1) What can you write in the FCE writing part 2? a) an article b) a report c) an essay d) a story e) a review f) a letter / email 2) How many words should you write the article in? a) 120-150 b) 140-190 c) 180-220 d) 220-260 e) approximately 250 3) How many paragraphs should you write the article in? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6+ 4) How much time should you spend on it? a) Step One: Make a plan (10 minutes) b) Step Two: Write it (25 minutes) c) Step Three: Check it (5 minutes) d) Step One: write it in 40 minutes e) count the words 5) Is an article formal or informal? a) Formal b) Informal 6) Should you use contractions in your article? a) Yes b) No 7) The language is informal, use: a) Phrasal verbs: check out, run out of b) Contractions: Isn’t that fantastic? c) Colloquial phrases: one of the cool things, I totally recommend it, etc d) We address the reader directly: What about you? e) Exclamation marks: …find the answer! f) Advanced English 8) What information can you get from the task? a) Opinions b) Topic c) Main ideas d) Specific examples 9) Should you include your own opinion and experiences? a) Yes b) No 10) Do you need to write an interesting title? a) Yes b) No 11) How much time should you spend on this writing task? a) 30 min b) 40 min c) 50 min d) 80 min 12) What should your first paragraph be? a) a conclusion b) a body paragraph c) an introduction d) your individual presentation e) start with a personalised question f) Include the topic and give your opinion or comment on it. 13) What should your last paragraph be? a) your individual presentation b) an introduction c) a body paragraph d) a conclusion 14) What should you do in the conclusion paragraph? a) repeat everything you said before b) give new arguments c) comment on the topic or give your opinion one last time. d) End your article in an interesting way, maybe with a rhetorical questions 15) It has to be entertaining! a) True b) False 16) How can we divide our article? a) Title & Introduction / Topic point 1 (What is the thing you learned?) b) Topic point 2 (Who did you learn it from?) c) Topic point 3 (Why is it useful?) d) Closing paragraph / conclusion e) don´t use paragraphs f) repeat the same ideas in the conclusion 17) What are the examiners looking out for? a) Content - Have you answered the question? b) Organisation - Is it clearly organised? c) Communicative Achievement - Is the tone and style appropriate? d) Language - have you used good vocabulary and grammar? e) your life experience 18) Plan your article! Is this a good example of how to plan it? a) Yes b) No

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