The relevance of this article is justified by the consideration of some features of writing at the initial stage of teaching a foreign / English language. The goal of this work is the functional aspects of the content of speech activities, where written and the level of formation of the communicative competence of students, which provide more efficient use of writing as a means and opportunity for improving the graphic design of the text, as well as creating a base for spelling learning, is an important and key factor written training that determines the level of language proficiency. The result of studying the question of this article is the formulation of the problem, which is associated with the process of organizing training in writing, and is based on methodological recommendations for creating a base of reproductive and productive skills in foreign language writing.