WRITE AN ARTICLE

Write an article © 2024 by Patricia Rubio Gil is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

PET EXAMPLE

Are you hungry of an article?

Write a story © 2024 by Patricia Rubio Gil is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

KET EXAMPLE

PET EXAMPLE

Are you hungry of a story?

ADVERBS

• really
• heavily
• brightly
• absolutely
• amazingly
• fantastically
• frighteningly
• quickly
• slowly
• suddenly

Beginning

To start a story, you can use phrases like these:

• It all began (when) …
• It all started (when)...
• When I first…
• At the beginning…
• It was a hot/cold summer/winter day.

VERBS

Past perfect

Past continous

Past simple

Describes what was happening at the same time as the main events.

Describes what happened before the main events.

Describes the main events of your story.

Direct Speech

Direct speech describes the things that somebody actually says at that moment. We always use quotation marks (“...") to show that we are using direct speech.…he said to Marta, ‘I’m so excited about my holidays!’ …someone shouted, ‘Hi, it’s you again!’

MAIN PARAGRAPHS

You have to answer the questions in the task very clearly. Don’t talk about unrelated things, but focus on the topic. The main paragraphs are the most important pieces of your article and you should always think about these two things: 1. Does the paragraph talk about the main questions in the task? Relate them to personal experiences or opinions. 2. Do I use good language (neutral/informal, linking words, good grammar and interesting vocabulary)?

TIME PHRASES

• earlier
• no long
• some time later
• afterwards
• as
• meanwhile
• 5 minutes/days/years later next day /morning...
• until
• during
• suddenly
• finally / in the end

• as soon as
• when
• while immediately before
• after
• after that
• first
• then
• next
• later
• at that moment

ENGAGING THE READER

To make your article more interesting, you must catch the reader's attention by:

• Don't worry!
• Keep on reading!
• Imagine that...
• What about you?
• Isn't that great?
• Let me know in the comments!
• Even better!

Introduction

To start a story, you can use phrases like these:

• Have you ever thought about…?
• Do you ever wonder...?
• What would you think about…?
• How would you feel if …?
• Are you one of those people who …?

Using cohesive devices

ADJECTIVES

• excellent
• strange
• delicious
• funny
• marvellous
• tasty
• amusing
• boring
• dangerous
• lucky/unlucky

• furious
• awful
• terrified
• terrible/horrible
• hilarious
• amazing
• authentic

• afraid
• fascinating
• wonderful
• adorable

• clear
• beautiful
• surprised/surprising
• awesome
• perfect
• exciting
• good
• adventurous
• great
• elegant
• crazy

SUGGESTED GRAMMAR

Ending

You should end your article with a nice final sentence. It can be a little bit funny or surprising, but it can also just summarise your article or make an overall point.

• In conclusion, ...
• To sum up, ...
• On the whole, ...
• Overall, ...
• In short, ...

MAIN PARAGRAPHS

The characters deal with conflict and do things to solve it. That's why you need connectors to make your story as good as possible.

Ending

Make sure that the ending is connected to the topic. Don’t introduce new characters or let the story move in a completely different direction. Just write one or two last sentences and that’s it.

• In the end, ...
• Finally, ...
• When it was all over, ...
• Eventually, ...
• After everything that happened, ...
• Luckily, ...