature. There is also a sports page, review page and
quizzes.
Each set of writing tasks, however, can also be done as an individual, one-off activity (except
for the Editorial and Cover and Contents pages). The tasks are designed as class work for
elementary students and are integrated with other skills. They are suitable for both adults and
young learners.
All of these materials are prepared by Jackie McAvoy, a former winner of our Lesson Share
competition.
Inside One World Magazine
One World 01: An interview

Author: Jackie McAvoy Level: Elementary

Students write an article about the life of a famous person.
One World 02: Where am I?

Where am I? - students write about a place they know.
One World 03: The sports page

Students write a sports page for One world magazine.
One World 04: The problem page

Students write a problem page for 'One World' magazine.
One World 05: The adverts page

Students write the advertisement page for One World magazine.
One World 06: Mr and Mrs

Students write a quiz for One world magazine.
One World 07: The fashion page

Students participate in a fashion show and display their ideas, and vote for the most
popular design.
One World 08: The review page

Students draft and then correct a review of the year's news stories.
One World 09: Horoscopes

Students draft, edit and then write a Chinese horoscope for another student in the
class.
One World 10: Cover and contents

Students produce a cover and contents page for One World magazine.
One World 11: Quiz

Students write a selection of quizzes and puzzles.
One World 12: The editorial

Students write an editorial based on the written pages they have already done in class.
Writing skills lesson plans
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A brilliant bank of writing lesson plans, worksheets and teaching ideas from our expert
authors.
Resources for teaching writing in the classroom. These lesson plans and materials are
appropriate for general English classes, for Exams classes, for EAP and for all types of
English.
Writing skills lesson plans
Writing skills: advertising

Author: Jackie McAvoy Level: Intermediate, Upper intermediate Type: Teaching
notes
To raise awareness of the type of language used in advertising.
Writing skills: news story

notes
To help students produce writing with a higher occurrence of lexical variation,
complex sentences and appropriate use of passive structures.
Writing skills: Letter of complaint

notes
To encourage the use of phrases which express attitude and emotion in a factual letter.
Writing skills: Cause and effect

Author: Lexy Holt Level: Intermediate, Upper intermediate Type: Teaching notes
To bring attention to the need for lexical variation in a good essay and to increase
range of cause and effect phrases and topic related vocabulary.
Writing skills: Fables

notes
An enjoyable one-/two-hour lesson as a basis for writing a fable. Students produce an
original fable, using narrative target language.
Writing skills: Mini saga

Author: Lindsay Clandfield Level: Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper
intermediate Type: Teaching notes
Students learn about mini sagas and try to write one themselves.
Writing skills: statistical report

Author: Jackie McAvoy Level: Intermediate, Upper intermediate, Advanced Type:
Teaching notes
To teach and practise language relevant to writing a statistical report
Writing skills: formal and informal writing

Author: Jackie McAvoy Level: Intermediate, Upper intermediate, Advanced Type:

Teaching notes
To enable students to break down the different features of formal and informal
English by working through a step-by-step text transformation at their own pace.
Writing skills: Thinking about writing

Author: Adrian Tennant Level: Intermediate, Upper intermediate Type: Teaching
notes
This lesson looks at a few techniques for thinking about writing. There are 3 tasks:
brainstorming, loop writing and speed writing.
Writing: A class or company newsletter

Author: Karen Richardson Type: General lesson plan
In this lesson by Karen Richardson, students work collaboratively to produce a class
newsletter.
Writing matters
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Inside Writing matters
Writing matters: Planning, drafting and editing

Author: Adrian Tennant Type: Article
Writing is a process. Good writers plan what they will write, come up with ideas,
draft, revise and edit. Students dont! This article will give some practical ideas for
how students can be taught to become good writers.
Writing matters: Types of writing: Short texts

In the first of two articles on types of writing, Adrian Tennant focuses on short texts
such as messages, notes, instructions and notices. Although these kinds of text are
read and written on a regular basis, they are often neglected despite being extremely
common in everyday life.
Writing matters: Creative writing

This is the fourth article looking at writing. In this article we take a look at what is
meant by creative writing and why it can be a useful tool in helping improve our
students writing skills and overall level of English.
Writing matters: Developing accuracy

