Building SKALIs for the TOEFL iBT cet ores? wm Ade neChapter 1 Thinking and Writing Skill A Integrated Writing: Organizing Information Se RL ae ce ea CUR ac aC TU oa aa I UM os ead MS aySkill A Integrated Writing: Organizing Information Necessary Skills * Understanding information from both reading and listening passages « Taking notes on the reading and listening passages '* Using information from your notes in your writing « Synthesizing the information taken from both the reading and listening passages seen You will not see the prompt until after you finish reading and Read and listen, then writing, so taking notes is essential take notes Take notes of major points from both reading and listening, Read the question and Identify what kind of relationship between the reading and the understand the task —_ listening the question asks you to discuss. Choose the points that you need to discuss. Think about how the points in the lecture relate to the points in the reading. The Select ideas from listening passage will present details that will either challenge the your notes information presented in the reading, present a counter example, or describe the consequences of an attempt to solve a problem presented in the reading, Include information from both the reading and listening passages. Clearly show the relationship between the information presented Organize the ideas in the listening and that presented in the reading passage. Limit the time for organizing to less than 2 minutes, in order to ive yourself rore time for writing and editing Inari cig ston 17Skill A culenee Practice 1 Read the following passage. Then, look at the note diagram and fill in the missing information. Should students in Turkey be allowed to wear their head scarves in class? This issue is currently under debate. There are even politicians in the Turkish parliament suggesting head scarves be banned by law. ‘Most universities in Turkey have rules forbidding Musiim students from wearing head scarves inside buildings, but not all professors agree with these rules. Many professors are sympathetic toward their female Muslim students. Muslim women are typically uncomfortable not wearing head scarves in public. Issue: head scarves in class Pro: Some in parliament, most — ptoposed law — existing at universities Con: — Muslim women, many — women without head scarves 48 chapters Hinting a irnaa tssue fo) topic of asusson or Hebate ‘debate in: Sdactstion mn which two or rove ile opinions on & {ope ore expressed parliament (9): he top lavesnaking group ot partisans im 9 county bban (vk 1 rohit of fat ot sympathetic (a): ‘icing the sme eretions as ‘eatng 0 me fecings oFa (} Now listen to a lecture related to the topic in Step 1. Fill in the blanks of the note diagram below with the keywords or key phrases shown, Not all of the words dr phrases will be used. Problem with head scarves: Image ink: Sani: av opinion based on rye appesance — image of head scarves — old-fashioned, tarnish (ve Sage ppewoes of t0 ‘rake wget — modern image — look like a__person outlay tepan by ow to make . Zaretnng unsabe ys Another exemple of fashion: the fez en Conon ea gst he - hat for men ots trains fs : tracts wis sanded hat — banned in 20° century Lispsriinep esta big deal early image outlawed public traditional uncivilized Western Review your notes from both the reading and the lecture, Pay attention to the main ideas and supporting details. Rewrite the ideas as complete sentences. Reading: Main idea: Supporting idea Supporting idea: Lecture: Main idea: Supporting idea: Supporting idea Ineratextng ergs Marson 19 ifNeen een Use the main ideas and details from Steps 1, 2, and 3 to complete the passage. Include information from both the reading and the lecture. According to the reading, some people in to ban head scarves politicians and universities are in favor of or laws head scarves in class. However, Muslim women and some professors are such rules and laws. Those who are against argue that they give Turkey abad__. Women wearing head scarves give Turkey an or image. This issue is similar to one in the past when the in outlawed from ‘wearing the in public. 