soe 102What is Improve your Skills: Writing for First? rising for Past par the Improve your Skids ‘exam als eres four preparation books Which ‘over ll aspects of tne Cambridge Brio Firat ‘exam. Tis course at develop the ey wt Sts and language and exai eee, forthe $irt Wining paper. The course can be used in ‘otjnton withthe other books inthe seis {se of Eatish for Prt Reading for Fost and Listening end Speaking for Fist. ean aso be ‘sed as a general skills development cose, oF reparation for oshee general Englishes How do | use Improve your Skills? You can weary of the books inthis series ether in ‘as orto study on your own The crs wl ule ‘youtiwough the ates step by step, so you can tes thi ok with or without each ltyou are stuiying as pat of class, your teacher wileet you an how wo use each acy Some tees can be eed as scurions nhc fase they canbe a useful opportunity tsar Wes and techniques with thor eames. How is Improve your Skills: Writing for First organised? ‘The courses me up of 12 ws, each met at developing a parila weing sk (eg plang ‘using paregraps). very wt themed round a ‘commonly oceurig ope fom the First exam. Bach nit const 1 Skils development: expianation, examples sl tack in doveop and practise relevant. ‘wring sks beh for general se and the exam. Each all isbeolen down nto simple tes wth eference to why each sks nertant fo Purse ‘Vocabulary: usofl vocabulary forthe Fest = Exam focus and prnetice:focuson how each sl eats tothe exam, flowed by authentic ‘Fst style sks for real exam practice. ‘Thoreare also Sklep boxes thoughout the book contaming useful information and ideas on how to ‘sproach he exam writing al,ning on am fo ebook How will Improve your Skills increase my chances of exam success? Skits development "The sls section form a detalledsllabus of one \rtngsils which are useful both he exam aad In everday Me ucngcomoctors and cohesive evies and sing epraprate register, for example People often do thet hings in tei own Langage ‘witout noting, so ean ake some practice 0 perform these action anther anguage, Learning find understanding vocabulary and gear ea ‘tke pinyin the classroom and thas very Limpert sean often gt gored. Language input ‘Etch unt eludes useful voeabulry and pass {orthe exam. In prove your Skil: Writing for First jou wil find wide range of ope worsbulary fan ideas to make sure that yar wel prepared ‘when you reach the el exat, Exam technique ‘nay ex it sinportant tobe prepared for the peso asks you are kel tobe gen, and tohave methods ready to answer ary particular ‘question, The Bom fora section helps yOu “derelop and practise thes methods The Sis ‘iphoxes give short simple adsee abou diferent {Gps of queatons, swells ted sls and haw {ote use the ils you have lee. The course covers every questi ype da you wil ce inthe Fiat exam, How is the First exam organised and where does writing fit in? ‘The Fired exam consis of four papers: Use ‘ay Bvotioh & Reading, Writing, Speaking ane Listening. The Wes papers made vp a wo tasks and takes 1 hour and 20 minutes to compete. ‘What does each task consist of? ‘The wri tasks make wp 20% of your ral mark In Pir, There are wo asks which are designed © tes your witng ality ina number of was. Pae | Isa angle essay askin wich you are reqzed vo ‘comment on the esay gestion, ing your own ideas and options. n Pan 2 yor have to choose one ‘orth conestualised questions. You willbe asked {awrite one of the following text type = article 1 enatrester Por both parts, you have wo write 140-190 wont “The marks you recive in each askare base on: show rlevaa the content ist the question. + how well ou communicate your message to the reader and hod tel atetion, Ths scaled ‘ommuniatve achievement. 1 how well your writings organised fF herange and acearacy of he langage sein the writing (Le grammar and vocabulary) ‘This course wil develop your knowledge and understanding ofall ofthe above sls a wel 5 {he ecues you wl ned to use when planing fava wetImprove your writing skills: comparing ‘ahd af peng Tit sn oe tig CRED cmon, un eo a ote areas sree anes oie ae 1 One way of comparing isto ay that one things A something we ke B ike another © anexample of another thing. omparng important fo neo wasn rates that thes our ders DTTC ee wean someting unfar terms of shiny fr Thema ie Canad eh ot errant tne hae 2 wen comparing, you talk sho something that is aii becanse ‘A. thes your readers understand something thats unfaitiae B its easier to describe something that yoo know very well, © youknow your readors ket ands ey wil ike jour weting ‘rere area munber ffenestr yo ue jor comparing ELSI or om you mit sn toe ing sir wr Ga thane oe Bessey hc aya one ing (tata root ou ih as we Comparative en sperms of adios tn ater 3 Which phasedo you not use for comparing? 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A ie hr aethera few whe conde lagtop be ‘hes on ‘Sater Lock tae ae cow pen flours tomo from 10 n9 Read the texts below and underline ay comparitons Decide which one makes beter ise of eamparsons, Brg for Mend canbe eft You shin a ro wt by becaine utr sievat ny war Sones eae, aoe [go is tt amos aoe wou the Bw iy wat oe ig soda ands. rt mrs ound ose ring Make 3 ratte ting hy shy wont ander head the shore th our pret fonts 10 Fintan dori ve iste nd correct then 11. Complete the table wih your own ideas shopping alone - ‘hiekor beens yo depend tue eating 12. Wie ashore amgraph comparing stopping alone to shopping with ends Use your ess rom exert 1 ComparingUnit 1 Exam focus: comparing 1 Look at question 1 in the exam practice section on page 13 and answer these questions. What notte ary esd te : Skills tip 2 Wheel te textappear™ — ] inpretPom 29, ous 2 What il you wring abut? | deem eames etin 4 When mig our texte published? == |e, 5 What wilyoureceveforyourpubliieg tet? "ee no byournoneigectme ener 2 choos the crest nave tocompete cach sesenee veer 1 ooking st testo buy ones sing wintering exacyle — sintarto nota Mee 2 stoping cowie stops sopping one. © casorthan—-B thesuness ©: suedifioihan 23-6 tobuyapairofstoes na tadionalshop an fom a online she. caer harder motos 4 Antena ona depart stows webs ten he one eres he at son 4 thesareprice as b chemperitan © moreexpesve than 8 shaping in ashoprng centre ttn sopping on the high street 4 leucomvenient — moreconverient © morelime conning 1 Receiving iter bought online takes han buying it ro ditional shop 1 lesstime > more eft longer 3 White areason to add tothe sentencesinexercine2 4 Decide the statements re true (1) use, 1 Your article must be westen using 4 Your article shoud inde your own the third person, — —% einions wd eas, — 2 Your article sould be serious ad 5 Yourarucle mist be weuten ina tenet — tomate = 3 ourarticermstcontan nts of facts 6 Yourartclecan be entertaining an fun,cst Comparing Exam practice: Part 2 ‘te en anowerto ane ft questions inthe pa. rie your ansiner in 40-190 wordsin an appropriate a. +1 You have sen he folowing announcement ona webs: ‘you ato sop? Tal abot ete an artic on your favours