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Writing a Report — 28
олимпиады 9 класс, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, upwego writing, students, courses, advertising, recommendation
ILang Language School is going to launch a new course in the Russian language for English-speaking students. There are two branches of the course: Russian Energy (target audience — young people aged 18–24) and Russian Relax (target audience — pensioners, aged 60–70). Head of the school has asked you to prepare a report on how to organize the advertising campaign for the course.
Study the chart below and write a report (200–250 words) giving your recom…
Writing a Report — 29
олимпиады 9 класс, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, upwego writing, students, volunteering
Write a report about young people volunteering. Your report should be based on the diagrams below and comment on the popularity of volunteering among students, on the popularity of its different spheres and on motivational aspects of volunteering.
Use the following words in your report:
source
under
percent
percentage
serve
Underline the required words when used in your report.
Remember to:
make an introduction;
summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main feat…
Writing a Report — 30
The college you attend has recently held a Job Orientation Day in which various companies’ and factories’ representatives participated.
As a representative of the Student Union you have received the Principal's letter asking you to write a report. Use the information given in the publicity poster for the event, the Principal's letter and the notes made after the meeting to write the report which the Principal requests.
Remember to:
include a title and subtitles;
use a…
Writing a Report — 4
Imagine that you are a linguist doing research into the dialogues in children's
animated films. You have collected some data on the ways male and female
characters talk in Disney princess movies (see the charts below). Write a brief report to accompany the charts.
Use the following words in your report (put them in the correct grammar form if necessary):
dominate
contrast
example
in total
gender
Underline the required words when used in your report.
Write 220–250 words.
Use th…
Writing a Review — 1
Task 1
Watch the film "My Shoes" and write a short review in 150–170 words.
In your review:
describe what the film is about;
share your impressions;
give a recommendation whether to watch it or not…
Writing a Review — 2
Read the first half of the short story "Examination Day" and do the tasks that follow.
Examination Day
By Henry Seslar
The Jordans never spoke of the exam, not until their son, Dickie, was twelve years old. It was on his birthday that Mrs. Jordan first mentioned the subject in his presence…
Writing a Review — 5
Task 1
Watch the film "Le Retour" and write a short review in 150–170 words.
In your review:
describe what the film is about;
share your impressions;
give a recommendation whether to watch it or not…
Writing a Story — 1
Write a short story.
1. The story must begin with the following words: "Not that I'm not pleased to meet you," said Harry quickly, "but is there any particular reason you're here?"
Title your story using one of these words: risky, gorgeous, rascal, stupefy, brilliant.
Include direct and indirect speech.
Describe the events in an entertaining way.
Make an unexpected ending.
Write 220–250 words…
Writing a Story — 10
You decided to take part in a storytelling competition. Using the pictures given below write a story on one of the following themes:
Food is good
Hobbies
Exotic things
You need to use 4 pictures for your story (you can choose any 4 pictures from the table below).
Don't forget to:
choose the topic of the story and write a headline;
write an introduction (you do not need a picture for an introduction);
choose 4 pictures to illustrate your story: put them in the right order and co…
Writing a Story — 11
олимпиады 9 класс, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, upwego writing, superpowers
You decided to take part in a storytelling competition, the theme of which is superpowers. Choose one of the superpowers from the list below and write a short story in 200–250 words:
time travel;
telepathy;
precognition.
Your story should contain the following:
dynamic plot;
descriptions of feelings and emotions;
direct and indirect speech…
Writing a Story — 12
олимпиады 9 класс, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, upwego writing, quote, set vocabulary
You decided to write a story for an international student magazine. The story must contain the following sentence:
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."*
You can use this sentence in any part of your story, but you cannot make any changes to the sentence itself.
Write 200–250 words.
*This “six-word novel” is often attributed to Ernest Hemingway. They say that sometime in the ‘20s Hemingway was having lunch with some other writers and made a ten-dollar bet tha…
Writing a Story — 13
олимпиады 9 класс, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, upwego writing, children and parents, family, picture-based
Write your own version of the story based on the picture.
Remember to:
include a title;
describe events in an entertaining way;
include elements of direct speech, description of feelings and emotions;
make an unexpected ending.
Write 220–250 words.
Time: 60 minutes…
Writing a Story — 14
олимпиады 9 класс, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, upwego writing, character
Write a story for an English-language magazine. You are free to choose any subject and invent any plot, but you have to base your story around at least two of these characters:
Alice (calculating, persistent)
Jason (inquisitive, reckless)
Pat (cheerful; squeamish)
Clyde (unscrupulous; meticulous)
The adjectives in brackets describe the characters' personal traits. Write your story in such a way that these traits are demonstrated. Do not simply write "Alice was calculating"; desc…
Writing a Story — 8
Write your own version of the story based on the picture.
Remember to:
include a title;
describe events in an entertaining way;
include elements of direct speech, description of feelings and emotions;
make an unexpected ending.
Write 220–250 words.
Time: 60 minutes…
Writing a Story — 9
олимпиады 9 класс, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, upwego writing, set vocabulary
Write a short story.
Choose any subject, but use in your story 3 pairs of anagrammed words.
An anagram is the result of rearranging the letters of a word to produce a new word, using all the original letters exactly once. For example: "Joanna took the bottle and read: "Clean your skin before applying make-up". Then she put it on the edge of the sink and stared in the mirror". "Skin" and "sink" are a pair of anagrammed words. Do not use this example as your own pair of anagrams in…
Writing a Title — 1
Read the following articles and think of a proper title for each of them.
Ar…
Writing an Article — 1
Imagine that you are a journalist who is writing an illustrated article. Decide
what magazine (target audience) do you write for and what topic you’d like to
cover.
You need to use 6 pictures for your article (you can choose any 6 pictures
from the table below).
Don't forget to:
think of a magazine (target audience) and write it down;
formulate the topic of the article and write a headline;
write an introduction (you do not need a picture for an introduction);
choose…
Writing an Article — 10
You see this announcement in your local student magazine.
It's nearly September and the new Olympic season is about to start. We'd like you, our readers, to share tips on how to get prepared for it. When to start? What to do? How much time to spend? Let us know!
We'll publish the best articles in our next issue.
Write an article (200–250 words) in response to the announcement…
Writing an Article — 11
Choose one of the magazine titles below and write an article to which the chosen title fits. Write 200–250 words.
The Sport that Soars — and Kills
Voyages of Old
Getting a Grip on Adventure
Reviving a Ruined City
Coloring Space
Bolt from the Blue
Ultimate Hunter
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Writing an Article — 12
Watch the video Balloons and write a short article (120–150 words) for the Did You Know That? magazine giving advice on alternative ways to use a balloon. In your article, describe the ways of using a balloon in detail, so that the reader can understand them without watching the video…