Writing Workshop 1
B1 · Writing: Notes and messages · Personal Challenges
⛰️ Magazine survey — What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
RESULTS: 96 students answered. The hardest thing I’ve done was… something physical (a race, a climb, a swim) 31% · speaking or performing in public 27% · moving to a new place or school 18% · learning a difficult skill 15% · other 9%. Did you nearly give up? Yes 64% · No 36%. Are you glad you did it? Yes 92% · Not sure 8%.
Max: Climbing a mountain with my dad last summer. Halfway up, my legs were shaking and I wanted to sit down and wait for him to come back. I didn’t, and the view from the top was the best thing I’ve ever seen.
Rosa: Moving here from Madrid two years ago. On my first day, I didn’t understand the jokes, and I ate lunch alone. Now I tell the jokes. Well, I try.
Mia: Singing on my own in the winter concert. I’ve never been so nervous. My hands were cold, but my voice somehow worked.
Tom: Learning to ride a bike at thirteen. My little brother taught me. He still talks about it. A lot.
Lily: Swimming in the sea in March for charity. It lasted four minutes. It felt like four hours.
Sample questions (2 questions)
- Write your answer for Zoe’s survey (100–120 words). Describe the hardest thing you have ever done: what it was, when it happened, what was difficult, whether you nearly gave up and how you felt afterwards. Use the present perfect at least twice and the past simple for the story.
- Write a blog post (100–120 words) about a skill you have been learning, or one you would like to learn (swimming, an instrument, a language, cooking, a sport). Say why you started, what was hard at first and what progress you have made. Use the present perfect continuous at least twice.
Answers and hints from Migo appear when you do it online.