0511 - WRITING Different types ■ Informal email ■ Report ■ Article ■ Review EMAIL Informal Email ■ Greetings ■ Body ■ Conclusion Greetings ■ Greet the other person – you can say how long it’s been, or say it’s good to hear from them – Hey, how are you doing? – Sorry that I haven’t written in so long, how are things? – It was good to hear from you! I’m glad that you’re … ■ Introduce story – I’ve been meaning to tell you about… – Guess what! I’m… – Something happened the other day, and I wanted to tell you all about it. Body ■ Answer the points in the question – each point may be put into their own paragraph ■ Linking words/phrases in between paragraphs: – And then, also, plus – Anyway, anyhow – But, though, yet – Luckily, fortunately Conclusion ■ Tell them you have to go + ask for a reply – Well, I have to go now. Take care! – That’s everything I’ve been up to. Hope to hear from you soon! – I wish you could have been there. Anyway, I have to go. Speak soon! ■ Sign off your email – Regards, _______ – Love, __________ REPORT Report ■ Split it up into sections and headings: – Introduction – Findings (good and bad) – Suggestions/Summary Report ■ Introduction – This report aims to… – The purpose of this report is to… ■ Make sure to get the 5 W’s : who, what, when, where, why Findings ■ Introduce good/bad – First, – To start off with, ■ The next section should be compared with the first one – However – Nevertheless – On the other hand Conclusion ■ State the conclusion, and if needed give suggestions – In conclusion, – Overall, – It seems that… – I would recommend that… – Perhaps we should consider… ARTICLE Article ■ Who is the article for? – Students, school magazine: semi-formal – Local newspaper: formal ■ One-sided or two-sided Introduction ■ Introduce topic in the question generally ■ Talk about why it is important – In today’s world…is important because… Body (two-sided) ■ Around 4 points – two points on each side of the argument ■ First paragraph (one side of the argument): – First of all, – Firstly, ■ Second paragraph (other side of the argument): – However, – Nevertheless, – Another argument is… Body (one-sided) ■ Around 3 points – 2 points for your point of view, and 1 point against ■ First paragraph (first point) – First of all, – Firstly, ■ Second paragraph (second point): – In addition, – Also, ■ Third paragraph (counter-argument, which you have to say is not correct) – On the other hand, it can be said that…however,… Conclusion ■ Present your final opinion, answering the question: – In summary, – Therefore, – In light of this, REVIEW Review ■ Introduction ■ Description ■ Opinion ■ Recommendation Review ■ Introduction: – _____________ is a ________ that ____________. ■ Description – It’s about __________ – It has ___________ Review ■ Opinion – write something good and something bad – To start with, __________. – However, _____________. – On the other hand, ___________. ■ Recommendation – Personally, – All in all____________. – If you like ___________, you should/shouldn’t _____________.