Accuracy in written work is important, but how can we help our students to become
accurate writers? In this article, Adrian Tennant tries to answer these questions and
provides some practical activities that focus on accuracy.
Writing matters: Developing fluency

Most teachers have heard of fluency in terms of speaking, but what does it mean when
applied to writing? In this article we examine the concept of fluency in writing.
Writing matters: Getting started

This is the first in a series of articles by Adrian Tennant looking at various aspects of
teaching writing. The first article takes a look at getting started with writing practice
and examines why students often find writing difficult.
Writing tips
notes
Jackie McAvoy provides some useful tips for integrating writing into your English
lessons.
Miscellaneous writing worksheets

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Habits
Author: Sue Kay and Simon Greenall Level: Elementary Type: Worksheet
An American English worksheet to write about habits and routines and to find people
in the class with the same habits and routines.
Spot the similarities

An American English worksheet to find similarities between two different pictures by
asking and answering questions. To write brief descriptions of the pictures.
Travel
A British English worksheet to put words in the correct order to form questions. To
ask and answer questions about travelling.
As different as chalk and cheese

Author: Sue Kay Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to create a story by inventing answers to questions and
writing them down.
As different as chalk and cheese

Author: Sue Kay and Simon Greenall Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
An American English worksheet to create a story by inventing answers to questions

and writing them down.
I'm different now

A British English worksheet to talk about yourself as a child and to compare the way
things were with the way things are now.
I'm different now

An American English worksheet to talk about yourself as a child and to compare the
way things were with the way things are now.
Your secret is out!

An American English worksheet to write imaginary information about people by
completing unfinished sentences.
Your secret is out!

A British English worksheet to write imaginary information about people by
completing unfinished sentences.
A romantic meeting
Author: Sue Kay and Simon Greenall Level: Pre-intermediate Type: Worksheet

A holiday to remember
Author: Sue Kay Level: Pre-intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to describe a holiday using pictures and to collect
information and fill in a chart about other students' holidays.
Battleships
Author: Sue Kay and Simon Greenall Level: Starter/beginner Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to find hidden words or sentences by naming numbered
squares on a grid.
Names and numbers

A British English worksheet to write names and numbers and to guess what your
partner's names and numbers mean.
Yes/no game
A British English worksheet to write information about people and to ask and answer
questions in order to guess who the people are.
Dream destinations
Author: Sue Kay and Simon Greenall Level: Advanced Type: Worksheet
An American English worksheet to find the person who has the other half of your
picture by describing your own picture. To write a description of a place.
Landscapes
An American English worksheet to write a description of a picture. To listen to the
description of a picture and draw it.
Travel
An American English worksheet to put word in the correct order to form questions. To
ask and answer questions about traveling.
Around the world in ten minutes

An American English worksheet to talk about things you've done and things you
haven't done yet by playing a board game.
Over the bridge

An American English worksheet to write a description of an imaginary place to live.

To complete a partner's description of an imaginary place to live.
A vacation to remember
An American English worksheet to describe a vacation using pictures and to collect

information and fill in a chart about other students' vacations.
Bingo: Time
A British English worksheet to play a game of bingo and to recognize the times of the
day.
It's an order!
A British English worksheet to write instructions and to play a game of dominoes by
matching instructions with opposite instructions.
Dream destinations
Author: Sue Kay Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to find the person who has the other half of your picture
by describing your own picture. To write a description of a place.
Landscapes
A British English worksheet to write a description of a picture. To listen to the

description of a picture and draw it.
Encounters of a spooky kind

An American English worksheet to dictate part of a story and to write down what your
partner dictates to you.
Something strange happened on the way to

What are you like?

A British English worksheet to write a description of a person.
What shall we do?

A British English worksheet to speak to as many partners as possible, asking for and
making suggestions.
What's wrong?
Author: Susan Banman Sileci and Ana Maria Cuder Level: Elementary Type:
Worksheet
An American English worksheet to write affirmative and negative sentences with
there is/there are + a, an, some, any.
Success story
An American English worksheet to interview a partner about his or her fictitious life
and to complete a magazine article based on the information obtained.
Where's the English Language Institute?

