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Curriculum extra Unit 2 Focus on Literature: Types of writing 1 Match questions 1–6 to answers A–F to make a writing plan. 1 2 3 4 5

Who is the audience? Is it fiction or non-fiction? What is the style: formal or informal? What type of writing is it? What is the purpose?

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a letter to correct a mistake and make a request the editor of a newspaper polite and serious information and facts about an event

2 Read the writing tasks below. Which task matches the writing plan in exercise 1? 1 You want to tell a friend that has moved to another country about what you and your friends have done recently. You also want to know about your friend’s new life. 2 You have agreed to write about your local town. You will write about a few famous places to visit and suggest good places to eat at in the centre of town. 3 The local newspaper published an article about a concert at your school. It said that the musicians played badly and that there weren’t many people there. This is not true and you want the newspaper to change their report. 4 You want people to use bicycles more to get to school and move around your town. Write about the advantages and disadvantages of cycling and say why you think cycling is a good idea. 5 You and your family had a hilarious experience while you were on holiday last summer. You want to tell your class about what happened. 3 Work with a partner and write plans for the other four writing tasks. Task ___

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Audience Type of writing Fiction / non-fiction Style Purpose 4 Match the extracts to the writing tasks in exercise 2. B A Hi Jess, Sorry I haven’t written for ages, but I’ve been …

Most people would agree that the bicycle is enjoying a renaissance. There are a number of reasons for this. In the first place, …

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The day we got on the plane at Heathrow airport that was taking us to Helsinki in Finland, we were all incredibly happy. When we arrived, …

D Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your newspaper’s report last Tuesday about out school concert.

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If you’ve only got 48 hours to spend in my hometown, you can’t go without seeing the following five attractions. Any visit should begin …