Day 21 — Email + Discussion · Phase II Wrap
Phase II · Targeted Drills · Writing · Day 21 of 30 · ⏱ ~2 hours
📍 You are here: Day 20 · Speaking → Day 21 · Writing double-header (Phase II wrap) → Day 22 · Mock Test 1 (Phase III begins)
Phase II finishes with a writing double-header, both under strict timing — the closest thing yet to test-day writing pressure.
🎯 Today's goal: Produce a clean email and a new-angle discussion back-to-back, under the clock.
⏰ Step 1 — Warm-Up: Spot the Error
Trains the 60-second polish that protects your band from typos.
👉 Open the Warm-Up Exercise
4 items · auto-graded.
⏰ Step 2 — Individual Tasks (1 / 2)
⭐ Task 1 — Write an Email
Strict 7 minutes · 100–150 words
Your class is organizing a charity event next month to raise money for local families in need. You volunteered to contact businesses that might donate food or supplies, and you decide to write to the manager of a local supermarket.
To: Drew Houghton · Subject: Request for support with charity event
⭐ Task 2 — Academic Discussion
Strict 10 minutes · 120–150 words
Dr. James (professor): Next, we'll discuss the future of automation and its impact on the workforce. As industries integrate more advanced technologies, there are concerns about job displacement. Given these changes, do you believe automation will ultimately benefit or harm workers? Explain why you think so.
Juan: I believe automation will benefit the workforce by enhancing efficiency and creating high-skilled jobs in sectors like AI and robotics. This shift could increase job satisfaction as people engage in more creative, less monotonous work.
Allison: While Juan makes a valid point about job creation, I'm concerned about widespread job losses among less-skilled people. Not everyone can transition into high-tech roles, so automation could widen the gap between the wealthy and the poor.
Write a post responding to the professor. Express and support your opinion, and contribute in your own words (at least 100 words).
📤 Submit your individual tasks for Hasmik's feedback: post both the email and the discussion response in the "Tasks for Review and Feedback" section on Telegram and indicate which day's task it is.
💡 Pro Tips
- Reset between tasks. Email = polite-professional to one reader; Discussion = academic contribution to a forum. Different register, different goal.
- Email: lead with who you are and why you're writing; make the "ask" easy to say yes to.
- Discussion: find the gap Juan and Allison left (e.g., the speed of transition, or retraining policy) — don't pick a side and stop.
- Last 60 seconds each → run the Spelling & Error Checklist.
🔧 Material for today
📁 Portfolio Entry — log Day 21
- 📅 Date · ✅ Steps completed (Y/N) · ⏱️ Time spent
- 📊 Warm-up score: ___ / 4
- 🎯 Email submitted? (Y/N) · Discussion submitted? (Y/N) · new angle used: ___
- 🎯 Confidence today (1.0–6.0) · 🏆 One Win + 🤔 One Challenge
- 📝 End of Phase II reflection — strongest task / weakest task going into the mocks: ___
📞 Your 2 one-on-one meetings with Hasmik are included — a good moment to book Meeting 1 now, before the mock tests begin.