Informal EMAIL 1. Respond to every task that the original mail asks you to do. 2. Follow the structure 3. Introduce topics with as for… As for restaurants, it really depends what you feel like. 4. Use conditional sentences to make suggestions: If you’re into spicy food, there’s a great Indian restaurant near me. / If you wanted, we could take a stroll. INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH 1 PARAGRAPH 2 SAY GOODBYE Informal EMAIL TITLE 1. Use past tenses. 2. After the first sentence, try to use past perfect to describe history of the story. 3. Use past continuous to describe weather. 4. Use a great range of vocabulary. It helps to make a good descriptive story. 5. Don’t write about a topic if you don’t know some specific vocabulary related to it. EXPOSITION ACTION RESOLUTION 6. Use direct speech. It makes the story more interesting. 7. Add extra detail to add to the atmosphere of the story. 8. Create some suspense. 9. Have a dramatic ending. 10. Use phrases/time expressions to show when things happened in your story. (e.g : while, before, after, during) 11. Double check singular and plurals. A story should have: •a good plot, with a dramatic, funny or unexpected ending •linking words and time markers to show the order of events •correct use of narrative tenses ESSAY Grammar structures 1. Inversion: for emphasis. INTRODUCE PARAGRAPH 3 WITH AN INVERSION to restate paragraph 2 and introduce main idea in paragraph 3. Not only… but also… 2. 2nd and 3rd conditionals: when talking about hypothetical situations and to discuss complex, abstract ideas. 2nd conditional to illustrate a point: If governments didn’t invest in museums, how could we preserve old traditions? 3. Passive modal reporting verbs: to express your opinion without expressing your opinion (because your opinion should only be expressed in the conclusion) Some people say that people are putting on weight because of diet VS It could be argued/asserted/thought/suggested that people are putting on weight because of diet. ESSAY Structure INTRODUCTION 1st sentence general statement about the topic 2nd sentences rephrases the question of the essay PROMPT 1 A prompt PROMPT 2 Another prompt in agreement with paragraph 2 PROMPT Another prompt in disagreement with prompts in p1 and 2 CONCLUSION Restate the point(s) made that disagrees with your opinion Your own idea + contrast this with the point(s) made that agree with your opinion + give your opinion
