Essential Writing Samples for English Proficiency
Informal Letter and Email
Hey Sabrina,
It’s great to hear from you. I’d love to tell you about my experience of countryside living.
It’s incredibly quiet here, especially at night. There’s hardly any traffic on the roads, unlike in the city. Another thing is that because of the tiny population, everyone knows everyone else. Luckily, the locals are incredibly friendly—always saying hello to us when we meet them in the street. That’s nice because, in the city, most people just ignore you!
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English Sentence Transformation Exercises
- It’s said that the way people learn will change in the next few decades. The way people learn is said to change in the next few decades.
- Although the test was very easy, they decided to use a cheat sheet. Despite the test being very easy, they decided to use a cheat sheet.
- You won’t pass the test if you don’t speak to your teacher and apologise. Unless you speak to your teacher and apologise, you won’t pass the test.
- No other city in Spain is as big as
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Muddy → embarrado / lleno de barro
- Filthy → asqueroso / muy sucio
- Stunning → impresionante / espectacular
- Efficient → eficiente
- Unbearably hot → insoportablemente caluroso
- Overlooked → pasado por alto / ignorado Overwhelming → abrumador
- A bit of a dump → un poco cutre / bastante descuidado
- Facilities → instalaciones / servicios
- Isolated → aislado
- Deserted → desierto / abandonado
- Homesick → nostálgico de casa / con añoranza del hogar
- Moan about → quejarse de / protestar por
- Foreigner
Master English Writing Structures and Essential Vocabulary
Master English Writing Structures
Standard Essay Template
Structure: Introduction, Body (3 paragraphs), Counter-argument, and Conclusion.
- Introduction: Nowadays, it is well known that… Most people share the view that…
- Body: 1) First, it is undeniable that, as a result… 2) Secondly, … is also an important point to consider because… 3) Last but not least, … should be mentioned since…
- Counter-argument: However, although, or instead of…
- Conclusion: To sum up, from my point of view…
Engaging
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English Grammar Essentials
Conditionals
- 0: if + present, present (General truth)
- 1: if + present, will + verb (Possible future)
- 2: if + past simple, would + verb (Hypothetical present/future)
- 3: if + past perfect, would have + participle (Impossible past)
Passive Voice
Structure: Subject + be (conjugated) + participle
- Present simple: am / is / are + participle
- Past simple: was / were + participle
- Future: will be + participle
- Present perfect: have / has been + participle
- Past perfect: had been + participle
- Present
Essential English Grammar and Essay Writing Skills
1. First Conditional
Structure: If + present simple, will + verb
Example: If I study, I will pass.
More examples:
- If she calls, I will answer.
- If it rains, we will stay home.
2. Second Conditional
Structure: If + past simple, would + verb
Example: If I had money, I would buy a car.
If I were taller, I would play basketball.
3. Passive Voice
Structure: to be + past participle
Example: The book was written by the author.
Common verbs: write → written, make → made, speak → spoken, build → built, produce
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