English Writing: Méthoguide & Exemples

• 1) Prenez le temps de bien lire le sujet afin d'identifier clairement le type de tâche que vous devez traiter; (que vous demande-t-on ? argumenter ? raconter ? décrire ? rédiger une lettre / un email / un dialogue...)
• 2) Repérer les mots-clés du sujet : Apprenez à encadrer les mots-clés car ils vous aideront à organiser vos idées.
• 3) Structurez vos idées au brouillon pour faire un plan. Rédigez l'introduction et la conclusion au brouillon. Ce dernier ne doit pas être rédigé puis recopié, cela vous ferait perdre beaucoup de temps. Le brouillon devrait être un guide de rédaction avec les idées principales ainsi que le vocabulaire et les mots de liaisons que vous allez utiliser.
• 4) Utiliser un lexique correct (mots et expression, verbes, mots de liaison...) et des structures grammaticales de la langue anglaise. N'essayez pas de traduire les expressions en français sinon vous allez rédiger des phrases aux structures grammaticales fausses.
• 5) Organiser vos idées de façon cohérente afin de rédiger. Egalement, évitez les phrases trop longues et complexes. Créez des paragraphes distincts en traitant une idée par paragraphe.
• 6) Prenez le temps de relire pour vérifier l'orthographe, la ponctuation, les erreurs de copie...
• 7) Notez votre nombre de mots à la fin de votre devoir.

• L'introduction contient : la raison de la lettre, (vous vous présentez si c'est utile).
• Le corps de la lettre : le message + les détails.
• La conclusion : résumé + questions éventuelles.

Pensez à sauter une ligne entre chaque partie.

Dear Ahmed,

Nowadays, with busy lifestyles, there is little time for people to entertain themselves. But if I have some free time I usually love entertaining myself.

I love watching television on my free time, but what I love more is watching movies. In fact, I like almost all kinds of movies such as romance, comedy, classic except horror movies because this kind of movie makes me nervous and tense. Also, I enjoy watching shows and series such as Doctors and The Ellen Show.

In addition, I enjoy listening to music it makes me feel comfortable and relaxed. I don't prefer a particular kind of music, it depends on the singers. Sometimes, I enjoy listening to rock music and sometimes classic music, it depends on my mood. Yet, I am really a fan of Johnny Cash, Lenny Kravitz, and Dolly Parton.

Finally, what I like to do in my spare time is going on a trip. There are many places in my country which I prefer visiting the most such as forests and mountains. They are my favorite places because everything there is calm. Moreover, I could play sport or just hang out with my friends.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Your friend B.

We all are aware of the need to protect the environment. Despite this, not many of us are really taking steps to reduce our impact on the planet, we're mostly too busy or too lazy to put up big change that would improve our lifestyle and save the environment. As individuals, we may help our environment and help in reducing pollution by paying attention to some important points in our daily life.

We should utilize the electricity effectively and wisely to help the government. Turning lights off when we're not in the room can save a lot of energy. Also, we can only use the air conditioning or heater when necessary.

Vehicles is one of the major source of air pollution. Using public transportation, walking and biking are all great ways to clean the air.

Packaging is a big problem for the environment because once the product is open we don't need it and it's thrown out or recycled. So we can avoid buying products that have a lot of paper and plastic around them.

Planting trees is a must if we want to save our planet. Trees not only remove chemicals from the soil, but also help reduce causes of the global warming.

It's time to take action to protect our environment by making simple lifestyle changes.

Dear Sandra,

I would like to thank you for your last letter. This time I will talk about a milestone for my family.

Over a hundred of guests from all over Morocco were present last July to take part in my cousin's wedding ceremony. The wedding was celebrated in a big decorated and lovely place. After exchanging greeting and congratulations with couple's parents we sat, my mum and I, around a table. The guests were divided by gender. Women were wearing beautiful caftans and Takchitas. As for men, they were wearing Djelabbas or modern suits.

After that, the groom and the bride were coming. All guests were excited to welcome them. The groom was wearing a beautiful Djelabba and the bride her beautiful caftan and heavy jewelry.

We spent a memorable evening. We all shared dances to the rhythm of traditional music. Mint tea and several varieties of cookies were served to us. Also, they served us dishes like pastilla and meat with dried prunes.

Everyone took pictures with the bride and groom to have a memory of this wonderful ceremony. We all wished a very happy marriage to the couple and left the ceremony.

I hope you have an idea now on the celebration of marriages in Morocco.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Your friend...

Dear Bill,

After all this time, I thought I would drop you a line to motivate to come to Agadir.

Agadir is a modern city situated on the southern part of the Morocco's Atlantic coastline. The center of the city is flat with large attractive, clean and safe avenues and boulevards. There are lots of cafes, restaurants, bars and live music if you want to hang out with your friends.

Most locals speak Berber and Arabic followed by French and English. In which case, you will not have problem communicating with them. Besides, Agadir is a very tolerant city, the locals are very welcoming to visitors in general.

Agadir has an international airport. Also, there are means of transport such as buses and taxis that are available.

The main attraction is the beach. There a lot of surf schools and shops, especially in Taghazout and Tamraght if you want to learn how to surf.

I know that you practice a lot of sports. Agadir also offers golf courses, tennis clubs, horse riding and boat trips out to sea, where schools of dolphins and whales can be spotted.

The city of Agadir has the biggest souk called "Souk El Had" where you can buy clothes, household items, fruits and vegetables, souvenirs...

Write back soon.

Best regards, B.