Sunday, 27 April 2014

GPIII Feedback on Writing Assessment


Timing - this was a problem for most students as many of you took too much time thinking about what you wanted to say in Italian and translating. Not only did this slow you down but it meant that your vocabulary and grammar were unnatural and difficult to understand.

Content - the majority of answers were well under 200 words, therefore it was very difficult to get more than a 5 or 6 for task achievement

Introductions - answer the question in the introduction - (1) should alternative forms of transport be encouraged?  (2) Should car ownership be controlled by international directives and laws?

Answer the question directly e.g.

I believe that only by enforcing international laws can we encourage people to start using their cars and take responsibility for the planet. 
NOT
I agree with the statement. 

Don't lift from the question - rephrase.

Conclusions - rephrase your opinion.

Organisation - clear paragraphs - leave a line or indent - don't number them. No one sentence paragraphs.

Articles
No article when speaking generally or before most plurals.
Use of car  cars

Noun Forms
Transports    Transport is uncountable
The increasing of production  - the increase in production
There are many advantages as lose weight
Singular and Plural forms For this reasons
Technology developments  Adjective + Noun technological developments

Range and Accuracy of Tenses
In 2012 I have been in Asia. 

Sentence Structure
A car is not necessary use always.
Especially where don't exist different forms of transport  Put your subject first!
For this reason ☝ is necessary to do something. Don't forget your subject!

Like/As/Such As
One of the most _______ + plural

Spelling
Bicycle.

Vocabulary
From the one side   Fixed Expressions - on the one hand

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