4 WRITING EXTRA
ELEMENTARY UNIT 4
commas
WRITING TIP
In written texts we use commas to separate things
in a list
He likes chips, eggs, fish and beans.
In my family there is my mother, my father, my two
sisters and me.
We don’t use a comma before the word and when it
presents the last thing in a list.
I like cooking, playing computer games and travelling.
NOT I like cooking, playing computer games, and
travelling.
1 Decide which of the sentences below are
correct. Mark them with a tick (✓). There may
be more than one correct sentence.
1 a) The house has got three bedrooms,
two bathrooms and a big kitchen.
b) The house has got three bedrooms,
two bathrooms, and a big kitchen.
c) The house has got three bedrooms
two bathrooms and a big kitchen.
2 a) She likes cats and dogs.
b) She likes cats, and dogs.
c) She likes cats, dogs and hamsters.
3 a) There are shops cinemas and
restaurants in the city centre.
b) There are shops, cinemas, and
restaurants in the city centre.
c) There are shops, cinemas and
restaurants in the city centre.
4 a) At the weekend I meet my friends,
go to the cinema and go out
for dinner.
b) At the weekend I meet my friends
and go to the cinema.
c) At the weekend I meet my friends
go to the cinema and go out for
dinner.
5 a) Last week I bought new trainers,
a jacket and a pair of jeans.
b) Last week I bought new trainers
a jacket, and a pair of jeans.
c) Last week I bought new trainers
a jacket and a pair of jeans
6 a) You can see hippos zebras giraffes
and lions in the zoo.
b) You can see hippos, zebras, giraffes,
and lions in the zoo.
c) You can see hippos, zebras, giraffes
and lions in the zoo.
2 Rewrite the sentences using commas where needed.
1 My flat has got one big room a small bedroom and a
bathroom.
2 We get up at seven o’clock and have breakfast at half
past seven.
3 In the morning she talks on her mobile phone works on
her laptop and reads her emails.
4 Can I have a sandwich and a coffee?
5 In the evening she listens to the radio and cooks dinner.
6 Dennis reads newspapers books and magazines.
7 There’s an armchair a plant a mirror and a lamp in the
living room.
8 London is an amazing exciting and interesting city.
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 3 Read the text and add 7 commas.
One of my favourite places to visit is Edinburgh. It’s an
 amazing city with lots of museums art galleries and historical
buildings. On just one street there is a castle a cathedral a
 palace and hundreds of other old and beautiful places.
 I visit Edinburgh every August, when there is a big arts
 festival. During the festival you can go and see opera ballet
plays and comedy shows. There are also lots of free street
 performances and the streets are crowded with people from
all over the world.
 One of my favourite things to do in Edinburgh is to climb
Arthur’s Seat – a mountain in the centre of the city. From the
 top of Arthur’s Seat there are beautiful views of the city the
mountains and the sea.
I love Edinburgh because it’s old beautiful and exciting.
 There’s always something interesting to do and you never
get bored when you’re there.
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4 Write a description of somewhere you like visiting: a city,
a town or place in the countryside.
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Plan your writing
 • Think about the place you’re going to describe.
• What’s it called?
 • How oen do you visit it?
• Why do you like it?
 Check your writing
• Did you use commas to separate lists in your description?
 • Did you check your grammar and spelling?
• Did you find any mistakes?
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