Escribir artículos

Ejemplo de escritura ESL - consejos para artículos:

CONTESTA A LA PREGUNTA
PLANIFICA tu artículo.
Dale un título a tu artículo.
Asegúrate de que tienes por lo menos 4 párrafos.
Haz preguntas retóricas para atraer la atención del lector. Por ejemplo, What would the world be like without oil? What will life be like in 20 years time?
Habla directamente al lector. Por ejemplo, Let's just imagine some of the possibilities.
Da ejemplos cuando sea apropiado.
Utiliza humor cuando sea apropiado.
Haz una conclusión y resumen en el último párrafo.
Finalmente, da tu opinión cuando sea adecuado.
REVISA tu artículo para corregir errores.

Frases útiles para la escritura de artículos ESL

Frases retóricas:

Have you ever ........?
What do you think about ........?
Are you one of those people who thinks that ......?
Are you one of those people who .......?
What would life be like if ......?
Will the future bring us ..... ?

Introduciendo tu primer apunte:

Firstly
In the first place
First of all
The first thing to consider is
One thing to consider is
To begin with

Introduce más puntos:

Secondly
Another consideration
Yet another consideration
Another thing to consider is
Added to that
Apart from that
In addition to this

Introduce tus puntos finales:

In conclusion
To conclude
To sum up
So

Introduce tu opinión:

I think
In my opinion
Personally I believe that
In my view
If you ask me
To my mind
My personal opinion is

Práctica de escritura del First Certificate de Cambridge

También para Cambridge Advanced y Proficiency, y la Escuela de Idiomas Intermedio y Avanzado.

EJEMPLO DE ESCRITURA ESL - ARTÍCULO 1

You see this announcement in your school's English language magazine.

New Clubs after School

Your school wants to start some new after school clubs. Chess, table-tennis, basketball, guitar playing and cookery have been suggested as possible clubs. What do you think?

Tell us which one of these five ideas you like best and why.
Make one other suggestion for a new club and explain why it would be a good idea.

Write your article in 120-180 words for intermediate students and 250-400 for advanced students in an appropriate style.

EJEMPLO DE ESCRITURA ESL/EFL - ARTÍCULO 2

You see this announcement Leisure and Entertainment magazine.

Could you live without television for a week?
Write and tell us what difference this would make to your life. We will publish the best article.

Write your article in 120-180 words for intermediate students and 250-400 for advanced students in an appropriate style.

EJEMPLO DE ESCRITURA ESL/EFL - ARTÍCULO 3

You see this announcement in a magazine.

We invite you to write an article on The Home of the Future
In what ways will people's homes be different in the future? In what ways will they be the same? The writer of the best article will receive a prize.

Write your article in 120-180 words for intermediate students and 250-400 for advanced students in an appropriate style.