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Acknowledgements
I would like to dedicate the Boostl r,r,riting books to two very close colleagues: Dean Stafford and Yannick O'Neill. We
have shared many experiences and ideas about teaching writing skills over the years, but your specialist knowledge and
enthusiasm for this aspect of learning and communication have always been an inspiration to me. Thanks mightily!
Iason Renshaw
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The Boost! Skills Series is the definitive ond comprehensive
fourlevel series of skills books for
junior
EFL leame6. The series
hos been developed oround
qge-qppropriote,
cross-curriculor
topics thqt develop students' criticql thinking ond examinotion
techniques. It follows on integrated skills opprooch with eoch of
the skills brought together at the end of eoch unit.
The twelve core units in
Boost! Writing 4 follow o cleor
qnd
tronsporent structure to make teaching ond Ieqming eqsy ond
tun. The writing skills build ond progress
ocross the four levels of
Boost! Writing ond are co[elqted to the next generotion
of tests
of English.
You will find the following in
Boost! Writing 4:
a
Age-oppropriote ond cross-curriolor topics
.
Models of good wdting os well os exqmples ofbqd writing
.
Writing practice
thot builds from sentence
qnd
parogroph
levels to full-lenglh pqssqges
.
Activities thot provide
on opportunity to creote o wide voriety
of text tFpes (essoys,
letters, emqils, etc.)
Unit Topic
-
Each unit has an age-appropriate and
cross-curricular topic.
Students will
. find the topic directly relates to their
own lives and study.
a be engaged and motivated to learn.
Before You Write
Samples ol good writing are presented with
a noticing task.
Students will
. be introduced to writing models that they
can follow in their own writing.
. discover the writing skill for themselves
without the need for long explanations.
Writing Skill
A very simple introduction of the targeted
unit skill is provided.
Students will
. be introduced to the writing
skill in a clear and
understandable way.
Audio GD
The CD at the back of the book
provides
audio support for all reading passages plus
the audio for the Integration listening tasks
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Practice based around a writing model is followed
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develop the skills needed for accurate and
effective writing through model-based practice.
. be able to follow guidance to write their own
passages.
Review
After every two core units
there is a review which
consolidates the writing
skills already studied.
Students will
be able to see their
progress
In usrng
writing skills.
build on previously
taught skills to
produce accurate
wntrng.
Integration
The writing skill is combined with listening, reading
or speaking tasks.
Students will
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based on reading
and speaking/listening inputs.
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develop language skills needed for the next
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Extreme Weather
Science and
Nature
Writing cause-
and-effect
5entence5
Write cause-and-
effect sentences
about extreme
P
Y
weather.
Game Consoles
Ans and
Entertainment
Writing an
introdudion
about
something new
Write
introductions
n rl
aooul vrdeo
game consoles.
Review 1 p. 17
let Me Explain
Culture and
People
Writing
to explain
something
Write a letter to
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your rcacnet
Learning at llome
Culture and
People
. Write an essav
wnI| no aDout
aDout a new rute
a currenr roDtc
'
ar your
scnoor.
p. 23
Review 2 p. 27
Famous Buiklings
Geography
and History
Usi ng
votce
passrve
Write sentences
in the passive
voice about
buildings.
p. 29
Write paragraphs
about different p.33
kinds of music.
Listen to the Music
Crosswords
Cul ture and
People
Writing
descriptive
sentences
l\4ake a
crossworo
puzzl e.
Yaeation Activities
Sports and
Leisure
People/
Sci ence and
Nature
Writing an
essay rc
organize things
Write an essay
organizing
5Ummer
activities.
p. 43
Spaee Exploration
Protecting Nature
Review 4
tr
tr
Review 5
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@
Review 6
Peopl e/
Science and
Nature
Sehool Applieation
Stutlying Abroad
Cul ture and
People
Culture and
People
Using phrases
to improve
your writing
to complete
an appl i cati on p.49
letter for a space
mi ssi on.
lJsing details
ano examptes
ro suppon your
ideas
Complete an
aDolication letter
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to become a
j uni or
ranger.
Writing to
apply to a
SCnOOr
Write an
application
letter to an
international
scnoot,
Writing an
essay to argue
an optnton
Write an essay
about travel.
Extra Writing Sheets
Unit I
Writing cause-and-effect sentences
Unit 2
Writing an introduction about something
Uni t 3
Writing to explain something
Unit 4
Writing about a current topic
Unit 5
Using passive voice
Uni t 6
Using synonyms and pronouns
Unit 7
Writing descriptive sentences
Unit 8
Writing an essay to organize things
Uni t 9
Using phrases to improve your writing
Unit 1('
Using details and examples to suppon
your ideas
Uni l 11
Writing to apply to a school
Uni t 12
Writing an essay to argue an opinion
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*h", ."n happen i n a bi g storm? Di scuss your answers.
Extreme
Weather
(
* Read the passage.
Katrina Leaves New Orleans
unoerwater
Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans,
causi ng massi ve damage.
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The hurri cane al so
left a large part ofthe city flooded.
2 Katrina had wind speeds of up to 220
kilometers per
hour, so there was a lot ofdamage
to the city.
However, the worst effect of the hurricane was
flooding. ,S
Because ofthe storm, huge amounts
of water rushed into the city. As a result of this
flooding, thousands of people lost their homes.
In the filst underlined sentence, whqt "left
q
lorge pqrt of the city flooded"?
In the second underlined sentence, whqt hoppened becquse "Kotdno hod wind speeds of
up to 220 kilometers per hour"?
In the third underlined sentence, whqt phrose links "the storm" ond "huge omounts of
woter rushed into the city"?
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lnswer the questions.
1
2
Wri ti ng cause-and-effect sentences
Someti mes you need to wni te sentences that show how somethi ng
l the
cause] rnakes another
thi ng happen
[the
effect]. In thl s k nd of sentence, you Ehou d l i nk the c6use w th the effect usi ng
a word o. ptsrase such as because of so ds a resLr/L cause ar leave.
@
Compl ete the paragraph usi ng the l i nki ng word and phrase provi ded.
l eove / becouse of
Hurricones ore dqngerous {1) their incredible Dower. Thev often cquse
huge wqves, which con ddmoge coostql cities. Hurricqnes
qlso (2)
buildings ond roods ruined. As a result, hurricqnes often cquse serious floods.
@
comptete the paragraph usi ng the causes provi ded.
they form quickly
/ their incredible speed
Tornqdoes ore o kind of spinning wind thot con move at more thon 400 kilometers per hour.
Becouse of
(1)
, they con pi ck up
objects ond cqlly them for mony kilometers. It is hqrd for people to prepqre for tornqdoes
becouse
(2) qnd
move unpredictqbly.
(f
Compl ete the paragraph usi ng the effects provi ded.
some houses were flooded
/
mony houses did not hove electricity
Our city wqs hit by
q
terrible thunderstorm. Lightning struck o power line, so
(r)
. Also,
becquse of heqvy rdin.
