Question Analysis

Before you start writing...

• Pay attention to

  • Text type

  • Formality

  • Target audience

  • Your identity

  • Writing Purpose

  • Any hidden missions

News Report

Formality

• News reports are usually found in newspapers, so it is very formal.

• Try to include real-life incidents / activities (as examples) to report

• Also try to report interviewees' responses (... said that...)

• Avoid using I in formal writings

• Language: Make use of passive voice to increase formality

Rebuttals

Make sure you...

• present + explain the opposite side

• are making an argument based on the same perspective

  
  

One-sided argumentative essay

You should pay attention to...

• Your stance (either support or against)

• Formality (based on your target audience, the general public VS students)

• Make use of the PEEL method (Point, Explain, Example, Link)

Introduction

You should pay attention to...

Speech

Greeting

• Open a new line (Separate it from the first paragraph)

• E.g. Good morning, honourable guests, Principal (NOT principle), teachers and fellow schoolmates,

• After greeting, make sure you address the occasion (speech day, morning assembly?)

Speech

Conclusion

• Call to action (based on the situation of the speech)

• Make a blessing (wish them a wonderful future / evening)

• Thank them for listening

Final Reminders

• Time management! (Finish both of the writings)

• Proof read your work and check for any grammatical or spelling mistakes (SVA, POS, T, missing verbs)

• Enhance your language (using synonyms / advance sentence patterns)

• Recite sentence patterns / vocabs to use and make sure you use them