Writing Part 1 — Article
Which are the most important school subjects for young people to study at school and why? Write an article for your school magazine.
- • your own experience
- • the skills people need in the 21st century
- • the subjects people won't need.
Compulsory subjects
English, Maths, Literature, History, PE, Music, Science, Art
Elective subjects
Chess, Computer Science, Career and life management, Presentation skills, Finance
Writing Part 2 — Email
Your friend has offered you a room in her house in London while you are attending a language course. Write an email to her in which you describe the language course and explain the arrangements that you have already made.
Organising an informal email
Coursebook ordering tasks — rebuild the emails line by line.
Email 1 — Sonia to Liz
Put the lines in the correct order for an email message.
Jumbled lines
Your email
Tap lines on the left to build the email.
Email 2 — reply to Jane
Put the lines in the correct order for an email message.
Jumbled lines
Your email
Tap lines on the left to build the email.
Upgrade simple sentences
Rewrite the sentences using the words/expressions given.
1I live in Budapest in a block of flats.
situated · district · capital · 2nd floor · 5-storey
2It is in a quiet street.
can be found · residential area · dead end · hardly any traffic
3There is a large courtyard.
favourite place · spacious courtyard · trees
4I like our garden.
fond of · water the plants
5There are three rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.
three rooms excluding
6My room is tidy.
reflects my personality · tidy and organised · leave · scattered around
7There are some posters and pictures on the wall.
put a lot of thought into decorating · covered with · framed pictures
8My bed is in the middle of the room.
has been placed · so as not to touch
9The room has big windows.
large windows · the sun shines in · flooded with sunlight · hours per day
10My favourite piece of furniture is my armchair.
big, leather armchair · favourite place · relax, read a novel, watch TV or even do some homework · arms are quite wide and flat · fell asleep
11I have got my own room.
used to share · my privacy · can be by myself
12I like my room.
love everything · walls · furniture · decorations · plants · stuffed animals · pillows
13I can do everything in my room.
it's quiet · do whatever I want in peace · no one will bother me
Content points
Click a point to see AI-generated ideas you can use or ignore.
Paragraph plan suggested for you
Greeting → the house → the people → the invitation → sign-off.
Your last essay lost marks for organisation, so keep one content point per paragraph.