SILVIA ROVEGNO MALHARIN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT

Appendix 1: Sample task

Activity 1: Let´s remember some key characteristics:

Opening paragraphs should include (tick the appropriate ones)

Activity 2: Look at the following sentences, using the questions below as guide, can

you formulate them appropriately?

What does “yes” refer to?

What is the writer´s relationship with Alex? They seem to be on a first name basis

but there is a tinge of formality in this opening line.

Is “going there” something the writer generally enjoys or does it refer to a

particular occasion?

What has just happened with the letter?

When did Alex have the idea?

__ A greeting

__ A brief mention to what you´ve been up to

__ A detailed explanation of your recent activities

__ A reference to the letter your friend has sent

__ The reason for writing

Dear Alex,

Yes! I would really love going there!

Dear Alex,

I´ve just receibe your letter. You have a fantastic idea!

SILVIA ROVEGNO MALHARIN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT

What is missing in the word “know” to fit the pattern I´ve + already + past

participle?

When we emphasize an idea with words such as “really”, where do they go?

Before or after the verb?

What verb pattern follows the expression look forward to? Remember!

This “to” is not the infinitive form of the verb that follows but a

preposition belonging to the expression.

The writer is narrating what he´s been up to in connection to the concert.

Is there anything peculiar about the chunk “who wants to go with me”?

What tense should be used here instead?

Activity 3: Rewriting an opening paragraph. Taking into consideration the aspects

mentioned above, can you rewrite your own opening paragraph?

Dear Alex,

I´ve already know about the concert and I wanted really to go!

Dear Alex,

It was great to hear from you! I was looking forward to go to this concert but I still was

looking for someone who wants to go with me.