way to shop, whetha its nti, In shopping centres, oron the high set. ad tall us why teats the thers ‘We wil poot colton fares at wa, we pat your art, yu rca gf voucher Wine your ante 2. Your Engh teachers aked you to write a report on places to go shopping in you area, You should expan te ferent types of shops in your area and sy hatte mest popular shops are and wy. Wie your report 3 Youhave ecalved ater fom your Scotch ton, Beth Feats part ofthe letter and then write your ter o Beth mo ex abot coming te at you the sure fora fa weeks. gona © be gear? Fe Fake ov soe places whore you the togo Then eo. some shoring. Can youl mea Bt aot harem ao tase tinge tegene? ‘See you soon, Skills tip, ‘Sires geting train wring ner ng tc, Sepecaly when Reames tices, Tho eases Dogri by ‘etre oar got Ura Your oars, Toco Te {retawagren, ors saves earn yr mane oto Forth paras rtemanoa lth aie stance Sean puaraph ra bo he top erence, ater wer lates dary wnat he arya il bo abetSee. | connectors and cohesive devices 11 Connectors an cobesive devices show your readers A how cover you areas awnter 1 wha each part of your ext is ding texto other text. Dey 2 ty0u dont ws connectors and cohesive devices, your readers ight {A lsagree with what you are sing | ar *- Cee Cte Coenen © thelr mesa 4 in easys, you te connsctas and cohesive dese ‘A puttogethor your argument 1 he ole towards yr readers.ren EE a ay Get started 1 Which ofthese things ight they do nex? Why? Why not? Develop your vocabulary 1 Choowe tne corset ward to complete etch sentence 2 Thealrechet Tare to Buenos Aires wil cot ely savin 4 Nobody ea as Cart e's been everywhere & Thetourats/ travellers orca entheelopingin tents 2 Masch the 2 abroad » hela ravelng to ® destination © the ac of leaving some pace 8 Wete word om the tox m each gap to complete the txt Helpers readUnit 2 Develop your writing skills: using connectors and cohesive devices 1 ite nenng rom th box inthe comet plac in the table, ‘ag bvomaton » ging raneies » shevng contest, 1 esing enon » sowng eit ‘suas ao a ereore asarosultat Torexanple | morworer artoogt ssaconsequance | owingto ‘ike ‘madden | despite *” since 2 Wrtoa word orphase rom the box inthe boom row of the ablenexerise _ditonay + because consqueniy« trnslace » however 8 Witea word or pase frm the table in exercise Lin eoch a, ‘There may be ore han one coeect ansier 1. Aschooteaver may have ler ot fom books, —_, thee fs no subetvate for sein ngs fst hand 2 iy brother worked his way around he would ia his gap year Het varlousjoba———dltwasber, walter, cleaner and cook. 18 Teouldat afar to go straight to university, —_Tpentmy gap sear working ad suing up. 4. tyou goto nother country, you seca diferent exare. you fea new perspective on yo wm caunry {5 eis not always god to go stat fom schoo to univers yo dant get chance to broaden your horizons fst. 4 Complete te second sntenc soit has a sinlar meaning to the fst, using the wort ven. ‘Wie no mare than fou words in each gap. 1 Keith ants ost China a wells Atri saaition i. Keun wants ovat China. 2 Athough ravelingis enjoyable, tis expensive Aaespite enfoyal, raving expensive 18 Because ofher journey around the world, Lana decided ost Journals rewult ‘ana decided to study journalism —___her journo the worka. a Using connectors and cohesive devices 4 You canJook for summer workin places ke hotels ad ure carp. Paces __ and summer camps are goo for finding summer won 5 spent his gap year working nd, consequent dst ejoy much He spent his gup your working and, Aidt enjoy itch 15 Read he emi nd ele the comet words or phrases ea Mum ana 05, Hope yous both wal ory Ionut etre "ve bean $0 uoh by Pat ave had a cance rain ret tos! th sal pat ve ae 2 bucause because of hve san ruc, We pent one da nN Yar ard we ha toes fore iret carp eaty he rat yl sine /s0 we coun’ say cut ery te We Imanaped aso moat of esis, such) kee ie Sate ulin ahd Times Square se atcha pt) atte cunmer camo although despe ‘hafactnat wey shred, But hres notte day 6301 nce de toe mofo bad now octane! 6 Read he paragraph an replace each word or puase in bold with a pronoun ‘Tha gop yar has become the ul at than he ection fr tar Maybe his beau] tent row a dgie going cot ther 2 ‘much due toa degre’ ring eos. Though mor and mor se (2) the gap yar to sve money to elo ith ing expanse sad, ‘hemox popular~ sot destinations ie Talend nd ina Osher -Budorts by roundthe-wod kel How ea thy afr (9). round shoo js over the surarat ane the money rm the jobs py the are Fly thre athe avers 8 and they jit pack bag 2d head note unkown,Unit 2 7 Match tomate sentences ® a Bu ‘rine th word or plea in he second sentence that has snr ‘Students on gap years thinko themselves as travellers ‘Young people learn things abou! themselves on thelr casey You sometines hear stores of unlucky youngtourits ‘tent isan extemely useful pleeof equipment = “The rele ignored plece a advice from aoc, = A guidebook canbe the bestfriend ofa traveler, = ‘whose passport and possessions are soenon the day they arrive. ‘who want to lear something about te place they ae visitng. ‘which has saved mary travellers roman uncomfortable right ‘specaly one who arrives i astange town after dark ‘ehh they had ever elise before te let ‘which they later diseavered was a hige mistake. meaning tothe word ot pase bol ‘Wit one word in each upto complete the text Brample ‘8 I'0ur passport, isa or insurance papers arestolen, report ito the police mediates ‘> Wittout these documents, you willbe unable to proceed with your travels. ‘8 Many cties and countries are accessible by es det, cheaper routes. 1b The esstime travelers spend getting to tht destinations, the more ime they will have to spend there. ‘You may intend tog jobs to help you ive in the places you vist. If, you woul be wie ook inthe employment situation ia eountry ‘etoe aeiing there Careflly plan what money yox have to spe every dy. your fms ran ou ear ou could spend some erable days waling for ou ight home ‘Means of transport cos very ferent amounts in diferent counties ‘You cold Sind hiring tau a cheap ata bs oni the UK espct the traditions ofthe counery you ae in, (Castoms that seem strange fo you mae perfect sense tothe locals. ‘mod (Meter 74 yng abs ptwean ie aes 2. 