1.What kinds of writing do yougenerally do?I take notes on adaily basis at school, and I often need to write essays and papers as

homework. I also need to write in order to answerquestions for tests at the end of every term.

I am not a student anymore so I don’t write as often as Iused to. But I still take notesat work whenever we have a meeting or I think ofsomething important to do. I frequently make lists of things I shouldn’tforget. I often write emails to customers and colleagues, instead ofhandwriting letters.

2. Howoften do you write by hand and how often do you write using a keyboard?

I definitely write more on the computer. I am anaccountant so I send and receive emails every single day. The other departmentsmust provide me with the details on each transaction they make. I also need towrite reports at the end of each month, and I always do this on a computer. Inaddition, in my spare time I often chat with my friends online, but I hardlyever handwrite anything.

As a student I’m constantly writing by hand. I take noteswhen the teacher tells meto, and I also need to write in order to take tests anddo homework. I don’t have a very nice handwriting, but I must do my best,because teachers pay a lot of attention to it. I only use a computer on theweekend to chat with friends or play computer games. From Monday to Friday, myparents don’t allow me to turn it on.

3. Howoften do you write letters?

I hardly ever write letters to anyone.I use my mobilephone a lot, and I call my relatives or my family to keep in touch with them,or wish them a happy birthday. I usedto write New Year cards every Spring Festival, but Idon’t anymore; I simply call or visit everyone. In addition, I frequently talkto my friends using Instant Messenger(=like QQ). There’s no real need for me to write emails, but I mightstart next year if I get to go abroadto study.

4. What doyou think is the most difficult letter to write?

(Difficult tough challenging)

Most difficult letter to write...That’s a toughquestion...I suppose it must be hard towrite a break-upletter to someone you care about. It must be very difficult too to pass onanykind of bad news, or to react to bad news. Writing a letter of condolenceswhen someone has died) must be difficult. For young people, writing a resumeand a cover letter can be challenging when you don’t have any experience.

5. Whichlanguage do you prefer to write in?

Naturally my native language, Chinese!I already find itdifficult to write smoothlyin Mandarin, so in English you can guess how difficult itcan be to write in an elegant manner and to be able to change from a casualstyle to a more formal one depending on who you are writing to. From myexperience, it’s extremely challenging to write in a second language.

6. What doyou find difficult about writing in English?

Now it’s your turn toanswer!

I find it extremely hard to...In addition,the grammar ischallenging, especially... On top of this...