English Writing Practice: Daily Life, Past Events & Descriptions

English Writing Exercises

1. Write this composition. To help you, you can use the given words:

• GET UP
• HAVE A SHOWER
• BUS
• SCHOOL
• WATCH T.V.
• GO TO BED
• GO TO THE CINEMA
• DO HOUSEWORK
• HAVE LUNCH
• COME BACK HOME
• DO HOMEWORK

I usually get up at seven o'clock in the morning. I have breakfast and then I have a shower at half past seven.

At eight o'clock I catch a bus that takes me to school at half past eight. When I come back from school at three o'clock, I watch T.V. for half an hour. On Saturdays, I often go to the cinema in the afternoons, but in the mornings I always do housework. Afterwards, I have lunch with my family. On Sundays, I go for a walk in the morning and when I come back home I do homework.

Writing About Yesterday

2. Now you are going to write about what you did yesterday. Your composition should be between 60 and 100 words. These words or phrases can help you:

• get up
• every day
• have breakfast
• weekend
• early
• bus
• coffee
• lunch
• Monday
• leave
• arrive
• supermarket
• like
• cook
• but

I got up at seven o'clock, like every day. Then I had breakfast and I caught the bus to go to school. I arrived at school at half past eight and I left it at three o'clock. As it was Monday yesterday, I met some friends to have a cup of coffee, but I missed the last bus to come back home, so I had to have lunch at a friend's house. He cooked pasta, but he didn't have bread, so I had to go to the supermarket to buy it. I stayed there overnight, and today I got up early to take the first bus this morning.

Personal and Professional Biography

3. Imagine you have got a job interview and they ask you to talk about the most important personal and professional events in your life. Write a text that summarizes your biography. Your composition should be between 60 and 90 words. These words or phrases can help you:

• be born
• get married
• city
• can
• study
• school
• go
• then
• always
• leave
• parents
• like
• work
• last year
• do

I was born in Jaén. There, I went to school until my studies ended at high school. Afterwards, I left my city to go to a university where I could study what I always wanted: Music. So, I left my parents' house and I went to Málaga. There, I worked hard to pay for my studies and I did a lot of things. I also met a girl, Ana. I fell in love with her and we got married last year.

Describing Your Town

4. In this question, you will have to describe your town. What facilities are there, what services are there (cinema, theatre, etc.)? Your composition should be between 50 and 70 words. These words or phrases can help you:

• park
• old
• left
• food
• restaurant
• right
• big
• there is
• any
• like
• coffee
• some
• friend
• work
• walk the dog

I live in Marmolejo, a very small place. It has a big park where I go to walk the dog and a lot of old monuments. There is a big restaurant where they serve really good food. Also, there are some coffee shops. I work in one which is in the centre of town. To the right of where I work, there is a shop that sells clothes, and to the left there is a very small cinema. I like to go to the cinema on Sundays. Anyway, there isn't any swimming pool.

Letter About a Trip

5. Last summer you took a fantastic trip. Write a letter to a friend and tell them all about that holiday. Your composition should be between 60 and 90 words. These words or phrases can help you:

• amazing
• visit
• interesting
• accommodation
• beautiful sights
• have fun
• museums
• villages

Dear Juan,

I am writing to you because it's been a long time since we last talked. How are you? I hope you are fine.

Regarding my trip, I visited an amazing place called Bath. It is near London and also close to many villages. It has plenty of old monuments and museums. The hotel where I stayed provided perfect accommodation. In the surrounding countryside, there are beautiful sights. I really had fun there with my girlfriend.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Love,

Alberto.