IGCSE ESL Exercise 4 Travel Writing is a good example of a summary which has the appropriate length and language to gain full marks in this part of the exam.
Keep to the word limit – before the examination, check how many words you write on a line, then you’ll know approximately how many lines you will need.
Include all the key facts relating to the subject of your summary. This will mean looking again at the entire text and underlining relevant points.
Try to connect your ideas into a paragraph using linking words.
Use your own words instead of copying from the text as you have more chance of getting a higher mark for language.
Travel Exercises and Puzzles
Here you can find more ways to practice this topic with various activities.
- Travel Puzzles
- Riding a Motorbike Listening Exercise
- London Travel Guide
- Great Ship Adventure Listening Exercise
- Exercise 6 Living in Different Places
- Exercise 6 Eating Out in Berlin Travel Report
- Exercise 5 Returning Home
- Exercise 5 Interesting Meeting
- Exercise 4 Travel Writing
- Exercise 4 Shipwrecked
- Exercise 2 Train Journeys
- Exercise 2 Time Travel
- Exercise 2 Different Summer Camps
- Exercise 2 Different Cultures
- Exercise 1 Walking to the North Pole
- Ancient Structures
- Adjective Suffixes
- Exercise 1 & 2 (Extended)
- Exercise 3 & 4 (Extended)
- Exercise 5 & 6 (Extended)
- Listening Questions 1-5
- Listening Exercise 3 & 4
- Listening 5 (Extended)
- Videos (Extended)
- Speaking Test
Exercise 1 - Read a text and answer a series of questions.
Exercise 2 - Read a text and answer a series of questions testing more detailed comprehension.
Exercise 3 - Make brief notes related to a piece of text.
- Exercise 3 Being Bilingual
- Exercise 3 Extended Video introduction
- Exercise 3 Finding time to do things
- Exercise 3 Frozen Caveman
- Exercise 3 Kite Surfing
- Exercise 3 Life in 2069
- Exercise 3 World’s Sporting Champions
- Exercise 3 Young Mountaineer
Exercise 4 - Write a summary.
Exercise 5 - Write an informal email.
- Bonfire Night
- Exercise 5 Birthday Party
- Exercise 5 Cousin Visiting (Description)
- Exercise 5 Favourite Film
- Exercise 5 Going for an Interview (Advice)
- Exercise 5 Going on Holiday
- Exercise 5 Interesting Meeting
- Exercise 5 New Attraction
- Exercise 5 Restaurant Visit (Narrative)
- Exercise 5 Returning Home
Exercise 6 - Write a report, review or article.
- Animal Sanctuary
- Becoming Vegetarian Article
- Ed Sheeran Concert Review
- Exam Advice Article
- Exercise 6 Career’s Talk Report
- Exercise 6 Dangerous Shopping Book Review
- Exercise 6 Eating Out in Berlin Travel Report
- Exercise 6 Important Developments Article
- Exercise 6 Living in Different Places
- Exercise 6 Recycling Centre Report
- Exercise 6 Subject Choices Article
- Exercise 6 Thai Restaurant Review
- Mission Impossible – Fallout Review
- Online Gaming Article
- Smartphone Review
- Snack Machine Article
- Sports Lessons Article
- Work Experience Day Report
- Working in the Summer Holidays Report
Exercise 1 (Questions 1 -4) - Short answer exercises
Exercise 2 - (Question 5) Gap-filled exercises
Exercise 3 - Matching
Exercise 4 - Multiple Choice
Exercise 5 - Gap Fill Part A
Exercise 5 - Gap Fill Part B
Here are videos to help you with the reading and wrting sections.
- Exercise 1 Extended Video introduction
- Exercise 2 Extended Video introduction
- Exercise 3 Extended Video introduction
- Exercise 4 How to write a Summary (Extended)
- Exercise 5 How to write an Informal Advice Email
- Exercise 5 How to write an Informal Descriptive Email
- Exercise 5 How to write an Informal Narrative Email
- Exercise 6 Becoming Vegetarian
- Exercise 6 How to write a Film Review
- Exercise 6 How to write a report
- Exercise 6 How to write a review
- Exercise 6 How to write an Event Report
- How to write a school magazine article
- Report Writing with Subheadings
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