10
( 2)
Wri te a cause.and.effect sentence about each Di cture.
roin
/ coused / flood
/
cjty As
q
result
/
volcono
/
villqge
people left /
The r ai n caused af l ood i nl he ci l
trees
/ blew over / becquse of /
strong winds
tornodo
/
left
/
barn
/
ruined
11
@.GO
Listen and write exactly what you hear.
teffible storm cleqr
Remember to use l i nki ng words
and phrases i n your sentences.
o
I
Work with a classmate and write four cause-and-effect sentences,
(A tornodo)
(A thunde$torm)
(A flood)
(A huricqne)
Q
n""a you, .entences to the class.
Game Consoles
@
*n", oo
rou
think about video games?
Di scuss your answers.
Read the passage.
PloyStotion 3
Sony intrcduced the first
Ploystotion gome console in the
mid-1990s. It wqs very populqr
qnd
sold morc thon 100 million units.
Then in 2000, Sony releosed Ploystotion 2. This model
hos olso been very populqr due to its excellent graphics
qnd
becouse it cqn plqy DVD5.
Sony hos releosed the newest model in the series, Ploystqtion 3. It is 35 times
more powerful thon Ploystotion 2. The controllen ore
qlso
much eqsier to use due to
speciol sensors. Sony sqys thqt ploying gomes on Plqystotion 3 is like being in o movie
becouse the croDhics
qre
so incredible.
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Ci rcte the best i ntroducti on for the passage.
Sony Computer Entertoinment Inc. is part of the Sony Corporation. It wos estoblished in 1993
in Tokyo.
Sony Playstotion 2 hos hqd
q
lot of competition from other consoles like Microsoft Xbox
qnd
Nintendo GomeCube.
The Sony Plqystotion 3 gome console hos been releosed. It is the lotest model in o populqr
series thqt
qlso
includes Ploystotion 1
qnd
2. Ploystotion 3 is much foster thon Ploystotion 2,
ond it olso hqs o new contrcller ond incredible oroohics.
13
Wr i t i ng an i nt r oduct i on about somet hi ng new
Someti mes you m6y wri te about someth ng new. In thi s ki nd of wfi ti ng, youn i ntroducti on shoul d
show the rcader why the thi ng rs i mportant or i nteresti ng. To do thi s, you shoul d i ncl ude new
and i nteresti ng detai l s i n your i ntroducti on.
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Cn".t (/) four detai l s to make a good i ntroducti on for a game consol e.
Nintendo enjoyed success with their Nintendo 64 gome console, which wos releosedirr 1996.
Nintendo's Wii gome console is now ovoiloble.
One of the most populor Nintendo 64 gomes was Super Mario 64.
It olso hos o brqnd new controller.
Comecube hod impressive grophlcs.
In 2001 Nintendo releosed the Gomecube.
Wii ollows ployers to ploy mony of the Nintendo gomes mode in the lost 20 yeors.
It is the lotest console from Nintendo, which
qlso
mode Nintendo 64
qnd
Gomecube.
Use the detai l s you sel ected i n Acti vi ty D to wri te an i ntroducti on for the game
consol e.
G
\!# Lool. for verbs rn the present ,
tense to hel p you choosethe detai s
14
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1
Wri te an i ntroducti on for each of the
Product: The Super Mogic Wond
Product: The Advonced Come Console
Product: The Homework Robot
new products,
Introduction
The Super Mqgic Wond is now ovoilqble. It is
the lqtest wond frcm Mogic Inc. The Super
Mogic Wond hos
Introduction
The Advqnced Gome Console hos been rcleosed.
It is the newest console frcm
Introduction
The Homework Robot is now
qvoiloble.
l 5
Read the
passage
a boy wrote about a vi deo game,
Take notes on hi s
opi ni ons,
I recently got o
Ploystotion 3,
qnd
I am so
hoppyl I hove
been Dloyino
Sonic the
L
Hedgehog.
Sonic is
q
grcot
gqme. I like it
becquse it is reolly fost
qnd
hos
qmozing
grophics. It
qlso
requires
q
lot of skill and
hqs o very interesting story. Finollt I like
the foct thqt I cqn ploy three different
hedgehog chorocte$-Sonic, Shodow ond
Silver.
Notes
-
Plqystqtion 3:
recent'lygot,5o
hapw
-
Been pl oyj ng:
-
Like it becouse:
-
Al so:
Li sten to what a gi rl says about another vi deo
game.
Take notes on hel
opi ni ons.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Notes
-
Nintendo Wil:
-
Been ploying: the Leaend of Zelda'. Twiliaht- Princesg
Twiwht Princessl
Like it becouse:
Also:
-
Choroctersi
Work with a classmate. On a separate piece
of
paper,
wtite a
paragraph
compari ng and contrasti ng the
games.
1
Wri te a cause-and-effect sentence about each pi cture.
qs
o result / eorthquqke /
bddge
domoged
snowstorm / so /
rood / slippery
huIIicane / homes / /
left
ruined
student /
upset / becquse /
exom
Wri te an i ntroducti on for each of the new Droducts.
Product: The Advonced Video Phone Introduction
The Advonced Video Phone is now
qvqil0ble.
Product: The Fll/inq Bike Introduction
The Flying Bike hos been releqsed.
Let Me Explain
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Why mi ght you need to go to a doctor?
Di scuss your answer s.
irl|",^13
Read t he emai l
To: mar k@f l nk ds k. l
F, om: br i an@f unki ds. kd
Deor Mork,
I ' m reol l y sorry, but I won' t be obl e t o come ond
visit yorL this weekend. I've br'oken my orm, so I
ccrnnot tr-crvcl.
I broke i t on Mondoy. I t wos roi ni ng o i ot t hot morni ng, so t he st reet out si de
my house wos reol l y sl i ppery- Becouse l ' d sl ept i n, I wos i n o rush. I l on out
onto the rood, sl\)ped ond broke my orm- I hod to
9(J
to the hospitol ond get o
cost . The doct or t ol d me t o st oy ot home ond rest .
I hope I con vi si t you some ot her t i me, os I ' m reol l y l ooki ng f orword t o seei ng
you.
)oI ryr
Bri on
Answer the
questi ons.
Whot is Brion trying to e)rploin?
Whot is his reoson?
1
' 19
Wri ti ng to expl ai n somethi ng
Sometimes you
may need to write an email or a letter to explain something. For example,
you
may need to explain why you
cannot do something or
go
somewhere. Make sure to
give
reasons to support your
explanation.
Deor Coach Simpson,
(1)
I om very ill, ond I need to stqy ot home ond rest.
I become sick
q
few doys ogo, ond I went to the doctor yesterdqy, (2)
(3)
As o result I will not be oble to come to your
soccer cqmp. (4)
I
qm
still looking forword to improving
my soccer skills.
Yours sincerel,
Penny
Q
Comnl ete the student' s emai l to her soccer coach.
I
qm
sorry to inform you
thot I will not be able to attend your soccer comp next week.
I hope I will be
qble
to
qttend
the next one.
/
He told me thqt I wos ill
qnd
should stoy ot home.
/
He olso soid thqt I will need to rest for
qt
leqst
q
week.
e
Fol l ow the steps to wri te a l etter to your teacher. Expl ai n that you cannot
attend school next week because you are goi ng on a fami l y tri p.
Brcinsform.' Bruinstorm ideqs for your letter on a sepqrqte piece of poper. Thlnk of some
detoils for your explanqtion.
Planj Use your ideos to moke
q
writing plqn. wlite on introduction stoting your reoson,
detoils for o body pqrogrqph explqining it fufther
qnd q
conclusion soying whot you hope
mqy hqppen.
Teacher's name:
lntroduction:
Body paragraph:
Detai l s:
l4lrite: Write your letter on o seporote piece of poper.
Remember to use
' Dear
...," and
' Yours
si ncerel r' i n your l etter.
A
a\r2a,@
Read the email
your
friend James wrote about his birthday party.
From:
j ames@tal kzone.net
Subj ect: Party
Hi l
It' s my bi rthday next Saturday, and
l ' l l be havi ng a bi g
party
at my house.
The party
wi l l start at 2 p.m.
and wi l l
fi ni sh about I
p.m.
We' re
goi ng
to
watch movi es, pl ay games
and eat
pi zza,
so i t shoul d be a l ot of fun.
I hope you
can make i t.
James
@ *ri ," a short emai l to James expl ai ni ng why you
cannot go
to hi s bi rthday party.
From:
To:
j ames@t al kzone. net
Subj ecr: RE: Part y
22
Learning at Home
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woul d you prefer to go to school or to
l earn at home? Di scuss your answers.
Read the essay.
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Thi s week, most chi l dren went back to
school . Howevet there are thousands of
chi l dren who di d not. Instead, they wi l l study
at home. Thi s i s cal l ed homeschool i ng.
Homeschool i ng i s actual l y ol der than regul ar school . In the past, chi l dren l earned at home
because schools did not exist. Even after schools appeared in the city, there were few schools
in the country. As a result, many children still had to study at home. Some famous people
were homeschool ed, i ncl udi ng Abraham Li ncol n and Thomas Edi son.
For much ofthe 1900s, homeschool i ng was rare. However, i n the 1970s, many parents
started homeschooling their children. They chose to do this for several reasons. Some
parents thought the local schools were bad, so they decided to teach their children
themsel ves. Others wanted thei r chi l dren to l earn about rel i gi on, whi ch was not taught
at school.
These days, homeschooling is very popular in Western countries. The United Kingdom has
about 50,000 homeschooled children, and Canada has around 60,000. The United States
has the hi ghest numbet wi th as many as 1.1 mi l l i on homeschool ed chi l dren. Consi deri ng
these numbers, homeschool i ng i s l i kel y to remai n popul ar for years to come.
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Fol l ow the i nstructi ons.
I Circle the two pqrts of the essoy thqt tqlk obout the present.
2sil
Drow o squore oround the port of the essoy thot describes the history of homeschooling.
Wri ti ng about a current topi c
Sometimes you may write an essay about a cuTTent topic. You can wdte this kind of essav in
the following way:
Introducti on
Background Concl usi on
.
Name t he t opi c
a
Provide current information
to get the feader's attention
.
Give background infonmation
and/or describe the hlstory
of the topic
.
Finish with current
information 6nd a prediction
about t he f ut ure
Q
comntete ttre passage.
These new computers will be very helpful for students.
/
The school did hove some
computers before but not enough for every student to use.
/
Our school rccently got
brond new computels.
/
Furthermore, only o few computem could connect to the Intemet.
New Computers
Now, every clqssrcom hqs three computers ond there
qre
more
computer lobs oround the school.
(2)
Mony of these compute$ did not work well.
(3)
Fortunqtelt the new compute$ oll hqve on Internet connection. Also, there ore now
enough compute$ for every student to use.
{4)
( 1)
[i
rol l ow the steps to w]i te an essay about a new rul e at your school banni ng
cel l
phones.
Broinsform,' Bminstorm ideos for your essqy on o sepqrqte
piece of
poper' fhink obout whqt
your
school is like ond how the new rule will chonge it.
Pian: Use your ideos to moke
q
wdting plon. Write
qn
interesting introduction, body
pqrqgrqphs giving bockground informotion, ond
q
conclusion
providing cunent
informqtion ond o prcdiction
qbout
the futurc.
Body
paragraph
I
(background):
Details:
Body
paragraph
2
(background):
conclusion:
l.l/rtfe: Write your essoy on
q
sepqrqte
prece oI
poper.
Try to use sentences that show cause
and ef f ect i n your wrl t i ng.
Li sten to a teacher gi vi ng a gi rl advi ce on how to i mprove her essay.
Edi t the text based on what you hear,
Lucky lo 6o lo ScAooJ
I hi s week, we
we will all have lo lake exa-s
"t
school. Exam ^teek ean be shessful,
and nany o{ us do nol ltke goirg lo
school. Howeve., we should ,e.member
lAaf *i.af some cAtid,en in lle wodd
do nol gel lo go lo scAool al all.
Some cour#ies in 1{,e wor)d are very
poor and do nol have enough money
lo build nany scAools or pay leaders. CA;ldren 'n lhese counlnes oflen c;nnor go ro
sc/.ool. Some of lhese kids m,ghI sludy al hone. Olhe*, however, wtll nol re.c;e,ve a! all.
Some c|ildren live far away #om scAool in c,ounlnes wilh no pubhc lranspo,lahon.
-flese
c)',ild c,annol go lo :,<:hool so lhey simply c annol gel lhe,e.
Remember, we a,e aclually very lucky *o gel lo go *o school. Hopefully one day, ch;|d,en
everyvl.ere lucky enough lo geI an educ-al'on.
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aornp"r"
rour
corrections with a classmate,
1
2
Fol l ow the steps to wri te a l etter to your teacher. Expl ai n that you di d
not come to school l ast week because you were si ck.
Brcinstom and phn: Bruinstorm
qnd
plqn your letter on o sepqrate piece of paper.
Wrtte. Wdte your letter below.
Youls sincerel,
G)
1
Fol l ow the steps to wri te an essay about a new amusement park
i n your
hometown.
Brainstorm and plan:
Brqinstorm and plon your
essoy on
q
seporote piece
of
pqper.
l4lritei Write your
essoy below.
Ti tl e:
Famous Buildings
i)
What f amous bui l di ngs ar e i n your
country? Di scuss your answers.
Read the passage.
The United States Capitol
The United Stotes Capitol is locoted in
Wqshington, D.C. It is the home of the
United Stotes government. The Copitol is
olso one of the most well-known
bui l di ngs i n the worl d.
The construction of the Copitol wos
stqrted in 1793. The building wqs
designed by Dr. Williqm Thomton,
ond one of its stones was loid by
Prcsident George Wqshington. Its north
wing wos finished in 18OO ond its south
wi nq i n 1811. In 1814, the Copi tol wos
bumed down by the Bdtish ormy. Its
reconstruction wos not completely
finished until 1829. Since then, the
building hos been oltered severol times.
