Descrição: Actividades formativas para el examen DELE nivel B2
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Kurs- und Übungsbuch mit Lösungen. Stufe B2.
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1. Writing formal letters or emails a) Writing formal letters generally: Greetings: Dear Sir 1 Dear Madam 2 3 Dear Sir/Madam Dear Mr Brown 4 Dear Ms Jones etc. 5
Reason for writing: I am writing in response to your article/advertisement/letter 1 2 I am writing with regard to your article/advertisement/letter I am writing regarding your article/advertisement/letter 3 I am writing on behalf of 4
Ending the letter: I look forward to receiving your reply 1 2 I look forward to your reply I look to hearing from you 3 I am, yours faithfully (if you don't know the name of the person you are writing to) 4 5 I am, yours sincerely (if you know the name of the person you are writing to) Yours faithfully 6 Yours sincerely 7
b) Writing formal letters to complain: Reason for writing: I am writing in order to complain about 1 2 I am writing to complain about
Introducing the complaint: 1 Firstly In the first place 2 First of all 3 4 My first complaint is The first problem is 5 The first thing I would like to draw your attention to is 6 My first concern is 7
Introducing further complaints: Secondly 1 In the second place 2 Not only …….but also 3 In addition 4 5 In addition to this Added to this 6 …….was also unacceptable 7
Demanding action: I suggest that you replace the item 1 2 I therefore suggest that I be given a full refund I would be grateful if my money was refunded 3
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I would be grateful if you could give me a full refund
Ending the letter: 1 I look forward to hearing from you I look forward to receiving a full refund 2 I look forward to receiving a replacement 3 I look forward to receiving your explanation 4
c) Writing formal letters to make suggestions: Reason for writing: I am writing to suggest 1 2 I am writing to arrange I am writing to offer suggestions 3 I am writing make arrangements 4
Making first suggestion: My first suggestion is 1 First of all I suggest 2 I would like to suggest 3 Making further suggestions: Another possibility is 1 A further possibility is 2 I further suggest 3 I would further suggest 4 5 Secondly
Offering a choice: Would you therefore mind choosing between ….? 1 Either……or 2 You might choose either ……. or 3
d) Writing formal letters to request information Reason for writing: I am writing to receive further information about 1 I am writing to enquire about 2 I am writing to receive more detailed information about 3 I am writing to receive further details about 4
Requesting first piece of information: The first thing I would like to know is 1 First of all I would like to know 2 I wonder if you would mind telling me first of all ….? 3
Requesting further information: Could you also tell me….? 1 Could you also inform me ….? 2 Would you also mind informing me ….? 3 Would you also mind telling me ….? 4 Do you know ….? 5 I would also like to know if 6 I would also like to know whether 7 I hope you might also let me know about … 8
Thanking for information: I would like to thank you in advance for this information 1 Thanking you in advance for this information 2
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e) Writing formal letters to give information: Reason for writing: I am writing to inform you about 1 I am writing to provide you with information about 2 I am writing to let you know that 3
Providing first point: The first thing I would like to inform you of is 1 The first thing I would like to tell you is 2 The first thing I wish to inform you of is 3 I would like to begin by informing you 4
Providing further points: I would also like to let you know that 1 2 I would also like to inform you that You might also find the following information useful 3 It might also be useful for you to know that 4 5 Another piece of information that might be useful
Ending the letter: 1 If you require further information, please do not hesitate to as If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to ask 2 I will willingly provide further information on request 3 4 I am at your disposal should you require further information I am at your disposal should you need further assistance 5 Please do not hesitate to ask should you require further information 6
f) Writing formal letters to request permission Reason for writing: I am writing to ask permission to 1 2 I am writing to ask permission for I am writing to request permission to 3 I am writing to request permission for 4 I am writing to ask if I might 5
Making first request: 1 Firstly I wonder if you would First of all I wonder whether you would mind 2 The first request I would like you to consider is 3
Making further requests: I would be grateful if you would also consider 1 I wonder if it might be possible for me to 2 I would also like to request permission for 3 I would also like to request permission to 4 Thanking for permission Many thanks for kindly considering my requests 1 Thank you for considering my requests 2
2. Writing informal letters and emails
Informal Letters - Greetings: Dear Jim 1 2 Hello Jim Hi Jim 3
Informal Letters - Introductory paragraph: Sorry I haven't written for ages 1 Sorry it's taken me so long to write 2 3 How's it going? How are you? 4 How are things with you? 5 6 How are things?
