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OGE-2018 in English. "Letter"

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend, Ben.

I am very busy now preparing for my exams but yesterday I went to the cinema with my friends. We saw a new film about Sherlock Holmes. You've probably seen it too. ...What kinds of films do you like? Where do you prefer watching films – in the cinema or at home and why? What would you make a film about if you had a chance?...

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

PLAN FOR WRITING IN OGE IN ENGLISH

A letter to the OGE must be clearly structured and include the following mandatory components:

1. Address

Appeal

Gratitude for the letter received

Apologies for not responding sooner and the reason for this (if necessary).

Connecting phrase

Detailed answers to a friend's questions

Politely ending the letter and indicating the reason why we are finishing writing the letter (if necessary)

Final phrase

Signature (Name)

Let's look at these components of writing in the OGE in English 2018 in more detail.

SAMPLE OF WRITING AN ADDRESS IN THE OGE
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

In the upper right corner we indicate the address (short if possible)

Moscow

Russia

SAMPLE DATE IN ENGLISH

Under the address, skipping a line, indicate the date of the letter in one of the formats:

Remember that the dates May 5th 2017 and May 4th 2017 count as 3 words, while 04/05/17 counts as one word.

APPLICATION TEMPLATE IN A LETTER TO THE OGE

It consists of only two words: Dear+ friend's name ( Dear Tom,). After the address, be sure to put a comma! If you don’t place it, you will lose points.

SAMPLE OF EXPRESSING THANKS IN A LETTER
IN ENGLISH OGE

Thanks (a lot) for your (last) letter.

I was glad to get your letter.

It was great to hear from you!

EXAMPLES OF AN APOLOGY IN A WRITING IN ENGLISH

Then you need to apologize for not answering earlier and explain the reason:

Sorry I haven’t answered earlier but I was really busy with my school.

Sorry I haven’t written earlier but…

Sorry I haven’t been in touch for so long but…

Connecting phrase

Here you can mention any fact from the letter received ( I'm glad you passed your Physics test!) or write a universal phrase: either I'm glad you're OK!

The textbook is based on modern methodological principles and meets the requirements for textbooks at the beginning of the third millennium. The topics and authentic material used in the textbook are selected taking into account the interests of ninth-graders and are aimed at choosing a future profession and continuing education. The emphasis is on the development of students’ communication skills, their cognitive abilities, meta-subject skills and personal qualities.
The textbook consists of four sections, each of which is designed for one academic quarter. Sections end with Progress Check tasks, which allow students to assess the level of language proficiency achieved by students. The textbook provides preparation for the final certification in English, intended for high school graduates.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS IN THE OGE 2018 LETTER

There are three points to remember here:

a) so many questions, so many answers. For example, a friend asked: What extreme sports would you like to try, if any, and why? So, you need to not just write I'd like to try rafting, but give reasons: because it implies a well coordinated team work, good reaction and nerves of steel;

b) follow the grammatical structure of questions and answers. If a friend asks What would you do if you were me?, the answer must contain a construction If I were you, I would... (do the same);

c) it is not necessary to answer the questions in the order in which they are asked. The main thing is that they are logically connected.

POLITE END OF A LETTER IN OGE IN ENGLISH

We explain why we end the letter:

Well, I’d better go now as I have to do my homework

Anyway, I have to go now: my Mum asked me to help her with our dinner

Actually, I've got to go now! It’s time for my favorite TV show

We write that we will be glad to receive a letter from this friend again:

Write (back) soon.

Take care and keep in touch.

WITHan't wait to hear from you.

SAMPLE CLOSING PHRASE
IN WRITING IN ENGLISH

At the end of the letter, the final phrase is indicated on a separate line:

• Love,

  Lots of love,

It is always followed by a comma! If you don’t place it, you will lose points.

