Writing task 2

The marking system

1.Task Response

2. Coherence and Cohesion

3. Lexical Resource

4. Grammatical range and accuracy

 The marking system
1. Task Response (25%) How well you
answer the questions?
- Do you respond to the question?

- Do you answer the topic?

- Do you cover all parts of the task?

 2. Coherence and Cohesion (25%):
How well you organize your ideas?

- Coherence means your essay is easy to understand.

- Cohesion is about the structure of your essay.

3. Lexical Resource (25%):
Vocabulary, Topic related words.
Verbs <=> nouns
Decreased to a decrease
Fell to a fall
Dropped to a drop
Declined to a decline
Reduced to a reduction
Dipped to a dip
 Increased an increase Grew up to a growth

Rose a rise - an upward

Went up to - a trend
The number of car users rose
Boomed a boom
3% in 2008
Climbed up to
There was a rise of 3 % in the
number of car users in 2008
4. Grammatical range and accuracy (25%):
Use a wide range of sentence structures
correctly.
B. There are three main parts of an essay:

1. Introduction

2. Body Paragraphs

3. Conclusion
There are 5 questions in writing the Introduction:
1. Opinion (Agreee/ disagreee/ balanced)
(Cu a ra opinion)
2. Discussion (Discuss both views and give opinions)
(Cu a ra opinion)
3. Advantages and disadvantages.
4. Causes/ Effects/ Solutions
5. two - part question.
 INTRODUCTION
(Two - sentence introduction)

There are 3 parts in writing the Introduction:

1. Analyze the question (phn tch cu hi)
2. Give the thesis statement (a ra lun im)
3. Writing bases on the structure. (Vit da trn cu trc)
- General statement ( dn)
- Thesis statement (Cu lun im)
 EXAMPLE:
In some countries, people have their first child
when they are older. What are reasons and do you
think that the advantages outweigh disadvantages?
Paraphrase:
first child => Initial child
when they are older when their ages are higher
= Later in their life
= delay childbirth
reasons => Causes
advantages outweigh disadvantages
=> More advantages than disadvantages
 INTRODUCTION
=> There is an increase in the number
General
statement of people who delay the birth of their

initial child. These stems from two

main reasons and has more negative

Thesis
statement
effects on family and society than

positive ones, as now will be discussed.

 BODY
Pay attention to 4 requests: Task Response, Coherence
and Cohesion, Lexical Resource and Grammatical range
and accuracy.

- There are 3 models to write the body of an essay:

1. Model 1: PEE (Make the point, Explain it and Give
an example)
2. Model 2: PSS (Point - topic sentence, Supporting
idea 1 and supporting idea 2)
3. Model 3: TAR (Topic sentence, Counter - Argument
and Rebuttal)
 Model 1: PEE (Make the point, Explain it and Give
an example)
1. Make the point (Topic sentence - Tm tt miu t v vn g?)
2. Explain it (gii thch v vn )
3. Give an example (a ra v d cho vn )
There are those who argue that the internet has
P had an extremely positive influence on communication.
They say this because in the past it was sometimes
impossible to call people in other countries on the
E telephone, but now it is relatively simple to use a
program such as Skype to talk to them for free or to send
a email. A good example here are the students who go to
study abroad and are able to send messages home with
no difficult, when in past they would have had to buy
E stamps and go to the post office which was much harder
and more expensive.
Model 2: PSS (Point - topic sentence, Supporting idea 1
and supporting idea 2)
1. Point - topic sentence: (Vn l cu ch )
2. Supporting idea 1 (L do th 1 v v d cho vn )
3. Supporting idea 2 (L do th 2 v v d cho vn )

There are several reasons why saving minority languages

P could be seen as a waste of money. Firstly, if a language is
only spoken by a small number of people, expensive
education programmes will be needed to make sure that
S more people learn it and the state will have to pay for
facilities, teachers and marketing. This money might be
better spent on other public services. Secondly, it would
be much cheaper and more efficient for countries to have
S just one language. Governments could cut all kinds of
costs related to communicating with each minority group.
 Model 3: PAR (Topic sentence, Counter - Argument
and Rebuttal)
Topic sentence: (Gii thiu chnh ca on)
Counter - Argument: (Nu ln kin i ngc vi kin nhc n cu
ch )
Rebuttal: (Khng nh kin xut hin Counter _ Argument l sai, l
khng hp l)

For the majority of learners, taking a private language lesson

P is a good way to learn a foreign language. Some people
believe that private lessons are a better way to acquire a
A language because they are more flexible and so can meet
students specific needs. However, in reality, group lessons
can provide benefits that private lessons cannot. Group
lessons are more effective for language learning because
R they allow students to learn from each other, reduce the
stress of the learning environment and create a supportive
atmosphere.
 CONCLUSION
Nu li chnh trong cu ch - thesis statement
phn m bi bng cch din t khc paraphrase.

