You will be asked to write 1-5 words.

Don’t write more than

this.
However, you should try to balance your replies so that they
sound natural.
· For example, this sentence is too long:
Question: How are you?
Response: I am feeling wonderful, thank you very much. And
how are you?
· This sentence is too short and sounds a little rude:
Question: How are you?
Response: Fine!
· This sentence achieves the task.
Question: How are you?
Response: I’m fine thanks.
The focus of this section is only on communication and
factors like spelling, using capital letters and grammar
are not considered.
However, try to Include the relevant articles and prepositions if
you can to make sure you receive the highest mark.
*Note. Unless you are speaking to a close friend, or you are
well into a conversation, one-word answers are not generally
considered polite in English (it makes the person you are
communicating with think you are not interested in talking to
them).
If you get a question that requires only a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer,
try to extend it- ‘Yes, it is’. ‘No, it isn’t’ etc. Practice this at
home, it will help your speaking too, and get into the habit of
answering in short phrases.
Below are some example questions for APTIS writing part 1.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#1
Part 1: You are joining a technology club. Fill out the
form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message.
You have 3 minutes.
What is your
name? ___________________________________________
__
What do you
do? ____________________________________________
_
Where do you
live? _____________________________________________
_
What is your favourite
device?______________________________________
What’s your favourite
colour? ______________________________________

APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#2

Part 1: You want to join a travel club. Fill out the form.
Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You
have 3 minutes.
What is your surname
name? ________________________________________
Where do you
live? ____________________________________________
___
What is your favourite
place? ________________________________________
What’s the weather like where you
are?_________________________________
What’s your favourite time of
year?____________________________________

APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#1

Part 1: You are joining a technology club. Fill out the
form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message.
You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? My name is Gorkem Yildrim.
What do you do? I’m a pilot.
Where do you live? I live in Istanbul.
What is your favourite device? It's a laptop.
What’s your favourite colour? My favourite colour is blue.

APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#2

Part 1: You want to join a travel club. Fill out the form.
Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You
have 3 minutes.
What is your surname name? My surname is Rodríguez.
Where do you live? I live in Madrid.
What is your favourite place? I love Greece.
What’s the weather like where you are? It’s sunny.
What’s your favourite time of year? Summer time.
Part 2: You are a new member of the travel club. Fill out
the form. Answer the question in 20-30 words. You have
7 minutes.
Please tell us why you are interested in travel.
_________________________________________________
____________________________
_________________________________________________
____________________________
How to answer the question?
You will be assessed for: grammatical range and accuracy,
punctuation, vocabulary range and accuracy, and cohesion.
What does this mean?
Vocabulary
This means you have to choose words that are appropriate for
the level of formality. You should ask yourself: Who am I
writing to and what do I want to achieve? In the question
above you are writing to club members or committee. You
need to be friendly, not too informal. You want them to like
you and you want them to think you are an intelligent person.
Paraphrasing will help you answer the question but not if you
use the same words and sentence structure because you will
lose marks. Learn how to use the question to build your
answer.
For example: Please tell us why you are interested in
travelling.
Paraphrase: Travelling has always been a great love of mine
because…
Not
I am interested in travelling because…
Grammar
Your grammar should be correct and appropriate to the
question. In the question above you are not expected to talk
about the places you visited. Furthermore, you don’t have
sufficient words to write about your experiences travelling.
This question marks you no higher than an A2 level and is
looking for: ‘simple grammatical structures to produce writing
at the sentence level.’
Cohesion
The answer in this section should be 20 to 30 words.
Therefore, your response to the question will be around two or
three sentences long. For your answer to be cohesive you will
only have to use one or two linking words and maybe a
pronoun to refer back to the things in your answer.
The sample question: Please tell us why you are interested in
travel.
This question only requires the present simple because it is
about something that is generally true. The keyword is
‘interested in’ and so if you use this expression you will need
to remember that we use: interested in + noun/verb + ing. The
question word is ‘why’, therefore you will have to give reasons
and will need words that express reason. Also, there is no
right or wrong answer. The question invites you to express
your opinion about the topic of travel.

APTIS Writing Part 2: Example Answer To Sample

Question #1
I believe that travel opens our minds to the world around
us. Not only does it do this, but it allows us to see the place
where we live differently. (30 words)
Cohesion devices
I believe… Gives a reason and opinion.
Not only does it do this but it… Emphasises new information.
It… Refers back to ‘travel’.
APTIS Writing Part 2: Same Question #2
Part 2: You are a new member of the tennis club. Fill out
the form. Answer the question in 20-30 words. You have
7 minutes.
What do you especially enjoy about tennis?
_________________________________________________
____________________________
_________________________________________________
____________________________
How to answer the question?
This question again only requires the present simple because
it is about something true for you. The keywords are
‘especially enjoy’ and so if you use this expression you will
need to remember that we use: enjoy/like/love + noun/verb +
ing. The question word is ‘What’, therefore you will have to
give examples.
Vocabulary- ‘especially’ is a keyword and you should think of
similar words or expressions to echo it in your answer.

