GREAT WRITING 2: Great Paragraphs Pak Unit 1 ELEMENTS OF GREAT WRITING Activity 1, pages 4-5 Before Paragraph 1.1 Possibleanswers: 1. In South America 2, Brazil has more people. Brazil bigger. 4, The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. itis Spanish in Chile Alter Paragraph 1.1 Possibleanswe 1. This paragraph discusses the geography, the number of people, and the languages of Brazil and Chile 2. The most important difference between Brazil and Chile (specified beginning) is language. This makes ‘communication between the countries more difficult. Paragraphs Activity 2, page 6 1. be (is/are), differ, shows, takes up, have, live, speak 2, Because the paragraph states facts aboutthe two countries. Activity 3, page 6 ‘Answers will vary. Activity 4, page 7 Before Paragraph 1.2: Answers will vary. Alter Paragraph 1.2: Possibleanswers: 1. The purpose of this paragraph isto tell how to make an egg salad sandwich, 2, First, Finally 3. By following all ofthese steps, Activities 5-6, page 8 Answers will vary Activity 7, pages 8-9 Before Paragraph 1.3: Answers will vary. Alter Paragraph 1.3 1. Yes 2, Topic Sentence: At somenoint parents must decide, ‘The writer wants to explain that parents have different ‘opinions about whether their children should have pets. 3. Satrme cnet esrb te ret irerterterttetar or ‘the furniture: 4, Seven. 5. Concluding sentence: a sum.akhough many children, want apet, parents are divided on this topic, Possible answer:The topic sentence and the concluding sentence both discuss the main idea of parents allowing their children to have pets, Activity 8, page 10 1, Topic sentences: 4.1. Brazil and Chile are near each other, bu these two South American countries differ in geography, population, and language. 1.2. An egg salad sanduwich is one of the easiest and most delicious foods to make for lunch. Possible answer:The topic sentence for ‘Brazil and Chile” clearly states the three points in the paragraph. I's not asclearin“An Easy Sandwich’ what the paragraph willbe about. 2. Concluding sentences: 1,1 These countties are near each other, but they are clearly different in several important ways. 1.2 By following al of these steps, anyone can make this dlicious sandwich, Possible answer:The topic sentence and concluding, sentence in Paragraph I.1 both state that the countries are rear each other, but different in several ways. The topic sentence in Paragraph 7.2 talks about how easy it fs to make this sandwich, and theconcluding sentence repeats this idea by saying “anyone can make this delicious sandwich.” Activity 9, pages 10-12 Possibleanswers: Paragraph 1.4 1, Formany students, eteaders are better than paper books, 2. ty mencthas are reader-andshe-convinced meta a 3. For these reasons, e-readers are better for students than traditional books Possible answer:This sentence restates the main idea of the topic sentence. Paragraph 1.5 1, The mainidea isthat New York Cityis well-known, 2. No. Possible topic sentence: It isdificult to find anyone in the world who does nat know New York City, 3. Yes 4. For thesereasons, everyone knows about thiscity. Paragraph 1.6 1. The main dea is that Simon Bolivar was agreat hero to people in many countries in Latin America2. Yes. Simon Bolivar(1783~1830) was one of South America’s greatest heroes anda very powerful man 3. No. Spanishis thenational language inat-least22- countries | 4, Although Bolivarsname isnot as well-known outside Latin ‘America, many people there believe that he is the most Important person in their history Activity 10, page 13 1. The geography of Turkey is unique, (3) 2. Most countries are onone continent, but Tukey lesin both dsiaand Europe, (4) 3. The Asianpat of the countrys much larger than the European par (5) 4. Two European countries that border Turkey are Bulgaria and Greece, 5) 5. Turkey has coasts on the Agediterranean Sea and the Black ‘ea.(3) 6. Half ofits landis higherthan 1000meters above sea level (3) 7. In fact, two-thirds ofthe countrys higher than 800meters above'sea level.) 