Cc cm t ni: chng gip cho on vn c kt ni lin

mch vi nhng on vit trc , ng thi chng
cng l du hiu bo cho ngi c bit n phn kt
bi.
Mt s cm t ni thng dng:
In short,
To sum up,
In summary,
To summarize,
In conclusion,
To conclude,
 Nhng iu cn trnh trong mt kt bi:
Announcing statements: a ra nhng li tuyn b.
Repeating the introduction: Cn trnh lp li m bi, bn c th
echoing the introduction, nhc li ca m bi, ngha l cn thay i cch
din t (paraphrase).
Cliches: trnh s dng nhng cu ni so, rp khun nh waste not,
want not (khng phung ph th khng tng thiu). Thay v , bn nn s
dng sng to cu ni ca nhng ngi ni ting ( cp phn trn
bi vit)
New ideas that were not covered in the paper: Conclusion =
Closure. Tc l bn phi ng li vn . Khng nn a bt k mi no
kt bi.
Apologies: Bn khng nn v ng bao gi xin li v kin ch quan ca
bn thn trong phn kt bi nh I may not be an expert hoc At least this
is my opinion. iu ny ch lm cho bi ca bn thiu thuyt phc ngi
c m thi.
a dng ngn ng: phn ny chng ta s nu li chnh vit trc
bng ngn t khc ch khng phi copy nguyn t trn xung. Do cc
em hy th hin cho gim kho thy s a dng v t vng ca cc em.
Khng nn vit qu di, ch cn 1 - 2 cu l .
 bi:
Blood sports have become a hot topic for debate/dibeit/ in recent
years. As society develops it is increasingly seen as an uncivilized/
activity and cruel to the helpless animals that are killed. Blood sports
should be banned.
To what extent to you agree or disagree?
Paraphrase cu ch :
To conclude, it is clear that blood sports must be prohibited as no
civilized society should allow the pain and suffering of animals simply
for fun.
Thm kin c nhn v xut:
I hope that governments around the world discuss this issue with
haste and forbid this inhumane type of sport as soon as possible.
Phn kt bi hon chnh:
To conclude, it is clear that blood sports must be prohibited as no
civilized society should allow the pain and suffering of animals simply
for fun. I hope that governments around the world discuss this issue
with haste and forbid this inhumane type of sport as soon as possible.
 Feedback Checklist
1. Does the story have the introductory paragraph?


2. Does the story have the body?

3. Does the story have the conclusion?

4. Are the verbs in the past tenses?

5. Are there any spelling errors in the story? How

many?
6. Are there any vocabulary errors in the story?
How many?
7. Are there any grammatical errors in the story?
How many?
 Teachers teamwork

ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 11: LESSON 6: SKILLS 2:

Do you agree or disagree with the
following idea?
With the help of technology, students will
benefit greatly from studying by
themselves at home.
 ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 11: LESSON 6: SKILLS 2:
Do you agree or disagree with the following idea?
With the help of technology, students will benefit greatly from studying
by themselves at home.
I agree with idea advanced technology will help
In students greatly in studying by themselves at home. Firstly,
studying at home will help us save so much money. We dont
have to buy so many books and school supplies. It will help us
save time and energy too because we dont have to spend much
time on travelling to school. Secondly, you can see there is a lot
of traffic on the way especially in rush hours. There are always
B accidents on the road. Studying at home will help us avoid
dangers on the way to school and make traffic less heavy. In
addition, we can search for information easily and quickly with a
tablet. Its very convenient. It helps us to save time and we can
finish our projects quicker and make them more informative. In
conclusion, I think advanced technology really helps us in
C studying and it brings us more joy in learning new knowledge.