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Midnight Knock: A Short Story

The document provides three writing prompts for short stories or articles for a school magazine. The first prompt asks students to begin a short story with "It was midnight and I was all alone in the house. Suddenly someone knocked loudly on the door." The second prompt asks students to begin a story with "I had never felt so nervous before in my life...!" The third prompt asks students to write an article discussing the benefits and drawbacks of learning another language and whether it should be recommended to all young people.

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Midnight Knock: A Short Story

The document provides three writing prompts for short stories or articles for a school magazine. The first prompt asks students to begin a short story with "It was midnight and I was all alone in the house. Suddenly someone knocked loudly on the door." The second prompt asks students to begin a story with "I had never felt so nervous before in my life...!" The third prompt asks students to write an article discussing the benefits and drawbacks of learning another language and whether it should be recommended to all young people.

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Task type:

Your English teacher has asked you to write a short story for the school magazine beginning
with the words:

IT

WAS MIDNIGHT AND

WAS ALL ALONE IN THE HOUSE .

SUDDENLY

SOMEONE

KNOCKED LOUDLY ON THE DOOR .

Write your story for the magazine (around 120-180 words).


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Task type:
Your English teacher has asked you to write a short story for the school magazine beginning
with the words:

"I

HAD NEVER FELT SO NERVOUS BEFORE IN


MY LIFE...!"

Write your story for the magazine (around 120-180 words).


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Task type:
You have seen the following competition in an magazine for young people.

"In your experience what are the benefits and


drawbacks of learning another language? Is
something you would recommend to ALL young
people?"

Write your article for the magazine (around 120-180 words).


You have been asked to write an article for a student newspaper on the following topic:
Has television improved in your country over the last ten years?

Write your article, saying what most people think and giving your own point of view.
Introduction: question as a statement; two points of view
Paragraph 1: describe a situation more channels than before.
Paragraph 2: more choice; entertainment mainly
Paragraph 3: not educational; fewer documentaries; fewer cultural programmes
Conclusion: what most people think; what I think.

The following phrases may be useful in writing this type of article:


Many people think that . . However, there are people who think that .
A few years ago .. Nowadays, on the other hand, ..
It is therefore certainly true that ..
It is worth remembering however, that .
Furthermore, it must be admitted that ..
On balance, therefore I think that ..

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