Category Archives: Sample Essays
Σημειώσεις για Εκθέσεις (1) / Telling a Story
Originally posted on Nick Papadodimas: E-Learning – Piraeus Greece:
Composition Writing for the B2 (Lower) Exams In this post I analyse, with examples, the various types of composition writing in the B2 (Lower) exams in Greece. Telling a story (Narrative Composition)…
Advise me….!
Μερικοί από εσάς προετοιμάζεστε για τις εξετάσεις B2 ECCE. Ίσως σας ενδιαφέρουν οι ακόλουθες σημειώσεις. Giving Advice to Solve a Problem / Δίνοντας συμβουλές Εδώ ο υποψήφιος καλείται να απαντήσει σε μια επιστολή (prompt) γραμμένη, συνήθως, από ένα έφηβο που … Continue reading
Sample Essay – Advantages / Disadvantages – Motorcars or Motorbikes?
Advantages – Disadvantages Οι εκθέσεις με πλεονεκτήματα και μειονεκτήματα είναι σχετικά πιο εύκολες από τα άλλα είδη εκθέσεων που συνήθως γράφουμε στις εξετάσεις για την απόκτηση ενός πτυχίου για να πιστοποιήσουμε τις γνώσεις μας αλλά και να μπορούμε να επικοινωνούμε … Continue reading
Σημειώσεις για Επιστολές (2) Formal Letters
FORMAL LETTERS / INTRODUCTIONS Dear Sir, I have just received your letter of the 15th November and I am writing to….. explain….. protest against….. complain about….. suggest that……. answer your questions…… supply the information…… inform you that…… express my…… I am … Continue reading
Σημειώσεις για Επιστολές (1) Informal Letters
INFORMAL LETTERS INTRODUCTIONS Dear Mum and Dad, Your letter arrived with its usual regularity and it’s nice to know you have both recovered from your attack of flu……. Dear Tom, How nice to hear from you after so long. I … Continue reading
Σημειώσεις για Εκθέσεις (2c) Useful Expressions/Notes about Places
Places (useful expressions /notes) POINTS TO REMEMBER: General (factual) information about the place: Where it is …… It is situated west bank of the river …. . What time it is (was) ………. It was almost midnight when ……….. How … Continue reading
Environmental problem. Garbage
Level: B2 Environmental problem. Garbage. Nowadays people all over the country are producing more and more garbage. Landfills are filling up and overflowing. This creates a huge problem because the waste that is buried can contaminate water supplies. Of course … Continue reading
A garden
Level: B2 A garden It is always a pleasure to walk or sit in a garden especially if it is both a flower and vegetable garden. Looking after flowers and tending a vegetable patch can be very calming and the … Continue reading
Σημειώσεις για Εκθέσεις (5) Speech or Talk
Speech or Talk Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. – Plato Greeting: It is normal to begin by greeting your audience. Thus one might begin: Good morning, boys and girls. … Continue reading
Discursive Writing (Part 1) (advantages-disadvantages) Σημειώσεις
Discursive Writing (advantages-disadvantages) 1. How to make a point or express an opinion or reason. First of all …………………… One advantage of (……………) is …………… One disadvantage of (……………….) is ……………… Another point in favour of (…………….) is …………………. Another … Continue reading