First Term

Comp00: Write an answer to one of the following writing tasks.

OPTION A

Your friend has invited you to stay for a few days, but you cannot accept because you have just started a holiday job. Write an email to your friend and:

• refuse the invitation and explain why.

• describe what you do in your job.

• tell your friend about something unusual that happened in your job.

• invite your friend to come and stay with you.

Here is the start of your email. Complete the email in about 130 words.

Hi,

Thanks so much for your letter – it was really good to hear from you again.

OPTION B

You have read some posts in a forum about learning languages. Some people are saying that English is too difficult and that it’s not very useful. Write a post for the forum and:

• introduce yourself and say how you have learned English.

• explain what you think is easy or difficult about learning English.

• argue that English is a useful language to learn.

• suggest ways of helping people to learn English.

Here is the start of your forum post. Complete the forum post in about 130 words.

Hi,

I’ve read some of the posts here over the last few days, and I really wanted to share my thoughts. But first, let me tell you a bit about myself.

Composition 01

Imagine you are a new student starting at International Language College. Write a short post introducing yourself to your new classmates. (pages 8-9)

First Term

Comp00: An informal letter to a friend telling him/her what you did last summer and your plans for the coming school year.

School year 2020-2021

Compositions to do during the School year 2020-2021:

Third Term

Unit  6    >>>> 

Comp08: Composition (A review) about: Write a review of your favourite film or film series after doing all the activities on pages 80-81.

Unit  7    >>>> 

Comp07: Composition (Opinion essay) about: Write a composition giving your opinion about either of these two topics after doing all the activities on pages 92-93:

- Bearing in mind the quarantine (which is a kind of 'curfew') we have now in Spain because of the Coronavirus pandemic, "Are curfews a good idea?"

- "Are boot camps a good idea for teenagers?"

Second Term

Unit 3  >>>> 

Comp04: A FOR and AGAINST essay about the topic: "Everyone should learn English" paying attention to what we have seen on pages 44 and 45.

Unit  4    >>>> 

Comp05: Composition about: Writing an informal letter paying attention to what we have seen on pages 56 and 57.

Comp06: Composition about: Writing a formal email (like a formal letter) to a bank asking for a loan (some money that you borrow from a bank and that you have to pay back with some interest rate) explaining who you are and the app you have invented. (100-150 words) Remember COMPOSITION 3 and the post I have in my blog about FORMAL LETTERS ( Formal letter writing  ).

Example by Rocío Valdés ,  Example by David Bacas   ,    Example by Johana Gutiérrez (1º Bach A), Example by Lucía García (1º Bach A)

Unit  5    >>>> 

Comp07: Composition about: Write a story about something bad that happened to you which had a happy ending (pages 68-69).

First Term

Comp00: An informal letter to a friend telling him/her what you did last summer and your plans for the coming school year.

Starter Unit   >>>> 

Comp01: Composition about: "Social media profile: your interests" in 4 paragraphs being the first one for personal data and following the hints given on page 10, Starter Unit, and: both, neither, all, none, the same as, different from, similar to...

Here's a good example by Rocío Valdés (1º Bach A):  Composition 01: My Interests

Unit 1  >>>> 

Comp02: Composition about anyone you like (even yourself) making reference to: introduction in which you will talk about the relationship with that person, appearance, personality and your opinion about the person. You can have as a reference what we have seen on pages 20-21, comparatives and other expressions such as: the same as, similar to, different from.

Unit 2  >>>> 

Comp03: A Formal email complaining about a bad experience in a restaurant. You can have as a reference what we have seen on pages 32-33 and how to write a formal letter as it is explained in this post:  Formal letter writing.

Previous years

Unit 1  >>>> 

Comp02: Composition about anyone you like (even yourself) making reference to: introduction in which you will talk about the relationship with that person, appearance, personality and your opinion about the person. You can have as a reference what we have seen on pages 20-21, comparatives and other expressions such as: the same as, similar to, different from.

Unit 2  >>>> 

Comp03: A Formal email complaining about a bad experience in a restaurant. You can have as a reference what we have seen on pages 32-33 and how to write a formal letter as it is explained in this post:  Formal letter writing.

Unit 3  >>>> 

Comp04: A FOR and AGAINST essay about the topic: "Everyone should learn English" paying attention to what we have seen on pages 44 and 45.

Second Term

Unit  4    >>>> 

Comp05: Composition about: Writing an informal letter paying attention to what we have seen on pages 56 and 57, and the post I have in my blog about FORMAL LETTERS ( Formal letter writing ).

Unit  5    >>>> 

Comp06: Composition about: Write a story about something bad that happened to you which had a happy ending (pages 68-69).

Unit  7    >>>> 

Comp07: Composition (Opinion essay) about: Write a composition giving your opinion about either of these two topics after doing all the activities on pages 92-93:

- Bearing in mind the quarantine (which is a kind of 'curfew') we have now in Spain because of the Coronavirus pandemic, "Are curfews a good idea?"

- "Are boot camps a good idea for teenagers?"

Here's a good example written by Anabel Prados (1º Bach A)   >>>>   Composition 07   

Unit  6    >>>> 

Comp08: Composition (A review) about: Write a review of your favourite film or film series after doing all the activities on pages 80-81.

Unit  8    >>>> 

Comp09: Composition (A report) about: Write a report that compares either:

>>>> reading with playing video games OR

>>> instant messaging with hanging out with friends

oand remember to write at least two sentences for the first paragraph. You know I hate one-sentence paragraphs!!! However, first you will have to do all the activities on pages 104-105.

School year 2016-2017:

• • My friend... (1º Bach A) >>>    Alex España, Andrea Gutiérrez, Irene Ramón,    

  • Informal letters (1º Bach A) >>>  Mª José García , Alba Arenas ,  Andrea Gutiérrez , Alex España    

Terrorism by Alba Arenas (1º Bach A)

My weekend by Alba Arenas (1º Bach A)

Winning a million euros by Patricia Rodríguez (1º Bach A)

My favourite programme by Patricia Rodríguez (1º Bach A)

Boot camps by Patricia Rodríguez (1º Bach A)

Banning smoking by Patricia Rodríguez (1º Bach A)

Informal letter by María Martín Arnedo (1º Bach B)

Formal letters by Clara Prados & Andrea Ligero (1º Bach B)

The future of androids in our world by Clara Prados (1º Bach B) and other examples by Álvaro, Andrea, Víctor & María.

Composition: Boot camps (two examples by Albert & William Romero)

    Description of a person by Nerea (1º Bach B) 

EXAMPLE OF EXCHANGE OF SEMI-FORMAL LETTERS

LEARNING HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL LETTER FOR THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXAM >>

2 documents you've already seen in your textbooks:

Writing a formal letter

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Writing a formal letter 02

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Examples of real semi-formal letters asking for something and their replies:   EXAMPLES 

New school year, new students and brand new samples of compositions written by them: