Exercise 5 Birthday Party | IGCSE ESL Writing Practice

IGCSE ESL Exercise 5 Birthday Party is a good example of an informal email which has the appropriate content and language to gain a high mark in this part of the exam.

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Exercise 5 Birthday Party gives you practice for the IGCSE ESL Exam where you write approximately 150–200 words in response to a short stimulus (which may take the form of pictures) and/or short prompts. The question includes information on the purpose, format and audience.

IGCSE ESL Exercise 5 Birthday Party

In the email, you asked to include the following:

Describe how you felt when you realised that you had to organise the party yourself.
Tell your friend about the party.
Say whether you thought the party was a success.

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Exercise 5 Birthday Party

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Exercise 5 Going on Holiday

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Exercise 5 New Attraction

Exercise 5 Restaurant Visit (Narrative)

Exercise 5 Returning Home

When learning vocabulary, especially helpful are exercises that are focussed on a theme or topic as these provide word retention practice so you can be confident to read, write, speak and listen successfully.

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Here you can find more ways to practice the sport topic with various activities.

Read a text and answer a series of questions.

Read a text and answer a series of questions testing more detailed comprehension.

Make brief notes related to a piece of text.

Write a summary.

Write an informal email.

Write a report, review or article.

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The more words you encounter and understand, the broader your day-to-day vocabulary will become. So, our IGCSE ESL Word searches are an excellent way to help to reinforce spellings.Word puzzles require not just a good vocabulary and a knack for spelling, but the ability to think logically and strategically. In the case of puzzles like our IGCSE Crosswords, it’s crucial to spell linked words correctly to be able to complete the task.

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