In the
written part of the exam a common task is to right a story or letter
referring to a past event. This is your opportunity to show all the best
vocabulary, phrases and grammar that you know and it is these extra elements
that will get you higher marks.
After you
write your first draft it is a good idea to leave it to one side for at least
an hour and then go back and see if you can spot any obvious mistakes.
Try exercise
4 on Page 51 of Insight into PET to practise noticing mistakes in punctuation
and spelling.
In excerise
5 there is a check list with questions that the examiners use to evaluate your
writing.
Points 3 and
5 refer to the organisation of the writing and the vocabulary used.
You will get
better marks if you sometimes join two sentences with a linker or use phrases
to order the events.
Look at the
information on linking words on Page 108 and try exercises 10 and 11.
Many people say they don't have time to practise English outside of the lessons, but it is very important to keep English phrases and words present in your mind as much as possible. Why not try an app that you can have with you all the time? Try the BBC 6 MINUTE ENGLISH app?
We listened to, read and discussed this programme.
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