8. The geographyis one reason millions of tourists visit this ‘country every year, (2) Activity 11, page 13 Possible ttle: The Unique Geography of Turkey ‘The geography of Turkey is unique. Most countries are ‘on ane continent, but Turkey lie in bot Asia and Europe. The Asian partof the country is much larger than the European part, Two European countries that border Turkey are Bulgaria ‘and Greece. Turkey has coasts on the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Half of its land is higher than 1,000 meters above sea evel. in Fact, two-thirds ofthe country higher than 800 meters above sa level. The geography is one reason millions of tourists visit this country every year Activity 12, page 14 1, The main method of transportation in these five islands ‘re athe public bus system, 2. C: Everybody prefers to live near the ocean because its less dry. 3. |: The trees behind the new high school#s are very tall 4. Earth revolves around the sun, 5. I: According to the new rules, a pilot and a copilot Ares fy this type of large plane, 6, The three baby elephants at the 200 weighs just under 300 pounds, 7. C:There are many interesting things to do in San Francisco. 8, I: Each player on both teams needs the ability to run very fast. 9. C:Laughingwith friendsis ahealthy wayto spendtime, 10, I: Everyone with five correct answers gets a passing grade, Activity 13, page 15 his 2 are 3s does 9. are 10. is; visit Activity 14, page 15 Possible tile: Two Great Japanese Cities ‘One reason many people want to vist Asis to see Japan. Inmany people's opinions, the best places to visit in Japan ‘are Tokyo and kyoto. Tokyo isa very modem city with many tallbuildings. Infact, the skyscrapers in Tokyo are some of the tallest buildings in the world, However, the city skyline with these incredibly tall buildings does not look lke the scenery in kyoto atall. Life in Kyoto moves more slowly than life in Tokyo, Kyoto is not only smaller but also much older. Kyoto was the ‘capital of Japan along time ago. There are still many historic buildings in Kyoto, so tourists can see them allover the city Life in these two places is quite different, and tourists visit each city for very different reasons. Activity 15, page 16 The Hard Work of a Kindergarten Teacher ‘Some people think that Mira Ahmed has an easy Job, but teaching a class of 22 very young children are isnot easy, Mira isa kindergarten teacher. Class begins at 8:00 am, but every teacher arrives by 730. Before class, Mira sets up the room for her students, The students arrive between 7-45 and 8:00, and then the class begins. The young students in her lass keeps her extremely busy forthe rest ofthe day. They play games and learn new things. However, there ts are always afew small problems, Sometimes a child runs around the room or enpctigs, but Mira ties to be very patient with allof her students. After school, she attends meetings and prepares lessons for the next day. Mira says she loves her job, butt really sa great dea of work BUILDING BETTER VOCABULARY Activity 16, page 17 allow let . attraction - popular place boil -very hot water contrast - differences convenient -easy ingredients fora recipe ‘majority-more than half population - people 9, remove -subtract 10, require-need Activity 17, pages 17-18 «a great deal of money >. atleast two people a tourist attraction a patient teacherextremely important an obvious error at approximately 2 p.m, convenient location convince someone a powerful earthquake Activity 18, page 18 1. attract differ difference different divide require requirements ‘tradition Activity 19, page 19 Answers wll vary. BUILDING BETTER SENTENCES Activity 20, page 19 1. Many politiciansin this country believesthe lawwill+e change in the near future 2. Cell phones are more advanced than they was were in the past 3. The normalretitement age fora teacherin the UK. is60, ‘but some teachers retire when they heve are 55 years old. 4. What wes were the political and economic effects of the ‘Great Wall of China? 5. Aword that ends in-ing can be a noun,a verb, or an, adjective. Activity 21, pages 19-20 ‘Answers will vary. Activity 22, pages 20-21 Possibleanswers: 1. The weather was extremely cold yesterday, soa majority of the fights rom Boston departed late 2. Jim Thorpe won Olympic gold medal in 1912, but he was not allowed to keep them, 3. Thailand and Malaysia are interesting countries in Southeast Asia, but very few tourists from North or South ‘America visit them. s. 6 7. a 8. 0. WRITING Activities 23-24, pages 21-22 ‘Answers will vary. Unit2 Developing Ideas for Writing ELEMENTS OF GREAT WRITING Activities 1-5, pages 26-28 Answers will vary. Activity 6, page 29 1. This website hasyaformation@paraa) about Gea) food. 2. The pyramids in Egypl SRRSpes GealeVHEGTD architecture 3: In Alaska GGrnMBD ys ae ves 4 -omputer can do this, very quickly. 