lincoln pd workshop pet writing handout

8/17/2019 Lincoln PD Workshop PET Writing Handout

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Lincoln College Professional Development

Workshop Presentation Materials

Workshop title: PET Writing Skills

Facilitator: Dagmara Pluta

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Preliminary English Exam: WRII!"

P#R $!E

#%&: complete FI'E sentences, all sharing a common theme

or topic. There is an example, showing exactly what the task involves.

For each question, caniates are given a complete sentence,

together with a gapped sentence !elow it. "aniates shoul write!etween ONE #!D (REE W$RD% to #ll this gap. (E %EC$!D

%E!E!CE, W$E% "&'P(ETE, M)% ME#! THE %#ME #% (E

FIR% %E!E!CE* +see example attache,-

F$C)%: grammatical precision

There may !e more than one correct answer in some cases.

"ontractions )mustn*t, isn*t etc.+ count as wors apart -rom cannot

which is spelle as one wor

. M#R& I% "I'E W(E!: / M#R& I% "I'E! W(E!:


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• $nly 0et1een $!E an, (REE

1or,s have !een use.

• %pelling is impecca0le.

• 'ore than T$EE wors are use

even i- the answer is

grammatically an logically

correct an even i- it inclues thecorrect answer. )There is always a

way to use three wors only+

/- a wor is misspelle

WRII!" P#R W$

#%&: %($R C$MM)!IC#I'E ME%%#"E o- !etween 23 an,

43 W$RD%* The message is in the form of a postcar,5 note5

email etc* They are tol who they are writing to an why, an

M)% I!CL)DE (REE C$!E! P$I!%5 1hich are lai, o6t

1ith 06llets in the 76estion*


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$#L %C$RE F$R P#R .: 3 M#R&%



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F$C)%: comm6nication an, its clarity an, not the lang6age*

0ssessment1 comm6nicating the content points of the

message an, relating them to the context* #ltho6ghlearners are not penalise, for 6singinappropriate style8register5 their 1riting 1ill 0e moreaccepta0le if is appropriate as it sho1s learners 6n,erstan,the relationship 0et1een the 1riter an, the person themessage is for*

Length: Too short 2 most likely missing at least one content point

)345 wors 2 !an , 63467 wors 2 !an 6, !elow 63wors 2 !an 3+

Too long 2 may lack clarity an contain irrelevant in-ormation


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$#L %C$RE F$R P#R 9: 3 M#R&%

ase, on the M#R& %C(EME for Part 9



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WRII!" P#R (REE

#%& 1 longer piece of contin6o6s 1riting1 #! I!F$RM#L

LEER or # %$R; #$) .// W$RD%. (etter1 "aniates must keep to the topic or they will lose marks.

Story1 the answer must !e recognisa!ly linke in content to the

question an caniates shoul pay particular attention to any namesor pronouns given in the title or sentence.

F$C)%: content5 comm6nicative achievement5 organi


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$#L %C$RE F$R P#R 2: .3 M#R&% +calc6late, o6t of 9/ marks givenaccor,ing to assessment scale-

ase, on the #%%E%%ME! %C#LE Part 2


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&ey points an, IP% for %t6,ents an, for

eachers

P#R $!E

• Per-ect spelling is essential.

• 'ake sure the secon sentence, once you have #lle in the gaps, means

the same as the #rst sentence

• Do not write more than three wors. /- you o, you may lose marks.

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• Practice writing 1ithin the 1or, length

• $ave st6,ents compare their ans1ers an re,raft their own work as

a result o- analysis• Teach stuents f6nctional lang6age require -or this part

E.g. making suggestions, giving an explanation, making an apology,

remining;inviting some!oy, making a recommenation

P#R (REE

Enco6rage st6,ents to choose the task 1hich 0est s6its their

interests ,6ring the exam* In class challenge them*

Practice letter 1riting to pen=frien,s5 e=pals an, stories on a

reg6lar 0asis Practice the str6ct6re an, organi


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D&*S an D&%*TS

DO’S =eep a voca!ulary note!ook to write own new wors an make notes

a!out how to use each wor. ea the instructions an stuy any examples care-ully.

"heck your answers an make sure that you have written them in the

correct place on the answer sheet. 'ake sure that your hanwriting is clear an easy to rea.

ea each text care-ully !e-ore you try to answer the questions.

>se a pencil, not a pen, on the answer sheet.

DON’T ? Don*t write a -ull rough copy -or Writing Parts an @. Aust write quicknotes to plan your answer.? Don*t worry too much a!out making grammar mistakes in Writing Parts an @. "ommunicating is the important thing.

Will I 0e penalise, if I 1rite more than .// 1or,s in Writing Part2B

Bou are avise to write a!out 633 wors, as instructe. 0lthough you

won*t !e penalise -or writing more, you may have inclue in-ormationthat is not relevant, which coul have a negative e8ect on the reaer,an you coul lose marks -or this. /- you write less than 633 wors, yourscore coul !e a8ecte !ecause you may not have use an aequaterange o- language an;or provie all the in-ormation require.

Can I 6se a pre=learne, ans1er in Writing Part 2B%o. Bou must write either a letter to a -rien or a story which is aresponse to the instructions an in-ormation given. Bou also nee to


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make sure that your response is either clearly a letter or clearly a story,epening on which question you choose to answer.


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