An American English worksheet to follow directions and to fill in details on a map.
Horoscope consequences
An American English worksheet to create an imaginary horoscope by writing

predictions.
Where's the Park School of English?

A British English worksheet to follow directions and to fill in details on a map.
Everything we know
A British English worksheet to play a board game by giving personal information
about one another.
True or false?
A British English worksheet to write true and false sentences about likes and dislikes
and to guess a partner's true and false sentences.
Descriptions
A British English worksheet to write a description of a place or a person using given
words and expressions.
Encounters of a spooky kind

A British English worksheet to dictate part of a story and to write down what your
Something strange happened on the way to

writing them down.
Descriptions
An American English worksheet to write a description of a place or person using
given words and expressions.
Life changes
An American English worksheet to guess what has happened to change people's lives
by listening to sentences about their past life and how they are coping with the new
situation.
What are you like?

An American English worksheet to write a description of a person.
What shall we do?

An American English worksheet to speak to as many partners as possible, asking for
and making suggestions.
Predict your future

An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions about the future and to
write a group poster.
Style trial
An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions about your style of
dress.
Predict your future

A British English worksheet to ask and answer questions about the future and to write
a group poster.
Food, glorious food!

An American English worksheet to write clues for a crossword and to complete it.
Food, glorious food!

A British English worksheet to write clues for a crossword and to complete it.
More about you

Author: Susan Banman Sileci and Ana Maria Cuder Level: Pre-intermediate Type:
Worksheet
An American English worksheet to practice asking and answering questions and to
practice sharing opinions.
A dream house
A British English worksheet to look at a picture of a house for a short time and to
memorize as many details as possible.
Life changes
A British English worksheet to guess what has happened to change people's lives by
listening to sentences about their past life and how they are coping with the new
situation.
Anything's possible
An American English worksheet to complete some sentences as if you were your
partner.
Useful objects crossword

Animal instinct
An American English worksheet to pretend you are an animal and to give personal
information as if you were that animal. To guess what animals other people are
pretending to be.
Movie review
An American English worksheet to write movie reviews of imaginary movies by
looking at pictures which could be movie posters.
Animal instinct
A British English worksheet to pretend you are an animal and to give personal
information as if you were that animal. To guess what animals other people are
pretending to be.
Film review
A British English worksheet to write film reviews of imaginary films by looking at

picture which could be film posters.
Food and drink dominoes

A British English worksheet to play a game of dominoes by matching quantity and
container words with food and drink.
Anything's possible
A British English worksheet to complete some sentences as if you were your partner.
Useful objects crossword

Getting to know you

Author: Simon Williams Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
To practice asking and answering personal information questions.

A British English worksheet to find similarities between two different pictures by
Class list
A British English worksheet to complete a chart by asking about jobs and names.
What have we got in common?

To write personal details and to find people in the class with the same information.
Lifestyle profiles
An American English worksheet to write a character profile for a person and match it
to a picture of a person.
Whose life is it?

An American English worksheet to fill in a questionnaire anonymously. To read
questionnaires completed by other members of the class and to guess who wrote them.
When and what?

An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions about daily routines.
Habits
A British English worksheet to write about habits and routines and to find people in
the class with the same habits and routines.
A romantic meeting
writing them down.
Sentences in a hat
A British English worksheet to write sentences describing routine activities. To pick
sentences out of a hat and find out who wrote them by asking questions.
We aren't British
A British English worksheet to write sentences about things the students have in
common and then to play a matching game.
Favourites
A British English worksheet to write about favourite things and to find people in the
class with the same favourite things.
They're neighbours
A British English worksheet to write sentences about pictures and then to play a
matching game.
Secret identities
A British English worksheet to write the names of famous people using numbers in
place of letters of the alphabet. To work out names according to a code by doing a
running dictation.
Lifestyle profiles
A British English worksheet to write a character profile for a person and match it to a
picture of a person.
Whose life is it?