20. A 2) —_ re tang tan te aries ier ate arith oer rane a a ae Tee is omar data wr ol ad wis 38 nerd $6) tobe rans. ha wtvians ware colo tre ds edt Aten tras) — teary marlboro posia (4h —— exp, # we oy 1a 22 papi ot tr wal we cl ny he dea Won pepe wo cat oe eager re rt poe 128 tose osu wie ters on» sp yer, ()_—_ thet, wo were etn tor 12 ee oly sorbed ree ot hid” he ipo atet, one) had tl fo ‘ak dives dare they aod hy wc lane we hay had ad nigh 20 pase ()———~ oe 22 a ey ward ry 40d rl eras er ang wld be thoy i 9 Ts rls thot many oh ase roves es 8 cnr) com cy ak oF ee since pi10 " 12 Using connectors and cohesive devices Complete te sentences with das of your own. ‘Ofcourse, young people can am aot wile traveling However, ‘School eavers he wally eared very Ie about the world adiion, What student needs nowadays ie mone. This is because ‘Traveling talera yout aay frm hele parents or the Best ime. AS 2 esl, ‘There are mat js elgteer year-olds car do wile abroad, Fo instance Although he Keno traveling through strange countries ta beautiful one, Revit the two sentences as one sentence. Brae ‘Travel does nt have to cost much This makes travel possible for youn peo 1 Thaland ia very cheap country. Tiss why may students goto Thailand, 2 Some parents py for techs round the wor ticket. The rouehe- world ticket the os expensive part of tht hls journey 18 Youngpeople often stay in hostel Hoses accommodation aa yasonable cst. ‘You sould pan your daly expenses, Your daily expenses inci oo, transport and secorumadation Inger and Boral teks ae grate Lots of people have used Inter and ara ickets to evel round Burope. "ind 10 istkesin his candidate's answer oa First Paper 2 Par qvesion and correc he, Ise ter to tate a gop year travel oto go straight 1 university? | ew si tn sol may te ox hee et of eet [Phir caus of man scot i hem ert stn ny =a Ane mone of— thes ha mployens men. A exam chy ee bly aye i me Apap. | teach thon en ne mene ingen hat. eal lng | Insole pen opinion i at cho ann ld ely oie ing apap est Ths orn naka al nda th mind Te rt sad mine ar epee one aden a he teUnit 2 Exam focus: devices 1 Lookatth exam practice section on pag 2 an lk the states hn are te 1 Thoquestion asks you to writ-an ea Youhavet neue an ea of your own ‘You ust seuss whether or not sens should.ake gap sears, ourave to use only on of the nates you ae given, Cameos ane cahesiv deviees wil ep you develop your argument, ‘You wl only use connectors and cesivedevices inthe ntodcton, 2 Wate ‘advantag’ or stvantgein cack gap to complete the sentences 1 One _ of rveting during gap sears that costs mone. 2 One. ot trvetng daring a gap year is that it opens your min 8 One__ of traveling during sp years that you lear about other cultures 4 One ___ ot working during sup years tha yon ale mone. 5 One __ot working dusinga gap yoar is that you learn about the es wold 6 One forking during gp year stat you doo get chance o unwind. 23 Match to complete the sentences about the essay on page 21 1 Inches paragraph, you should 2 Inthe second paragraph, you soul 28 Inthe hirdparagraph, you should 4 Inthe isd paragrph, you shoud also nthe fourth paragraph, youshould Skills tip, Ina Pape2 Pa, Sioa ng.ngs fend? Yen! ‘ormaor sr ema languoge soe user ia tne ester? ae Mo 1 troduce an dea of your own, repay the question in your own words, © seus the economic consequences 4 come to ant decison. { alkatout personal development.enword. Using connectors and cohesive devioes Exam practice: Part 1 Patt ‘You must answer this question, ‘wrt your answer 140-190 words in an appropri sve, 1 Inyour Engh cass you have been talking about the advantages and cisadvantages of traveling during a gap year ater than geting ajo ow. rg ahaha aks yo wit an sm Ut a esty vega ents ar ge reef our oi fon bel LEHANE —— ‘oer ees yr an Notes Things to write about 1. which wa help samecna fnanciay 2. which they someone asa parson 3, your own idea rte your essay. You must use grammatically coract sentences wih accurate speling and punctuation Ina sve propre fr the station Skills tip Ierctalvayscay ocd ah rlomsten you aston mesa of 140-120 wer yu 00 {Color ote wort fe are may not mark ‘Wels part youre Bacau te, ey Fparanto maka pn bey a wr. Tne ‘ithaipyeu maka su you cover evr eu Nod ‘Gandgne yu agutoto wheryouaregong oes Yeu wring You cn hen cone on tng ‘Senate arg neg puncte a Seeing ows corey es jou wre Use comecars ns ces vos oft Pe ocean Blow Yer siganparagraphs ea Improve your writing skills: using paragraphs PEST errant omen ono he net To show you staf ew para iter oferta be you she become wre ech pre of ering. 11 Tost dat yon have stared new pgp, yu cin A tell the reader that thisise new pragroph Bose phrase sich a for exarele’ eve aban ine betren paraaraphs chs ESSE aces trourh er eit thet een eos wd pos You mabe 2 Readings text without paragraphs would be ‘A harder than a ent wih paragraphs Bess rteresting than text wh paragraphs © casior than text wth paragraphs. DEEN sini So ai nace ain punt isch pra wih cant | Cg serine, nent ne een arp ed {3 ach paragraph in your wang should usualy contan A ete that support he paragraph before. sinain point pu supporting deat, ‘ng paranoia mgorton no tre Ft Paper Bene ‘moved onto a diffrent aspect of your subjact. Tal gud he exer ough. 4 wy ace pargraphs tnporantin an essey? 'B They help your reader to understand your argumentne Got started Develop your vocabulary 1 Match to make phrases. a xementvinnine lin Danish cine broadcast / series Wnt » wort om the box a Thar ie doubt that Shahar was no eget ‘and gong se ore thi 2 eae toot nthe ot ‘AMisurorer Night's Dream ithe Gabe, evetina ely cores opto guani9e & ‘ry sec ig ou. Fret the cosanes ae beaiay mace The (4 designe se wonders The) te play has core emaUnit 3 Develop your writing skills: using paragraphs 11 Decide wheehe each sentence Ss more stable for an opening or ling paragraph ‘Wte‘0' tor opening of for closing ‘Letine know which date ita for 708, — 1 eant wait tose you atthe concent? = [hnsory to hear yon cant come tthe party next week — ve found out some information about them festival — "i se you outside the nema on Sunday tT, = ‘ve gt some ideas abou whore we can go durngthe evenings next week. —_ 2 Paregraphs contain opie sentences, which begin the paragraph, aud supporting sentences, ‘which pve moe information. Wee for tapic sentence and'S fora supporting setence. 1 Trips to tho thetre area great way fora family to spend some ie together 2 That's another reason wy some peopl prefer working behind the scenes, 8 Sho clearly had earned he tines prope. 4 The history of sins and teats another fascinating sab 5 Tewas he plot that ett down, 6 The producer, Jeremy Arden agreed wit ws and said how disappointed he fo 17 Boral those reasons, wot recommend goin tose this im. 8 Theatres are not new the east ones dat back wel over 250 seas 8 One othe frst things to consider youre planning arp to the theatre ithe est. 3 Mateh cach topic sentence wih supporting iden or example 1 Tihinka trip cothe bullet would great teat = 22 The cast dit seen enjoy performing the play. = Cinema was the fst form of entertainment tha was avaiable toeveryne, whatever their background = ‘The computer as changed home enertainment forever = ‘The lm never gue the recogntin i deserve = (One ofthe best comedy series on TV athe moment is The Kid, or example, you can seit to access almost any kind of entertainment rom 1b Tho dancersin his production are some ofthe best the work «Fore thing, they appeared to lack energy and looks bored a5 they moved found he stage ts extremely runny ands sustable oral ages from nine to ninety © Fromthe bognningi¢ was ffordable nd yu needed no special knowledge toapprecate Athough it was low-budget production, the acting was supe.Using paragraphs 4 Pucthe sentences into the core order to make amaln ody paragraph 