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If this is an email you receive, should you reply using a FORMAL tone or an INFORMAL tone? How do you know?

Formal

Is this an essay, article, email/letter, review, or report writing task?

Essay

Name 4 things your evaluator will look at in your writing.

Content (did you write about the right thing?), how formal/informal it is, organization (sentences, paragraphs), language (vocabulary, sentence structure)

How many pieces of writing will you have to do?

2 pieces

Is this an essay, article, email, review, or report writing task?

Review

The first writing task will always be an...

essay where you have to give your opinion about the title.

Should you try to use linking words (however, whereas, firstly, secondly, etc.) in your writing? Why or why not?

Yes, because...

Is this an essay, article, email, review, or report writing task?

Email

Is this an essay, article, email/letter, review, or report writing task?

Letter

The second writing task will be...

an article, an email, a letter, a report, or a review.

Is this an essay, article, email/letter, review, or report writing task?

Review

Is this an essay, article, email, review, or report writing task?

Article

Is this an essay, article, email/letter, review, or report writing task?

Essay

How long do you have to complete the writing session of the exam?

80 minutes

How much do you have to write? Are you penalized for writing more or less?

140-190 words. No, but it could mean you didn't write enough or you wrote too much or about things you weren't supposed to write about.

What are the parts you should include in an essay?

Title, introduction, body of the essay, conclusion

Compare the sentences. Which is better? Why?

2

Is this an essay, article, email/letter, review, or report writing task?

Review

Is this an essay, article, email/letter, review, or report writing task?

Essay