Essays: what a national holiday chooses to remember
Writing · Essays · C2 · 50 min. A model reflective essay on Thanksgiving, myth and memory, with tasks on cohesion and reference, a formal but personal register, and a choice of essay titles.
About this worksheet
A model reflective essay on Thanksgiving, myth and memory, with tasks on cohesion and reference, a formal but personal register, and a choice of essay titles.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Writing
- Topic
- Essays
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Exercises
- Reading text, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Matching, Table to fill in, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
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On the sheet
- Reading text: Read the reflective essay.
- Gap-fill: Complete the sentences from the essay with words from the box. Then re
- Multiple choice: What does each word or phrase refer to in the essay? Choose the best a
- Matching: Register: match each informal version with the more formal phrase the
- Table to fill in: Plan your essay. Choose a title from the task below and make notes for
- Speaking / writing task: Write a reflective essay (350–400 words) on one of these titles.
- Writing lines: Write here.