APTIS Writing Part 2: Example Answer To Sample

Question #2
I particularly like the fact that tennis is both competitive and
sociable. For instance, I can be playing an extremely hard
game and five minutes later, having a friendly drink in the
clubhouse. (33 words)
Cohesion devices
I particularly like… Paraphrases the question.
For instance… Gives an example.
…having… This participle clause shows a higher level of
English. You can omit ‘I can be having…’ and just use
‘having…’ instead.

Task 3
Task Fulfilment
This not only means answering the question fully but also
answering in a way that you will achieve the result you want.
Topic Relevance
That you answer the question without moving from the topic or
using language that is not necessary.
Punctuation
Using capitals correctly. Good use of commas. Full-stops at
the end of sentences, correct use of question marks.
Grammatical range and accuracy
Your grammar should be correct and use tenses and
structures relevant to the question. Verbs and nouns should
agree, e.g. He has two brothers. Good use of countable and
uncountable nouns, articles, and determiners also improves
accuracy.
Vocabulary range and accuracy
Using the appropriate vocabulary to explain what you want to
explain. With the right level of formality to get the result you
want (task fulfillment).
Cohesion
The answer in this section should be 30 to 40 words.
Therefore, your response to the question will be around three
or four sentences. For your answer to be cohesive you will
only have to use linking words, pronouns, and other
referencing words like these/those/that/this.
For further details please visit the British Council
website here.
APTIS Writing Part 3: Sample Question #1

Part 3: You are a member of a travel club. You are talking

to other members in a chat room. Talk to them using
sentences. You have 10 minutes in total. Answer all three
questions.
Sam: Hi, welcome to the club. Can you remember the first
time you went on a journey by yourself? What was it like??
_________________________________________________
____________________
_________________________________________________
____________________
Jose: What are the most interesting places to visit in your
country?
_________________________________________________
____________________
_________________________________________________
____________________
Fernanda: What is the most exciting journey you have been
on?
_________________________________________________
____________________
_________________________________________________
____________________
If you would like to access more simulated APTIS writing tests
then please visit our exam library here.
How to answer the question?
The thing about the first question is that it is difficult to
answer it successfully with ‘No’. Therefore, you will need to
talk about the journey. The way to help do this is to ask
yourself ‘What happened?’ and to explain what it was like- you
can ask yourself ‘How did I feel?’
The question is about the past and so you need past tenses. It
is a story and so you should try to use a least one of the
following- past continuous, past perfect and past perfect
continuous with the past simple.
With a story you should use sequencing words-
first/second/then/finally. You may want to give explanations or
results- because/so/so that/as a result. To talk about how you
felt you could use adjectives that describe feelings or adverbs
like- unfortunately, luckily, thankfully.
The second question is easier. You only need the present
simple unless you explain the history of these places. With a
question like this, students often give a list of places. This
won’t get you any marks.
You should say where and to achieve task fulfillment you
need to say why unless you’re over your word-limit. The
example of question 2 below asks for your opinion and so you
need to use expressions for opinions.
The third question is similar to the first. You need to explain
what the journey was and why it was exciting. Again, it is a
story in the past and you could use one of the following- past
continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous with the
past simple.
APTIS Writing Part 3: Example Answer To Sample
Question #1
Part 3: You are a member of a travel club. You are talking
to other members in a chat room. Talk to them using
sentences. You have 10 minutes in total. Answer all three
questions.
Sam: Hi, welcome to the club. Can you remember the first
time you went on a journey by yourself? What was it like??
My earliest travel memory was actually a bike ride. It was the
school holidays and had got a new bike, so I decided to cycle
off to see my grandparents. I felt very independent although I
was a little scared. Getting there was a great relief.
Jose: What are the most interesting places to visit in your
country?
In my opinion, the most interesting place to visit is the south-
west coast. It is very varied but most of it is beautiful owing to
its beaches, cliffs, and coves. The West Coast of Scotland is
pretty stunning too.
Fernanda: What is the most exciting journey you have been
on?
I’d say that the biggest thrill I got was when I went to New
York for the first time. I had never flown at that point and so
that was special, but it didn’t beat the excitement of seeing the
New York Skyline and the bustling, crazy streets. They were
real after seeing them in so many movies.

Part 4: You are a member of a travel club. You received

this email from the club.

Dear member,
I am writing to tell you that the famous travel writer Mr. David
Price will unfortunately not be able to attend our next club
meeting. Although Mr. Price will not be there to sign copies of
his new book Around the World in Eighty Ways, members of
the club will be able to buy a copy for the price of twenty-five
pounds. If you would like to reserve a copy of the book,
please contact the club secretary.

