This document provides instructions for writing different types of compositions in 45 minutes. It outlines the format and sections for a reply letter/email, article, or story. For a letter/email, it instructs to follow notes to choose an appropriate language function like thanking or apologizing. For an article, it provides tips on starting with an interesting lead and using examples and viewpoints to support the initial statement. For a story, it suggests making the reader interested by using suspense and the unexpected. Common story elements like paragraphs, past tenses, dialogue, and linkers are also noted. The document emphasizes following all instructions and using clear handwriting.

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5. TIME SETTING
• 45 minutes

6. FORMAT AND SECTIONS
• Write a reply letter or e-mail
following notes and
instructions
• Choose between writing an
article or a story following the
instructions given

7. Write an informal e-mail/letter
• Read instructions very carefully
• Read notes and identify the
language function you need to
use (ex thanking, greeting of
apologizing) and choose how to
express it
• Don’t invent translating from
Italian, follow standard
expressions. For instance: “I’m so
sorry, I’m afraid I can’t..” and offer
another alternative.
• Divide the text into paragraphs:
one idea for each of them

8. Write your article
When writing an article start with an interesting clause as a report: “As Doctor
Harrison stated more than 57% of students prefer rap to pop”, an invitation:
“Too tired to go out tonight?” or a quotation “Life is so blissful to waste your time”.
In the central paragraph you have to support your initial statement by making
examples or reporting other viewpoints using linkers as “For instance…..”,
“Furthemore…”, “What’s more…”, “In addition…”, “However….”
Make sure to follow all instructions given.
Divide your article into three paragraphs
and use a clear hand-writing to make
reading easier.
Finish your article with a suitable clause
summarizing what you said but adding
something new as: “As stated there are
several way to have fun but your attitude
makes the difference”.

9. Write your story
When writing a story the initial clause is given and you have to follow that mood. Try
to be invented. You should make your reader interested in what you are creating. Use
suspence and something unexpected.
Use simple clauses, even only utterances as “Nothing more” or “No more”.
Don’t invent. Remember some effective clauses creating an atmosphere, as “She
was on the verge of tears” or “She felt something click inside”.
Divide your story into paragraphs and use a clear hand-writing to make reading
easier.
Use a wide range of past tenses, direct
speech and linkers as out of the blue, all
of a sudden, at first…
Finish your story with a suitable clause
surprising the reader as “It was only a
dream”. You might choose an open final
as “Nobody knew it”.