SIGNATURE IN THE OGE LETTER (NAME)

On the last line, under the final phrase, indicate your name without the surname and dots! ( Vlad, Ann)

The textbook is the eighth in the "Forward" series, which ensures the continuity of learning English from grades 2 to 11 in general education organizations. The textbook is designed for compulsory study of the subject “Foreign Language” in the 9th grade in organizations working according to the basic curriculum, as well as in schools and classes with in-depth study of the English language. Included with the textbook are: a CD with an audio supplement for the textbook, a teacher's manual, and a workbook with an audio supplement.

Task 33. SAMPLE LETTER

January 18th 2017

Thanks for your letter. I"m so glad that you wrote me again.

I hope you really liked the movie about Sherlock, personally I did.I like watching different kinds of films but usually they are comedies and love stories with a happy ending. I prefer watching films in the cinema because it"s more exciting to watch a movie on a big screen with a bowl of popcorn and people around you. If I had a chance to make a film, it would be about me and my family because I love them very much.

Anyway, I have to go now. Writebacksoon.

USEFUL TIPS FOR WRITING A LETTER
OGE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE 9TH GRADE

• Count the words.

It is imperative to keep within the specified volume: 100-120 words is the golden mean, but a deviation of 10% in both directions is allowed, i.e. 90-132 words. If the letter contains ≤89 words, then the assignment is given 0 points. If ≥132 words, then only the first 132 words are checked. This means that one extra word can cause you to lose several points! Remember that 1 word is everything between two spaces. The hyphen (-), apostrophe (’), and slash (/) are not spaces, so words like that’s, twenty-two, open-minded, UK, TV, and the date format 05/05/17 count as one word. Practice writing OGE letters in 9th grade on exam forms - this way you will learn to determine the number of words by eye and will spend less time counting them.

• Write in an informal style.

“Live up” the letter with abbreviations (I'm, can't, I'd like), informal linking words (well, also, by the way, anyway, so, actually), colloquial expressions (Guess what? Wish me luck! ) and interjections (Hurray! Yahoo! Ha-ha!).

• Get your timing right.

Give yourself 30 minutes to complete this task: 15 minutes for the draft, 10 minutes for the final copy, and 5 minutes for word counting and revision. Be sure to check your letter before submitting it!

Believe in yourself, and writing a letter to the OGE in English 2018 will not be difficult. Good luck!

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Criteria for assessing the completion of task C1"Personal letter"

1. Task C1 (personal letter) is assessed according to the criteria K1–K4 of the State Examination Academy ( maximum number of points – 10).

2. If a student receives 0 points for the “Content” criterion, task C1 is scored 0 points.

3. If the length of the letter is less than 90 words, then the task is scored 0 points.

If the volume more than 132 words, That only 120 words are subject to verification, i.e. that part of a personal letter that corresponds to the required volume.

4. When determining whether the scope of the submitted work meets the requirements, all words are considered, from the first word to the last, including auxiliary verbs, prepositions, articles, and particles. In a personal letter, the address, date, signature are also subject to counting.

In this case: − contracted (short) forms (for example, I"ve, it"s, doesn"t, wasn"t) are counted as one word;

− numerals expressed in numbers (for example, 5; 29; 2010, 123204) are counted as one word;

− numerals expressed in words (for example, twenty-one) are counted as one word;

− complex words (for example, pop-singer, English-speaking, thirty-two) count as one word;

− abbreviations (for example, UK, e-mail, TV ) count as one word.

Below are student solutions to exam tasks. Evaluate each of them in accordance with the criteria for checking USE tasks. After clicking the "Check" button, you will find out the correct score for each of the solutions. At the end the results will be summed up.

Task No. 1122

You have 30 minutes to do this task. You have received a letter from your English–speaking pen friend, Ben.

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 100−120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

St. Petersburg, Russia

It's nice to hear from you. I'm sure you'll pass your exams successfully.

In Russia we have different number of exams each year. In my grade we have two. The obligatory one is mathematics (oh, I should prepare so hard to pass it successfully) and the other each student can choose by himself. I have chosen English because I have a pretty strong sense of language and I prefer oral exams, because I hate tests. Plus, the regular practice with you, as an English-speaking pen friend helps me a lot. Thanks! As a preparation for my exams I usually read and reread all the past material in my notebook and try to remember it. And it works!