The United Stotes Copitol is visited by
thousonds of tourists every yeqr.
l l r
' f i t f j i i i - -
'
Under l i ne t he sent ences i n t he passage whi ch have a si mi l ar meani ng t o t he ones
bel ow.
1 Some people stqrted the construction of the Copitol in 1793.
2 l n 1814, l he Br i l i \ h or my bur ned down l hp Copi l ol .
3 Since then, people hove crltered the building severol times.
4 Thousonds oftourists visit the United Stotes Copitol every yeqr.
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Usi ng passi ve voi ce
ln formal writing, you can use the passive voice when you do not know or when it is not important
to know who did something.
Some people
started the constructlon of the Captol in lzgg.
The construction ofthe Capitol was stafted
jin
l7g?.
[passive)
You can also use the passive
voice when what happened is more importantthan who did it.
In 1814 the British Army burned down the Capbol
ln 1814, the Capitol wa6 burned down by the Bflttih Army (passive)
(l!
Rewrite each underlined sentence in the passive voice,
House
The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney,
Australia.It People hold manyconcerts and
performances
there. lt is also the most famous
_
building in Sydney.
z
C
Some people built it between t959 and 1973.
O
Jorn Utzen, a Danish architect, designed the
Sydney Opera House. He designed itto look like a
set of white sails floating on the water.
O
Many tourists visitthe Sydney Opera nouse
3
4
The Sydney Opera
1
Many concerl e and
perf
ormances are hel d l here.
every year.
Q
*.tr" a sentence in the passive voice about each building.
Empire Stote Building / build / 1931 Toi Mohql
/ design / severol people
4
CN Tower / millions of toudsts
/
visit
/ every yeor
Crcot Pyrqmid of Gizq I finish
I
oround 2560 B.C.
Start your sentences with the name ofthe
building to help you write in the passive voice.
31.
@r@
Listen and write exatly what you hear.
domoged reconstruction complete well-known
Work with a classmate and write four sentences in the
passive
voice about a
new tower.
(Stort)
(Finish)
(Design)
(Visit)
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GI n""d you,
,entences to the class.
Listen to the Musie
@
oo
rou
play a musical instrument? Discuss your answers.
@"t
Read the passase.
There ore mony different kinds of musicql instruments.
Three common kinds ore wind instruments, string
instruments
qnd
Dercussion instruments.
Wind instruments ore plqyed by blowing oir into them.
They
qre
often eqsy to leom, olthough some con be quite difficult to
ploy well. Common exomples include the trumpet, flute
qnd
clodnet.
String instruments
qre
ployed by stroking or plucking strings.
Some ore easy to leorn, while others
qrc
very hqrd to pick up.
Typiccl exomples orc the guitor, violin ond cello.
Percussion instruments ore
plqyed by hitting or shoking
them. Common kinds include
the drums, xylophone dnd
tomboudne. Althouoh some
ore very eosy to plqt others
ore tricky to moster.
G
enswer the questions,
1 In porogroph 2, whot do "they"
qnd
"some" refer to?
2 In porogroph 4, whqt do "some"
qnd
"othe$" refer to?
3 In pqrqgroph 3, con you find o phrose thot meons the sqme thing os "leorn"?
4 In the pqssqge, whot two words hqve
q
similor meoning to the word "difficult"?
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Usi ng synonyms and pronouns
Your wniting can be more interesting if you use synonyms and
pronouns instead of rcpeating
the same words many times.
.
A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word
Varge,
massive and huge
arc synonyms ofrl:7].
.
,A pronoun is a word that can replace a noun or noun phrase
Vt,
they, he, him, this, those,
some, others. none).
Complete the
passage.
Replace the crossed-out words with synonyms and fill in
the bl anks wi th pronouns.
group very hord leorners these this they it
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r
a
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a
A
a
\-
\-
Guitqrists
In mony rock bonds, there
qre
three different guitorists.
(1)
rhythm guitqdst,
the leqd guitodst
qnd
the boss
guitorist.
o different port of the song.
arouo
In the
(2)H,
they eoch
ploy
theee
qre
the
First of oll, there is the rhythm
guitqrist.
This
guitorist provides the rhlthm of the song.
Plqying rhythm guitqr is
qn
eqsy skill to
pick
up, so
(3)
is populor
for beginnels. Some
(a)
binnefscqn ploy rhythm guitor in
q
bond.even if
ore
just
storting.
Next is the leod guitorist. Leqd guitodsts ploy the melody, or mqin pqrt of o song. Doing
(5)
ccn be reolly difficult, so these
guitodsts need to be
(7)
+eelly skillful.
Lqst we hqve the boss guitorist. This kind of guitqrist plqys
the low port
of the song.
It is not
(8)
di{fitr+fto stqrt ploying the bqss
guitqr,
but it con be difficult to become very
oood.
(5)
u
Read the introduction and then write three paragraphs.
Use synonyms and
pronouns
in
your
writing.
Kinds of Music
There ore mqny different kinds of music. Three common kinds ore rocl! pop
ond
clossicql music.
First
Next,
Brainstorm idea5 about each kind
of music before you start to write.
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Read the report a
gi rl wrote about acousti c
gui tars, Take notes on the
mai n
poi nts.
-
-
Acoustic Guitors
Acoustic
guitors
qre
hollow ond mode of
wood. They
qrc
plqyed
by plucking or
strumming strings. Acoustic
guito$
do
not need to be used with omDlifieff
because they moke enough sound on
their own.
Acoustic
Auitq$
usuolly hove six
strings, but some have twelve.
Some ocoustic
auitors
hqve
thick strings mqde out of
plqstic-othen hove steel
strin9s.
Acoustic
auitors
mqke
o nice dnging sound
when they ore ployed.
They ore excellent for
country dnd folk music.
Notes
-
Acoustic guitors:
-
Ployed by:
-
Excellent for:
Li sten to what a boy says about el ectri c
aui tars.
Take notes on the
mai n
poi nts.
Notes
Electric
auitqrs:
usually made of solid wood
Ployed byi
Ampl i fi ers:
Strings:
Sound:
-
Greot for:
Work with a classmate. On a separate
piece
of
paper, write a
paragtaph
compari ng and contrasti ng acousti c and el ectri c
gui tars.
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,
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f i ni sh l
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/
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, /
cl esi qn
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/
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neaa the i ntroducti on and then wri te two paragraphs.
Use synonyms
and
pronouns
i n your wri ti ng,
Li steni ng to Musi c
We con enioy music in mony different woys. Two wqys
qre
listening to MP3
ployers
qnd
going
to live concerts.
FiIst,
Next,
How do you do crossword
puzzl es? Di scuss your answers.
Complete the crossword
puzzl e usi ng the cl ues.
Crosswords
6
7
I
I
Across
This word meons
"enjoyoble" or "not
boring."
This is o kind of wind instrument. It is
held sidewoys when ployed.
You do this ot meol times.
This word hqs
q
similc Ineqning to
"qncient,"
It is similor to o pond, only bigger.
This is the opposite of "lote."