An informal letter referring to good news: 1 Glad to hear about I'm really glad to hear about 2 I'm very happy to hear about 3 4 I was very happy to read about Great news about your 5
An informal letter referring to bad news: I'm extremely sorry to hear about 1 I'm very sorry to hear about 2 3 Sorry to read about Its very sad to hear about your 4 I can't tell you how sad I am that 5
Informal letters - Introducing points By the way 1 2 Did you hear about Did you see 3 Have you seen 4 Tell me about 5 6 Oh, another thing
Ending an informal letter or email: Well, time to go 1 Well, it's time to go 2 Well, got to go 3 4 Well, time to close I've got to leave off now 5 Write soon 6 7 Make sure you write soon Love 8 Lots of love 9 10 All my love Will write again soon 11 Look after yourself 12 Take care of yourself 13 14 All the best Everything good 15
3. Writing stories Time phrases: It all began 1 2 Shortly afterwards Meanwhile 3 Not long afterwards 4 5 Some time later Later that day 6 A little later 7 Finally 8 9 In the end Eventually 10
Phrases for dramatic effect: Suddenly 1 All of a sudden 2 3 Without warning Out of the blue 4
Just at that moment Quite unexpectedly 2 As if from nowhere 3 Direct speech: “…..”, said Fred 1 “…..”, shouted Fred 2 “…..”, screamed Fred 3 “…..”, whispered Fred 4 “…..”, announced Fred. 5 ”…..”, thought Fred 6 “…..”, cried Fred 7 “…..”, promised Fred 8 1
Concluding stories: When it was all over 1 Looking back now 2 In retrospect 3 In the end 4 After all that had happened 5
4. Writing articles Rhetorical phrases: Have you ever ……..? 1 2 What do you think about ……..? Are you one of those people who thinks that ……? 3 Are you one of those people who …....? 4 5 What would life be like if ……? Will the future bring us ….. ? 6
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In the first place First of all The first thing to consider is One thing to consider is To begin with
Introducing more points: 1 Secondly Another consideration 2 Yet another consideration 3 4 Another thing to consider is Added to that 5 Apart from that 6 7 In addition to this
Introducing your final points: 1 In conclusion To conclude 2 To sum up 3 4 So
Introducing your opinion: 1 I think In my opinion 2 Personally I believe that 3 4 In my view If you ask me 5 To my mind 6 My personal opinion is 7
5. Writing essays Presenting two advantages or disadvantages together: not only … but … also 1 2 not only … but also
Presenting two opposing views: on the one hand, on the other hand 1
Expressing Contrast: nevertheless 1 even so 2 3 even though however 4 in spite of 5 despite 6 7 but although 8
Expressing results: because of this 1 therefore 2
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thus as a result for this reason consequently
Giving examples: such as 1 2 like for example 3 for instance 4
Expressing the opinion of someone else: some people say 1 2 some people say that many people say 3 many people say that 4 5 people often say it is said 6 it is said that 7 8 according to
Headings - to include: 1 Introduction: Subject of each paragraph: 2 Conclusion or recommendation(s): 3
Introductory Paragraph As requested I have ….. 1 2 This involved visiting ……. This involved looking at ……. 3 This involved investigating ….. 4 My findings are outlined below. 5 6 My findings are presented below. I outline my findings below. 7
Recommending: I would like to suggest …… 1 I would like to recommend …… 1 2 I therefore suggest …… I therefore recommend …… 3 I therefore suggest that we do not …… 4 5 I therefore recommend that we do not …… I therefore do not suggest …… 6 I therefore do not recommend …… 7
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I therefore recommend …… I believe we should recommend …… I believe we should not recommend …… You may wish to consider ……
7. Writing reviews What I liked What I liked most was ….. 1 2 The thing I liked most was …. I was pleasantly surprised by ….. 3 ….. would appeal to ….. 4 5 If you get a chance to ….
What I disliked 1 What I disliked most was ….. I was disappointed by …… 2 I was disappointed with ….. 3 4 I was very disappointed by ….. I was very disappointed with …. 5
Reviews of books: main character 1 is set in 2 comedy 3 4 science fiction thriller 5 romance 6 7 comedy: author 8 written by 9 10 chapter factual 11 fiction 12 unbelievable 13 bestseller 1 chapter 2 ending 3 Reviews of films, tv programmes, plays: lead role 1 star role 2 star 3 star actor 4 star actress 5 starring 6 secondary role 7 He plays a ……. 8 She plays a ……. 9 written by …. 10 is set in ….. 11 based on a true story ….. 12
believable true to life not very believable far-fetched comedy romance science fiction ending
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Reviews of hotels, restaurants, etc: location 1 service 2 setting 3 attractive setting 4 disappointing setting 5 owned by 6 run by 7 head chef (restaurant) 8 waiters (restaurant) 9 staff ……. 10 staff at reception …….(hotel) 11 hotel facilities …. 12 reasonable prices ….. 13 good value for money ….. 14 excellent value for money ….. 15 expensive 16 a bit expensive 17 overpriced 18 not worth the money 19 poor value for money 20 always fully booked 21 book in advance 22
