Writing на 5+. Книга для ученика

from the least important fact to the most important one.

Exercise 2.6

Applying one of the three ways of ordering sentences (each once), organize each set:

1.

___ His parents enrolled him in a conservatory, where he could learn the music theory.

___ As a child he learnt to read music notation and to play the piano by ear.

___ Born in 1948 in a small New Mexican town, Robert Own was destined to become famous.

___ In school, his teachers were aware that Robert had a special talent and they encouraged him to devote as much time as possible to his music.

___ His professional career was now launched.

2. The fifty-five mile an hour speed limit should be retained.

___ Driving at fifty-five miles an hour conserves gas.

___ This limit can prevent accidents.

___ Riders can see more of the country by driving slowly.

3. Describing a person.

___ deep-set brown eyes

___ sitting nervously on the edge of a chair

___ long graceful neck

___ cotton summer dress

___ hands twisting a handkerchief

Exercise 2.7

Write a paragraph on each topic applying one of the ways of ordering sentences (each once):

1. Describe your dream: I want… because… (Three reasons)

2. Describe an event: It was one of the most exciting moments in my life… (Then describe what happened in more detail: write about five sentences)

3. Describe a person: from general characteristics to details (3 details)

Unit 3

Warm up!

(Analogy)

Exercise 3.1

Find mistakes in the parameters of comparison if any. Correct them:

1. Football is a typical hobby for boys. Tennis is an expensive sport.

2. Fast food is cheap. Chinese cuisine is not expensive.

3. Buying clothes is time consuming. Buying food is boring.

Exercise 3.2

Match sentences to compare from two columns. There is one extra sentence in each column.

Language Practice

(Vocabulary)

Exercise 3.3 (Synonyms)

Find synonyms:

1. Absurd

2. Adequate

3. Brave

4. Eager

5. Evident

Exercise 3.4 (be concrete)

Concretize sentences:

Example:

After breakfast he started in our nice car. => After breakfast he started for work in our new fast car.

1. By three o’clock we were not in good shape.

2. He had a bad character and started arguing in the restaurant.

3. For the special case the invited several people for lunch.