WRITING SECTION

INSTRUCTIONS OF THE TASK 

Choose only one of the two tasks below and write about it. 

Task 1: Write a short email describing the best place to make new friends and the things that the people who go to that place have in common. Take into
account the importance of social media and how people should deal with it. Do not forget the punctuation, grammar and vocabulary of unit 1.

Task 2: Write a five-line letter talking about your own hobbies and interests; which kind of things do you dislike, love and hate the most? Use the words in bold
to complete the task.

EVALUATION CRITERIA 

Your production will be assessed in terms of originality. It should also be well argued. Grammar and spelling mistakes will be penalised

. Max. Extension: Length; write 50 to 60 words. (five lines)

Rubric for writing partial. 
Rubric designed to assess students’ performance in terms of writing ability for English II partial.

Text The text doesn´t The text gives some The text places the The text places the The text places the
contain any of insights about the reader about the topic reader about the topic of reader about the
the required author’s purpose, but of the writing activity the writing activity but it topic of the writing
items. lacks cohesion and but it has a many has a minor coherence - activity and it has
0puntos coherence. coherence - cohesion cohesion mistakes. cohesion and
0.37puntos mistakes. 1.12puntos coherence.
0.5puntos 1.5puntos

Vocabulary The text doesn´t Little use of the Some use of the Minor mistakes The vocabulary
contain any of vocabulary about unit 1 vocabulary about regarding the use of about unit 1
the required (weekend activities, TV unit 1 (weekend the vocabulary about (weekend activities,
items. shows, Food, clothes) or activities, TV shows, unit 1 (weekend TV shows, Food,
0puntos unit 2 (love, hate, like Food, clothes) or unit activities, TV shows, clothes) or unit 2
and dislike). 2 (love, hate, like Food, clothes) or unit (love, hate, like and
0.37puntos and dislike). 2 (love, hate, like dislike) is properly
0.5puntos and dislike). used.
1.12puntos 1.5puntos

Grammar The text doesn´t Contains some grammar Omits some Minor mistakes The grammar
contain any of mistakes learnt during grammar structures regarding the structures learnt
the required unit 1 (present of be) and learnt during unit 1 grammar structure during unit 1 (present
items. 2 (Talk about your (present of be) and 2 learnt during unit 1 of be) and 2 (Talk
0puntos Interests with can, like, (Talk about your (present of be) and 2 about your Interests
hate, prefer, be good at, Interests with can, (Talk about your with can, like, hate,
etc. like, hate, prefer, be Interests with can, prefer, be good at,
0.37puntos good at, etc like, hate, prefer, be etc. are correctly
0.5puntos good at, etc. used.
1.12puntos 1.5puntos

Length The text doesn´t The text has the required The text has the The text has the The report has the
have a minimum extension, but contains required extension, required extension, required extension,
of five lines. some grammar mistakes. but omits 2 points. but omits 1 point. including the points
0puntos 0.2puntos 0.3puntos 0.4puntos required.
0.5puntos