1 Aitenton as been paid ose desig, props ant costes which areal well madeand eye-catching '» Theactors not sem to ave dane ary rebearsals cans ey Fert ‘hein and generally looked on =e These thingyou netic ishow rch thought was ut ino the staging of = the predation 4 They managed oruin what shoukdhave been an enjoyable night ot, © Unfortunately, cant say these aout the atin 5 Read the paragraph plan and decile wheter each paragraph isthe {ntrodaeon (1), main body paragraph (MES othe conelusion (C)- —Plan: — Introduction: Main boy Contains ‘nate ply # + whervnare te pay Bons wht he radon lake “tem partis hanhare we eearse Sty you saul cue ad oe 20010 207 So, hae weeny to weeks Livery buy ohne! min te ‘wepenng nigh. Consequethy wee il fae for colene rehowsig nthe dara suo hv tines 8 preducion of Auer ees. s ‘tec tthe ramet nan ae get, {balan ona ome het rhea warp ong ele sen yy (1 as ply two pl mace toner om th 1a eo 9 ‘yung wean nto eng er Despite tepebions, Ic aangto be gest 20 {corel Yo am ome new cs st ure; oul ao ah Biot. sn mane shes ‘yeu can rapt hal wok fae my rt couse tur tee else sien aha sein cre a ore Understand, Mr etn the ac, pte ener te th tem. ntact sight Ne ecueod Sophie Sareto ees en ste stormed cut Soon wae despetieeokig fare Jonny Harding, « miseaged woranuto wes ma atey Faryonals irate, et ro roUnit 3 Divide seat note paragraphs hy cringe fst word ofeach pargraph, ‘nen sou hehe, So you ghemuchtaughe lath radon hve the ot pop the {wt goes en bee escort esha tat coach wa. 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Dan elaned Po vit 7 Foreoch paragraph in excreise 6 deeke what the paragraph is ebout 1 Introduction: 4 Main body 3: wore that goes on behind the seems ‘where props people find props 1 snterestingo go behind he scones 1 what props people do. 2 Main body 1: 5 Conclusion: 4a ators ake props for granted ‘2 ejay wating a thinking about theatres nave people in charge of props the play 3 Main body 2: remember everyone who helped ‘an example of wamedhing thar went wrong 8 Wate the letr ofa sentence in each gap to complete the paragraph Every prof the flim cons os atmosphere 1} Acer ic tha cso he roo fh ‘etre Sow sols} — Tacos perfomance ako conbute to dong he mes. 8} —Al na ‘ase eects make fim exert Sed aa ak.) — ‘They speakin ow voices with heasy tes and serious expressions 1 First spect lighting used to erettemany lng, spooky shadows € Inotner words, tem canbe quite depressing to watch 44 Forcxample, the carora moves a sas pace and this makesit al he more sombre 9 Read te tk nd ick the notes below hat would beable fo the man bly pgp. "Read prt of eter from anew pen ren, Tom, Then wrt ater to Tom answering his qvestons 1 Bxpain how mach you gaingto he 5 Ask'Tom whathis avout forms of cera, — * emterttinment re = 2 Tulkaboutthetoems afestetainment most 6 Menton othe popu forms of ac opularin your cour. — © eaertament. _ 13 Mention thatthe main forms of entertainment 7 Give exams of popular eal entertainment are the same sexys — frsestivals Fe dancing). — 4 Givecxamplesfthe lm genresyoulike, ____8 Desribea flim which youecety enjoyed, —_adatel ‘ko ote rare rents, hte at, Using paragraphs 10 Wie the nots fom exerts in the ordern which they woul appearin the wo sain boy paragrans. First main body paragranh ‘Second main body paragraph 411 csang tne noes ra exercise 10, wre he main oy paragraphs ofthe eter to Tom, 412. Match each opening paragraph witha suitable closing paragraph 1 -Tuere nave Deen many advances in tevin in recent years These {clade the feces capable of Ti with their mproved sound ard etre quality se wells te gual ofthe programmes that are broadcast, —_ Tam writing his rport abou the types of ome entertainment that people refer today in comparison wit the Pas. _ ‘hope youefeting better now and are looking forward to coming over ‘nex weekend ve got some eas about what we eandowhileyoue bere Inconchson, he ehoiews availabe fr home entrainment have improve _reatl in recone years, thanks to cable TV, computers and the internet ‘imu go now aay favourite TY programme fon. Let me know what you ‘think ofthe weekend plans! {© Overall televisions are better quality nowadays than they sed tobe and ‘there have alo ben npravenet in hw the programmes are produced. In ‘ny opinion, hiss the main reason why television has remained 0 poplar,{ookeatquetin Ln the exam practice section on page 29 and sswer the questions. 1 Whoare you wetting tat a asttanger 3 Sameone you know 2 Whatstye of weg sould you use fr yourletier? B informal 8 How many paragraphs would be appropiate forthe eter” ad be 4 Which two topes nthe ist below shold be covered inthe sain paragraphs? {allthis jou want todo with lela when she comes theatre ways theatre kets can be Bowaht {haw ented you are abou Alicia's visit 4 whatyour town sie ovisitin May {© recommendations for sulabe theatre shows Answer the questions sbot exam practice question L 1 Whit of ese would she wood ea to recommen” Av one good thastre production oly chloe of theatre stows C plays ame only at ats 2 Which ofthe suggestions aout theatetckets would NOT be appropriate? A" Dye oiea ow youl book ther. Fi our foryoursel B could purchase the eke for you, if youd ike, © ts veryeasy to book eters ontne ‘ook exam practice question I again aad ate the types of information with fhe paragraph in whick they skool appear 2 polite reason to fnlsh tar © greetings cholees of theatre shows 4 waysto book tickets fe farther nformatin abou theatre shows closing remaris 1 Sstoctory remarks 1 supporting information aboot booking eke Skills tip, nenjouare wena tony leer acer 2 Pat 2 ao panes preaons ees reorantnan x reve mal asf wie Yor! No Imerefrmal shes wing?Using paragraphs _ Exam practice: a Part 2 5 Wirt an anawerto one ofthe quotions in thie pa. Wirt your answer in 40-100 words in an appropiate ae. 12 ar a +1 You nave ecelve alee rom your end, Aci, vofatting? FResad this part of the eter and then write your letter to lic Yes/No : Al ony ily a 3a siting yo ton in Maya dle to gt the hes hile wv there, 2a you recomend some performances tha ald este fo he ole amy incding mg ryt cousin, Xavier? And de yu rho tc bok thes as eens? ite your eter. 2A aroup of frign exchange students wa be ving Your calloge You Director of Stucies has asked you to wrt a report on what entrainment |s on ote in your town, order to choose where o go withthe vistors, Write repo onthe ferent foms of entetanentavalabe, wth ntermation out cost and suitably Wie your report {You res this announcement in alocal English-language magazine called Theatre Vice, HAVE YOU SEEN ANY 600D THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LATEL? Writ a review of any pla, ballet or opera you hare been to recent, nding details ofthe ‘type of performance, the acting, ‘Skills tip rection an Mako su aly parsgohs ae wal paid hse te the rection andthe sags ‘wating st iin or ermal A car aye of parapets ‘ate caer undeatn you var, Gad ue Paras ‘ira yw ous en ato eas A ote ‘ ‘ipo of wig eau ect a ceana pee, wel ther peopl of your ae. tpuragagns nh ranboos ach preyarn eran [oo shud crn ane na pa tuples a ‘Strains and exe Un are ring rarer, ‘iret ne idae ours Wie you review.and prioritising | Look 2 iW Starting a business Br: 2 Mg Improve your writing skills: evaluating and prioritising luting men deciding hw nortan someting oF how gonad i Deep te) Porting means deciding he portant someting ts eompared with her 2 Tap sh hr yn onan ir arm tpn a enti and 1 ing sd etn , 7 Sree] Sar eptermny aapr ae : PREAEEA aata at r rt i 2 tenet readers to understand your arguetifyou Bake ol your points and then provide supporting dei sayrwhy they soul support you. 