Writing task
You have seen this announcement about an article
writing competition on an international students
website.
Do you enjoy TV medical soaps?
We are looking for articles about people's favounte
IV doctor or nurse. Write an article about YOUR
Tavourite character saying what makes him or her
so special and you could see your article on out
website!
A
Write your article in 140-190 words. Follow these
steps.
. Give your article a catchy title.
• Start with a sentence that will interest the reader.
• Say who you are writing about.
• Explain which programme he/she is in and what
their job is.
• Describe the good (and maybe bad) points about
the person.
• Say what his/her colleagues and patients think
about him/her.
. Summarise why he/she is your favourite character.
Useful language
• I'm a real medical soap addict. I don't usually
watch medical soaps, but...
• The person I've chosen is ...
. I never miss an episode.
• I absolutely love her because ...
. Her work involves
• She isn't always popular because ...
• If she ever leaves the programme, I'll be ...
• I wish my doctor were like her!
B Use the ideas in the WRITING FOCUS and the
model to help you.
C Check.
Have you given your article an interesting title?
Have you addressed the reader directly?
Have you organised your article into paragraphs?
Have you avoided repetition?
Have you used a range of linking words?
Have you given your article an interesting ending?
Have you checked grammar, spelling and
punctuation?
Eton had been working for 20 years before he retired
Mike had been living there for a tonight
They had been studying German for 5 years before they went to Berlin
The authors had been working on the novel for 2 years before the sent it to a publisher
Pele had been playing football for 6 years before...
The students had been listening attentively to the dialog for an hour ...
The children had been walking for 2 hours..
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