KPG E-school

ACTIVITY B1_M2_003
IImagine you are new at school and some of the older students are laughing at your clothing.
You have just seen Unhappy 15’s message in the agony column of an international teen
magazine. Using it as a model, write your own text to appear in the same agony column (80
words), explaining your problem, and asking for advice. Sign as Sad 16.

Hi,
I’m 15 and the fattest in my class. Hi,

I’ve tried to lose weight by I am new at school and some of

cutting down on sweets, but it didn’t the older kids...

help much. The problem is I like __________________________________

fast food and when my friends and I __________________________________

go out, we go to fast food restaurants __________________________________

and I end up eating hamburgers and __________________________________

chips. I can’t dress the way I want __________________________________

and all my girlfriends look so much __________________________________

prettier. I feel awful! __________________________________

What can I do? Please, help me! __________________________________

__________________________________

Unhappy 15 __________________________________

Sad 16
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SAMPLE AMSWER

Hi,

I am new at school and some of the older kids make fun of me because of my
clothes. It is very unhappy. They say that they are old-fashioned and cheap.
My classmates always wear fashionable clothes and some of them of
expensive brands. Unfortunatly, I can’t afford buying new clothes all the
time. My mother won’t leave me spend too much money on buying clothes.
What can I do to make other kids like me? Do you have any ideas?

Sad 16

Comments: This is a fully satisfactory response to the task. The communicative purpose has
been achieved (i.e., to explain a problem and ask for advice) and the text produced meets the
requirements of the genre requested (i.e., letter to be published in a teen magazine). The style
of the text is informal and the tone is direct, as expected. In terms of text grammar, the script
is cohesive and coherent and ideas flow naturally. In terms of sentence grammar, the
lexicogrammatical choices are conducive to the topic and the communicative purpose,
although there are a few errors (e.g., “it is very unhappy” and “My mother won’t leave me”)
and a spelling mistake (“Unfortunatly”) which however do not impede meaning and are
acceptable at the B1 level.

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