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Worksheet

Here is a list of points giving advice on writing for General Training Writing Task 1. Write the number of each point in the correct columns in the table below.

1	Leave out any required information
2	Check your letter after writing – for style, completeness, linking, logic and accuracy of language
3	Plan your letter before writing it – thinking about why you are writing (purpose) and who you are writing to (audience)
4	Write less than the required number of words (150 words)
5	Repeat task instructions in your writing
6	Keep to the timing – 20 minutes
7	Write addresses in the letter
8	Link your ideas and paragraphs
9	Copy from other people’s work
10	Read the instructions carefully
11	Include all the information you are required to
12	Write your answer on the answer sheet
13	Order your information in the sequence that is common in semi-formal/formal letters in English

What you MUST do

What you MUSTN’T do

Worksheet

Here is a list of points giving advice on writing for General Training Writing Task 2. Write the number of each point in the correct columns in the table below.

1	Read the instructions carefully
2	Include all the information you are required to
3	Write less than the required number of words (250 words)
4	Write your answer on the answer sheet
5	Keep to the timing – 40 minutes
6	Order information in the sequence that is common in discursive writing in English, including an introduction, a development and a conclusion
7	Support arguments with examples or other evidence
8	Copy from other people’s work
9	Check the composition after writing – for style, completeness, linking, logical structuring of arguments and accuracy of language
10	Link the ideas and paragraphs
11	Include information not asked for
12	Write illegibly
13	Leave out any required information
14	Plan your writing before you start doing it

What you MUST do

What you MUSTN’T do