Let me know when you pass the exams.

A comment: According to the assignment, the letter should contain 100–120 words. This letter contains 129 words, i.e. the required volume has been met. Let's evaluate the letter according to four criteria.

Solving the communicative problem (K1).

The letter only lacks a mention of future contacts, which is a shortcoming. All other requirements are fully met, so the letter can be assessed at 3 points.

Organization of text (K2).

All requirements for the structure of the letter are met, so the letter can be assessed at 2 points.

Lexical and grammatical design of text (K3).

There is one error that does not impede understanding of the text, and there are no language errors that impede understanding of the text. The vocabulary and grammatical structures used correspond to the assigned communicative task - the writing can be assessed at 3 points.

Spelling and punctuation (K4).

The total number of spelling and punctuation errors that do not make it difficult to understand the text is 1, therefore, the letter can be scored 2 points.

Rate this solution in points:

In light of the requirements of the GIA for ninth-graders and the Unified State Exam for school graduates, learning and mastering writing skills has become very relevant. Teachers and high school students pay special attention to working on developing the skills of writing personal letters and essays in English, because these are the types of written works that are included in the KIMs of the State Academy of Sciences and the Unified State Examination. This page was created to help you successfully complete these types of tasks.

So, how can you format and write a letter in English correctly in order to score the most points when passing the State Exam and Unified State Exam?

1. You need to know the rules for formatting and structure of personal letters.

2. It is necessary to know the criteria and schemes for assessing writing prescribed in the materials for the Unified State Exam.

3. It is necessary to have a basic vocabulary. To write a letter you do not need to know English perfectly; moreover, you can write a letter even if you have a limited vocabulary.

1. Rules for formatting and structure of a personal letter

1. Your address and date are written in the upper right corner of the letter.

house number/apartment number, street name

city, zip code

For example:

145/4 Esenin Street

Cheboksary 428000

There is a shorthand version of the address and date that is also correct. The address can only include the name of the city and country, and the date can consist of only numbers:

2. Introduction-greeting.

This part usually consists of 3.4 sentences. First, you write an appeal to the person to whom you must address the letter based on the assignment. For example: Dear Mike. Please note that a comma is placed after the address and the next sentence (i.e., in fact, the first sentence of the letter) is written on the red line. What should you write in a greeting? In your greeting, you can thank you for the letter, write that you are very glad to receive news from your friend, explain why you haven’t written for a long time, etc. It should roughly look like this:

Thanks for your letter, it was nice to hear from you. Sorry I didn't answer for a long time. I was very busy with my schoolwork.

3. Main part.

This part usually consists of two paragraphs. The first one contains answers to your friend's questions. In the second paragraph, it is your turn to ask questions to your interlocutor, this is stated in the assignment. It is usually specified exactly how many questions should be asked.

4. Final part. Parting.

Here you can logically conclude your letter, wish you luck and say goodbye. Usually it is said that it is time for you to go somewhere. It looks something like this: Oh, I have to go now. Mum wants me to do some shopping for her.

On the next line, don't forget to say goodbye to your imaginary friend. The final sentence of the letter should look something like this:

Hope to hear from you soon,

Please note that there is no dot after the name!

Scheme of the structure of a personal letter:

Writing Assessment Criteria and Schemes

Let's start with the fact that before completing any task from the Unified State Exam, you need to carefully read the task for it.

The task looks something like this:

Task C1. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Tom who writes:

Write a letter to Tom.

In your letter

answer his questions

ask 3 questions about his trip to Scotland

Write 100 - 140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

a) we read the task itself (in bold), it stipulates important things: 1. the number of words that we must comply with is 100-140 words, as we see. 2. what we must do: read an excerpt from the letter and write a response in which we must answer the questions asked to us and ask 3 of our own.

c) taking into account the requirements for the structure and content of the letter, we write a response

Criteria for assessing the completion of task C1 (maximum 6 points)

Additional assessment scheme for task C1 “Personal letter”

How to write a letter if my vocabulary is small?