20 chapter Tag an angSkill A rl Practice 2 Read the following passage. Then, look at the note diagram and fill in the missing information. Many schools teach that Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Did he really? Scientists have found evidence of a Viking village in Newfoundland that existed 500 years before Columbus sailed to the New World. Now, historians admit that Vikings reached North America first. Yet, many still contend that Columbus’ voyage in 1492 was more important. The Vikings had only one village. Historians say Columbus opened the door for European settlement of the Americas evidence (ok: Something elu for making & feecuson admit: fosay wien one has creed neta, to conte: contend (vi: fosay something eve co ‘voyage fn: 2 tended tp. on byse8 settlement (ok heproces of staring Issue: Who the Americas? Vikings: = — had in Newfoundland — arrived five years before Columbus Columbus: — say his voyage in was more important — opened the door for European eg ng CrosmanUse the main ideas and details from Steps 1, 2, and 3 above to complete the passage. include information from both the reading and the lecture. Did Christopher__really__the New World? We know that the reached 500 years before Columbus arrived in . Some believe that Columbus visited before he went to America. They think he learned about North America from the people there. However, there is not enough to prove that this happened. Even though the ___got there first, many say that Columbus's to North America was more important. The Vikings had only one in Newfoundland, Columbus apened the door to European regan artes Oeinngatmaten 23(7) Now listen to a lecture related to the topic in Step 1. Fill in the blanks of the note diagram below with the keywords or key phrases shown. Not all of the words or phrases will be used. of Net comes at 3 — physical problems and problems Main problem of Net people from — don't have ~ - contact — forget of others online convenience dangers isolates price ‘encyclopedia Sretwence book wth ‘nfomation on varous tones drranged alphabetical convenient (ad a5 10 reach comfortable to Ieoated ace saparated trom others solitary contact (ok: 5 coming tgeter a conrecton face-to-face society Review your notes from both the reading and the lecture. Pay attention to the main ideas and supporting details. Rewrite the ideas as complete sentences. Reading: Main idea: Supporting idea: Supperting idea: Lecture: Main idea: ‘Supporting idea: ‘Supporting idea: oman re: igang neater 25LEE = Use the main ideas and details from Steps 1, 2, and 3 above to complete the passage. Include information from both the reading and the lecture. The is an amazing _ but you should be careful how you use it, You can do lots of things on the Internet, such as information, watching movies, with people all over the world, and______. However, as the reading points out, you may find bad things online, too. There are some websites that __ should not see. Also, dishonest people may use the Internet to steal money or even steal your personal The reading aiso says that using the Internet too often can cause problems. On top of all this, the professor says in her lecture that the internet also causes problems, She says people may become from society, They may also forget about other people's _online because they don't see those people -__ 26 chapters king stigSkill A Astronomy Practice 4 Read the following passage. Then, look at the note diagram and fill in the missing information. | \s Pluto a planet? Scientists first believed that it was. Now, many are changing their minds. Like all planets, Pluto has enough gravity to pull | itself into a sphere. It even has its own moon. Scientists have also detected | that Pluto has a very thin atmosphere. All of these facts support the idea that Pluto is @ planet. Since we have been calling it a planet since its discovery in 1930, a lot of people are in favor of just leaving it that way. Issue: Is Pluto a ? —some are changing their minds Pro: — shaped like a —hasa — has a thin — been called a planet since distant (ads foavay, remote ares (ak 23st par or section apace sphere (n): 2 round, Dakshaped object erect (We fe ta acu discovery (n 2 finding oF new knowsLeen enn IIEIIEIISyInIIEEIIIEEEEEnInSInt (7) Now listen to a lecture related to the topic in Step 1. Fill the blanks of the note diagram below with the keywords or key phrases shown, Not all of the words or phrases will be used. definition in Problem with Pluto's Sr undestandng; a stent of dracon. “ \asification (nk ‘troupng, an orgenaton Sint fo —__ to objects from Fehrs iy nese ‘hed teh —is tiny acanangee despite (prep inane of een though Evidence that it is “not a — fits definition of —has a orbit dassification comet gravity Kuiper Belt planet similar sphere tilted Review your notes from both the reading and the lecture. Pay attention to the main ideas and supporting details. Rewrite the ideas as complete sentences. Reading: Main idea: Supporting idea: Supporting idea: Lecture: Main idea: Supporting idea: Supporting idea: 2B chapters Tike ica— =a Use the main ideas and details from Steps 1, 2, and 3 above to complete the passage. Include information from both the