5. Colorado isa glacebuloat0g0 skiing when it 6. Giraffes have veryfongnecks and are vammals, te room such as a basement 12, Aligators Geren though ther lags seven GOD) Activity 7, page 30 Paragraph 21 1. major 2. busy 3 cool 4 modem 5. odd 6 loud 7. pescefl 8 lucky Activity 8, page 31 Ancwers will vary. Activity 9, page 32 Paragraph 22 Riva Aan important part of the forest, and the quality of the rver affects the environment around it. The fresh claax water ishometoa ide variety of sh and plants. Thefish enjoy the ‘abundant supply ofinsects near the beautiful ver. The talltrees near the river ae grzen and healthy. Wild anima come to drink ‘the coal water and rest in the shade ofthe trees along the iver. Paragraph 23 River Bis an important part ofthe forest, and the quality ofthe rive affects the environment around t. The low, brown ‘water does not contain fish or plants The ish fight to catch the very limited numberof insects that live near the dity rer. The ‘ld trees near the riverare dying, They donot provide enough ‘over forthe wuld animals that try to drink from the polluted river. Answertey 3Activity 10, page 33 Possible answers: |. The mostcomman reason for getting a universitydegree Is to be able to get a(n) well-naying job inthe future. 2. Ain) huge spider scared my younger brother. 3. In tispicture, three brown and white cowsare eating 43s onthe beautiful mountain 4. A.good driver avoids dangerous stuations by being very ale at all times when driving. 5. Unfortunately, anew snackfood will not sell well ft isnot tastyand cheap, 6. The food initaly is delicious because it has various kinds of pasta and amazing sauces. 7. Dogs areaffectionate animals with a(n) inctedible ability to improve the lives of lonely people. 8. The waterat the beach was warm andthe swimmers were happy Activity 11, page 33 Possible answers: Title: The Mystery: Man AY strange man entered the *lively party. had * das hair and wore * black clothing. The shoes he wore were very odd. The man was not * friendly. Everyone in the room was * interested wen they fist saw him. He was a(n) "quiet man, {90.At fist, the man seemed ® angry, but then he became more gelaxed. He was actually very "intesesting. The man soon left and everyone was " happy thet they met him. Activity 12, pages 34-35 Ls ds such asthe verbs make and do Gay causDproblems for some students 2 C Thisoracess(Ge) ikea storm of ideas in your mind, 0 in&alled brainstorming.” 3. C Certain woids ina tite interest 4c aenence case oe nce relationship and i@an stanatone asa sentence. 5s ener Hy about one topic. 6c 450,000 pounds (204,117 kilograms) and it@152 feet (46 meters) high. 7. S Unlike in previous years the slow, brown water in the Galona River today@loes not contaDyish or plants. 8. C_ Sometimes, }a compound subject or verb, but it neverQasmore than one clause. Activity 13, page 35 Each year, milions of excited tourists from the United States and other counties allover the wor New York City. About ‘€2app from the United Sty and abot gugaierGatom other cours Ths. ‘tourstsamBto see the bright lights and exeting fe of New CO he Empire State Bullding and the statue of Liberty Perha thing to seetS Cena Par their New York A Great wating 2 Greet Paragraphs City experience by visting Times Square, 090 on tours through companies, but to discover the city on their own. New things to see and do, so. year Activity 14, page 36 1 saa ‘ocean, but theweathes, very dry. Prer al ‘easy to understand, andthe similar. Kcidedmaty Gre city each 3 nalexam@Dquestions abourthe Worot and GifakDabout PO minutes to answer wel 4 Sop cass@D aor dealt snc ven rt Stineton independent Activity 15, page 36 Possible answers: 1. Washington, OC isthe capital ofthe country, butitisnat 2. Fast food's very cheap, so many people.at it morethan. shevshould, 3. Leaming new vocabulary isimportant, andghere are many. ways todo it successfully, 4. Some students have a part-time job, and othersspend_ 5. September has 30 days,so itis shorter than August and. ‘Qctobes, Activity 16, page 37 ¥ Problems with Having a Pet Cat ¥ How to Buy a Used Car development 4, free freely 5. equal=> equally 6. simply simple 7. legal? legally 8. logical"? loaiec 98, increasing-> increase 10. finance-> financial Activity 12, page 148 |. education suddenly 1. crowded add drivers requirement 1. certainly majority Proposal 1. solution 2 3 5. 