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[st some advantages and disadvantages Develop your vo y 1 hooes the correc word to completo each sentence. 1 Ifyou finda career hobby doing something youlove it wil ever fel ke wore 2A esi / work can eave you feeling as tired as doing plysia! work 3 Inthe past, ob safety secur people hada jo frit. 4 Manal Otte work sometimes waives hard, poset labour 5 Staring our own business means working for Yyourself/ working on your own 6 Nylead /bos can sometimes be quite dct to work with 7 Ifyouremploeris not hippy with yur performance, yo could be ant that 8. Soane companies expect you to work overtime / parttime without 9 Te ustaly spent my money by tho tne I gc my salary / wage 2 Wnt apiuase trom the bs in each upto complete dhe eal ‘icone sanploed » fever espana» jb aafacion H bss, ‘Thar your rai. ml you atom an asa ory acho about (i) sca ea ew th you shoud ink abt Youhave te ak youre wheter ure reno ave a ‘er youinow eenjone ard ae gstnga} A, oxigen oy mea ‘awn yous a Sasness on) posh attmereio de ver Forme 8 "ere ener an ee Now, nme our bushes ana st you row wat OnesUnit 4 Develop your writing skills: evaluating and prioritising 11 One word or phrase in each group ix notable forthe gen faction in a ey (Choa theo ne | 4 tointroauce your rst main point || 4 Bisly ’b Tostartwith — Inthebesinning Fist ofall 2 tolntroduce afurter pont 4 Furthermore b Insecondplace € Secondly 4 Moreover 1 ottroduce an adtional pot 4 Inaaaiion b Toudd Additionally swell as that 4 tointredce a conrast 2 kpattrom hb Dutthatenotall e Despite 4 Insite ot 5 tointroduc anal point, | Finally tasty © Attheend 4 One nal point concerns 6 tointroduce your conclusion c 4 Conclusiely—-b Inconcusion — Tosumup 4 Toconctude 2 Use some ofthe words or pass om exercise | to complete the text. 3 wit the point the wer makes in excels 2 in onder of mporsance oe dwn any explanations the weer gen ‘Aaainst working whe sting4, Msc oach extra fom an essay with problem, 1 Evaluating and prioritising ‘main pot not wellexpressed€ incorect inking word or phrase Miogleasipporuigsettence inappropriate informality “Sarg a ase wih ote pope cat Lote al Yo pcb Y cot me # ge “he aan pst pp sata es 6 eat the doce shat Go dag te [FR shay tat thy ae hy ath ty tm 0 oy mo wt nara mont of toe ya goo srs Cet in bara fray sre Fis el : sso aa cr pal oid epee onc deg im, | | Mme ch tecnica chars sely wart to vet shuation ubere they shave to do uhat thar employer tells tham to do. 6 Werte supporting deals for thse poet using your own ideas, 1 First of al anyone thinking starting a business needs to look carefully the ‘Gnancia side of things Another poln to consider is whether of not you willbe running your busines with ‘aparneror partners Acomaon complaint heard from business owners that they haveto work ery Jong hours Despite the problems, runing your own business can give you afecing of independence would bea mistake to start business without the necessary knowledge Some saccessful busines owners say thet thy could never go back o working for nemployerUnit about thei jobs Number tem norte ‘thw serous you thn they ar wit 7 ead thos of complaints people have y te ong stances Jong of unsociable hours low salary oor organisation problems with other staff stricto unteasonable rues unpaid overtie cea ox nbenlcy working 8 Writes word orp fom the boxin cach sap to complete the tet. Which ofthe i the wer use” Du hey choose sare order a8 9 da? ‘icon « fly = inked parr ronson « 9 (9), one ofthe most comaren In19)___tottesspotioms works ofan coreinnis at pepletave about tress Rave capo! center at her pe oh hat ey rent pat rough for what hey. ‘ek Tans ree desis beng wrth, ‘oman (ring ey say. 8that__orurafe Manual wonersnf]-——_—_ofen thoparemanyunenpoyeepeoleard emplyer: __camplanthatthy nek havng en socket cae take avariage of sat) rope pecans art nkonby hi rele ‘orks conpian about he ay. ey can easly Siar eomplans sot onan nude Serepaced Cea f)——-totheletme things as poor gt, nce nduvesonale rar of haus peplese epee io werk Somme company nis. (relocate reopen oe a | {oor be anda water en howe py tnt my in kot pa hye nk ee er What are the mast important hing a lok for when choosing a jot? A elenly working environment responsibity high salary the chancoto travel hallenging and interesting dies the chance o work tom home 00d working conaitions| respect fom othersEvaluating and prioritising 10 camer pn hth pt ne, nk np pot EB regs | Cd prsaph —— — 11. Complete te arazaphs ving reasons for your choices in exer 10, Parageaph2 Paragraph | Fit ofall, wan checing ay (inp. The man ann fo Be Farthermor, 42 Rea the esa abo and tit many points a you can in the table, out teirobs. Now, your Engish teacher has asked youto wie an esay | your gion cas, yourave ben ting about some othe complaints people have We an essay using al the nats and give reasons or your point of view. | Hell UA HE thar ena fern ei ere cre eyo ng? ote “igo we abu 1. osatifacion 2 yoursatay 3. yeurown aa | Infovourof secure ob Intarourof ob youlove doing 13 choose some of te points hom exercise 12 and complete the paragraphs with your own eas, ‘There are many advantages to having a secure job. On the other han, isemportant to ob that yu ny dng.Unit 4 prioritising 1 Look at the exam practice section on page 37 and answer the questions. Skills tip 4 Doyouhave townlte aboutstating oar own business, workingfora | SAUSUP. company, o bot Pas ‘Gverll do you thinkitis beter to workforan employer orforsoureer? | 246 2 {3 Which two aspects of work do you need to write about for this essay? “4 What conld you my about thar to aspects a relation Lo Being sell ‘employed ad working foran employer” Suppsste eos o ‘ore saa? Yes! No bmenton aoe eae Iniveink? Yee! No 2 Doce whether the folowing are arguments for (F)o against (A) stating a sine Then ad oe ure argument for and oe further argent against stating business ‘Starting business rogues great del of money. _ uring business takes up aot of your ine = Tra business is sucessful can make you very ich — Belg your own bossa gest feeling, — ‘Teresa elemento raenvolved inrunmingaabusiness, ‘Working for a compary canbe boring and repetitive, — 3 Choose four or ve of the points in exercise 2 and number them in order of importance 4, choose the best plans) yu could flow to write the essay on page a e . Thtrodection Tharodiction Introduction Thisodction ‘hedificutiosof | oneadvaniageof | the diffcuies of the benoit of starting Sartingand running | runninga business and | workingforacompary | a basiness compared acinesecmparedto.