reading and the lecture. Some scientists are thinking about changing the f Pluto. Should it be called a ____? On one hand, the reading passage says Pluto has several characteristics to a planet. It orbits 2 star, has enough to form a has an and has a On the other hand, the lecture explains that Pluto looks thane} Skill B , 1 NS Practice 1 =a | fivad the following passage, Underline the main idea. Predict how the listening passage may | contrast with the reading. | pit Bryson has written several books on the history of the Engish Seman thmoarg ner | language. He explains that Britain’ mage English an international | language in the 19° century th the expansion of is empire. Americas, ante though, have been the driving force behind the spraad of English nthe Shas ana 20° century. Bryson asserts that Americas commercial influence sa | Sues | | iain factor. American exports roach every cotnet of the gkibe. rien | america’ cultural influence i anather key factor, American movies, eae, | music, and books can be found almost everywhere, Below is important information from the reading above, After each sentence are twe possible pparophrases of it, Choose the best paraphrase for each sentence, A, America’s commercial influanice is a main factor. 1, The buying and selling power of America is ane reason. 2. This s one af the misty things that Americans buy. B, America’s cultural influence is another key factor, 1. A second reastn is that Amevicatt cullure has influenced ether countries. 2. Americans ate highly influenced by world culture. C. In the space below, write a paraphrase of the main idea that you underlined. BE Comer thekowweiitrn() Now listen to a lecture related to the topic in Step 1. Fill in the blanks of the note diagram below with the keywords or key phrases shown. Not all of the words or phrases will be used. Factors driving spread of English * Business * Hollywood of online content in English — fewer for searches not in English - of hits for in English — most content available in American English E&9 English hits majority searches spreading Internet ubiquitous fait ‘ery common widespread (ad ‘oman inary places couple (aa ‘suo deaty (ad) “tho Sou; nor vogue avalable ac ces: ready tobe used millions uncommon Look at the phrases and sentences from the lecture notes. Try to think of synonyms for the words listed. Write correct sentences to paraphrase these notes using the synonyms that you thought of. A. majority of online content in English synonyms: — majority - ‘online content - paraphrase B. fewer hits for searches not in English synonyms: fewer - not in English - paraphrase Imapsed Yetng Panshning 33ee eo A. Changing Keywords Below are two incomplete parophrases af key infarmation from the lecture, Fill in the missing parts with words or phrases from the box, These words and phrases are synonyms or are similar ity meaning te the actual words used in the lecture. + drvingfintluencingrencouraging in the past, todtayyyenes age, these daysthen, now # mainkeyimportant ‘* mostite majorityithe lsrgest amount * presented/avelablegiven = online contentintormation on the Web 1. Two factors the spread of English both aie are business and Hollywood, 2 —— ot in tris in American Englsts B. Changing Sentence Structure Try te complete the following parapheases of the sentences from part A above. 1. American businewes and Hollywood are two key factors that 2. Typically, Amatican Engich is what is used Head the following sentences taken from the reading and the lecture. Create news sentences by combining the ideas in each pair of sentences, £2) Americas. thous, ' ee ve base Pet alin rom darian hry agar se by ee MI pee Bae A 2 eeDennen ee EEE o () Now listen to a lecture related to the topicin Step 1. Fill in the blanks of the note diagram below with the keywords or key phrases shown. Not all of the words or phrases will be used. How sunlight helps us: eiecertien i ‘A) Prevents illness SShrcorsantn that may cause 8) Kills trata ak Se te torn tt — hospitals without much have aceon | germs sw regain health after a sickness ie ct cent _ Sn toa on der with more sunlight have germs ihnksowin es Toren — more sunlight = people recover sunlight fewer less glass bacteria mare hospitals faster Look at the phrases and sentences from the lecture notes. Try to think of synonyms for the words listed. Write correct sentences to paraphrase these notes using the synonyms that you thought of. ‘A. Sunlight kills germs that cause sickness. synonyms: germs - sickness - paraphrase: B. recover faster synonyms: recover - faster - paraphrase: |ES A. Changing Keywords Below are two incomplete paraphrases of key information from the lecture. Fi parts