A British English worksheet to fill in a questionnaire anonymously. To read
questionnaires completed by other members of the class and to guess who wrote them.
Sentences in a hat
An American English worksheet to write sentences describing routine activities. To

pick sentences out of a hat and find out who wrote them by asking questions.
Round the world in ten minutes

A British English worksheet to talk about things you've done and things you haven't
done yet by playing a board game.
Horoscope consequences
A British English worksheet to create an imaginary horoscope by writing predictions.
Success story
A British English worksheet to interview a partner about their fictitious life and to
complete a magazine article based on the information obtained.
Style trial
A British English worksheet to ask and answer questions about your style of dress.
Who asked me that?

An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions and then to remember
who asked which questions.
Stuff and things

True and false definitions
An American English worksheet to play a game in teams, guessing correct definitions

and writing false definitions for words.
Do you agree?
Worksheet
An American English worksheet to practice using superlatives.
Do you do it yourself?
Author: Simon Williams Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
An American English worksheet to practice causatives.
Ouch!
A British English worksheet to write complaints about health and corresponding
advice. To play a game by matching advice to complaints.
Who asked me that?

A British English worksheet to ask and answer questions and then to remember who
asked which questions.
True and false definitions

A British English worksheet to play a game in teams, guessing correct definitions and
writing false definitions for words.
Sentences in a hat
A British English worksheet to complete unfinished sentences and to pick sentences

out of a hat and find out who wrote them by asking questions.
The grass is always greener

An American English worksheet to write sentences about things you regret about your
present state.
Permission to lie
An American English worksheet to play a game in teams, guessing correct definitions,
and writing false definitions for words.
My kind of people
An American English worksheet to write sentences about people, places, and times.
Have you ever ?

An American English worksheet to play a game by asking and answering questions
about experiences.
Guess the place

An American English worksheet to write down what you can and can't do in places,
and to guess what the places are by reading the rules.
Think of a word
An American English worksheet to play a game by finding words in given categories.
If I had the chance

An American English worksheet to write about and discuss what you would do if you
were in different positions of authority.
A day in my town
An American English worksheet to plan a day in the place where you live and write a
letter explaining the plan to a foreign friend who is coming to visit you for a day.
Predictogram
A British English worksheet to play a game by writing and reading out predictions.
I do it my way
A British English worksheet to talk about the way people do everyday activities and to
guess what the activites are.
Crossword worksheet progress check

If I had the chance

A British English worksheet to write about and discuss what you would do if you
were in different positions of authority.
A day in my town
A British English worksheet to plan a day in the place where you live and write a
letter explaining the plan to a foreign friend who is coming to visit you for a day.
Permission to lie
A British English worksheet to play a game in teams, guessing correct definitions, and
writing false definitions for words.
My kind of people
A British English worksheet to write sentences about people, places, and times.
Crossword
Psychic link
An American English worksheet to dictate part of a story and to write down what your
A dream
An American English worksheet to write the story of a dream using pictures.
A good place to live

An American English worksheet to compare your ideal place to live with where you
are living now.
Class survey
A British English worksheet to do a class survey by asking and answering questions
and to report the results of the survey.
Psychic link

How many uses can you think of?

A British English worksheet to invent unusual uses for ordinary objects.
A dream
A British English worksheet to write the story of a dream using pictures.
Advertising campaign
An American English worksheet to write and present a radio advertisement and to
guess what products are being advertised.
Predictogram
An American English worksheet to play a game by writing and reading out
predictions.
Class survey
An American English worksheet to do a class survey by asking and answering
questions and to report the results of the survey.
If only I'd taken more chances

An American English worksheet to imagine that you are 87 years old, and to talk
about past regrets.
Dear Sue, what should I do?

