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The publ i sher' s policy is to use paper manutactured from sustainable forests I I ritin 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 4 ".*--*r.i:.lii*ffi ;@,F"d'1Tffiddq" i"#6ie"t"'t"": l[#]llilih:.*:l:.:::tr':i:r":'"' "*' e"'""""":i-:si*;#r.r e":-#::::l-*1"J-.,..* 1r""fl'"?siJl*Tlfl :':lri; Writing Practice Practice based around a writing model is followed by more personalized writing practice. Students will . 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 a produce writing passages based on reading and speaking/listening inputs. . develop language skills needed for the next generation of integraied tests of English. @t"al.,,.^.", ",,..-", ",., -. ".," o "",, ",,,";,-.,,".,;.""".., rt -*.-***,",tu.",, 9 *"*..".."."..",."" ". *" ,".., ;'' Evaluation p. 8 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 h 10 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 @ @ 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 ' ' , o. ) J 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 @l *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. .l ' 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"? --:= -,--_- ---"--' @ 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. @ 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. @ 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 (lJ, 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 i ) 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 {i ) woul d you prefer to go to school or to l earn at home? Di scuss your answers. Read the essay. lFJqlnilesah,ofi)ll { rnq :t----.} 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. t(9 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. 26 @ 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. ft I 29 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) 32 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"? 33 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 _--J r a \- 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. 35 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. L - - ) ta': , ;rih ' : l i r$l Not re Dol ne Cot hedf ol i f i ni sh l ur - ound 1315 I -(, (rl ] i r' rg Tower of l ' i so / \ ' i si t rn(l r)y [ oLl l i st s 1 everY Yeo] ' l I 1 i 4 BLt rj Al Ar. rl ) l l ot el , / cl esi qn . / Ton Wri gl i L Todoi T(lrrrl)lc i .lcrmoll! / sevel crl f {l rl h(LLLokcs ' f/] neaa the i ntroducti on and then wri te two paragraphs. Use synonyms and pronouns i n your wri ti ng, Li steni ng to Musi c We con enioy music in mony different woys. Two wqys qre listening to MP3 ployers qnd going to live concerts. FiIst, Next, How do you do crossword puzzl es? Di scuss your answers. Complete the crossword puzzl e usi ng the cl ues. Crosswords 6 7 I I Across This word meons "enjoyoble" or "not boring." This is o kind of wind instrument. It is held sidewoys when ployed. You do this ot meol times. This word hqs q similc Ineqning to "qncient," It is similor to o pond, only bigger. This is the opposite of "lote." Down This building con be found in Sydne, Austrolio. Conce$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 42 ' 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, 49 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 53 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: @ 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 @ 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. 55 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. 56 ((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. 57 @ *.,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: 58 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 62 ) : 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. - . . - : . - - - @* 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: ,0;,,;;;;;;r;.**,; 64 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. r@- Extra Writing Sheets Photocopiable @ Pearson Educaiion Asia Limited 2007 Unit _ Activity Page Boost ! 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