with words or phrases from the box. These words and phrases are synonyms or are in meaning to the actual words used in the lecture. * light/rays/sunbeams * fatal/ife threatening/deadly * prevent/stop/heal * illnesses/sicknesses/diseases * harmvhurtidamage/injure/impair * giving them/causing/inducing * solar lighvlight from the sun/rays from the sun « serious/dangerous/severe 1 can actually or cure a lot of that can be 2. Even though___ from the sun can sometimes people by skin cancer, it isn’t usually 8, Changing Sentence Structutie’ Try to complete the’ ‘ition BiStdines of the sentences from jpart A se Allovol these illnesses that can 4 Sil whrthese illnesses that can be Ste threwtenineg—— yD istrue that sunlight cain lide Road the fisting seritancns tadine front tte reading nrabthii tecture, Cem mew sentenran © >: by combining theitoasin each sit oF sentences: 4A) Mary abithalsitngtathivaistsicit ane mois aetore im these ities «| (B) Perhani( Hep Erhasuineytionene rontight mee mlisaty tran anid. (AE): (A) Sunlight aunckmntie eemielbom seutbleg oan sitiaamately lise (8) Sunight3}enshillliptrrcaariducterinstbat-ceusesitewes) se sickiress: (Ayo: a) mpeve leony Potatoes Ro:Skill B ; 1 Science Practice 3 Read the following passage. Underline the main idea. Predict how the listening passage may contrast with the reading, split (ok Everything that we know of is made cf something called atoms. ath vo. tous | They are made of particles called electrons, protons, and neutrons. sree | | When atoms are split, large amounts of heat and energy are created. ncaa te: | This is called nuclear power. Scientists can use this energy to make om ei | electricity. A steam turbine and then a generator are used to convert poked fie aes nuclear power into electricity. Although many people have fears about neeecty | nuclear power, it is an excellent way to make electricity. {Seton ea Below is important information from the reading above. After each sentence are two possible paraphrases of it. Choose the best paraphrase for each sentence. A. Scientists can use this energy to make electricity. 1. Scientists are able to produce electricity from that type of energy. 2. Scientists convert nuclear power into electricity. B. Althouch many people have fears about nuclear power, itis an excellent way to make electricity. 1, Though there are fears about how the electricity is made, people support the use of nuclear power in this way. 2. Nuclear power is a good way to make electricity even though lots of people have fears about it . In the space below, write a paraphrase of the main idea that you underlined 38 capers riencesee 1) Now listen to a lecture related to the topic in Step 1. Fill in the blanks of the note diagram below with the keywords or key phrases shown. Not all of the words or phrases will be used. Reasons for not using ene cate nr A) waste is deadly ‘garbage: useless material that ‘Sra fer a proces rade 8) ______can happen edt woke aro ‘went ©) high cost for 2 edt: boxes needed to bury waste Stead tomate toe time to break down mace iy poison durable Look at the phrases and sentences from the lecture notes. Try to think of synonyms for the words listed. Write correct sentences to paraphrase these notes using the synonyms that you thought of. A. accidents can happen synonyms: accident - happen - paraphrase: B. durable boxes needed to bury waste synonyms: durable - needed - bury - paraphrase:a A. Changing Keywords Below are two incomplete paraphrases of key information from the lecture. Fill in the missing parts with words or phrases from the box. These words and phrases are synonyms or are similar in meaning to the actual words used in the lecture. + costs a great deal/costs a lovis costly —_* nuclear reactors/atomic energy plants/buildings where nuclear power is made + a lot of/many/a large number of ‘trees, flowers, and shrubs/fiora/greenery * caused/done * injury/damage/narm a has already been 10 people, and animals 2. Making the safe B, Changing Sentence Structure Try to complete the following paraphrases of the sentences from part A above. 