| one dhutrantage foworking fr ‘working or acompany ‘company ‘hebenois of starting | another advantage of | the Denefitsof working | he diffcues of and running bosiness | running busines and | fora compacy seartinga business Comparedto working” | snoer disadvantage ‘compared to working foracampary foracompany nother acraneageof| funninga business and sate disadeanage ‘Conchsion ‘Conckson ‘Concusion ‘Conclusion2Pa ects ‘sae ae No staring working Evaluating and prortsing Part 1 ats ‘You must answer the question. Wire your answer in 40-100 words in an appropiate al, 41 Inyour Engh class you have been taking about the edvantagos and dsadvantages of working fr yourselt, rather than working fora company. \Now, your English tescher has asked you to write an easay. tan xy aig alt notes ange rssone foro pat ot Hebel AL a (te eer urn tenaertnr r Sconeore Notes Thing towne so 1. wns ae secine 2 ich wit ng ure many 3 yeromicee ‘Wit your essay. You must use grammatical cores sntences with _securate speling and punctuation ina aye propriate forthe situation, Skill tip hen yu wet asain Page 2a ma ‘sola crea you und wl ho ak eqs out dood you str wring Yourvetoindue he ‘ho sgonane nha mets ta our ces For yur uae, chan hero npr ps = youtaitincue sein, Tat ate deat wa fo {Spanos yourport, bu make ae you doling ged ‘a Keo eure etetomalpurpose and the target reader 2 2 s ee lee Ce bliaitd 14 Improve your writing skills: understanding purpose and the target reader 2 BUTTS a cs ae writin fora reason purse be tetera, ey rescore or ind Pa q purpose and the pag ug tern the age reader 4 1 resets and examiners q ( ead your wring so they are avays the 8 spn one | ° judge it sgnnst ther texts reoc) SeT oy target reader? pose andthe tart reer hens yn to chonse o ead your writing 3 DaccaGet started der ‘Look at the photo and answer the questions Develop your vocabulary 1 choase ne correct word of Lousiana ‘\tracitonal ish plate from that ress annelon wth rushroomi and cream {don't ie fried / ied food because i got too much fn (Ono hethday, Im going totale yu out fra tvee-couse smack / meal Tinatarving Les order our searters/ desserts immediate, and then we fan think aon the main one {8 Thebead manngee/ waiter came over oascus what the problem was, 2 atch to make phrases 4 junk 4 ol 6 sandwich f ressurane fos 3 Wit aptess rom exercise 2 -ach gap to complete the ema =o but. Jen and | have ben eating a lot of al fod ar arabbing & tnd | Veter cond tg at ce Ty me hte upon wa (6) ecase ey we recy abut we ts They wee cores J tease vey apg wih Wonka et amy oso J pected ot ana wet gh ara ica ht uy jUnit 5 Develop your writ ng skills: understanding purpose and the target reader 1 Lookat he photopaps and answer the qustons 1 Why she boy reading the comic 2. What resinter init wet formal erormal oe informal? 3. What ype of language i used tere: tachnlel or everyday? 4 Why sthe sinesornan ending the report: forentertalnnent or information? 5 What esters it writen fer, semffornal or informal? 6. What ype of language I used here techincal or everday? 2 Rea the speech bles and complete the sentences. 1 ‘Tha vealy soe, irons! TU Sud harder next, time, promise, ‘The speaker istalkng to hsvber ® Excuse me, bu do you know theresa |restarat on th street, please ‘he conversation tang place inthe i Mat, do you faney coming over to my place to muy cong ‘The speaker stalking to hisher 3 Match cach tex pe with target vader 1 magazin rite aout heathy food 2 anewspaper review ofa new sandwich bar 3 an essay on the dangers fast ood 4 areport about coffe shopsin one area 5 an informal emai sving advice 6 formal etter complaint about meal the ecto ofa cain of ats ‘workers who eat aquilelunch ‘fiend with problem ‘the manager ofa restaurant readers trying to ose welts biology teacher {ea youd Dad erin leeytint ‘The pesonlitenngitie eer ‘Good evening, listeners, and welcome to !anbou a pure jaze, ‘The speater works at © Waren ket in wih hat ie) ‘The speater isaciti do 1 Ait bt extra weights nothingto be Tse abou you ow Jas (ke easy wth te fastfood and youl ged a ts none, ‘Trastme! - 2 The vast majority of ue potentials offer ‘thing to ent bend pre-packed sandviches, To nat foresee much competion inthis area land feet isan aspect we should promote in the new outlet “ 8 Notony id my main couse arivesiten ines after ny companion’, but twas so {CoML When menioned thst our wate, Serenoed wh maria ar rons {tbeck piping hot ines ha ve This cul oniy ean dat he ested in he Understanding purpose and the target reader 4 Rea ine extracts Match each one with target reader om exercise 3 “4 Thelatest health scare was the result of staring the cooking onthe dep {attryersfortoo long Th the managers ‘were al wellaware of the vorie mibtances Produced by auch averuse, the econome raument fr replacing ltt and later won them over each time. ‘ 5 nese hard tas, they oe loyaty cards seca sendvich eer day fortwo weeks and the tenth one's fe. And he slection for those watching thei weight ater cha thei wallets 6 Asandvich sounds ke a great option fr lunch, ‘butts ful or btter, mayonnaise, crear hese or someting sina, ean conta 2s ‘many alvis as oral ed = 1 Read he ete extracts, Wee & word frm the box In each gp o compte each entence ‘vee © apolopce « erie « expan » persuade «thank Nejte youn, tas ramre nepese youre ‘otis cre feryou ba ete. wert st Ina, Pah tstyougom wp ye Ssaay ee anc my boys, sardrgina cheno of he tre eeu od "The purpose of this eter eto a ex yo sage comin deer you don prope cay an pty ke fd ay (pd en, nd ba or pup if ase ‘hei rien an owt ond hens ear re ihn mah bt of fd ping bier ee ‘The purpose of this ater to ‘What hey ib the cicken i hen place onthe gill thigh heat Somehon, his as ‘eet of padi mnt sty chen best very tne, Chicken vo hard pepe ot ‘pecially the ea bor when it etd with cay it probaly my fone ment ‘The purpose of this etter sto fee eee Goh oped tay a ag Bt Vg hw pn ear tn thre arenes pity a deh sind boop Nog ee ot bene Tol tn ‘The purpose ofthisleter isto ‘The purpose of this ettr stoUnit 5 6 Choose the best sentence forthe purpose ven. 1 purpose: to recom sont ask questions - Thos est 2 Tagot the roast bee sandivich with ettuce 11 ‘were you you wort eect 2 purpose: to encourage 2 Reno so dificl to make a good diner for ourself every evening. Why nt ry one a ese fnsy recipes? ‘We easy teak diner for yourself the ‘evening Only a disorganised person Ike you ‘an tnd the ine {8 purpose: to complain politely 2° Trenevr eaten such rubbish athe fod you serve at your restaurant You shout be ashamed ft yourseifas a human being by friends and were most disspolnted with te ood we wer served at your establishment, ‘Wehad expected so eh more 4 purpose: to describe 2Thei is crwered in treaderums sl hy fed Tin servel wth Inked potatoes and a geen snd 1b Theiah delicate potatoes 5 purpose: to demand