Down
This building con be found in Sydne,
Austrolio. Conce$s ore held ther.
It is locoted in Pqds, Frqnce, ond is
nomed ofter its designet Gustove Eiffel.
This building wos storted in 1793. lt is
the home of the United States
9Ovemment.
2
4
Wri ti ng descri pti ve sentences
Maki ng crossword puzzi es i s a fun way to
practi ce your Engl i sh wri ti ng. When you
crossword, you need to wr ite clues. One good way to do this is to write descriptive
usi ng synonyms, antonyms
{opposi tes]
and pf
onouns.
4
' a
l . t l l
f
f
I
Down
1, i . i acaLea
@
*rn" cl ues for the answers i n the crossword.
Across
c
um
I
t
sentences
t
on
j
m
or
h
o
I
i n l ndi a. l l i e one at Lhe nobL wel l - known bui l di nqe i n t he
\ Nor I A.
Follow the steps to make a crossword
puzzle.
Planj Use the plon to write clues
qnd
onswen for your crosswords. Then on
q
seporote
piece
of
poper plqn how your
qnswers
will fit together, so they form o crossword.
Answer
(a
kind of instrument):
Clue:
Answer
(a
kind of food):
cl ue;
Answer
(a
kind of animal):
cl ue:
2 Makei Now mqke your crossword on o
seporqte
piece of pqper. Write your clues
qs
descdptive sentences. Then drqw o
gdd for
your puzzle ond
qdd
numbers
where the
qnswers
should be filled in.
l Zf Remember to use
synonyms, antonyms and
pronouns i n
your
cl ues-
Read t he emai l your pen pal
Mary wrote about her school assi gnment.
Fr om: mar y@ki dpal s. net
Subj ect : I nt ernat i onal crossword
HI
' m
hopi ng t hat
you
can he p
me out . I have a
schoo ass gnment
to make a crossword puzz
e
My puzz
e needs to be about ci ti es, fooos ano
peop
e i n other countr es. I wou d real y appreci ate
i t i f you
coul d he p me come up wl th c ues and
answers for the fo ow ng:
1 A ci ty i n your
country
2 A tood frorn your
country
3 A famous person
from your
country
Thanks,
Mar y
rE
Wri te a short emai l to Mary suggesti ng cl ues and answers for her crossword.
Tol
Subj ect : RE: I nt ernat i onal crossword
To: mary@ki dpal s. net
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' i f,
what thi ngs do you l i ke to do on your
-
vacati on? Di scuss your answers,
Read the essay.
Wi nter Acti vi ti es
Wi nterl What i s the fi rst thi ng that comes to
mi nd? Snowmen? Hot chocol ate? For many,
i t i s wi nter acti vi ti es. Three common ki nds are
ski i ng, toboggani ng and snowboardi ng.
Fi rst, there i s ski i ng. To ski , peopl e wear ski s and use
pol es. Because ski i ng down a mountai n
can be
qui te
di ffi cul t, ski ers need to be ski l l ful or el se they mi ght fal l and hurt themsel ves.
Another wi nter acti vi ty i s toboggani ng. A toboggan i s a sl ed thar i s
ri dden down snowy hi l l s, A short rope i s used to steer i t.
Toboggani ng i s real l y popul ar because i t i s fun and easy to do.
Last, we have snowboarding. A snowboard is like a big skateboard
wi thout wheel s, l t i s used to ri de down snowy mountai ns.
Snowboarding is very popular with teenagers. lt can be a lot offun,
but i t i s di ffi cul t to do wel l .
Ski i ng, toboggani ng and snowboardi ng are al l wel l -known wi nter
acti vi ti es. Peopl e al l over the worl d have fun doi ng them duri ng
winter vacations.
@
nnswer the questions.
Whot is the essoy obout?
what is eoch body pqrogroph obout?
1
2
43
Wr i t i ng an essay t o or gani ze t hi ngs
Sometimes you need to write an essay in which you organize items under a main idea.
[Fof
example, in the essay on page 43, skiing, tobogganing and snowboarding are organized
under the main idea of winter activitjesl You can wdte this kind of essay in the following way:
Introducti on Body Concl usi on
Get the reader's attent on
State the main ide6
List the items organized
under t he mai n i dea
Describe each item in one
body paragraph including
details
.
Summari ze your essay by
stating the items and main
r0ea agarn
.
Finish with an interesting
thorrght
Q
comntete the pl an by wri ti ng three i tems for the mai n i dea. Then use the pl an
to
wri te an i ntroduci i on.
Main ideai Summer octivities
Item 1;
Introduction:
Item 2:
Item 3:
Fol l ow the steps to wri te an essay organi zi ng the
down i n Acti vi ty D.
summer acti vi ti es
you wrote
t Plani Use your summer octivities to moke o wdting
plon. wdte detoils for body
pqrqgmphs
describino the
qctivities
ond
q
conclusion summodzing
your essoy.
Detai l s:
Body
paragraph
I
Topic sentence:
Body
paragraph
2
Topic sentence:
(activity):
Detai l s:
Body
paragraph 3
Topic sentence:
Wrif.' write
your
essoy on
q
seporqte
piece of pqper. Use the introduction
you wrote in
Activity D to begin
your essqY.
!Ui"r*.*,o
,,n'rn
*,.
"rru,
wi th an i nteresti ng thought.
Listen to a teacher giving
a boy advice on how to improve his essay.
Edit the text based on what you
hear.
t , - |
vac,afion lravel
Marn
people go on #ips during *i'.eir n
""lion.
B.TontlfJ".n do llnts,lhn need *o
decde lalw ll.,ey are goirE Io Lavel. Common ways of lra,el;.g indude daurg and
yirg.
Fi*l o{ all, tlere s dnvirg. Ge;.g by c,ar r,an be good bec.aue * allows
people lo dec;de
e,lac'lly
wFere lo go and wlen *o s]op. Howerer, becar-se dnv;rg can be shw, people c,an
oflen only
go places lhal are nearby,
Takirg
+le lrain. TAs is a greal way *o go lo
places lha! are a lo.g way away. Takir1
+le
+rain is cheaper lAan {lyng, und lakrg lle 1rc;n s /ess lnng #,an daarg- Travehrs
c,an
buy g.eaf snack on lhe lrain, and 1.ley can :e.e sorne
gret *.ene,y ou* o{ 14e windo,,r-
La* we have {lyrE. eeople lravel l;ke
+his i{ +l-ey reed lo go a IorE way.
Flyirg s fasl and fun. Il feels amazirg
lo 1y above lle c;bud and across
oceans lo faraway counktes.
Dnirg by c.ar, Iakirg lAe #ain are
cxtmmon ways lo lravel. which way
people
c,laose deperds on wl.ere lLey
*anl lo go and whal lhey *a,* *o do.
Q
aolnp"r"
,our
corrections with a classmate.
@i
rottow tne steps to make a crossword
puzzl e about
your hometown.
Plon. Write ideqs for clues ond onswers on o seporqte
piece of poper. Then plon
how your onswers will fit together, so they form o crossword.
