Reading and Writing

After reading
4. Scan the previous texts and complete the chart.
Bob Geldof Juanes Sean Penn Charlize Theron
Nationality Irish Colombian American South African
Age 58 36 49 33
Occupation Actor and songwriter Musician Actor Actress
She is a UN messenger of
How he / she He fights against world
hunger. / He organizes the He has a foundation to help He works for social causes. / peace. / She fights to stop
helps people Live Aid concerts. landmine victims. He is an anti-war leader. violence against women. /
She defends animal rights.

5. Write differences among the celebrities. See the example.

a. Juanes has three daughters and Bob Geldof has two.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Before writing
6. Read the following comment. Pay attention to its parts.

Idea 1 Examples
In my opinion, helping people is not easy, but celebrities have
the influence to do it. Juanes and Sean Penn are good examples.
They worry about different issues, so they help people in different
ways: Juanes has a foundation to aid landmine victims and Sean
Penn is a political activist (he is also an anti-war leader).

Examples

But you don’t need to be a celebrity to help. I’m not famous,

but I help people around me. How? Well, I listen to my friends’
concerns and give them good advice. I also send non-perishable
food items to victims of natural disasters.
Idea 2

Helpful Note
You can use expressions such as In my opinion,
I think and I consider that to start a comment.
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 7. Write a comment about two of your favorite artists. First, organize your ideas using an outline.
Follow the model.
Helpful Note
IDEA 1 IDEA 1
• Use a comma:
Helping people is not easy,
- when you put also at the
but celebrities have the
beginning of a sentence:
influence to do it.
Also, he is an anti-war
leader.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES - when but functions as a
Juanes, Sean Penn conjunction: He’s really
busy, but he finds time for
his family.
IDEA 2 • Don’t use a comma:
IDEA 2
- when you put also in the
I’m not a celebrity, but I
middle or at the end of
help the people around me.
a sentence: She’s also
an actress. She defends
EXAMPLES animal rights also.
EXAMPLES - when but functions as a
I listen to my friends’ concerns. preposition: He’s not an
I send non-perishable food items actor but a musician.
to victims of natural disasters.

Writing
8. Now, write your comment.

After writing
9. Evaluate and correct your text by
a. finding misspelled words.
b. checking grammar (as well as the appropriate use of so, but and also).
c. finding and deleting unnecessary sentences.
d. checking punctuation.
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