1.

Brainstroming It is the time to generate ideas,

consider these questions:

What do you want to say?

How do you want to say?
Who will read my writng?

Lluvia de ideas
2. Start writing It is the time to develop your ideas,
organize them and start writing. Consider
these questions:

Are your ideas organize?

In what order do you want to say them?
Are you using sentences and linking

Empieza a escribir
words?
 It is the time to revise your writing, and edit
3. Checking and it if necessary. Consider these questions:
Editing
Have you read what you just wrote?
Are your details clear?
Should you add or take out parts?
Have you used correct spelling,
capitalization and punctuation?

Revisar y editar
Cmo escribir una carta?
Las cartas son textos sencillos que sirven para intercambiar informacin; en el siglo XXI,
las cartas fueron reemplazadas por los correos electrnicos, sin embargo, para asuntos
formales, las cartas siguen siendo utilizadas. Las cartas tienen la siguiente estructura:

Nombre y datos de quien remite

Nombre y datos de a quin va dirigido

Fecha

Saludo,

Cuerpo del texto / Cuerpo del texto Cuerpo del texto / Cuerpo del texto
Cuerpo del texto / Cuerpo del texto

Despedida

Firma
Formal letter Example
Mariana Castro
Cra 24 # 52-77
Medelln, Colombia
Dr. Carlos Ruiz
Cra 55 # 18-26
Cali, Colombia

October 30th, 2015

Dear Dr. Carlos,

I received the test results and I am very concerned about it because I was expecting a
different kind of analysis. If its possible, I would like that you explain me if I am wrong,
Im sending you the results in order to get your opinion.

Thank you for your consideration,

Mariana Castro
El saludo en las cartas comienza con la palabra DEAR, al
igual que en espaol utilizamos Querido o Seor/Seora. Esta
palabra se utiliza en las cartas en ingls tanto formales como
informales.

En el cuerpo del texto, cuando se trata de una

carta formal siempre deben tratarse los asuntos
puntuales por los cuales se escribe, mientras que
en una carta informal los asuntos pueden
extenderse.
Para finalizar, existen una serie de expresiones tiles dependiendo
de el grado de formalidad o informalidad del escrito y la funcin
que este cumpla, si es impersonal o personal.

IMPERSONAL PERSONAL
With gratitude Best wishes
Sincerely Affectionately
Cordially Take care
Thank you See you later/soon
Regards Love
Los correos electrnicos tienen una estructura menos rgida, sin embargo
siguen de cierta forma los mismos parmetros que las cartas, comienzan
con un saludo, hay un cuerpo del texto, una despedida y una firma.
Date: Tuesday 18 February 2013 14:44:49 -0500
From: tere@friendweb.com.
To: Johnsale@friendweb.com
Subject: I will go there!

Dear John,
Finally, I decided to go to your new house in Manhattan. Despite of the distance, I want to be with you in
this important moment of your life. After all, I am your best friend. My mother says hi! And she says that she
wants to travel with me, but she will not go because she has to take care of my little brother.

See you soon,

Teresa
 Lea los siguientes correos, escoja una situacin y escriba un correo electrnico de
respuesta donde exprese su inters en esa persona y dnde expresen tambin sus
gustos y hbitos.

Hi! Hey there!

My name is Alex, Im 30 years old
and I am a primary school teacher.
I love music and I play the guitar
with a rock band every Saturday in
a popular bar in my city, I live in
Bogot, Im single and I want to
meet someone who loves reading
and rock music.
Im Monica, I live in Santa Marta and
Im 43 years old and Im divorced with
two beautiful daughters, one is 15 and
the other one 17. I love to go to the disco
and have fun with my friends, I look for
more friends to talk and have fun. Im
not interested in a boyfriend please
dont write if those are your intentions.

Cmo escribir una resea?
Las reseas son textos sencillos
que sirven para presentar opinin
acerca de un producto, libro
pelcula, entre otros. Adems de su
opinin, este debe contener
informacin detallada que describa
el producto.
Losing Joe's Place
by Gordon Korman
book review by Mr. Klingensmith
It's not often that one finds a novel as wacky and as full of unexpected
surprises as Losing Joe's Place, a book by Gordon Korman. It is the
story of Jason Cardone and his friends Ferguson Peach. The story shows
us just how hard it can be to follow this one simple direction.
One great thing about the book is the way Korman developed the
characters. Each person has a definite personality. The Peach is an
engineering genius who needs to improve everything he sees. His
"better than you are" attitude tends to get on everyone's nerves.
Losing Joe's Place is a great book for anyone who likes to see
somebody else have a whole lot of funny, funny troubles. The story is
hilarious and keeps you on the edge of your seat, and the characters are
strange and interesting enough to make you want to know more about
what will happen to them next. Out of four stars, I would give this book
at least three and a half.
Introduction:
Open with an introduction paragraph that does the following things:
catches the reader's attention;
identifies the thing you'll be reviewing (e.g., the title of the book or
movie);
identifies the author, star, or director, if appropriate.
Body:
Write a full paragraph about each of the aspects you want to examine,
making sure each paragraph does these things:
opens with a topic sentence that says what the paragraph is about;
has several detail sentences that prove the point you are trying to
make;
uses quotes or examples from the book or movie, if possible, to help
prove your point.
Conclusion:
End with a conclusion paragraph that does the following:
briefly restates the main ideas of the review;
makes a judgment about the book or movie or whatever, saying
whether it is good or bad (some reviewers give ratings, like four stars or
two thumbs up);
recommends that the reader go to the movie or read the book or buy a
meal at the restaurant (or not, if it is no good).