The answer is simple - use a ready-made template! It can and should be learned by heart. The template usually already contains 60-70 words, that is, all that remains is to add it based on the assignment and using only 40-50 words. Not such a difficult task, right?

Example template:

145/4 Esenin Street

Cheboksary 428200

Dear(Name),

Thanks for your letter, it was nice to hear from you. I"m sorry I couldn"t reply straightaway. I was busy with my schoolwork.

You asked me about(we write about a topic that the person who wrote the letter is interested in). Well, (we answer his questions).

By the way,(we ask our three questions in separate sentences)

Oh, I have to go now. I promised my Mum to clean the bathroom. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

That's actually the whole secret. Please note that the resulting template contains 67 words, and we only have 40-60 left to add.

Sample of completed task C1:

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Tom who writes:

In Great Britain most young people want to become independent from their parents as soon as possible. Could you tell me what you and your friends think about not relying on your parents? Are you ready to leave your family immediately after you finish school? Is it easy to rent a house or an apartment for students in Russia?

As for the latest news, I have just returned from a trip to Scotland...

Write a letter to Tom.

answer his questions

ask 3 questions about his trip to Scotland

Write 100 - 140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

145/4 Esenin Street

Cheboksary 428000

I"m sorry I couldn"t reply straightaway. I was busy with my schoolwork.

I"m only 16 and I can"t help relying on my parents now, but most of my friends and I dream to be independent. As soon as I leave school, I"ll go to university. If I find a part-time job, I"m ready to leave my family and start living on my own. Of course, it's hard financially to rent a house or an apartment in Russia, especially if you are a student and don't have much money, but I'm prepared for this.

Well, I"m happy to hear you"ve finally fulfilled your dream - a trip to Scotland! How long were you there? What places did you visit? Did you try on a kilt?

Oh, I have to go now. Mum wants me to do some shopping for her.

Hope to hear from you soon,

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Criteria for assessing the work of GIA-9 participants in English. Section Letter. Gorbunova N.G., head of TUMO for foreign language teachers

Plan for a letter to the OGE in English Address Date Address Gratitude for the letter received Apologies for not answering earlier and the reason for this. Connecting phrase Answers to a friend's questions Polite conclusion of the letter and an indication of the reason why we are finishing writing the letter Link to future contacts Closing phrase Signature (Name)

Writing the address In the upper right corner we indicate the address (short) Samara Russia If you write the full address, do not forget about the principle “from smallest to largest”, namely the house number, street name City country

Template for an address in an OGE letter It consists of only two words: Dear + friend’s name (Dear Tom,). After the address, be sure to put a comma! If you don't give it, you'll lose a point.

A sample expression of gratitude in a letter Thanks (a lot) for your (last) letter. I was glad to get your letter. It was great to hear from you!

Examples of an apology in a letter Really, I should have written earlier but I was busy at school. Sorry I haven’t answered earlier but I was really busy with my school. Sorry I haven’t written earlier but… Sorry I haven’t been in touch for so long for so long but…

Connecting phrase I’m glad you passed your Physics test! I'm glad you're OK! Now to your questions.

Answers to questions in the OGE 2017 letter a) how many questions, so many answers. ; b) follow the grammatical structure of questions and answers. If a friend asks What would you do if you were me?, the answer must contain the construction If I were you, I would... (do the same); c) it is not necessary to answer the questions in the order in which they are asked. The main thing is that they are logically connected.

Polite completion of a letter Well, I’d better go now as I have to do my homework. Anyway, I have to go now: my Mum asked me to help her with our dinner. Actually, I've got to go now! It’s time for my favorite TV show.

