O-route English exam preparation Pearson A2 Writing

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O-route English exam preparation 

Pearson A2 Writing

 14 November 2024

Today:

How are you?

Last lesson

Writing (describing)

How are you?

Writing parts Pearson exam

read and re-write

desribe a picture

Last lesson

adjectives, nouns, linking words

so, history, statue, beautiful, supermarket, favourite, amazing, and, beauty, because, historic

My last holiday

My last holiday was a five-day trip to Prague in the Czech Republic. I know Prague well because I lived there when I was at university, more than ten years ago.

Instead of staying in a hotel, I stayed with one of my old friends. It was so much fun, and a little bit like my old life. I wanted to do all the same things I did in my university days, so I visited the university. It has changed a lot and looks more modern. I also went to the supermarket near my old house. I loved seeing all the different foods. I was really happy to find my favourite cheese and chocolate biscuits but they were a bit more expensive than I remember!

We did some touristy things too. We walked up beautiful Petrin Hill and around the castle. The views of the city are amazing up there. We walked across the historic Charles Bridge. My friend's flat is very near the TV Tower so we saw the famous baby statues climbing up it. Those things haven't changed, of course.

Assignment

Read the text and underline all nouns, all adjectives and all linking words.

nouns

adjectives

linking words

The writer knows Prague because …
a) they lived there for ten years.
b) they lived there before.

On their holiday, they wanted to …
a) do new things.
b) do familiar things.

On their holiday, they wanted to …
a) do new things.
b) do familiar things.

They were surprised about …
a) finding the cheese.
b) the price of the cheese.

Charles Bridge and the TV Tower …
a) have changed a lot.
b) haven't changed a lot.

because,and, because, and, but so, but , so

1. We were tired when we arrived, ...  we had dinner in the hotel and got an early night.

2. Our room was small ...  beautiful, with views over the city.

3. On the first day we walked around the old town ... saw the clock tower.

4. It rained a lot on the second day, ... we visited the art gallery to stay dry.

5. The museum was very interesting ... there were a lot of people and long queues.

6. We went shopping ... I wanted to get presents for my family.

7. I didn't buy anything for myself .... it was expensive.

8. I loved this holiday ...  would recommend it to anyone.

put in the right order
interesting / Try / for the reader. / to make / your writing

memories and experiences. / your writing / Make / your own / with / personal

Use / to add / detail / adjectives / to your descriptions.

in short paragraphs. / Write / clear and simple / and organise / your ideas / sentences

topic / each / a different / paragraph. / Give

and ' because' . / linking / words / like'so', 'but' / Use

Tips

1. Try to make your writing interesting for the reader. To do this, you can make it personal with your own memories and experiences.

2. Use adjectives to add detail to your descriptions.

3. Write clear and simple sentences and organise your ideas in short paragraphs. Give each paragraph a different topic.

4. Use so, but, and, because and other linking words.