An American English worksheet to write letters asking for and giving advice.
Your last day at home

An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions about how you would
spend your last day at home if you were going away for a year.
Meal-times
An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions about eating habits.
Life's big moments

Author: Susan Banman Sileci and Ana Maria Cuder Level: Elementary Type:
Worksheet
An American English worksheet to recycle the present simple, past simple and future
with going to.
Questions in a hat
Worksheet
An American English worksheet to practice the use of the modal auxiliary will to
make predictions.
A+B=C
Author: Doug Case Level: Elementary Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to write the words under the pictures.
Mistakes at the airport

A British English worksheet: In each of the signs, there is a spelling mistake (an extra
letter). For each one, correct the mistake and put the extra letter in the small square.
Famous dates
A British English worksheet: With the help of the pictures, put the dates beside the
correct letters.
Elvis's greatest hits

A British English worksheet: In this puzzle there are ten Elvis songs. The title of each
song is two words. Assemble these seven titles and write them with the correct
pictures.
Longer, shorter, longer

A British English worksheet to write the words in the grid. Each word is one letter
shorter or longer than the last.
At the cinema
Author: Doug Case Level: Pre-intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to find six types of film. Write them under the correct
pictures.
Find the middles

A British English worksheet: In each group in the grid, all three words need the same
two (or three) letters in the middle. Decide what the letters are and write them in.
Heavy syllables
A British English worksheet to read the words aloud, then write them in the correct
gaps depending on their stress pattern.
Special sentences
A British English worksheet to discover why each of the nine sentences is special.
Words into numbers

A British English worksheet: In this puzzle, the clues are the areas of countries. Read
the words and put the numbers into the grid.
Close the shutters

Author: Doug Case Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to replace the shutters on the eight windows so that you
can read four proverbs and the first lines of four songs.
Folded twice
Author: Doug Case Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to discover what is written on the folded pieces of paper
by putting the correct front and back views together.
If only I'd taken more chances

Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to imagine that you are 87 years old, and to talk about
past regrets.
Dear Sue, what should I do?

Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Intermediate Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to write letters asking for and giving advice.
A good place to live

Author: Colin Benn, Paul Dummett and Simon Greenall Level: Pre-intermediate
Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to compare your ideal place to live with where you are
living now.
Meal-times
Author: Colin Benn, Paul Dummett and Simon Greenall Level: Pre-intermediate
Type: Worksheet
A British English worksheet to ask and answer questions about eating habits.
Advertising campaign
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type:
Worksheet
A British English worksheet to write and present a radio advertisement and to guess
what products are being advertised.
Neighbours
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type:
Worksheet

An American English worksheet to find similarities between two different pictures by

When and what?

A British English worksheet to ask and answer questions about daily routines.

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elementary learners: One World Magazine.

One World 01: An interview

Author: Jackie McAvoy Level: Elementary

One World 02: Where am I?

One World 03: The sports page

One World 04: The problem page

One World 05: The adverts page

One World 06: Mr and Mrs

One World 07: The fashion page

One World 08: The review page

One World 09: Horoscopes

One World 10: Cover and contents

One World 11: Quiz

One World 12: The editorial

Writing skills lesson plans

Writing skills: advertising

To raise awareness of the type of language used in advertising.

Writing skills: news story

Writing skills: Letter of complaint

Writing skills: Cause and effect

Writing skills: Fables

Writing skills: Mini saga

Writing skills: statistical report

Writing skills: formal and informal writing

Author: Jackie McAvoy Level: Intermediate, Upper intermediate, Advanced Type:

Writing skills: Thinking about writing

Writing: A class or company newsletter

Writing matters: Planning, drafting and editing

Writing matters: Types of writing: Short texts

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Writing matters: Creative writing

Writing matters: Developing accuracy

Writing matters: Developing fluency

Writing matters: Getting started

Miscellaneous writing worksheets

An extensive selection of worksheets and lesson plans from Macmillan resources.

Spot the similarities

As different as chalk and cheese

As different as chalk and cheese

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An American English worksheet to create a story by inventing answers to questions

I'm different now

I'm different now

Your secret is out!

Your secret is out!

An American English worksheet to create a story by inventing answers to questions

Names and numbers

Around the world in ten minutes

Over the bridge

An American English worksheet to write a description of an imaginary place to live.

An American English worksheet to describe a vacation using pictures and to collect

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A British English worksheet to write a description of a picture. To listen to the

Encounters of a spooky kind

Something strange happened on the way to

What are you like?

What shall we do?

Where's the English Language Institute?

An American English worksheet to follow directions and to fill in details on a map.

An American English worksheet to create an imaginary horoscope by writing

Where's the Park School of English?

Encounters of a spooky kind

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