BOX 11.4: SOME TEXTBOOK WRITING ACTIVITIES
1. Write a report of a book you have just read.
2. Write a review of a book you enjoyed and would like to recommend to
other people in the class.
3. Write an instruction sheet for something you yourself know how to do well
(e.g. prepare some kind of food).
4. Write a narrative based on a picture or series of pictures.
5. Describe an occasion when you were disappointed (or afraid, surprised,
relieved . . .).
6. Look out of the window, and describe the view you see.
7. Describe someone you know very well.
8. Write imaginary descriptions of five people, based on photographs and
some information about their professions.
9. Write an answer to a (given) letter of complaint.
10. Write a letter applying for a job as baby-sitter, stating your qualifications
for the job.
11. Think of a change you would like to see introduced in your country, home
community or place of work/study. Write a recommendation to the
authorities, explaining why it is desirable and suggesting how it might be
effected.
12. Read a newspaper article reporting a piece of news, and notice the kinds
of information provided. Write a similar article of your own on an
imaginary event.
13. Imagine your ideal school. Describe it.
14. Describe the process represented in a flow chart or other kind of diagram.
15. Listen to a piece of music. Describe the plot and atmosphere of the film for
which it is to be the background music.