Mcke: Moke your crossword below
Across
CA
'l
2
Fol l ow the steps to wri te an essay organi zi ng three team sports.
Brainstorm ond plon:
Broinstorm ond plon your
essoy on o seporote piece
of pqper.
Wrifei Write your
essay below
I
Space Exploration
Woul d you l i ke to travel i nto space?
Di scuss your answer s.
,i}*o
Read the essay.
Better Woys to Spend Money
Some peopl e thi nk we shoul d spend more
money on space expl orati on, but
r
I do not
thi nk so.
2
| thi nk i t woul d be better to spend
stop pol l uti on and i mprove educati on.
.r
Fi rst, we shoui d spend more money to hel p fi ght
poverty.
l \4i l l i ons of
peopl e
i n the worl d
do not have enough money for food or housi ng. By
gj vi ng
money to speci al
programs,
we
coul d hel p these peopl e l i ve better l i ves.
Second,
,r,
money coul d al so be used to stop pol l uti on. We coul d fi nd cl eaner ways to l i ve
more to fi ght poverty,
I
1
Fol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons.
Choosc the best phrose to repl oce eoch
underl i ned port of the text.
I di sagree
Fi rst of 01l ,
that do not pol l ute the ai r or the oceans. We coul d al so
cl ean up the pol l uti on that al ready exi sts.
Thi rd, I bel i eve we shoul d spend money to i mprove
educati on. We coul d hi re more teachers. ; Wecoul dal so
bui l d better school s and buy equi pment, l i ke computers.
c l do not feel weshoul d spend more money on space
expl orati on. Instead, I thi nk we shoul d spend i t on fi ghti ng
poverty, stoppj ng pol l uti on and i mprovi ng educati on.
t
l e6se t he b, . l phr u\ e l o up
j n. Ff l ed
ofter eoch i etter i n the text.
In concl usi on,
i t i s worth consi deri ng thot
In oddi ti on, l n my opi ni on,
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Usi ng phrases to i mprove your wri ti ng
To
j oi n
i deas and i mprove the fl ow ofyour wri ti ng, you can use phrases such as the fol l owi ng:
First of all, lt is worth considering that ...
/
I would like
I agree/disagree ... to point outthat...
Moreovef
/
ln addition, Last but not least,
For example,
/
By way of example, To conclude,
/
ln conclusion,
ln my opinion,
/
lt is my opinion that ...
@
Ci rcte ttre best phrase to repl ace the underl i ned part of the sentence,
!!1q;
spoce explorotion will increose our scientific knowledge.
Lqst but not leost
I think we con leorn more
qbout
our own plqnet by comparing it to others we
discover.
In my opinion, In conclusion,
3 Fi nol l y,- our pl onel i s very crowded, ond one doy we moy need other pl qnets to l i ve
on.
First of
qll,
4 Also. it is Dossible thot life on onother Dlonet could be better thon it is here.
In
qddition,
I disqgree thot
5 To finish, I think we need to spend more money on spqce explorotion.
For exqmple, ln conclusion,
Lqst but not leost,
F
\-
d,
d
,s-
Look for words wi th si mi l ar
meani ngs t o hel p you pi ck t he
best phrases.
compl ete the l etter usi ng the
phrases gi ven.
In conclusion
/
I would like to
point
out thqt
/
For exomple
/
try things which I find scqry
/
encourqge others to do their best
/
adventurous spirit
/
Lost but not leost
/
greot teom
l ki l l s /
| i rst of ol l / In mv opi ni on
Deor Mission Leqder,
I would like to opply to
ioin
your
spoce mission.
( 1)
,
I
qm qn
excellent choice becquse of my
scientific knowledge, odventurous spirit
qnd
greot teqm skills.
(2)
,
I hove a strong knowledge of science.
I olwoys get excellent grodes in science clqss. I even do experiments
qt
home to
increose my knowledge. This knowledge would be very useful to
you on your mission.
Second,
(3)
odventurous spidt. I
qm
not
qfrqid
to try new things or go to new
places. tn oddition,
I
qm qlwqys
pushing myself to
(4)
. You will need brcve people like me on
your mission.
(5)
,
I hqve excellent teom skills.
(6)
,
in group projects, I like to listen to other
students' ideqs. Also, I olways try to (7)
. Such teqm skills
qre
necessory for o successful spqce mission.
(8)
,
I believe thqt my scientific knowledge,
(9) ond
{10)
mqke me
qn
excellent
choice for
your mission. I look foword to heqdng from you obout my opplicqtion.
Youls sincerely,
Som Goodmund
I hqve on
Listen and write exactly what you hear.
opinion Mors Eorth possible considering
plqnet
.l
(Gl
work with a classmate and write four sentences about space exploration.
In my opinion,
First of
qll,
ln oddition,
ln conclusion,
52
6D n""a
your
sentences to the class.
Protecting l{ature
i '
How can we hel p protect nature? Di scuss answer s.
Read the essay.
Protecti ng Nature
Many peopl e thi nk we shoul d protect nature.
I agree for several reasons. l t i s i mportant to
respect al l l i vi ng thi ngs. Furthermore, nature i s
not onl y good for our heal th but necessary for
our survi val .
Fi rst of al l , we shoul d protect nature because i t i s i mportant to respect al l l i vi ng thi ngs.
We share the worl d wi th rni l l i ons of pl ant and ani mal speci es. We shoul d respect al l ofthese
speci es because they have the same ri ght to l i ve that we do.
Second, I bel i eve that nature i s good for our heal th. Spendi ng ti me i n nature i s much heal thi er
than spendi ng ti me i n the ci ty. For exampl e, when we are i n the forest, we feel better
and more rel axed because i t i s qui et and the ai r i s cl ean.
Last but not l east, we shoul d protect nature because i t i s
necessary for our survi val . Everythi ng i n the worl d i s
connected and i f we hurt nature, we are actual l y hurti ng
oursel ves. For exampl e, i f we pol l ute al l the water i n the
worl d, we wi l l not have any l eft to dri nk.
In concl usi on, by protecti ng nature, we are not onl y
respecti ng l i vi ng thi ng\, we are al so ensuri ng our own
heal th and survi val .
$
f ol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons.
1 Ci rcl c thc moi n i deo i n eoch body porogroph.
2 Underl i ne the ports of the porogroph thot support eoch moi n i deo
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Usi ng det ai l s and exampl es t o suppor t your i deas
When you wri te, you often need to present i mportant i deas to show what you thi nk about
somethi ng. To support these i deas, you can use detai l s and exampl es.
@
anoor" a detai l and an exampl e to support each i dea.
Mony
qnimqls
in the world
qre
in
serious donger.
Oetol:
@
exompte:
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The key to sqving
qnimqls
is soving
their hobitots.
It costs o lot of money to protect
wildlife.
4 The survivol of humqns is more
importqnt thon the survivol of
qnimols.
uerqu:
L_]
Exqmple:
L J
For exqmple, it costs US$30,000
o yeor to hire o ronger.