politely Ifyou donot refund the money we aid for oneal, Iwi be foreed to tke further action, 1 Give me back every penny I pid for ‘that eal or come to the restaant ai ake rom the T Look atthe incorrect options in exer 6. Why wore they not suitable? Make nots 5 £ esalad epatoes Wet then {paid or oer | was ofr he moan tobe nol Je sgn td one whit ot pts brought me it bck fo ‘i Spansh ub Cas [remas win enaroie pases nat had | treceparutyopatmne Scr Joiers | terinded eof wondatdaunmertapet in \ Cade, sang Sparen ee \ ‘eta ea of poole ag back he monary ‘anes sna Soish sos 10 Read te exarnstyle questions Complete dhe table next to each one 1 Thisis part oa letter you rected rom your English pe rend, Matha Weve your letter Tha anion — "Heats in health and fitness magazine 2. Youhave sen the folowing announce 0° ‘Write sur arte, We wna arto yung pep tow twa targetreader | purpose _| riser Testy sta Wena eresevorg satis nbow ree {Dect ateaty dt whe osong up wih ra des et [pettnebet ese wae Sond ub your eee ae you coud so yourraa prt ‘ete your mal You wore in London fora weekend and decked fo ‘rent yourself and a companion oa expensive meal ata toprestaurart. twas, bowever nowhere _Tertreader__| purpose | rotate ‘near dhe standart yu had expected and yo Aecid to wrte an email to the manager of the ‘otaurant cling th about our bad experience find aking for some ation tobe takenUnit S reader 1 Look question 1 nthe exam practin section on page 45 an we sor answers othe questions. ‘Skills tip ‘When ou wie arn nF Peer? 1 Who ually reads restaurant reviews? vane 2 Whatareyoutryingtodoinareview? | swe yourpmona ection to 8 Whatregitr sould you use? — hast nc roser? Yeu! Wo Db yto say cctv ad aot 2 ‘Tekh nfrmaton tat you shoul deine inde in a == your review 1 exact ow mach each ish cost = 2 what the restaurant ole ike inside — 3 thenames oftheimportant members ofsta 4 ow god ora the wating staff were — 15 thestrle offood which was served there © hebest time of yearto vist te restaurant 7 whether you enjoyed your meal or nat — {what the kite area ooked ike — 9 anoverall recommendation — 10, some general formation about the place ‘3 choose which paragraph would be most sitabe to contain the formate frm exercise 2 4A Puseparagraph 2 Second paragraph 8 Thin paragraph 4 Fourth paragraphPart 2 Pat Wirt an answer to one ofthe questions in this pt Wirt your anewer in 40-100 wordsin an approprat siya 4+ Your Enoch teacher has asked youto wit areviow ofa restaurant in your re. ‘You shold talk abeut the kindof food ifr, the decor, the service and what your dering expetience was the. We your review: 2 Youhave seen the following announcement in an intaational eee magezne te your ante '2 You haveecaved an emal rom a fend asking fr some advice. ‘Read this pat ofthe email and then write yourreply. oN go jo a wate nee cone it before nd wat ‘wondeeg yuhad any sce, You ey rt have werk a 8 ‘ater ut sue you ete ot What makes someone a good ‘es. n your opin? Shou be vr poe er mere es? What Sou | Stay ot do? Thar, Ne Understanding purpose and the target reader Wte your oma Skills tip rs reo ‘nen yu eve n Fst Papa 2Par 2, tyra tobe compute nent vevnaigy pose. 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Tove the tact that its never cron her ad I dont have to it my way hough crowds Wrte back when you can aa et'snake plan for yon coming ta ta or 4 week ‘Travelling has never been one of my vouPe paste Ima ‘Tans for your email and forthe patos you attached? aleve ior ot, Tn feelng hele alteady~It ust be lle fog walla! 5 Rea the exam anand ck the des that woul! be weil once in your writing 1 landscape = 5 pedestrian crosings — 2 bultupareas = = openairactiviies - 8 antiga lake 7 industria waste — 4 amusement arcades 8 varity ofplant and wifeUnit 6 {6 Res these natn eas fo he taskn exercise 6, Wit notes for the supporting es and exapleso go withthe main Was. 1 Thebes green space to isin town ‘8 Thoreis arangoof ative tat ‘ste Fett Stet Community Garden, vistors ca ake part at he garden, i 2 Not only is it peaceful and beautiful, 4 Inadition, aryone can become a member | ut ilao welcomes all istors ofthe gardening cb fora sal ee o support ‘he community garden ar ge lessons in surdenng, oo 7 Wee sentences using the notes 1 however ous ofthe city more green spaces 2 another proba fae countryside foes res 4 chemical fertisers environmental problems for ral waterways 5 process of uranisation-help sop overdevelopment countryside {6 national pars good way promote conservation countryside Pr eae SaaSember support 1B Match each task ype witha paragran plan 1 review — 2 ester 8 esay Paragracht: name ay feat Sy locaton tae Ostet Paragraph Inomaten on sevees aera, 9, tower laundry, estat ‘foratnen ply of eo86 Paragraph 3 lfomatn on pees ow ‘nomaton on earfor =, base batcomforsle Porngaon ‘wal opineeaeconmenaien _reento snot 9 Read the exam task betow and uverine the key words and phrases 10 sake notes or the main eas suppomting eas an examples forthe ma body parsgrph, Use the word nthe bexes tel 3 acc fer cas hui» n068 populy « op owas «shoppers wak ound © wary ‘st main body paragraph 2nd man body paragraph 11 Using your notes rom execie 1, wrt the msn Body paragaps u‘You need to suport your main ideas with explanations, barge? ‘ea/No Unit 6 | 1 Loic atthe exam practice section on page 3 and decide ifthe statements are true (T) oF fase (F). “The essay should be writen in an informal syle = ‘Youshould undeline the key wordsin thetaskrubric, | Skills tip reasons and examples. a | yourman sas, supporting nF Paper? Par rel your ‘omaton ard vet You should make aplan before you tart writing. — | sare You need o give your ox epions in the esa — | sommes ites rec {6 You should incidethe points mentioned in the netes in ee ir 2 Ditch cach note with she appropriate paragraph. Paragraph Paragraph? Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 description ofthe main environmental problems affecting tows andthe countryside comparison ofthe worst environmental problems of owns andthe countyside senoral outline of the topic ofthe essay comparison of how the worst problems ae people In towns and the countystde sum up the main ptt ad give your al opinion reasons and explanations forthe causes othe ensronmental problems {8 Moke es that woul be use for the essay: 1 tack ofgreen spaces = 2 contamination oftakes and vers = 8 laure fates 4 exis mes = 5 ivdastral wast pollution = 6 hiking nthe couneysice = whan overcoming = 1 overuse of artifical fertilisers and pesticides 2 sing house pees — 10 disposal of domestic waste —sxnparing i Yea No Planning Part 1 Pet ‘You must answor his question. ite your answer In 40-190 words in an aperoprate abe. 1 inyourEngie elas, you have been taking about the cferent envetmental probes pope face ena nein towne ‘ores and the countysice. ‘Now or Engh ar eno we nea Hoe na cm tree me ti Hebbel UA Wt ———— probiemsfaceabypecle who vein towns nd 050 {aond by people wha nein the couse? Notes ‘Things to wrte about 1. what problems each ava faces 2 whieh problems