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WRITING TOOLKIT

Informal email / message

el email informal · B1 Writing Part 1 · A2 Part 6 · la vida real Registro: informal. Escribes a un amigo/a. Contracciones sí (I'm, don't).

La estructura · the shape

•Hi Sam,— el saludo · greeting

•Thanks for your email!— abre · opening line

•(contesta / pregunta)— el cuerpo · body

•Write back soon!— cierra · closing

•Love, / See you, Sam— la despedida · sign-off

Banco de frases · useful phrases

ABRIR	CONECTAR	CERRAR
Thanks for your message!gracias por tu mensaje	Anyway, …en fin,	Can't wait to see you!¡ganas de verte!
Great to hear from you.me alegra saber de ti	By the way, …por cierto,	Let me know what you think.ya me cuentas
Sorry for the late reply!perdón por tardar	The best part was …lo mejor fue…	Write back soon!¡escríbeme pronto!

Mini-modelo · annotated model

Hi Leo, Thanks for your email! I'd love to come to your party on Saturday. What should I bring? By the way, can I bring my brother too? Can't wait — see you there! Sam

Antes de entregar · quick check

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Story

la historia / el relato · A2 Part 7 · B1 Writing Part 2 · narrativa Registro: narrativo. Casi todo en pasado. Empieza con la frase que te dan.

La estructura · the shape

•Empieza con la frase dada— set the scene

•Pasado simple + continuo— was walking when…

•Un giro— suddenly / luckily…

•El final— in the end…

Banco de frases · useful phrases

SECUENCIAR	DAR DRAMA	SENTIMIENTOS
First, … Then, …primero… luego…	Suddenly, …de repente,	I was thrilled.estaba emocionadísimo/a
After that, …después,	To my surprise, …para mi sorpresa,	I was terrified.estaba aterrado/a
A few minutes later, …minutos después,	Luckily / Unfortunately, …por suerte / por desgracia,	In the end, …al final,

Mini-modelo · annotated model

It was a cold night when the lights suddenly went out. We were watching a film when we heard a strange noise upstairs. To my surprise, it was only the cat! In the end, we laughed about it for hours.

Antes de entregar · quick check

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Article

el artículo (revista / web) · B1 Writing Part 2 · para una revista o web escolar Registro: neutro-cercano. Hablas al lector ('you'). Preguntas y opiniones.

La estructura · the shape

•Título + gancho— hook the reader

•Tu opinión— your view

•Razones + ejemplos— reasons + examples

•Cierre— round it off

Banco de frases · useful phrases

ENGANCHAR	OPINAR	CERRAR
Have you ever …?¿alguna vez…?	In my opinion, …en mi opinión,	All in all, …en resumen,
Let's be honest, …seamos sinceros,	If you ask me, …si me preguntas,	So, why not …?así que, ¿por qué no…?
We all know that …todos sabemos que…	The main reason is …la razón principal es…	It's up to you!¡tú decides!

Mini-modelo · annotated model

Is your phone taking over your life? Have you ever counted your screen time? For most of us, it's scary. In my opinion, a short 'digital detox' each week really helps. So, why not try switching off for one evening? It's up to you!

Antes de entregar · quick check

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Review

la reseña (peli / app / restaurante) · B1+ · reseña de una peli, serie, app o restaurante Registro: neutro-entusiasta. Describe, valora y recomienda (o no).

La estructura · the shape

•Qué es + datos— what it is

•Lo bueno / lo malo— the good / the bad

•Recomendación— would you recommend?

•Puntuación— a rating

Banco de frases · useful phrases

DESCRIBIR	VALORAR	RECOMENDAR
It's about …va de…	The best bit is …lo mejor es…	I'd definitely recommend it.lo recomiendo sin duda
It stars …protagonizada por…	The only downside is …el único pero es…	Give it a miss.pásalo de largo
It's set in …ambientada en…	It's well worth …merece mucho la pena…	10/10 — a must-watch!10/10 — ¡de ver sí o sí!

Mini-modelo · annotated model

I recently watched 'The Wild Robot' and I loved it. It's about a robot who learns to survive on an island. The animation is stunning. The only downside is a slow start, but stick with it. I'd definitely recommend it — 9/10!

Antes de entregar · quick check

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Los conectores · linkers

Unen tus ideas en CUALQUIER texto. Úsalos para no sonar a lista de la compra.

Añadir · addContrastar · contrast

and / alsoy / ademásbut / howeverpero / sin embargoas well asasí comoalthoughaunquewhat's morees máson the other handpor otro lado

Causa · causeSecuencia · sequence

because / asporque / ya quefirst / thenprimero / luegosoasí queafter thatdespuésthat's whypor esofinallypor último

Ejemplo · exampleOpinión · opinion

for examplepor ejemploI thinkcreo quesuch ascomoin my opinionen mi opiniónliketipo / comopersonallypersonalmente