For exomple, we moy need to cut
down forests to provide enough
lond to grow food.
We need to mqke sure
qnimqls
hove noturol hobitots, so they con
continue to survive.
We must moke sure thot people
have everything they need before
we con protect
qnimols.
Good exomples
qrc
dver dolphins
ond tigers.
For exomple, we cqn stop polluting
the oceqn ond cutting down the
forcsts,
There ore thousonds of species thqt
could disoppeor.
Operqting
q
wildlife pork is very
expensrve.
A
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comntete ttre letter by writing a detail and an example for each main idea.
Deqr Sir/Mqdqm,
I would like to opply for the position of
Junior
Rqnger with Teen Wildlife
Protectors. I feel I would be o
good ronger becquse I love
qnimqls.
I om olso
knowledgeoble obout biolog,
qnd
I believe wildlife is importont for our
plonet.
Filst, I hqve o reolly strong love of onimqls.
(Del oi l )
(Exqmple)
Second, I would like to point out thot I know
q
lot obout biology.
(Detqil)
(Exomple)
Lost but not leost,I honestly believe thot wildlife is importont for our plqnet.
(Detqil)
(Exomple)
In conclusion, my love of onimols, knowledge ofbiology ond belief in the
importonce of wildlife moke me
qn
excellent choice for Teen wildlife Protectors.
I look forword to your response.
Yours sincerclt
Liso Burgess
Wlite details that explain the
main idea rnore clearly and examp es
which show an experience or fact.
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A
aupo@
Read the report a boy wrote about wildlife. Take notes on his opinions.
Govemments Should Protect Wildlife
I believe thot it is the responsibility of
governments
to protect wildlife. They hqve o lot
,
of money which they con use
I
to do this. They con hire
-
Governments:
mony people ond buy o lot
of equipment. For exomple,
they con employ rongers ond
scientists who know how to
protect onimols. Moreover,
they cqn buy 0ll the things
these people
need to do their
iobs
well, Iike vehicles,
equipment
qnd
computers.
Exqmples
Employ:
Listen to the comments a
girl
makes about the boy's report. Take notes on
her opi ni ons.
Notes
-
Responsibility of
governments:
Notes
-
Responsibility of governments:
-
Governments:
Exomples
Passed:
Work wi th a cl assmate, On
compari ng and contrasti ng
a separate piece
of
paper,
write a
paragraph
the boy' s and gi rl ' s i deas.
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((i 1.,
compl ete the essay usi ng the expressi ons
you l earned i n Uni t 9.
Life on the Moon
Some people think we should try to settle on the moon.
(1)
for severol reosons.
(2)
,
we should settle on the
moon becouse it will help us improve our scientific knowledge, find new resources ond
creote new ploces for
people to live.
( 3)
,
I believe thot settling on the moon will help us
improve our scientific knowledge. we will be
qble
to study new rocks ond minerols.
{4)
Second,
(s)
,
we will be oble to obseNe the Eqrth from spoce.
q
settlement
on the moon could help us find new resources. Ihere could be metols or other resources
on the moon which could be very helpful to humons.
(6)
,
o settlement on the moon
would give humqns
q
new ploce to live. The world is getting more crowded with people
ond buildings, ond we moy eventuolly
run out of spqce for everyone on
Eorth. A moon settlement would
give
us onother ploce to live.
t7)
to help us increose our scientific
knowledge, find new resources
qnd
creote new ploces to live, I believe we
should stqrt o settlement on the moon.
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@
*.,r" a detai l and an exampl e to support each i dea.
In my opinion, we should do more to protect nqture.
Detoi l l
Exomple:
I think my country needs more
plqces for wild onimqls to live.
Exompl el
It is my opinion thot we need to move mor
qnimols
into zoos.
Detoi l :
Exqmple:
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Ur i
j
Sehool Application
Woul d you l i ke to study at an
Why or why not? Di scuss your
i nternati onal school ?
anSwers.
@*
Read the letter.
Deor Ms. Lee,
I would like to
qpply
to become
q
student
qt
Genius
lnternotionol School. I think I would moke o greot
student for your school becouse of my
qcqdemic
tqlent,
strong English
qbilities qnd
love of different cultures.
First of all, I om on excellent student. I get good grqdes
in oll subjects, ond I olwoys perform well in tests. For
exqmple, lqst semester I got As in oll subjects.
Second, I hove very good English skiUs, which I know is
importont ot your school. By wcy of exomple, I find it
eqsy to speok English to my teochers, ond I reolly enioy
reoding English books.
Lost but not leost, I love to leom obout different cultures.
At on internotionol school, there will be students from
mony different countries,
qnd
I
qm
excited to find out
obout their beliefs ond cultures.
In conclusion, bosed on my ocodemic tolent, good
English skills ond interest in other cultures, I feel thot I
would be on excellent student for your school. I look
forwqrd to heoring from you obout my opplicotion.
Q
nnr*", tt e questions.
Whqt importont things ore missing from the stort ofthe letter?
Whqt thinos ore missino from the end of the letter?
I
2
Wri ti ng to appl y to a school
lf
you
apply to certain schools, you may need to write a formal letter. In this kind of letter, you
shoul d
gi ve
reasons why you
are a good person to
j oi n
the school . You shoul d al so i ncl ude
addresses, a date, and a formal
gneeti ng
and cl osi ng.
Q
choose the correct
312 Shinwon Building
50O Dqlgubeoldqero, Suseong-Gu
Dqegu 706-011
July
19
Mr.
]ohn
Russell
Intemotional Success School
139-143 Bonpo 3-Dong, Seocho-Gu
Seoul, 137-044
E
detai l s to compl ete the l etter.
A I never give up ofter I begin something,
"rr"n
iin O
"'
difficult.
B I
qm
writing to opply to Intemotionol Success School.
C I look forwqrd to
your
rcsponse.
D For exomple, I hove olrcody studied English ond
French.
E Deqr Mr. Russell,
F
Jennifer
Pork
G Lost but not leosl, I hove good teqm spi t.
I feel thot I om on excellent student for
your
school becouse of my tqlent with
longuoges, belief in working hord ond teqm spidt.
Filst of all, I
qm
tolented with languqges. I find it eqsy to leqrn new ldnguqges,
qnd
I enioy studying them.
Second, I believe in working hord. By woy of exomple, I found. French difficult ot
fi6t, but I kept studying until I could speok well.
_-,.
I
qlways
try to work with those oround me. For exqmple, when I plqy teqm sports,
I olwoys cooperqte with my teommqtes, so we cqn do our best.
In conclusion, I believe my tolent with longuoges, belief in hord work ond teom spirit
moke me
qn
excellent choice for your school.
You6 sincerely,
Jefintfe( ?oA
e
1
Fol l ow the steps to wri te a l etter to appl y to an i nternati onal school .
Brcinstorm. Brqinstorm ideqs for your letter on o seporote piece of poper. Think of three
reqsons why you would be o good student for the school.
Pian.'Use your ideos to mqke
q
wdting plqn. Wdte
qn
interesting introduction, detqils for
body porogrophs
descdbing
your reqsons ond o conclusion summorizing
your letter.