0.Activity 13, page 149 Possibleanswers: "Negative: 1. creates. lot of trash 2 the plastic is toxic tothe ‘environment and often ends up in the ocean 3. our food, (seafood) has plastic in it Positive: 1.it makes buying food convenient 2.it's very cheap 3, itdoesn't break lke glass does Activity 14, page 149 Possible topic sentence: ‘While using plastic is convenient and inexpensive, itis harming ‘the environmentand our food supply. BUILDING BETTER VOCABULARY Activity 15, page 150 1. ban -notallow 2. dlaim-say 3. debt-owe 4 injure -hurt 5. mandatory - must 6. obtain - get 7. occupation -job 8. prohibit-not permit 9. propose- suggest 10. volunteer-unpaid Activity 16, page 150-151 1, awaste of time 2. an old-fashioned idea 3. common sense 4, benefits ofa healthy diet 5. interact with someone 6. claim that something is true 7. prohibit the sae of cigarettes to teenagers 8. damage froma strong storm 9. occupations with high salries 0. one team versus another Activity 17, page 151 1. beneficial 2. benefit 3. concentrate 4. concentration 5. damaging 6. damage 7. occupy 8. occupied 9. propose 10. proposal Activity 18, page 152 ‘Answers wil vary. BUILDING BETTER SENTENCES: Activity 19, page 152 1. amajorty af voters vote in favor of thenew plan, taxes vill ¢o increase. (2) 2. A zecent study recent showed that peoplein big cities voted very differently than people in rural areas. (2) 3. Although biking very popular, bet many people prefer ‘walking as their most common modem af transportation. (2) Note: “Although” may be crossed out instead of “but.”) 4. Pilots will not land in very bad weather, (no comma) because they do not want 19 endanger the passengers. (3) 5. One of the main reasong for the increasing number of ‘car accidents ares an increase in the number of people ‘diving when they are sleepy. (3) Activity 20, page 153 Answers will vary Activity 21, page 153 Possibleanswers: 1. Some history teachers may require theirbest students to read additional journal articles. 2. Although most people believe atomato isa vegetable, several facts show that itis actually a fruit. 3. Awelkknown proverb says that people who live inglass houses should not throw stones. WRITING Activities 22-23, pages 154-155 ‘Answers will vary. Unit9 Narrative Paragraphs ELEMENTS OF GREAT WRITING Activity 1, page 158 Possible answer: The speaker might feel nervous or shy about speaking infront of his class Le ae 3 4 5 Activity 2, page 159 opie Sentence: € Beginning of the Story: € Middle of the Story: a,b End ofthe story:d Activity 3, page 160 After Paragraph 3.1 1. Possible answer:The purpose of Paragraph 9.1 isto tellthe author's story of getting lost ina department store, answertey V72. The story takes placein a department store in New York Cy. 3. Orderof events: a4 b 3 <2 a0 4, Possible answer: The story ends with an explanation of its significance to the author. Activity 4, page 161 ‘After Paragraph 92 Possible answers: 1. The purpose ofthis paragraph isto tell the story of how Cory Richards became an explorer for National Geographic. 2. It wasa freezing cold winter day, and mountain climber Cory Richards was climbing down from Gasherbrum I, the 13th-tallest mountain peakin the world, when his life changed in an instant. Gasherbum lis the 13th-tallest ‘mountain peak n the word, i located between Pakistan and China, and isnot an easy mountain to climb, 3. They sawa wallof snow and ice coming toward them. All ‘were hitand throvn to the ground. 4, The story ends with Cory Richards becoming @ National Geographic explorer ‘After Paragraph 9.3 1. Possible answer: The purposeof the paragraphs toive a lesson on making friends 2. The backgroundinformation is that the author used to {goto school in Toronto where he was on the football and ‘track teamsand had a ot of friends. t'simportant because it shows the difference between the author’ life in Toronto and his life in Florida 3. Possible ansuverl learned that to make friends, youhave to be open and have the courage to talk to new people Activity 5, page 162 Best answers: Luke's Adventure in Nepal, The Graduation Paty, ‘and Great Day nthe Mountains Activity 6, page 163, Answers willy. Activity 7, page 163 Possible answer: ‘Aman was hiking when he saw a bear. He decided to climba ‘ee, and a bear noticed him climbing and ran over. The man 100k out his phone to take a photo and the bear became angrier. The man put his phone away and raised his arms to scare the bear. The bear ran away. (Note:The actual photo is by National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore. Thisis not awild bear. This bearis trained andwas responding tois trainer and"acting’ angry) Activity 8, page 164 Answers ill vary. Activity 9, page 165 1. knew 2 followed 1B