School year 2020-2021

Apart from the compositions you do in the Selectivity exams we will be revising, here are the compositions proposed by the text book. Pay attention to the things you should have in mind to use each time.

composition 01. A narrative

Comp01 (Starter Unit): Write a narrative about a first date. (page 10)

Things you can use:

composition 01

• • TIME EXPRESSIONS & SEQUENCING WORDS: afterwards, earlier today, finally, first, just as, later on, next, once shortly after, the next day, then, when, while, a few days ago

  • COMPARATIVES

  • RELATIVE CLAUSES

  • MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION

  • VOCABULARY: stop + V-ing , arrange, keep/be in touch, phrasal verbs learned on page 8, different from

Things to use in your future compositions:

composition 4

• • EXPRESSIONS: to make people aware/conscious of , what it is like , spare , another factor to take into account is , actually

  • CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (unless, as long as, provided that)

  • RELATIVE CLAUSE with a partitif (example: I usually go out with my friends, most of whom I get on well with)

  • PASSIVE VOICE such as: it is believed that...., students are supposed to study every day, Tom is thought to have worked for that firm

  • get better and better (COMPARATIVES)

composition 5

• • EXPRESSIONS: not enough, I wish... (CONDITIONAL SENTENCES) , so that/in order to (expressing purpose) , to sum up , it is clear that... , as far as I'm concerned/as I see it , quite a boring film

  • REPORTED QUESTION

  • RELATIVE CLAUSE with WHOSE

  • PASSIVE VOICE such as: it is widely known that...., students are supposed to study every day, Tom is thought to have worked for that firm

  • the sooner, the better (COMPARATIVES)

composition 6

• • EXPRESSIONS: There can be no doubt that.... , too+ adj/adv , In short , Due to the fact that.... , whereas , agree to do something , compound adjectives (narrow-minded journalist, one-eyed man, fair-haired woman) , such , even though , because of

  • CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (zero conditionals, providing that/only if)

  • PASSIVE VOICE such as: I was told to rewrite the composition

  • COMPARATIVES: comparison of equality or inferiority Reading a book is less interesting than or as interesting as , fewer.

  • REPORTED COMMAND

  • USE OF PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, USED TO / ANY LONGER

2014-2015

• • Mystery stories by Clara Prados

  • Formal letter by María Martín

  • Are you for or against 'the Big Bottle'? by Andrea Ligero

  • New technologies at school by Clara Prados

Erasmus by Andrea Ligero

• • My ideal friend by Clara Prados

  • My first date by Claudia Rodríguez

  • My ideal friend by Eduardo

  • My friend's house by Claudia Rodríguez

  • Studying at a foreign university by Clara Prados

  • Studying at a foreign university by Mireia González

And to end our school year, what a good example of an excellent composition by Ms. Pöhnlein!!!

"Teenage years are the best years of your life"

February 2013 >>> Would you like to be famous? by Cristóbal Tarifa (2º Bach A)

2012 >>> Brand new compositions:

• • October: Fleeting relationship (what does 'fleeting' mean?)

  • September: relationship , life is more stressful.... , an interesting place I have visited , Internet , life in outer space

  • November: 3 compositions about the issue LIVING ALONE

    • Living alone 1

LEARNING HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL LETTER FOR THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXAM >> Have a look into 1º Bachillerato / compositions

Have a look at some compositions written by some other classmates.

• 1. Children in poor countries 1

  2. Helping people in Africa 1

  3. Internet disappears overnight 1

  4. Formal letters 1 2