Write an email to your friend (about 50 words). Write

about your feelings and what the club should do about
the situation. You have 10 minutes.
_________________________________________________
______________

Write an email to the president of the club (about 120-150

words). Write about your feelings and what the club
should do about the situation. You have 20 minutes.
_________________________________________________
_______________

Task Fulfilment

This not only means answering the question fully but also
answering in a way that you will achieve the result you want.
In both the questions, you must write about your feelings and
what you think the club should do

Register

'Register' is the way we change our language in different

situations, depending on the relationships between the
speaker and listener, or the author and the intended reader.
This is an important part of language use. For example, your
language choices will be different when you’re writing to a
new business partner and when you’re writing to a friend. To
be successful in part 4, you need to show that you can write in
both casual and formal registers.

The first question of part 4 asks you to write in an intimate or

casual register (one used among family members and close
friends). The second question asks you to write in a formal
register (one used between strangers or in a business
setting).

Punctuation

Using capitals correctly. Good use of commas. Full-stops at

the end of sentences, correct use of question marks.

Grammatical range and accuracy

Your grammar should be correct and use tenses and

structures relevant to the question. To achieve a high score,
you will need to use higher-level tenses and conditional, the
Passive, relative and participle clauses. Verbs and nouns
should agree. Correct use of countable and uncountable
nouns, articles, and determiners are also essential.

Vocabulary range and accuracy

Using the appropriate vocabulary. You should try to use

formal words such as ‘attend a meeting’ rather than words like
‘go to a meeting’. With the right level of formality, you are
more likely to get the result you want (task fulfillment).
Remember that formality and politeness don’t just depend on
who you are talking to but also on what you want. For
instance, you are more likely to be polite or formal if you want
to borrow your friend’s car, than if you want to borrow their
pen.
Cohesion

The answers in these sections are longer. Therefore, your

response to the question will be around three or four
sentences for question one. Question two requires more
complex sentences and you should aim for around six. For
your answer to be cohesive you will only have to use linking
words for contrast examples etc. Sequence words like Firstly,
secondly, finally etc. Pronouns, and other referencing words
like these/those/that/this.

Tackling the question

The key to writing a good answer is planning. You should not

start writing straight away. This won’t save you time because
you will have to keep stopping to think as you are writing. And
your writing may seem disorganised if it is not planned.

You can use the same ideas in both pieces of writing, but you
must not use the same words if you want a high mark.

When you read the situational part of the question there

doesn’t seem much to write about. However, the writer (Mr
Price) is not coming to give a talk but he still wants to sell the
unsigned book for £25.00. It may be difficult to write 150
words if you agree with this situation and so your best option
is to disagree.

Writing Plan

• Explain the situation.

• I (don’t) feel

Disappointed he’s not coming.

Surprised he still wants £25 for an unsigned book.

• I (don’t) want to

Buy the book for £25

The book sold to the other members.

• I suggest

There is a reduction in the price

Mr. Price comes another day

APTIS Writing Part 4: Example Answer To Sample

Question #1
Part 4: You are a member of a travel club. You received
this email from the club.

Dear member,

I am writing to tell you that the famous travel writer Mr. David
Price will unfortunately not be able to attend our next club
meeting. Although Mr. Price will not be there to sign copies of
his new book Around the World in Eighty Ways, members of
the club will be able to buy a copy for the price of twenty-five
pounds. If you would like to reserve a copy of the book,
please contact the club secretary.

Write an email to your friend (about 50 words). Write

about your feelings and what the club should do about
the situation. You have 10 minutes.

Hi Jack, how’s it going?

I’m disappointed about the situation with David Price’s book. I

think it’s a cheek that he isn’t coming to the meeting and yet
still wants to sell his book. I’m not going to pay £25 for a copy
unless it’s signed. Maybe he can reduce the price or
rearrange his visit. (52 words)

Write an email to the president of the club (about 120-150

words). Write about your feelings and what the club
should do about the situation. You have 20 minutes.

Dear Club President,

I am writing to you in connection with the sale of My Price’s

book for £25 even though he was unable to attend the
meeting and the book is unsigned. Firstly, I am upset by this
situation, I do not consider it to be very fair and because of
this, I do not intend to buy a copy. Furthermore, I am sure that
the other club members feel the same way, and, in my
opinion, this is not beneficial to the club.

To resolve this situation I suggest that we either ask Mr. Price

to sign copies of his book, which will allow us to sell it at £25
per copy or arrange for Mr. Price to give another talk at a later
date. For me, this would be the best option as I am still
extremely interested in hearing what he has to say about his
travels as well as asking him a few questions.

Yours sincerely,

John