1. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education These materials have been designed to be reproduced for internal circulation, research and teaching or training purposes. They can be reproduced for free provided that this material is acknowledged as Crown copyright, reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Adaptation of these materials for other languages is permissible, providing the original source is acknowledged. Writing – Lesson 3 Improving Your Writing LinkedUp Project: Community Languages Accreditation through Intensive Courses (CoLa) Intensive

2. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Your Exam Asset Intermediate Level WRITING

3. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. LANGUAGE Top Tips for Top Grades: 1.Interesting vocabulary 2.Different tenses 3.Longer sentences with connectives 4.Opinions 5.Justification

4. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. 1. Interesting vocabulary 2. Different tenses 3. Longer sentences with connectives 4. Opinions 5. Justification You have been invited to a party at the weekend. You write an email to accept the invitation, saying: You would like to come. You have not been to a party for a long time. Ask if you can bring a friend Say what food/music you will bring and why. Say you will be there by 8 o’clock I would like to come. I have not been at a party for a long time. Can I bring a friend? I will bring my Usher CD.It is good. I will be there at 8 o’clock.

5. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. 1. Interesting vocabulary 2. Different tenses 3. Longer sentences with connectives 4. Opinions 5. Justification I would like to come. I have not been at a party for a long time. Can I bring a friend? I will bring my Usher CD. It is good. I will be there at 8 o’clock. I would be delighted to join you at your party. I would be delighted to join you at your party, b ecause I have not been at a party for a long time. because I have not been at a party for a long time. My cousin arrived yesterday and I don’t want to leave her at home on her own., because I think it’s amazing., unless it starts earlier., because I think it’s amazing., unless it starts earlier.

6. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. I would like to come. I have not been at a party for a long time. Can I bring a friend? I will bring my Usher CD because I think it’s amazing. It is good. I will be there at 8 o’clock. I would be delighted to join you at your party, because I have not been at a party for a long time. My cousin arrived yesterday and I don’t want to leave her at home on her own. Can I bring a friend? I will bring my Usher CD. I will be there at 8 o’clock unless it starts earlier.

7. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Part 2: Writing a factual text You have been on a visit to [target language country] to visit relatives. Write an account of your trip. In your account you must: describe your journey say what you did during your visit say how you felt afterwards. Write your account below in [target language]. You should write 100–120 words. Trial Test

8. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Introducing a theme or subject Wow Words Adding information When you want to compare When you want to illustrate a point When you want to link an idea or make a contrast Sequencing

9. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Persuading Giving an opinion Explaining When you want to draw your work to an end Additional linking words

10. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Part 2: Writing a creative text Write your account below in [target language]. You should write 100–120 words. Trial Test Write a story about a pleasant surprise when you were out with friends in town. You must include the following words in [target language]: laughstrangerreward