e-TEP Writing Module: Free Writing Practice and Model Texts (PDF)
Running out of time, missing the word limit, or unsure how to connect the chart with the podcast? This module works through both writing tasks step by step: time planning, paragraphs and flow, responding to a post and a comment, chart and data language, linking what you hear to the chart, common mistakes of Turkish speakers and an editing checklist. It also shows how to improve on your own by comparing your text with a model and rewriting it.
53 pages, PDF, 5 audio tracks (Task 2 podcasts) with transcripts, model answers and an answer key. Explanations in Turkish.
Download Module 5 (free PDF) Audio tracksThis is Module 5 of the free Adım Adım e-TEP skill modules. Each module goes deeper into one skill than the study guide, with new examples and exercises.
Contents
- Writing and the e-TEP: The two tasks, the writing process and typing on a computer.
- Planning and time management: A minute-by-minute time plan and managing the word limit.
- Paragraphs and flow: Topic sentences, connectors and avoiding repetition.
- Task 1: responding to a post: Tone, three stances, concrete suggestions and texts at three levels.
- Reading charts and data language: Describing change and proportions accurately.
- Task 2: linking the podcast and the chart: Select, link and paraphrase, with a C1 model text.
- Accuracy: grammar, spelling and style: Common mistakes, an editing checklist and an error log.
- Improving on your own: Comparing your text with a model, rewriting and using AI wisely.
- Exam day and practice tests: A self-assessment table and two full tests.
At the end: an appendix with transcripts or texts and a full answer key.
Preview: time plan and editing checklist
| Stage | Task 1 (15 min) | Task 2 (30 min) |
|---|---|---|
| Reading / listening | 1 min | 3–4 min |
| Planning | 2 min | 4–5 min |
| Writing | 8–9 min | 16–18 min |
| Checking | 3 min | 4–5 min |
Editing checklist
Read your text several times quickly, looking for one thing each time:
- Task: Task 1 responds to the post and names the commenter; Task 2 links the podcast to the chart.
- Word count: Task 1: 80–120 · Task 2: 200–300.
- Numbers: Does every figure, year and unit match the chart?
- Sentence boundaries: no comma splices, no comma before however joining two sentences.
- Verbs: third-person -s, tense after since.
- Nouns: the/a, plural -s, uncountable nouns.
- Your own list: the three error types you make most often.
How to use the module with the site
After each chapter, solve one of the 20 writing sets in study mode. Near the exam, take the full practice tests with real timing.
Other modules
- Module 1: Vocabulary
- Module 2: Reading
- Module 3: Listening
- Module 4: Speaking
- Adım Adım e-TEP: the study guide
All questions are original and follow the official e-TEP format.