Writing (FCE)

In Chapter Three, Dorian Gray tells Lord Henry about his feelings for Sibyl Vane. Shortly after Lord Henry’s visit to his uncle, Lord Fermor, he writes a short letter thanking his uncle for the…

Descriptive writing

This resource contains writing tips and guidelines that will help us use our observation to write and publish our own descriptive writing.

Writing tips

The resource consists of an explanation about how to write an essay. We study the process of writing an essay (planning, mind maps, writing a draft, etc.). The resource provides tips to write a good…

Writing task

This resource is designed to foster writing compositions. We have to fill the gaps with the proper words.

Writing (PET)

Someone has asked you to write a description of a pirate captain who will be the main character in a film about pirates. Use these questions to help you: What was the pirate’s name? When and where did…

Writing bank

Writing (PET)

Imagine you are Johnsy. Write a note to Sue inviting her to come to visit you in the Bay of Naples. In your note you should: tell her when you arrived say what you like about Naples suggest when she…

Writing (PET)

An English friend of yours called Tom likes Shakespeare very much. You want to invite him to a performance of Romeo and Juliet. Write a card or an email to Tom. In the card or email, you should invite…

Writing (KET)

The Wizard writes a note to Dorothy from the hot-air balloon. Complete it by choosing a word for each space. Dear Dorothy, I’m sorry I can’t take you home. Please do not worry. I sure it is…

News writing

In the first part of this workshop, we will read a news article and a feature story article. Then you'll get suggestions from our experienced team of writers from Scholastic's Magazine Group on how to…