B11 WRITING TASK 1

WRITE ABOUT SOMEONE YOU KNOW

Which of these sentences have mistakes? How

can you correct them?
PARALLEL STRUCTURES

1.He wanted to buy a car, a house, and a boat.

2.My dad hates cooking, to clean the house and
doing the laundry.
3.David prefers to sing, paint, and play the guitar.
4.His sister would like to graduate, get a job, and
to make a lot of money.
5.I have to avoid drinking smoking and eating
junk food.
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Which of these sentences have mistakes? How

can you correct them?
PARALLEL STRUCTURES

1.He wanted to buy a car, a house, and a boat.

2.My dad hates cooking,CLEANING
to clean the house and
doing the laundry.
3.David prefers to sing, paint, and play the guitar.
4.His sister would like to graduate, get a job, and
to make a lot of money.
5.I have to avoid drinking,smoking,and eating
junk food.
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A parallel structure is when all the items in a

series are in the same grammatical form. E.g.:
PARALLEL STRUCTURES

1. My mom collects magazines, studies French,

and likes to cook.
2. I love listening to music, watching TV, and
going to the movies.
3. I have organized the photos, prepared the text,
and given the presentation all by myself.

Always use commas with parallel structures.

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Imagine you have to write about

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your grandmother and her

personality.
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Which of these do you
consider most relevant
to mention in the text? Her dog
Her relationship
with her family
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Her likes / dislikes

Her political
His personality opinions
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Which of these do you
consider most relevant
to mention in the text? Her dog
Her relationship
with her family
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Her likes / dislikes

Her political
His personality opinions
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Her relationship
with her family
Her past
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Her siblings
SUMMARIZING
Her relationship
with you
Her personality
Her likes / dislikes
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Now find these topics in Her relationship
the writing sample. with her family
Her past
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Her siblings
Her relationship
with you
Her personality
Her likes / dislikes
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Now, lets analyze the How does it start?
text:
How is it divided?
Who is going to read it?
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What kind of language

does the writer use? Is
it formal or informal?
How is it divided?
How does it end?
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Write about the personality Is the text easy
of someone you know well. to understand?
WRITING: SELF-ASSESSMENT

Does it use language and

structures used in the unit?
Is the information
clearly organized?
Does it use correct
punctuation?
Did the writer do what was
required in the task?
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Turn to page 145,

exercise B
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FAMILY
SIBLINGS RELATION
WRITING: PLANNING

PERSON

PERSONALITY LIKES/DISLIKES
PAST
WHAT MAKES THE
PERSON BORED,
EXCITED, ETC
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Alex
Alex is a 50 year-old man from Lima. He is my
friend and we have known each other for X years.
WRITING: DRAFT

Alex family is small. He lives with his wife, and his

2 children Maria and Paolo.
Alex has 3 brothers
He is and he likes to X, Y, and Z but he doesnt
enjoy A, B, or C because he thinks it is boring.
He is excited about.
Alex is a nice guy and hes my best friend
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WRITING TASK 1
Write at least two paragraphs about the
personality of someone you know well. Use
vocabulary and ideas from unit 7.
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REMEMBER
You need to create your own piece of writing using
your own ideas and words. You cannot copy from
the sample model completely. The sample model is
just a guide.