4 Eso Compositions 2011 / 12 INTRODUCTION UNIT: 'An Informal Letter' (80 Words)

This document outlines 8 composition assignments for 4th year ESO students studying foreign languages. Each assignment has a word limit and focuses on a different format: informal letter, diary entry, story, TV review, opinion on an invention, artwork analysis, important event, and email. Each assignment emphasizes certain verb tenses, grammar structures, vocabulary, and requires 3 paragraphs. The document provides guidance on linguistic and structural elements to include in each composition. Student and teacher details are included for each assignment.

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4 Eso Compositions 2011 / 12 INTRODUCTION UNIT: 'An Informal Letter' (80 Words)

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IES PORRERES FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

4th ESO COMPOSITIONS 2011 / 12

INTRODUCTION UNIT: 'An Informal Letter' (80 words)

– All verb tenses

– linking words
– informal expressions and contractions
– capital letters and informal punctuation
– three paragraphs: 1. opening (2-3 lines)
2. body (6-7 lines)
3. closing (2-3 lines)

UNIT 1: 'A diary entry' (80 words)

– present perfect simple / past simple

– used to + verb
– capital letters and punctuation
– linking words: and, but, because, or, so.
– word order
– connectors of sequence: first, then, after that, finally
– three paragraphs: 1. introduction (2-3 lines)
2. body (5-6 lines)
3. conclusion (1-2 lines)
UNIT 2: 'A story' (80 words)

– past simple / past continuous

– connectors of sequence: first, at first, first of all, before, then, after, after that, by
(the time), as soon as, next, eventually, at last, in the end, finally
– linking words: and, but, because, or, so
– word order
– capital letters and punctuation
– three paragraphs: 1. introduction (2-3 lines)
2. body (5-6 lines)
3. conclusion (1-2 lines)

UNIT 3: 'A review of a TV programme' (90 words)

– present tenses
– adjectives
– linking words: and, because, or, so.
– Connectors of contrast: but, on the one hand, on the other hand, however,
although.
– Expressions for giving opinion: in my opinion, I think, personally....
– word order
– capital letters and punctuation
– three paragraphs: 1. introduction (2-3 lines)
2. body (6-7 lines)
3. conclusion (1-2 lines)

UNIT 4: 'Your Opinion about an Amazing Invention ' (90 words)

– all verb tenses

– modals
– connectors of addition: and, also, in addition, as well as.
– linking words.
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– word order
– capital letters and punctuation
– three paragraphs 1. introduction (2-3 lines)
2. facts and examples (6-7 lines)
3. conclusion (1-2 lines)

UNIT 5: 'A Work of Art' See Student's Book page 59 (90 words)

– passive voice
– adjectives (comparing and contrasting)
– adjective order
– expressions for giving opinions
– three paragraphs: 1. introduction (2-3 lines)
2. body (6-7 lines)
3. opinion (1-2 lines)

UNIT 6: 'An Important Event' (100 words)

– past tenses
– reported speech
– linking words
– connectors of cause and effect: because (of), since, due to, as a result, as a result
of, so, therefore.
– three paragraphs: 1. introduction (2-3 lines)
2. body (6-7 lines)
3. conclusion (2-3 lines)

UNIT 7: 'What can I do to keep healthy?' (100 words)

– modals
– pronoun referencing
– linking words
– three paragraphs 1. Introduction (2-3 lines)
2. body (6-7 lines)
3. conclusion (2-3 lines)

UNIT 8: 'An E-mail' (100 words)

– all verb tenses

– gerunds and infinitives
– contractions
– everyday expressions
– informal punctuation
– linking words
– e-mail structure:
     
from: your name
to: designator e-mail
subject:

e-mail (9-10 lines)

hi, _____
body
farewell
name
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