Great Wruing 2: Great Porographs 3. got 4, rode/was riding 5, looked 6. arrived 7. saw 8. was working as calling 10. went 11, heard 12, tumed 13, said 14, lefwas leaving 15, took 16. sent Activity 10, page 166 My First Job ‘The happiest day of my life was when | got my first job last year. After college, | ied for six months to get ajob with an advertising firm, but my luck was bad. Finally, one day my life ‘changed. While was eating a sandwich in a downtown coffee shop, my luck began to change. A young woman who was sitting next to me asked ifshe could read my newspaper. said (OK and we started talking, She began to tell me about herself, ‘She was an executive ina huge advertising company and was looking for an assistant. | told her that | was very interested inmass communication. She gave me her business card, and ‘within one week, ! gat ajob as her assistant. twas the best lunch of my life! BUILDING BETTER VOCABULARY Activity 11, page 167 1. casually -relaxed . document - paper . frighten - afraid | get over -be OK again incredibly -hard to believe shocked -surprised silence -no sound |. strategy plan 9. task-job 10. valuable - expensive Activity 12, page 167 - reply to an email . happened in an instant realized that | made a mistake to capture a special moment . frightened by 2 loud noise 3. reminds me of my childhood an advertising strategy a valid passport 8 900d relationship with your family 1. wonder wiry something happenedActivity 13, page 168 advertising advertise frighten frightened incredible Incredibly pain painful silently silence 1 Activity 14, page 168, Answers will vary. BUILDING BETTER SENTENCES Activity 15, page 169 1. On March 27, 1964, Alaska had asevere earthquake that sauised 139 deaths 2. The fist of the famous Star Wars movies was released to the publicin.on May 25,1977. 3. When it was time fr to board my flight forTokyo, Icould ‘re Dol find my boarding pass 4, The atportin San Francisco often gxpeviences long fight delays because of fog 5. Alaska becomes becamea state en ip 1958. Activity 16, page 169 1. As soon as arrived at the hotel, | realized that I did not have my laptop with me, 2. The worstday of my life occurred when | was31 years old 3. On the second day ofthe trip, Matt had a car accidentand hhad to go to the hospital 4, First, Iwrote dovmall the new vocabulary that Idid not know yet 5. My mostembarrassing moment took place at a supermarket when | was about 15 years old Activity 17, page 170 Possible answers 1. She was born ina smalltown in central Floridaon January 18, 2000. 2, My high schoo! graduation wascertainly the most important day in my ie, 3. My bestfriend and! were sitting on atrain in Frankfurt that ‘was going to Paris when our jong nightmare began, WRITING. Activities 18-19, pages 170-171 Answers will vary. U ELEMENTS OF GREAT WRITING Activity 1, pages 175-176 Topic Sentences: Inthe past, people did not live as long because they often died from bacterial infections, but this isnot true today, Because of antibiotics, people suddenly had longer lives and, therefore, time to accomplish more things. After Essay 10.1 1, The topicsentence in paragraph 2 statesthat lives were worse before antibiotics; The topic sentence in paragraph 3 states thata longer life means more time to do more things. These topics support the writer's opinion in the thesis statement that antibiotics were the most important liscavery of the last 100 years, 2, The writer discusses important inventions and makes the reader think first about what the most important invention was inthe last 100 years (before saying what the water thinks it was) 3. The conclusion repeatsthe ideasin theintroduction and summarizes the ideas in the essay/gives an opinion about the impact of antibiotics. Activity 2, page 176 Possibleanswers |. Introduction (What isthe thesis statement?) However in. ‘because they have allowed people toe longes, |. Body {onic sentence! inthe past people did notlive as, Jona because they often died from bacterial infections, but. ‘isisnotinue today, Body [topic sentence) Because of antibiotics, people sudldenly had longer lives and. therefore time to. ‘accomplish more things. IV, Conclusion (What doesit do?) Itexplains that ifthere were noantibiotics, we would not be able toeniov the quality of ‘Mfethat we have today, Activity 3, page 177 12 2, Possible answer: The first twosentences mention different answers to the question the thesis statement answers. Activity 4, page 177 Statements 1&3 are the two best thesis statements. 