ar the most serous 3. your own isa ‘wrt your essay. You must use grammaticaly crac sentences with carats spaing ane punctuation na ayia aporepriat othe sustion. Skills tip ‘anyon rae epson tray ‘anid sept aso eerie ond ‘Bometea Ty tomadoareta fan ue acaba. ‘lm. Ma dp your back yur ol asa ae ‘ing Thrwal btn ona ht rang ‘sprbedand twas sas you tre,recommendations Na Cees a Improve your writing skills: making recommendations II 1 ll 3 ‘ 2 How do you mak | 3 Wich structures not mentioned A mols (ee Ess iene 4 You may need to nae recommendations in First Paper 2ay tions? Get started Look at the photos and anewer the questions Which situation woul peat mos to teenagers Number te following tpi in order ot how Inmortant you nine hey are to teonagersand ound Would you nd angthingto the is clothes and fashion — social networking ames (bout games vdeo games) fms ane DVDS Develop your vocabulary 1 Circe the word orphrase which does NOT Bt Pop amis something which particularly appetis to youn peonle adolescents teenagers eng Magazine for yong people one contain? Involve /Teature/Inelude information bout celebrite, Take an effort to wear lathes that mateh / fit / Took good on/ feel comfortable on me ‘ounce money to keep upto date wth et in touch with /eep up with follow the lates fasts. sno to get together stay away from / ‘hang out/spend time wih Pend 2 complete the abe vers | moun Adjecte for things) intense noone ‘nde “oneal @ eappeal Dopuarise [@ empopalar ‘Gaponalar Interest interest (uninteresting {onjinteresting| _ | re Taahion © [untashionabie 3 one wrtin exh sa to compe he paagh | eee ee res oases aa | seestateyaun himulitionpardincony snaps bowserUnit 7 Develop your writing skills: making recommendations. 1 Decide these phrases ae formal (F) or formal 4A Leow tke to suggest... 4 We shoul consider _ 2 Have you thought aout 5 Steps should be taken to ~ 3 ieTwore you, would... 6 would bene everyone concerned f=. 2 Complete cach socond sentence so that itmeans the same a the ‘senaee before it Decide which satence in each pir more formal 1 Te would bea god idea to avoid this. Youshonld 2 Have you thought abou taking up anew sport of hob? You should conser 3. Stops should be taken to stop this rom happening "The gorerament 4. Lehn it be etter to ty something aiarent. 1 would to sugest 3 compete the recommendations wih our own eas you want tn out about he latest fashions, you should 2 When baying new mobile phone, dot ast get one ina colour and ste you ke [Yon soni ato consider ' You dotthave to spend forte on expensive designer thes Ope ea wo save | 4 Tino es awful when you thnk youhaver got many fends, Why dot you 4 choose the mast efocv sentence fo ech station. 1 Avesiteritaling tm customer flay renamed fata peel 1 Int were you, Tarde hom oda’ special 2. Aboy in writing toa ron 4 ‘One opaan for yout gta parcsime jo, 1 Have ou thought about geting pare ob? 3 Ayouth leader ie writing reper fr er organisation 1" T ould like to suggest that we begn work on this poet immediately, Why doat we begin wok on this reject nmmedatly? 4 Someone is writing a magaine atc for young people 4a Itsa good ea to compare prices before you ny. 3 Tewould bent you greatly you were to compare prices before you buy.5 Wie a word or phrase in ach gap to complete the te hoes celta resauonnt age ening uth ek wodd pro pe PyeoN pe Bis elig rartye senmocromanc se ‘hte ey fone age the et ep young people Ghotetat enn nnwch strom rs cyprus fps 6 Read the reportnexercie Sagan and underine these ange. 1 the reason for writing “4 what would happen if we ate on these recommendations 7 Decide which tak stable fo the report exer 5, “he pes ten cece is ten st ‘Telos atone oon to youtheutureinverynepatve —vasenatconruntes row me aut feat forma bamag young poopie ee suferng because ‘nets ctyoung people your lor problems sch sce, she ie noting to rae younae bem ake 0 oles, gl ane ow courage young ‘te repr urea evncr Sande gneay Wrte a people tosty Witea mtr ee err tings tat Tepatforyeurtacher onthe repetoryourenployer lest young poop. Your reso Sustoninyourars sndimake desorbing cartons for soul ao meron any obs Sytecommancaiens tat yeu We youngitreyoutne ae wl at rocarenensns you tnhkanatessany tna snasugestg waysto nave er mre te tan fr ‘ees eee olen. impo bo tus, young pct —Unit 7 8 Look again atthe ober two report questions in exerelse 7 and answer the questions 1 What section healings might you use for this pone? 2 What recommendations could you make inthis report” Taske 18 What section headings might you use for his report? 4 Whot recommendations coud you make inthis report? 9 Look athe te scion o report writen for Tsk in exer 7 nd complete the mising sentences with your own ideas eading Problenuatin_Athough elfen theremin do aay ‘opal aye ol ecomnendatn ent wodabemahdetirHhdcne roca and it od ‘momar with wed ple Sepponingsemence a woddneith Heating muse PobleniSuaton Ato hes tings thee roe te a Inara oreo ape. ecommentaon_Iyeuecarened Hate mpgs hea pup but ea ee anconetvena tess Supperingsetece Thee th ou) eading sper Potente Th poem ston ha eae sre ed rai he by Serer ii Aecmnadan Spt ten 9). Sporting sentence wea thm og peopel ute sp na bere fareMaking recommendations 40 nex exam tskeiow an choos th headings you woul se fr our a fortron eatin |n your English class, you have been talking about youth cutture and you have: a {ound he towing information. ‘Youth cutie cues whet young people befeve, how they behave, the sys ‘of elathes they pofr an the interests they have, Youth culture places at of ‘emphasis on lothes, popular music, spots, communieaton and rlaionhips, Now, your English teacher has asked you to wrte araprt on some aspects of youth cust in your county. rte you report Possible neadngs(hoose2-4):Unit 7 Exam focus: recommendations 1 Look st quastion 1 n the exam practice secon on page 6 al answer the avetions below 1 What do you tke about te teenage magazines you have read? 2 What kinds of adele or features are suitable for smagesine fr teenagers? 3 Should you use formal or informal language? 44 Which othe lowing phrases could you Use n this report? Why are the thers sible? are ae oa ea oun - Saiz Year Sueeraneca aad ae erage etal a a - 2 saa your own ideas othe clums below and make recommendations fora magi ‘Brame: Ze mag fon ricer dere ah “Temagsan couldnche photogrohs gg 208 an Interns = Shogg ——Steetnen and women ines time rt ‘aturng ————— mepiaing 2 {3 Choose pla AorB and ek one or two ideas in ach section that you'd inde, Ad your own es, A. Sport Berens —hocographs o sportsmen and women eh musicians T tntees about extreme sports wih sportspeopte features about cba win shin designers asic Photographs — lye of current pop songs — oftive concerts nerves wien micas — otsportng eves links to ee MPS downlaads — otelotes and sccestoies Foshion Articles — Interviews wth designers — about muse sys — photos ote atest fashions tone atfret sports — tetas abou clothes hops aon the atest fstvons 4, Write supporting sentences for the eas you ticked in exece 3