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Table 1 Writing tasks that students accomplished

From: An exploratory study of ESL writing by junior secondary students in China: text type, register and textual features

Time

Topic

Details

11th Sep 2011

Learn to smile

Advise others to smile

11th Oct 2011

A letter to Mike

Write a letter to a friend, who is sick recently.

11th Nov 2011

Trip to Hangzhou

Sharing your travelling experiences to Hangzhou with your friends.

11th Dec 2011

Steve Jobs

Describe Steve Jobs and his life.

12th Jan 2012

Lifelong learning

Discuss lifelong learning and how to practice it.

12th Feb 2012

An activity

Share an interesting activity.

12th Mar 2012

A letter to Alice

Write a letter to Alice and explain how to improve her relationship with her Mum.

8th Apr 2012

How to be a good learner?

State your views on how to be a good learner.

9th May 2012

Micro blog

Explore the advantages and disadvantages of micro blog. State your views on it.

10th Jun 2012

Charity sale

Share the charity sale took place in your school.