B1 — Intermediate Writing

Organized paragraphs, personal and formal tone, narratives, reviews, and your first full essays. 12 lessons, each with a model text, a full breakdown, guided practice, a writing studio with self-check, and a quiz.

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Paragraph Structure: Topic Sentence, Support, Conclusion

Build paragraphs like a professional: a controlling topic sentence, three kinds of support (reason, example, detail), and a concluding sentence that does real work.

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Personal Emails That Sound Natural

Write personal emails with a natural flow — catching up, sharing news in scenes, reacting to your reader's news, and making plans — without sounding stiff or chaotic.

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Formal vs Informal: Choosing the Right Tone

Recognize and control register: rewrite the same message in informal, neutral, and formal English, and choose the right one for each reader.

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The Opinion Paragraph: Stance, Support, Concession

Write a mature opinion paragraph: a clear stance, two developed reasons, a concession to the other side, and a conclusion that answers it.

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Advantages and Disadvantages: Balanced Writing

Write a balanced advantages/disadvantages text: parallel points on both sides, honest weighting, and a conclusion that judges instead of shrugging.

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Telling a Story: Narrative Writing

Write a gripping short narrative: set the scene fast, build through a problem, slow down at the climax, and land the ending — mixing past simple and past continuous like a native storyteller.

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Describing Experiences: A Day I Will Never Forget

Describe a memorable experience with present-perfect framing (“I have never…”, “the best… I have ever…”), scene detail, and reflection on what it changed.

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Explaining How Something Works

Explain a process step by step — how something is made, done, or works — with sequencing language, the passive where it fits, and an introduction that promises the whole journey.

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Writing Reviews: Movies, Books, and Places

Write a review readers can trust: a quick summary without spoilers, what works, what doesn't, who it's for — and a verdict with a score that your text earns.

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Your First Essay: Introduction, Body, Conclusion

Write a complete short essay: an introduction ending in a thesis statement, two body paragraphs that each prove one point, and a conclusion that answers “so what?”.

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Linking Words at B1: However, Although, In Addition, As a Result

Upgrade your connections: contrast with however/although, add with in addition/furthermore, chain results with as a result/consequently, and give examples with for instance — with correct punctuation.

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Conclusions That Land: Ending With Force

Write conclusions that give the reader something to keep: restate the idea in new words, answer “so what?”, and finish with one of the five strong closing moves.

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