Lesson 3

Word Form
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in the bracket

Devi's dog ran out of the garden and attacked the man without (provoke).

The little village is very quiet and (peace) at night.

Our English (assign) is due next week.

Do not give up because of (fail). If you work hard, you will eventually succeed.

Drinking two cups of coffee in the morning has become (habit) to her.

As the trapeze artists performed one daring act after another, the audience
watched in (amaze).

Olivia knows enough French to carry on a simple (converse) in that language.

"Seldom have I seen so much (create) in a child so young," said the artist.

The news that Ming De had inherited a million dollars caused much (excite)
among his friends.

On (arrive) in Bangkok, a tour guide will meet you at the airport.

Any (add) information you may have on the accident will be most useful to the
police.

The (invade) of Kuwait by the Iraqis was condemned by almost the whole
world.

This restaurant is (fame) for its western meals.

In (accord) with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified.

This examination will test your (proficient) in Japanese.

 The police announced yesterday that the stolen jewellery had been returned to
its (right) owner.

The new king abolished all forms of (slave).

"Have you seen the new (advertise) for Beautiful Shampoo? I think I shall buy a
bottle now," said Liz.

"I get a lot of (satisfy) out of being a social worker," said Mrs Hu.

The price of this car, which is forty thousand dollars, is (negotiate).

Grammar errors

The following text comes from a student's essay. On each numbered line there is ONE error of
grammar, word order, vocabulary or spelling. There are no punctuation mistakes. Find the mistake on
each numbered line, UNDERLINE it and TYPE the correction in the space provided to the right of the
text.

1 My name’s Rosaria Mangiagatti and I’m from Fondi, a small town of Lazio.

2 I live in a flat in the centre of the town with my family. There are five persons in
3 my family – my mother, my father, my two brothers and myself. My mother

4 name is Laura and she’s a teacher. My father’s name is Pietro and he is also

5 teacher. My brothers’ names are Luigi and Gian Franco. They are more young
than

6 me and they are both still at the school. We have got a dog called Flash.

7 I am 19 years and I am a student at the Third University of Rome. I’m

8 study English and French. I have been studying English for 3 years but my

9 English is not very good. I speak French enough well.

10 I don’t have very free time, but I like dancing and playing the guitar. I go

11 to dance classes twice a week. I also like go to the cinema and to the disco.

12 I haven’t a boyfriend at the moment. I went out with a boy called Massimo for

13 three years but we have split up two months ago. So, I’m free!

14 In the summer I’m going to the USA for visit some relations but apart from that I

15 haven’t got any plans for the future. I just want get my degree and find a job.

Unit 4: Teenage Life

Writing: Opinion Essay

Guidelines

1. Introduce your essay by restating the question in your own words.

2. If the essay asks you to what extent do you agree? Make your opinion clear throughout. You can
either agree, partially agree or disagree with the statement, explaining and justifying your opinion.

3. The structure should be:

· Introduction
· The first reason why you agree/disagree
· The second reason why you agree/disagree
· The third reason why you agree/disagree
· The third reason why you agree/disagree (if you have)
· Conclusion
4. Use phrases like First of all, In addition and To sum up to start each paragraph.
5. Express your own opinion using I think, In my opinion or I believe. Mention other viewpoints with
phrases like Some people think and say whether you agree or disagree with them.
6. Conclude by restating your opinion and summarising your two or three main arguments.
Exercise

Arrange the paragraphs in a correct order and provide a title. Type the essay.
In addition, you can play them whenener you want. Some people think that it’s better to
do exercise outside in the fresh air. Although it is true, it’s actually difficult to play outside
when it’s raining or very hot so video games are a good alternative.

First of all, I think that active video games are a good way to keep fit. There are lots of
different types of exercise you can do such as basketball, water-skiing and dance,
what’s more, you can play them in the comfort of your own home.

Nowadays, many teenagers have got video consoles at home and they often like playing
active video games. These are good for you for a number of reasons.

To sum up, I believe that video games are a fun and social way to keep fit. I think they
are good option when you can’t play outside and they might encourage people to do
more exercise.

Question

Read the following paragraph. Then, write your opinion about it in a paragraph.

Unlike the old days, not many teenagers love reading for pleasure as their hobbies. Most of them will
read to get information for school projects or when they find some interesting topics on the internet.
Although there are many choices that can be made, many say that reading is a bore. They do not
enjoy the anticipation of reading suspense events or the feeling of satisfaction when a book has been
finished. Neither do they concern with the benefits that can be gained through reading. Do you agree
that reading can offer great benefits?