Writing is part of all external exams or school tests you take, so it is important to distinguish the different kind of texts you are told to write, to be careful about the structure, punctuation and of course, the language.
Here you can find useful materials, tips, rubrics and presentations to improve different kinds of writing activities.
- A PRESENTATION ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF ESSAYS: the presentation I use in my lessons
- HOW TO WRITE ENGLISH TEXTS
- ego4u.com: a webpage with explanations and tips to write different texts in English, incuding punctuation rules.
- WHAT KIND OF TEXT IS IT? It helps you to distinguish the different kinds of texts you can be told to write
- OPINION ESSAYS
- Tips and explanation 1
- Tips, explanations and examples 2
- Opinion essays, explanation by the British Council
- FOR AND AGAINST ESSAYS
- A for and Against Essay by the British Council Level B1
- A for and Against Essay by the British Council Level B2
- HOW TO WRITE A BOOK REVIEW A prezi presentation for advanced students
- DESCRIBING PEOPLE How to write a description of a person with examples
- JOB HUNTING: Writing a RESUME, a CV, a COVER LETTER and tips for JOB INTERVIEWS
- My presentation on CV, Letters of application, motivation letters
- Blog Cristina Cabal same as before, but with tips for job interviews
- Presentation job interview
- 70 USEFUL SENTENCES FOR ACADEMIC WRITING ( An ideal site for university students with formal expressions in academic witing)
- RUBRICS What we take into account when we correct essays
ESSAY MAP : very useful to plan your essay before you start writing
ESSAY CHECKLIST: When you finish your writing, you always have to check for possible mistakes, it's very useful to keep a record of the common mistakes you make in your writing activities.
CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITY : Invent a story with a conflict using at least five of the words in the cloud. You can add at least three idioms studied in class.
