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=Models for Writing Tasks:=

Narrative Essay

 * Write a narrative essay about an account that showed how appearances can be deceiving. Do not exceed more than 250 words.
 * § Write a 250-word essay in which you narrate a series of funny events. Do not use any title.
 * § Write a 250-word story beginning with: “As soon as Roy opened the door, he knew that something was wrong.” Do not use any title.
 * § Write a 250-word essay in which you narrate a surprising turn of events. Do not use any title.
 * § Write a narrative essay about an encounter that changed your life. Do not write more than 250 words.
 * § Write a narrative essay about a moment of failure or success in your life. Do not write more than 250 words.
 * Write a 250-word story which begins with the following words: **//“Why is it that the most important changes in our lives happen when we least expect them to? My life had settled into a comfortable, satisfying routine when……..”//**
 * Write a 250-word story which ends with the following words: **//"The boy looked at me and smiled. I had saved his life."//**

- introducing characters; - creating atmosphere, suspense, mystery. ||  B1  ||
 * |||| Narrative Essay  ||  Level  ||
 * ^  ||  Structure  ||  Possible Approach  ||^   ||
 * ^  || Introduction || - description of the setting (time/place)
 * ^  || Issue || - the complication, dilemma, which affects the plot/the destiny of the characters ||^   ||
 * ^  || Climax || - the destiny of the characters' reaches a turning point / is questioned / in a critical situation ||^   ||
 * ^  || Denouement || - the solution to the dilemma, the effect of the dramatic situation on the character(s), the moral (the lesson learnt) ||^   ||

Informal letter
//I leave school this summer and have a year free before university. I want to come to your country. First I’d like to spend some time travelling. Then I’d like to find a job for three months. Please give me some advice on travelling and working in your country.// //Thanks, Jo.// Write your **letter** to Jo in approximately180 words. You recently entered a competition on TV and won a holiday for two to a beach resort. Write a letter to a friend telling him/her, how you won the holiday, describing the holiday and inviting him/her to join you. Write approximately 180 words
 * An English friend of yours is interested in cultural traditions. Write a letter inviting your friend to visit you at the time when a famous festival is being celebrated. You should include information on what the festival celebrates, when it takes place, and why it might interest your friend, and give you an account of what people do in the course of the celebration. Write your **letter** in approximatively 180 words.
 * A native-speaker who worked in your community for two years is now back in the US. Write him/her an informal letter of thanks in which you include details of his/her work in Romania. Use between 120 and 150 words. Sign your letter as Andrei/Andreea.
 * You have just received a letter from your friend John including the following words: “I have read the book you recommended and I would like to know which character made the greatest impression on you. I’ll tell you later about my own choice.” Write a letter to John answering his question and explaining why the character made such an impression on you. Use between 120 and 150 words. Sign your letter as Andrei/Andreea.
 * A friend you made on an international summer camp has not written to you for a long time. Write an informal letter or email enquiring about him/her and giving personal news. Use between 120 and 150 words. Sign your letter as Andrei/Andreea
 * Six months ago your family moved from city to a small countryside village. Write a letter to an old friend you haven't seen since then, saying how you feel about the changing in lifestyle.
 * This is part of a letter from an English friend, Jo.

For informal letters you should:

 * use informal vocabulary throughout
 * use description, express opinions, narrate events, offer information
 * use a wide range of linkers
 * have a short introductory paragraph
 * structure the letters in paragraphs, having a coherent content of ideas
 * make recommendations or call for action in the last paragraph
 * include the presentation and/or discussion of a point of view with justifying arguments
 * use appropriate structures to start and end the letter

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