An announcement: A1 Writing Exercise

6 A1 Writing exercises on “An announcement”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillWriting
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises6
Gaps57
Topic5 of 9

Before you start.

Tip. Make sure that you include all the information required in the task. As you make notes in preparation, tick off the key points in the task as you deal with them.

Exercise 1. Complete the school events. Use a, e, i, o, u and y.

7 words
  1. 1 cncrt
  2. 2 mscl
  3. 3 pl
  4. 4 sch l cmp
  5. 5 sch l clb
  6. 6 sch l trp
  7. 7 sprts d

0 of 7 answered

Exercise 2. Complete the announcements with the verbs below. Which are imperatives?

16 gaps
  • are
  • come
  • is
  • meet
  • phone
  • play
  • practise
  • want
  • BADMINTON CLUB
  • 1
    you already a badminton player? Do you 2) to learn to play badminton? Everyone 3) welcome at our club, especially beginners.
  • We 4) in the school gym every Thursday at 4 p.m. We 5) for fun, but we also play matches and 6) our skills.
  • 7
    to our club!
  • 8
    Laura on 07700 900227.
  • are come learn like meet play visit wait
  • COMPUTER CLUB
  • Do you 9) computer?
  • 10
    you interested in programming?
  • Then 11) to our computer club!
  • We 12) every Monday in the computer lab after school from 3.30.
  • We do programming, we 13) to use software and we 14) games online too. It’s great fun!
  • Don’t 15) ! Come to our club! Or 16) our website for more information. www.ourcomputerclub.com

0 of 16 answered

Exercise 3. Complete the table with information from the announcements.

12 gaps
Badminton ClubComputer Club
Day and time?
12
Where?
34
Activities
5678910
Contact for more information
1112

Exercise 4. Put the words in the correct order to make imperatives.

5 gaps
  • 1
    forget / to tell / your friends / don’t
  • !
  • 2
    visit / this number / call / our website / or
  • !
  • 3
    make / friends / new
  • !
  • 4
    play / and / fit / football / get
  • !
  • 5
    it / don’t / miss
  • !

Writing Guide

Exercise 5. Make notes for an announcement for one of the clubs below (or choose your own club).

5 gaps
  • Sports clubs:
  • basketball club
  • cycling club
  • football club
  • gymnastics club
  • hockey club
  • Other clubs:
  • art club
  • book club
  • chess club
  • dance club
  • debating club
  • music club
  • photography club
  • 1
    Name of club:
  • 2
    Meet where?
  • 3
    Meet when (day and time)?
  • 4
    What do you do at the club?
  • 5
    Contact name and number, and website:

Your own answers - there is no answer key for this task.

Exercise 6. Read the Writing Strategy. Then write the announcement. Tick off the points in exercise 5 as you deal with them.

Writing Strategy

Make sure that you include all the information required in the task. As you make notes in preparation, tick off the key points in the task as you deal with them.

Your own answers - there is no answer key for this task.

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