Un bloc a XTECBlocs
Writing
Unit 1: The way we learn. Writing an e-mail!
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Dear Grace,
I’m happy to see that you’re great. I’m going to tell you about my family and school.
In my family we are four, my mother, my father and my sister-who is older than me- but she isn’t here now. She’s studying in Finland so I can’t see her in months. I’m so lonely now and I hate it, so I’m looking forward to Christmas, because she’s coming, and probably my grandmother too.
The school is boring, but now I can study what I want and it’s better than last year. My favorite subject is Physical Education, because I like doing exercise, but I hate Catalan, because it’s too boring and I am with all the class. But it doesn’t matter, because there are only two hours a week.
What’s about your family and your school? Write soon, please.
See you,
First Batx girl
unit 1: Are you mobile? A for and against essay
0First of all write down quickly your ideas about the topic (brainstorming).
Order them into advantages and disadvantages (or for and against).
Write a draft:
first paragraph: introduce the topic
second paragraph: advantages (supported by examples and facts) and disadvantages (idem)
third paragraph: state your opinion (closing paragraph)
Read it, check the connectors, the punctuation and spelling, revise the grammar and the word order.
Write the final essay on the computer and send it or post it.
WRITER’S CHECKLIST
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Writer’s Checklist:
CONTENT,
LANGUAGE &
ORGANIZATION
CONTENT
Did I…
begin with a suitable opening sentence?
present my ideas clearly?
use relevant details and examples to explain my ideas?
support my ideas with details and examples?
end with a suitable closing sentence?
use pronouns to refer to the nouns in the paragraph?
use connectors to link my ideas?
LANGUAGE
Did I…
check my grammar?
check my spelling?
check word order?
use correct punctuation?
use capital letters correctly?
use adjectives correctly?
ORGANIZATION
Did I…
use suitable connectors?
present the information in the logical order?
PERFECT!!!!
WRITING GUIDE: The Writing Process
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STEP 1: Brainstorm for ideas.
STEP 2: Organise your ideas.
STEP 3: Focus on language.
STEP 4: Write a first draft.
STEP 5: Check your work.
STEP 6: Write a final draft.
STEP 1: Brainstorm for ideas
Write down the ideas you can think of.
Don’t worry about whether the ideas are relevant.
Don’t worry about the grammar or the spelling.
You can write on your own language.
STEP 2: Organise your ideas
Decide which ideas to keep and cross out the others
Group similar ideas together
Put the groups in order according to a writing plan.
STEP 3: Focus on language
Think of words and expressions you will need in your work.
STEP 4: Write a first draft
Begin writing. Leave wide margins for notes.
Leave space between line for additions and corrections.
Write quickly. Don’t worry about neatness or accuracy.
If you cn’t think of a word in English, write it in your own language.
If you can’t spell a word, write it in any way you can.
Then check the word in a dictionary when you have finished.
STEP 5: Check your work
Use the Writer’s Checklist to improve your work.
STEP 6: Write a final draft
When you are satisfied with your work, copy it neatly onto a clean sheet of paper.
Write in pen or type it on the computer.
Be sure to include all your corrections.
Leave a margin on the left-hand sid.
Make sure your paragraphs are clearly indicated.
GUIDE FOR CORRECTING WRITING ERRORS
0Hi dear students, could you correct the following mistakes?
S/P: singular-plural
He have been here for six month.
A: article
I had a accident.
WF: word form
I saw a beauty picture.
WC: word choice
He got on the taxi.
VT: verb tense
He is here since June.
+W: add a word
I want+ go to the zoo.
-W: omit a word
She answered -to my question.
WO: word order
I liked very much that movie.
IS: incomplete sentence
When it began to rain.
Sp: spelling
Come wit us to the park.
P: punctuation
What did he say.
C: capitalization
I am studying english.
MNC: meaning not clear
He borrowed some smoke.
RS: run-on sentence
My father is hungry, he hasn’t eat breakfast.
This would be the code to mark your writing mistakes;
if you don’t understand any of them, please let me know!
if you don’t understand any of them, please let me know!