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ACTIVITY 20 I Editing from teacher comments
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Read the teacher's comments. Then on a separate piece of paper, revise e paragraph With
corrections.

PARAGRAPH 2.8

Coffee vs. Tea

Coffee and tea are two of the most popular beverages in the world, but they are

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vast different. First of all, tea more ancient than coffee. It was discovered thousands
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of years ago in Asia. Coffee, on the other hand, originated in yemen and ethiopia

in the ninth century. Another difference between the two drinks is their original
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form. Coffee is cultivated from a bean while tea made from tea leaves. This means

that the method of production also differs, with coffee being more difficult. Fmally,
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researchers has found some benefits to drinking coffee but also some harmful effects.

Tea, on the other hand, contains tannins, which may reduce the risk of cancer and

heart di sease. Regardless of their possible effects, both of these drinks are enjoyed by
millions s i p
million of people every day.
 ACTIVITY 21 I Combining sentences
Combine the ideas into one sentence. You may change the word forms, but do not change or
omit any ideas. There may be more than one answer. See Unit 1 for more information.

1. Children should learn behavior.

The behavior should be appropriate.
They do this in the classroom.
Children should learn to behave appropriately in the classroom.

2. Using cell phones is disruptive.

Using cell phones is disrespectful.
People use cell phones during meetings.

Using cell phones during meetings is disrespectful and disruptive.

3. A home can be damaged.

The damage can be permanent.
The damage is caused by hurricane-force winds.

1- The damage of homes is caused by hurricane-force winds , and it can be permanent.

2- A home can be damaged permanentely by a hurricane-force winds.

ACTIVITY 22 I Writing sentences

Write an original sentence using the words listed.

1. (adapt/ unlike) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2. (messy/ permanently) _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

3. (conflict I major) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ _

4. (reduce/ signal) _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __

5. (interfere/ productive) _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __

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