A1 WRITING

2. ASSESSMENT 6 Deciding on what to

write about
Students…
 Articulate all the goals described along the writing assessments
and compose a text for the Oral Presentation.

1. Think about:

1. Do you know what your final

text is going to be about?

2. Do you think the strategies of

the previous writing practices can
help you?

3. Do you consider that writing is a

piece of cake? Why?

Piece of cake: Easy

2. Words matter!

To do well in this lesson, it’s necessary to learn a number of words. Please complete
the following exercise. At the end you will have increased your vocabulary.

2.1. Underline the expression that best matches the idea of the boldfaced word or
phrase. Have a dictionary at hand!

a. During the play, the actors didn’t have a script so they had to improvise.

-An objective - A text containing the plan.

b. The teacher told me my text isn’t coherent.

- Logical - Bad

c. I scribble on my notebook while I’m in class.

-To write fast - To draw figures

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d. You know, my boss asked me to write a draft of a letter.

-The first version of a text - The final version of a text

2.2. Match the word on the left with the meaning on the right. Write in the
parenthesis the corresponding letter.

Word Meaning
1 Focus ( ) a To steal someone’s ideas.
2 Quote ( ) b To repeat or copy down words said by another person.
3 To write down ( ) c To put information on a paper.
4 Plagiarism ( ) d Pay particular attention to something.

3. Read a bit!

Read the following text about “Deciding on a topic to write about” Carlos is an English
student; he wants to write his final paper, so he advises other students to choose a
topic based on his experience.

Sometimes I feel blocked and I don’t know

what to write about. I start making
scribbles in my notebook for nothing. It’s
so difficult! But, to help my creative spirit, I
listen to my favorite songs and I try to
reflect about the meaning of them. Also, I
try to remember my happy memories or
bad experiences of my childhood, and
then I write a short draft. If the story is
interesting, I keep writing; but if not, I take
a look at a quote that makes me think on
Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Most of
the times, those thoughts and quotes on
the internet really catch my attention and I
feel I can give my opinion about them.

Writing is difficult if you don’t have inspiration, but when you finally have a topic, writing
about it in detail is a piece of cake! You are going to have tons of ideas. Occasionally, you
should have an amount of words, so be careful. Then, I recommend to focus on the details
and write as many ideas as you can. I’m sure that if you follow those tips, you are going to
succeed. And remember, avoid plagiarism; it is better if you write down your own thoughts.

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 4. Tips for composition

In this session you find grammar elements and composition strategies that help you
with your writing production. Read the explanation; this is important for the next
step!

Let’s take a look at all the grammar and composition topics of the previous writing
practices so they can guide you with your final text for the oral presentation.

Writing practice 1  Sentence structure.

o Capitalization.
o Punctuation.
o Sentence structure.
o Type of sentence.
Writing practice 2  Describing a person.
 Asking for directions.
 Simple sentences.
Writing practice 3  Filling out an application form.
 Writing an informal letter/e-mail.
Writing practice 4  Simple present in short sentence production.
 Connecting sentences for short paragraphs.
Writing practice 5  More expressions to link sentences.
 Punctuation marks.
So now you are ready for your final composition. Let’s write something!

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