10 From Paragraphs to Essays Activity 5, page 178 Possible question: Why should students be required to take a cooking course? Possible ideas 1. Being able to cook your own food means youcan take care cof yourself when you live on your ove, 2, Being ableto cook your own food means you can save ‘money because eating in a restaurant can be expensive 3. Cooking your own food means you can control your diet and eat healthy foods. nsivartey 19Activity 6, page 179 1. people lst the most important inventions of the last 100 years 2. technology 3. antibiotics 4. quality of ife /improve our lives Activity 7, page 179 Answers all vary Activity 8, pages 180-181 b b 5.0 Activity 9, page 182 Answers wll vary Activity 10, page 183 1. Introduction (paragraph 1) A. Beginning of Essay 8, Thesis Statement: When people move toanew. ‘county mnanyof them heain te foinet natanly thei ‘culture but also theirfirstlanguage. and as ime passes. thewlose the many benefits of being bingual, 1M, Body (paragraph 2) Topic Sentence: One of the most basic. advantages af being bilingual is easier communication. ‘with more people around the word. ‘A. Supporting Idea: They can travelto more countries with lessworry. 8. Supporting Idea: They do not needa translatorand can communicatebetter IM, Body (paragraph 3) Topic Sentence: Speaking asecond anguage also allows people to learn about another culture through the spectal wordsand phrases in that language. ‘A._ Supporting dea: The expression “meat and potatoes” teaches us about what kinds offood this culture values. 8. Supporting Idea: The expressions “to raton someone” and "tobe ara teach us that rats do nothavea positive Jimage inthis culture. ._ Supporting dea: Through the baseball expressions 10 Zbitahomesun’ todo something that syery successfull 7 ‘sbotiob baseballs imporiantin theculture. W. Body (paragraph 4) Topic Sentence: Einaly, bilingualism. ‘cultures get along better |A. Supporting Idea: I/s easier tounderstand other people's ‘ideas, beliefs, and actions. 8. Supporting idea: is easlerto understand the problems and situations in other countries, V. Concluding paragraph (paragraph 5) |A._ Restatement of Thesis: The benefits of bilingualism are clear. 8. Opinion/Prediction: fpeople donot maintain thelr first language, they will cleaily miss outon all the wonderful benefit of being bilingual 20 creat writing Great Paragraphs Activities 11-12, pages 184-185, Answersvall vary. Activities 13-14, page 186 Answersvallyary BUILDING BETTER VOCABULARY Activity 15, page 187 accomplish -do bilingual -two languages, decade 10 years discovery -found 5. diverse - different expression say ‘maintain - keep mayor person 9. prevent stop 10, rural-nature Activity 16, page 187 maintan a good safety record focus on a specific issue a bilingual dictionary a decade of economic success to prevent an accident discover a better way to do something accomplish a goal a basic reason (for something) the mayor ofa city, 9. @ great invention from the 19205 Activity 17, page 188 accomplishment accomplish beneficial benefits inventor 1 invention maintain maintenance 9. prevent 10. prevention Activity 18, page 188 Answersvallvay. BUILDING BETTER SENTENCES Activity 19, page 189 Some words do not translate exactly from one language to another. InFrench, for example, there ate two ways to say know. ‘One i for knowing afact, and the other sfor knowing a person. English has the words make and do, but Spanish has only hacer.In Spanish, you use hacer with a reservation and homework, but this certainly seems strange to an Enalish speaker. Finally, the English verb missis hard to translate well into some foreign. languages. In summary tis hard to translate certain words from one language to another. Activity 20, pages 189-190 1. A,good mayor can accomplish a great dealif hisor her plans are creative, 2, Modern technology has brought many economic benefits, that can help improve people's ves. 3. Many studentsprefer to use abilingual dictionary when they ae trying to learn new vocabulary 4. One invention that has leary changed the word is the computer 5. Although cars are responsible fora lot of the pollution hat we have today, ey have been very portant tou Activity 21, page 190 Possible answers 1. Bad weather can cause traffic accidents and flight delays 2. Buenos Airesis the capital of and largest cityin Argentina 3. Oxygen isa colorless, odorless gasthat isessential to ‘human life WRITING Activity 22, page 191 Answers will vary. ansrerkey 21