This workbook is all about procedures, recounts, expositions, narrativesand reports. These are called writing formats. There are two units of workbased on each format.Completing the exercises in your workbook will help you to understandthe five different formats and to learn how to plan and write themyourself.You will be:* discussing and working out the structure of each format* checking that you understand the text by doing some comprehensionexercises* working to improve your vocabulary, spelling, punctuation andgrammar* practising different writing skills* learning how to check your writing by editing and proofreading* checking how much you have learned by doing a test at the end ofeach unit.Remember: Good writers need to think about, plan and review theirwriting; it doesn't just happen.