1. Already, many people, plants, and animals have been 2. The cost is very high Read the following sentences taken from the reading and the lecture. Create new sentences by combining the ideas in each pair of sentences. (A) This is called nuclear power. (B) Scientists can use this energy to make electricity. (A)+(B): (A) There is one main reason for not using it (8) The waste is 2 deadly poison (A)+(B): 40 cranes Trg MinsSkill B 1 Earth Science Practice 4 Read the following passage. Underline the main idea. Predict how the listening passage may contrast with the reading. What kled the dinosaurs? The cause of the extinction of dinosaurs is gxtntan ah Unclear, One theory argues that gradual changes on Earth made the ssw o pin dpa tom dinosaurs die out. Scientists have been looking for ciues that will help tmearyx support this theory. For example, from the location of various dinosaur ey" runt Paitin an bones, scientists believe these huge animals walked long distances to find SN parapets food, This might indicate plants in one area ded for some reason, so the Sani auton dinosaurs moved to @ new area. As it became harder and harder to find Sowrnot ain food, more dinosaurs died out. Finally, when no more food could be eee found, the dinosaurs became extinct. ‘without producing oftgring Below is important information from the reading above. After each sentence are two possible paraphrases of it. Choose the best paraphrase for each sentence. The cause of the extinction of dinosaurs is unclear. 1. The reason the dinosaurs disappeared from Earth is not known for certain. 2. Scientists disagree on the clarity of dinosaur extinction, As it became harder and harder to find food, more dinosaurs died out. 1. More and more dinosaurs died out because they could not find food 2. The dinosaurs contributed to a lack of food. In the space below, write a paraphrase of the main idea that you underlined. Iai is Ping 4EEUU EE EE (7) Now listen to a lecture related to the topic in Step 1. Fill in the blanks of the note diagram below with the keywords or key phrases shown. Not all of the words or phrases will be used. sudden (ad: | Dinosaur extinction Sic nthe wena dsappens suddenly killed when ____ from space the Smee mcone nenestent huge fc | Earth ‘very large caster (ok i Clue=___—_in ocean near Mexico: a hence jperet nee After Earth was hit: sete impact — and dust flew into eee — some dinosaurs killed by or explosion — some dinosaurs died because of or no food i : atmosphere cold weather crater floods hit object plants, steam Look at the phrases and sentences from the lecture notes. Try to think of synonyms for the words listed, Write correct sentences to paraphrase these notes using the synonyms that you thought of. ‘A. suddenly killed when object from space hit the Earth synonyms; suddenly - killed - object from space - hit - paraphrase: B. some dinosaurs killed by floods or explosion synonyms: floods - explosion - paraphra AD chap 1 Thing ond egA. Changing Keywords Below are two incomplete paraphrases of key information from the lecture, Fill in the missing Parts with words or phrases from the box. These words and phrases are synonyms or are similar in meaning to the actual words used in the lecture. © suddeniy/quicklyvery fast + at the same time/at once/suddenly * other researchers/some people/others _* slowiy/ittle by litle/over timerbit by bit/gradually + became different/changed * thoughtridea/theory . That the Earth very slowly, causing dinosaurs to die out believe is that a change caused the dinosaurs to die B. Changing Sentence Structure Try to complete the following paraphrases of the sentences from part A above. 1. Very gradual changes on the Earth caused dinosaurs 2. Others argue that dinosaurs disappeared Read the following sentences taken from the reading and the lecture. Create new sentences by combining the ideas in each pair of sentences. (A) One idea is that gradual changes on Earth made them die out (8) The other is that they were killed by something that hit Earth. (A)+(8): (A) Scientists study the very old bones of animals in rocks. (8) They can see that many animals have disappeared. (A)+(B):PPT OM ules ots cohs C Necessary Skills # Describing a personal experience + Expressing an opinion on an issue and supporting it with concrete examples and details ‘© Organizing ideas in an effective way Read the question and understand the task Brainstorm Organize ideas Be sure that you understand the question and what the question requires you to do. Try to take less than 5 minutes to brainstorm, ‘Write down all the ideas you can think of to support your opinion Think of ways to express those ideas in English. Do not try to organize these points. You will select major ideas and organize them in the next step. Select major ideas that can be developed into topics. Do NOT include ideas that are unconnected to the task or main ‘topics. Organize so that minor ideas act to support the major ideas. Select examples that clearly support the topics. Your organization may look like this. introductior Body Conclusion Restatement of the question Support idea 1+ examples Restatement of the thesis Thesis statement Support idea 2 + examples Support idea 3 + examplesSkill C Experience Practice 1 Read the question and think about your own experience. List some ideas about your experiences in the blanks. Some people learn by reading about things. Others learn by doing things. Which of these methods of learning is better for you? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice Things | learned by reading Things | learned by doing: math swimming changing the ink in my printer installing programs on my computer Read the sample response below and underline three sentences that are central to the organization of the passage. We learn new things all the time. When we are children, we learn infomation (a itr rower information from our parents, ftom our friends, or from teachersin school. Luray ‘When we are adults, we learn things from older people, irom colleagues, 2 fevon cir he age of 18 mt ‘or even from younger people. Although we ere all learning all the time, caleague fox people learn in different ways. Some people learn by reading. Others ee learn by doing, Personally | learn better by doing than by reading, Sire cena: (One thing | learned by doing was how to install programs on my fran computer. Ths isa simple thing if you know how to do it. f you donot stn zare wat moa already know, it can be confusing, The first time |got a new program presrem en for my comauter, | read the instructions for how to instal it. | did not really S29 oka macs understand the instructions. It seemed like they were written in a foreign ‘speatic function language. Then, | put the CD in my computer. | pushed buttons and Sauna ad, licked with my mouse. | installed the program without the instructions scion nt at all. Now, | know how to install any program on my computer. something Some people disagree with my point of view. They say they have Sa rinctines ernest to read the instructions to learn how to do things. They do not want = matian to make any mistakes. | think it is OK to make mistakes, When! make mitt tk a mistake, | learn not to-do it that way again. | also lean what happens when | make that mistake. These are both important things to know when you learn to do something new.a Answer the following questions in relation to the thesis and topic of the response in Step 2. 1. What is the thesis statement of the essay? (Write it) ‘What is the topic sentence of the body paragraph? (Write it.) Answer the following questions in relation to the organization of the response in Step 2. 1. Which “side” of the prompt does this essay take? 2. What example does the writer give to support the thesis statement? 3. Does the writer present a comment or idea from the other side in the conclusion? If so, what is the comment or idea? 4. What is the main idea of the conclusion? rece wig ing 47——_—_————————— oOo Read the sample response presenting another possible answer to the prompt from Step 1. Do you learn by reading about things, or do you learn by doing things? For me, the best way of learning is by reading. | can learn more information in a shorter period of time by reading than | could by doing. If | have to participate in an activity in order to learn it, it takes a long time. Also, | think learning by reading is better than learning by doing | love to read, so | am absorbing information from books all the time. For example, | recently read a book about Africa. | learned a lot of information about Africa from that book. If | had to actually travel +o Africa to learn about it, it would take a lot of time. It would also cost a lot of money to travel to Africa. So, learning about a new place is more convenient and more affordable by reading about that place. ‘Some people say that experience is a better teacher than books. They insist that they can remember things better if they do them rather than just read about them. | think learning that way is too limited. Even if | traveled to Africa to learn about it, | would only see a small part of ‘Africa, There would be many features | would never learn about because | would not see them. On the other hand, I could read about many different features in one book and learn tons of things. Reading is the best way to learn. period in nirtenal of me Participate (v7: fe take par to atte 30 tomethng| ativiy (0): ask that equres acon or absor fore mio ean nse of fovep hrsek frat even teu recently fave: ‘recent bres not ane ag0 affordable (a: not exerane insist tobe cote fan epinen: 10 rot veld ed ae rested certains feature (n): achaacert # tata qualty After studying the two sample responses, give your own opinion on the prompt. Brainstorm your own ideas below. Then, type your essay on a computer. Brainstorming 48 coupon There me teeExperience Skill C Practice 2 Read the question and think about your own experience. List some ideas about your experiences in the blanks. Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples in your answer. Good Neighbors are helpful when needed respect other neighbors’ privacy Bad Neighbors: are noisy don’t mind their own business/are nosy Read the sample response below and underline three sentences that are central to the organization of the passage. {tS important to have good neighbors. | am lucky to have very good neighbors where we lve. | think our neighoors are good because they have been friendly since the fist day we movedin. Also, whenever a neighborly thing should be done, they always cooperate, or help out, People sometimes complain that their neighbors are difficult, but we have never had any problems with our neighbors. On the contrary, we like our neighbors a lot an! we think that our reighboss lke us. Two {ualtes that make 2 good neighbor, then, ae friencliness and helpfulness. Our neighbors are good neighbors because they are friendly and helpful. 1 remember the first summer we moved in. One of our neighbors saw that we ‘were new, 50 she introduced us to her family and told us ta ask her if we ever needed anything. In the weeks that followed, the weather was hot and she invited our kids to swim with her children at the pool. Since then, our children and hers have become good friends, Before leaving for summer vacation, we were worried about leaving our house empty for two weeks. Our neighbor offered to collect the letters from our mailbox every day and to make sure our house was OK. Now, whenever she and her family go away, we help them in the same way and keep an eye on their house. Most people realize that having good neighbors is very important. Indeed, | wes lucky to have kind and helpful neighoors with whom we quickly becerie friends, But | also learned a valuable lesson from these neighbors. I eared the one ‘thing as important as having @ good neighbor is being a good neighbor yourset cooperate (y: Tower oF st gator situ fo ot es 0 get along wth trios contrary (a) ‘oppose to what was stated Sree quality Introduce Yo preset rte about omncre fr te Set time empty fotoruped: with nbd offer vt “emake ole to volunser calect (7h feta ae keep keep an eye on ( phvaseion roman ter oud, 10 beep te lize TB undersane 6 krow Indecent Barsermng 49Answer the following questions in relation to the thesis and topic of the response in Step 2. 1. What is the thesis statement of the essay? (Write it.) 2. What is the topic sentence of the body paragraph? (Write it.) Answer the following questions in relation to the organization of the response in Step 2. 1. What personal experience is the essay about? 2. What example does the writer give to support the thesis statement? 3. How many sentences in the conclusion restate ideas previously mentioned in the essay? 4. What is the main idea of the conclusion? 50 cnapar nts andor————— Read the sample response presenting another possible answer to the prompt from Step 1. re | __Mymother thinks we have good neighbors, but! do not agree. She gaming says our neighbors are friendly and kind, but | think they are much too ese wre Nosy. | believe our neighbors always come to our house and try to be —_—*saté Your own busine helpful because they cannot mind their own business! In my opinion, ee ee “good fences make good neighbors.” ee {Breror 6 grup of obecs Our neighbors cannot stay on their side of the fence, | thought cur _remsome lace x whee neighbors were too nosy from the very first day we moved in. First, as sa the movers unloaded the truck, | could see them smiling at us from fame dae their yard. Then, they continued looking as if they wanted tosee all the stg extn slaaang te furniture that we had. Furthermore, | did not like being told by my et fag alamo mother to be nice to our neighbor’ children. Finally, while on summer smirk vacation, | was angry that our neighbors collected our mail and came to our house every day. Now, they know everyone who sends us letters, and | wonder if they looked in my room. Indeed, I never asked to know patnk ‘our neighbors and | never wanted them to come so freely to our house. ware rele an at Even though my mother considers our neighbors to be friends, | SR rcsenton to feel like our neighbors invaded our privacy. | understand it is important to seaen be friendly, but | think it is more important to respect people's privacy. Good neighbors stay on their side of the fence, They are the ones who keep a little bit of distance, not the ones who try to get too close. top After studying the two sample responses, give your own opinion on the prompt. Brainstorm your own ideas below. Then, type your essay on a computer Brainstorming