APTIS WRITING – SESSION 5

APTIS WRITING SESSION 5

WRITING PART 3 AND 4 REVIEW

A. Expected outcomes

• Students are able to answer all three questions which are cohesive and coherent.

• Students are able to write a word count of approximately 40 words in response to each question.

• Students are able to write an informal email in the correct format.

• Students are able to write an email about 50 words in 10 minutes.

Advice: 5 essentials for good answers

• Answer the question

• Plan

• Use paragraphs

• Revise your work

• Make sure you answer the question exactly and no more

The most common mistakes are the following:

• Not answering the questions (going off-topic).

• Read the question and understand what you need to do.

• Writing too much but with poor grammar, spelling and punctuation.

• Keep to the word count and focus on accuracy.

• Not using a variety of sentence structures.

• Not writing in sentences or paragraphs.

• Using SMS spelling.

CHECKLIST FOR WRITING PART 3- SOCIAL NETWORK CONVERSATION 

Part 3: Three written responses to questions (30-40 words per answer, 10 minutes total)

You will have to respond to three questions from other members of the club or group on a social network platform. You are asked to write around 40 words for each response.

Part 3 Advice

Again, these questions are pretty simple but here as well as in part two you should try to use a range of interesting grammar, vocabulary, and stay within the word and time limits.

Part 3: Social network conversation

Q: Hello. I see you’re new to our club. I’ve been a member for nearly a year now. Why did you decide to join?

A: Hi, I decided to join because I love cooking and I would love to meet new people. Learn to cook new dishes, and improve my overall cooking skills.

Q: So what dishes do you enjoy cooking?

A: I love cooking all kinds of dishes, but my absolute favourite kind of food to cook is Korean food.

Q: Apparently the club is going to start posting members’ favourite dishes on the website. What do you think of this idea?

A: I think that’s a great idea. I hope they post recipes as well. I look forward to finding out what others in the club like to eat, and hopefully, I can learn how to cook some new dishes at the same time.

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CHECKLIST FOR WRITING PART 4 – INFORMAL EMAIL

Part 4: Informal writing

Here you are expected to write an email in response to some information you have received from the club or group.

You are asked to write a short informal email of 40 to 50 words to a friend.

Make sure that you use the appropriate vocabulary for the email and also that you use linking devices to make the text coherent. Also watch your grammar, punctuation and spelling.

Useful phrases

Presenting two advantages or disadvantages together:

-not only ... but ... also

-not only ... but also

Presenting two opposing views:

-on the one hand, on the other hand

Expressing Contrast

-nevertheless/ even so/ even though/ however/ in spite of/ despite/ but/ although

Expressing results

-because of this/ therefore/ thus/ as a result/ for this reason/ Consequently

Giving examples

-such as/ like/ for example/ for instance

Expressing the opinion of someone else

-some people say/ some people say that/ many people say/ many people say that/ people often say/ it is said/ it is said that/ according to

Useful phrases - Informal Letters

Greetings

-Dear Jim/ Hello Jim/ Hi Jim

Introductory paragraph

-Sorry I haven't written for ages/ Sorry it's taken me so long to write/ How's it going?/ How are you?/ How are things with you?/ How are things?

Referring to the good news

-Glad to hear about/ I'm really glad to hear about/ I'm very happy to hear about/I was very happy to read about/ Great news about your

An informal letter referring to bad news

- I'm extremely sorry to hear about/ I'm very sorry to hear about/ Sorry to read about/ Its very sad to hear about your/ I can't tell you how sad I am that

Ending an informal letter or email

Well, time to go/ Well, it's time to go/ Well, got to go/ Well, time to close/ I've got to leave off now/ Write soon/ Make sure you write soon/ Love/ Lots of love/ All my love/ Will write again soon/ Look after yourself/ Take care of yourself/ All the best/ Everything good

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