> EXTRA WRITING PRACTICE 3

A Report of an Event
1 Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.
1 in the school stadium / last Saturday / was held / the match
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2 will buy / tomorrow / I / a ticket / you / at school

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3 my friend / they / at the video competition / first prize / gave

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4 food / packed / before the class trip / the parents / for all the students
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5 for the school newspaper / pictures / took / a few students

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2 Form sentences by matching A and B.

A B
1 It was the great moment that .......... a for everyone to show their work.
2 Excitement was .......... b see all the projects.
3 It was really impressive to .......... c this event.
4 It was a great opportunity .......... d in the air.
5 They had spent months preparing for .......... e we had all been waiting for.

3 Complete the chart with the phrases below to show the correct plan for a report of an event.
1 what the atmosphere was like 5 where the event took place
2 when the event took place 6 a general idea of what the event was
3 what people did at the event 7 good / bad / interesting things that happened
4 whether the event was successful in general 8 general summing up of the event

Opening

Body

Closing

4 These sentences are taken from the description of an event. Write where they belong:
O (in the opening), B (in the body) or C (in the closing).
1 Three buses full of sleepy students left at 7 am for the two-hour trip. ..........

2 Last Tuesday, all the students in our year went to the Natural History Museum. ..........

3 Every student should visit this amazing museum at least once. ..........

4 The museum guide gave us a fascinating tour of the dinosaur and sea life sections. ..........

5 All in all, it was a great way to learn about our planet and the creatures that live on it. ..........