Example of a final phrase in a letter in English Love, Lots of love, Best wishes,

Signature in the OGE letter (Name) On the last line, under the final phrase, indicate your name without the surname and dots! (Vlad, Ann)

Letter template for the OGE in English Samara Russia 05/26/17 Dear …, Thanks a lot for your letter. Sorry I haven’t answered earlier but I was really busy with my school. I’m glad you’re OK!/ I miss you greatly! In your letter you asked me about…. Well,…. (we answer ALL questions) Actually, I’d better go now as I have to study for my exams / I’ve got my aerobic class. Take care and stay in touch!/Write back soon ! Love, Vlad

Useful tips for writing a letter for the OGE in English, grade 9. Count the words. Write in an informal style. Get your timing right.

Evaluation criteria K 1 – Solution of a communicative task K 2 – Organization of the text K 3 – Lexical and grammatical design of the text K 4 – Spelling and punctuation

K 1 – Solution of a communicative task 3 points (complete answers to three asked questions are given. The address, final phrase and signature are correctly chosen. There is gratitude, mention of previous contacts, hope for future contacts is expressed) 2 points (answers to three asked questions are given, BUT one question was answered incompletely. There are 1-2 violations in the style of the letter AND / OR there is no gratitude, mention of previous / future contacts) 1 point (answers were given to the questions asked, BUT two questions were answered incompletely OR an answer was given to one the question is missing. There are more than 2 violations in the style of the letter and in compliance with politeness standards) 0 points (there are no answers to two questions OR the text of the letter does not meet the required volume)

K 2 – Organization of the text 2 points (The text is logically structured and divided into paragraphs; language means are used correctly to convey a logical connection; the design of the text complies with the norms of written etiquette) 1 point (The text is mostly logically structured, BUT there are shortcomings (1–2) in using means of logical communication AND/OR dividing into paragraphs. OR there are individual violations in the structural design of the text of the letter) 0 points (The text is structured illogically; there are numerous errors in the structural design of the text of the letter OR the design of the text does not correspond to the standards of written etiquette adopted in the country language being studied)

K 3 – Lexical – grammatical design of the text 3 points (A variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures are used that correspond to the set communicative task (no more than 2 language errors are allowed that do not impede understanding) 2 points (There are language errors that do not impeding understanding (no more than 4 minor language errors are allowed) OR there are no language errors, but lexical units and grammatical structures of only an elementary level are used) 1 point (There are language errors that do not impede understanding (no more than 5 minor language errors are allowed) AND/ OR language errors were made that make it difficult to understand (no more than 1–2 gross errors)) 0 points (Numerous language errors were made that make it difficult to understand the text.)

K 4 – Spelling and punctuation 2 points (Spelling and punctuation errors are practically absent (no more than 2 are allowed, which do not impede the understanding of the text)) 1 point (Spelling and punctuation errors do not impede understanding (no more than 3–4 errors are allowed) )) 0 points (Numerous spelling and punctuation errors were made and/or errors were made that make it difficult to understand the text)

1. Task C1 (personal letter) is assessed according to criteria K1–K4 (maximum number of points – 10). 2. If a student receives 0 points for the “Content” criterion, task C1 is scored 0 points. 3. If the length of the letter is less than 90 words, then the task is scored 0 points. If the volume is more than 132 words, then only 120 words are subject to verification, i.e. that part of a personal letter that corresponds to the required volume. 4. When determining whether the scope of the submitted work meets the requirements, all words are considered, from the first word to the last, including auxiliary verbs, prepositions, articles, and particles. In a personal letter, the address, date, signature are also subject to counting. In this case: contracted (short) forms (for example, I"ve, it"s, doesn"t, wasn"t) are counted as one word; numerals expressed as numbers (for example, 5; 29; 2010, 123204) are counted as one word; numerals expressed in words (for example, twenty-one) are counted as one word; complex words (for example, pop-singer, English-speaking, thirty-two) are counted as one word; abbreviations (e.g. UK, e-mail, TV) are counted as one word.

Head of TUMO for Foreign Language Teachers of the Volga Region Department Natalya Gennadievna Gorbunova Tel. 89171050242 Email [email protected] THE END