Principal's name:
Introduction:
Body
parag.aph
1
Topic sentence:
(reason):
Details and examDles:
Body
paragraph
2
Topi( sentence:
(reason):
Details and examDles:
Body
paragraph
3
Topic sentence:
Detai l s and
Wrile: Write your letter on o seporote
piece
of
poper.
Incl ude addresses, a date, and
a f ormal greet ng and cl osi ng.
ffiffi
Read the emai l a teacher
the school newspaper.
wrote expl ai ni ng how to become a reporter for
From : si mpson@i nt erschool . com
Subj ect : RE: Newspaper
To:
he o,
Thank you for your
ernai . I am g ad to hear that you are
i nterested i n becomi ng a reporter for the school newspaper
Before you can
l o
n the newspaper, l ' d l i ke you
to wri te me
a short ema ,
gi vl ng three reasons why you thi nk you
wou d be a good reporter. For examp e, are you good at any
anguages? Can you take photographs? You shoul d al so
provrde
exampl es to suppot your reasons
ook forward to your rep y.
Thank you,
Mrs. Si mpson
G
Wri te a short emai l to the
reporter.
teacher gi vi ng reasons why you woql d be a good
Sub, ect : RE: Newspaper
To: si mpson@i nt erschool . com
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) : t i !
Studying Abroad
Do you
thi nk studyi ng abroad i s better than studyi ng
i n
your
home country? Di scuss
your
answers.
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Read the essav.
A Great Place to Learn English
Every
year
thousands of students
go
abroad to study Engl i sh. Many of
these students thi nk
you
can onl y l earn Engi i sh wel l i n an Engl i sh-speaki ng country but
I di sagree. In my opi ni on, my country i s an excel l ent
pl ace
to l earn Engl i sh because i t has
good teachers, a vari ety of l earni ng materi al s and many
pl aces
to study.
Fi rst of al l , we have many good Engl i sh teachers i n my country. Some are l ocal and some
are nati ve Engl i sh speakers. For exampl e, I am taught by a l ocal and a nati ve Engl i sh
teacher. I fi nd l earni ng from both ofthem
perfect for studyi ng Engl i sh.
Second, i t i s worth consi deri ng that there i s a wi de vari ety of l earni ng materi al s avai l abl e
here. There are many Engl i sh books, CDs and computer
programs
that students can use.
For exampl e, i n my cl ass, I read Engl i sh books ful l of i nteresti ng arti cl es. At home, I use CDs
to practi ce my l i steni ng and
pl ay
Engl i sh games on my computer.
Last but not least, there are many
places
to learn English in my country. Apart from school,
I can al so study Engl i sh at i nsti tuti ons and camps. For exampl e, I have been to several
camps whi ch have hel ped me wi th my speaki ng and l i steni ng ski l l s.
In concl usi on, I do not feel that students need to
go
abroad to l earn Engl i sh
properl y.
Wi th
i ts excel l ent teachers, l earnl ng materi al s and
pl aces
to study, I thi nk my country i s a
great
pl ace
to l earn Engl i sh.
Answer the
questi ons.
Whot is the writer's opinion of studying English in her own country?
Whot ideos does the wdter use to support this opinion?
G
'l
2
Wr i t i ng an essay t o ar gue an opi ni on
I n some essays, you may f eed t o af gue af opi nt on and show why you t hi nk youl . opi nt on i s
coffect. You can write this kind of essay in the following w6y:
-'
i"t.od,r"iior'r
B"da
.
Expl ai n t he t opi c and st at e
.
Descri be e6ch dea n one
Concl usi on
youf
oprnron
.
List ideas that suppont your
opi ni on
body paf agraph
usi ng det ai s
an0 examples
Gve
youf
op ni on agai n
Summaai ze your
i deas
@
Loot at the topi c and deci de whether you
agree or di sagree. Then wri te three
i deas that support your
opi ni on.
It is better to go
to science comp thqn English comp.
Agree or disogree?
Ideo 1:
Ideo 2:
l deq 3:
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supported by detai s and exampl es
1
2
Fol l ow the steps to wri te an essay usi ng the topi c and
your opi ni on and
i deas from Acti vi ty D.
Brcinsformi Broinstorm detoils
qnd
exqmples to support
your opinion ond ideqs.
Planj Use your ideqs to moke
q
writing plon. Wdte on interesting introduction, detoils for
body porogrophs exploining
your ideqs ond
q
conclusion summodzing
your essoy
Paragraph 1
(idea):
Topic sentence:
Details and examDles:
Paragraph 2
(idea):
Topic sentence:
Details and examDles;
Paragraph 3
(idea):
Details and examDles:
Wrife: Wdte your essoy on o sepqrqte
piece of pqper.
Li sten to a teacher gi vi ng a gi rl advi ce on how to i mprove her essay.
Edi t the text based on what
you
hear.
Going wi14, a Group
Many s*udenls iA;nk i* ;s a good 'dea lo go wilh a
5
g,oup o{ faendnwhen lley sludy abroad. I agree.
I *hink s*udyirg abroad in a group is less slressful,
more {un and less lonely llan sludy;rg alone.
F'rsl of all, stud'1rg -'lh f.;ends ,s leasi siressful lkan study'rg alone.In anoller counlry,
sluder*s facn.
problems wh;ch lhet' fnends can help llen wih. wlen I was sludying in lhe
Uni*ed S*afes, r,y faends oflen L,elped ne wtlh ny Erglish. This r\ade m,/, e>,penence
mucA less s*ress{ul.
Second, * S more fun Io sludy ab.oad in a group. Fnends can have a lol of fun logelle..
By *ay o{ exanple, my {aends and I l'ad so mucA
yisi+ing
museums. I am su.e ii would
nol have been as erloyable w'lhou| tl..em,
Last, sludyirg in a group;s less loneiy lkn sludyng alone. Allhough sludenls nay feel
very lonely tn a foreign counlry, being wtlh faends c,an help. As an example, when I was
aboard, I never fell la lonely bec'avse ry lAends were. Ilere.
I +Aink i+ 6 bel*e. lo sludy abroad 'n a g,oup lhan lo sludy alone. wrlh tle.r {aends,
siudenfs wili find lheir experience less slressful and less lonely llan by ttemselves.
Compare your correcti ons wi th a cl assmate.
6
1
2
Fol l ow the steps to wri te a l etter to appl y to an Engl i sh camp abroad.
Brainstorm and plan: Brqinstorm ond plqn your letter on o seporote piece of poper.
Write: Wdte your letter below
.a
(QJ,
Fol l ow the steps to wri te an essay about the fol l owi ng topi c.
It is better to trovel in your
own country thon to trovel obroqd.
Brainstorm and plan:
Broinstorm
qnd
plon your essqy on
q
sepqrcte piece
of
poper.
Decide whether you ogree or disqgree with the topic ond think of ideqs,
detqi l s
qnd
exompl es to supporl your
opi ni on.
[4/rife. Wdte your
essqy be]ow.
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