PARTS 6 + 7

  Some NOTES on parts 6 and 7   

• Be careful about writing too much or too little. "How are you?" is not necessary to begin your email. 
• You will lose points if you do not include all 3 parts of the email or write about all three pictures for the story. 
• Proper nouns (names, days of the week, months, cities, etc.) and I MUST be capitalized: Saturday, February, Rome, I (NOT i ) 
• my friends and I   NOT   me and my friends   
• be careful to use the correct verb tense 
• PUNCTUATION. Sentences end with a period ( . full stop) or an exclamation mark (!) Questions need a ?
• Titles of books should be underlined in the handwritten test, The Hunger Games, or use italics with digital, The Hunger Games. 
• TIME: 6 o'clock /  6 p.m. / 4:30 / 4
• Use words you know how to spell correctly. Some common misspellings: which (not witch); together, with, sandwich, picnic, a lot (2 words)
• MEET: We can meet at the station. (incontrare) BUT "It's nice to meet you." (conoscere)

 PART 6 
Question 31
You are going shopping with your English friend Pat tomorrow. Write an email to Pat.
Say:

• where you want to meet
• what time you want to meet
• what you want to buy

Write 25 words or more.

Here are two examples:

Hi Pat,
I want to meet you at the shopping center tomorrow at 10 a..m.  I want to buy a watch and a pair of basketball shoes. 
See you then.
Mary

(26 words)

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Hi Pat,

I am so happy to go shopping tomorrow because I would like to buy a necklace for my mom's birthday. Why don't we meet at the cafeteria outside the shopping center at 2 p.m.?
See you tomorrow.
Mary
(35 words)

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 PART 7 

Examples:
1)  Yesterday my friends and I put food in my bag for a picnic. We went to the park and ate our lunch by the lake. It was warm, so after lunch, two friends went swimming.
(35words)

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2)  Last weekend my mom and dad decided to have a picnic. First, we made sandwiches and filled our bags with fruit and some drinks. Then we went to the park where we ate our lunch on a blanket by the lake.  Later, my sister and I went swimming, while Mom and Dad talked.  It was a great day.
(58 words)

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Part 7 Stories

 

MISTAKES on the Mock Test

NB: La maggior parte degli errori sono dovuti alla disattenzione in classe.
Many of you did not use the ANSWER SHEETS correctly.  

1. Write BIG and DARK, so the examiner can read what you wrote!  
2. Follow the INSTRUCTIONS! In listening part 2 and R+W Part 5,  you MUST write the words in CAPITAL LETTERS.  
3. Listening:  Use the 10-15-20 seconds given to read the information! It helps to know what they will be talking about. 
4. You must transfer ALL of your answers to the answer sheets.  Be sure to copy correctly from the booklet to your answer sheet.  Do not leave anything blank. Guess! You might be correct.  
5. You must ERASE well.  Leave only one answer on each line.  Do not write anything other than your aswers in the correct spaces or write in the areas it says not to. Be careful when you erase. If necessary letters are missing [scarf(scarf)],  the word will be considered misspelled and a mistake. 
6. You have 6 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet in the listening. You must stop writing and put your pencil down when the time is up. There is one hour for the R+W INCLUDING the transfer time, so remember to give yourself enough to transfer your answers.
7. The circles must be filled in well.Stay within the circle. Make sure they are DARK and SHINY.   DO NOT cross them out.  

COMMON MISTAKES

1.  Write only 1 word in Listening Part 2 and R+W Part 5.
2.  Know the Alphabet! In Listening part 2  and in Writing part 5,  you must spell correctly.   Do not misspell words like Hi,  days of the week, with, because, snack, jacket, which, what, together
3.  Use capitals appropriately: at the beginning of a sentence, for names (Chris), days of the week, months. If you do not, the answer will be counted as incorrect. I (NOT i) !
4.  PUNCTUATION is important!  Sentences end with full stops / periods (.), exclamation marks (!), or question marks (?) ,  not commas ( , ).
5. You come last:  My friends and I   not Me and my friends.
6. You go TO town  / we went to a concert
7. House is the building; Home is used in a more personal way:
             Can you come over to my house this weekend?
             I have to be home before midnight. 
8.  It is best to write the story in the past tense. You can use the simple past and the past continuous:  Bob and Mary were walking in the park when they saw a huge tree with a big hole in it. 
   If you use the present tense, use the continuous to make it better: 
   Bob and Mary are walking in the park when they see a huge tree with a hole in it.  Know the difference between the present perfect and simple past. Be sure to write about all 3 pictures. It is a story, so they need to have a connection.
9. . You can practice with the exercises in HELPFUL LINKS. 

• PART 6- EMAIL.  DOVETE:
  • Leggere le istruzioni con attenzione, capire le 3 quisiti e a chi rispondere. 
  • Iniziare con  Hi / Hello" + Nome seguito da , della persona alla quale va indirizzata. 
  • Andare a capo e iniziare la prima parola con Lettera MAISUCOLA.
  • Rispondere alle tre quesiti. 
  • Chiudere con una frase adatta. 
  • Firmare tuo nome.
  • Contare le parole scritte.  Non scrivere meno di quanto richiesto. 
    SEE EMAIL POSTS
    

Part 7 STORY Writing practice

Look at the three pictures. Write the story shown in the pictures. 

Write 35 words or more. You can hand in your work or write your stories in the comments section below. For more stories, click HERE. 

The more you write, the easier it gets and the better you become!

 

Writing part 7 - The Story

Question 32 

Look at the three pictures.

Write the story shown in the pictures.

Write 35 words or more. 

You must write about all 3 pictures.
You should write a rough draft on paper before transferring the final copy to your answer sheet. Be sure to write CLEARLY. You can write in capital letters if you like.

Things to think about:

• where the people were and what they were doing;
• when it was (season, day); what the weather was like;
• the names of the people:
• what they were wearing, objects they were carrying, how they were feeling.

Example: 

 Mary and Martha went on holiday last weekend.  It was a beautiful, sunny day, so they bought some sunglasses and a big ball. When they got to the beach, the weather started to change. It became so windy that while they were playing with their ball, the wind blew it away.  (51 words)