Many students want to write blogs as written task 1s. But what is a "blog" actually? It is a bit like describing a "book"; it says more about the medium of delivery than the content. Generally speaking, blogs are not the most advisable text type for a written task 1. Nevertheless, it is worth studying this text type for two reasons: 1) Blogging has changed the modern media landscape. And 2) not everyone listens to advice....