Writing на 5+. Книга для ученика

(Paragraph: Variety of Sentences)

Exercise 5.6

Rewrite the paragraph, alternating short and long sentences:

The park is alive with motion today. Joggers pound up and down the boardwalk. Old folks watch them from the benches. Couples row boats across the lake. The boats are green and wooden. Two teenagers hurl a Frisbee back and forth. They yell and leap. A shaggy white dog dashes in from nowhere. He snatches the red disc in his mouth. He bounds away. The teenagers run after him.

Exercise 5.7

Write a paragraph with three arguments (order of climax), starting with one

• parallel constructions

• inversion

• short and long sentences

• different types of sentence coherence and consistency

1. How has college (school) changed me?

2. Is marriage worth the risks?

3. Is there anything save to eat these days?

Unit 6

Exam Task

Comment on the following statement.

1. A person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily work as an interpreter (Demo 2014).

2. It’s easier to make friends than to keep them (Demo 2015).

3. It’s not right to be strict with little children (Demo 2016).

What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?

Write 200—250 words.

Use the following plan:

– make an introduction (state the problem)

– express your personal opinion and give 2—3 reasons for your opinion

– express an opposing opinion and give 1—2 reasons for this opposing opinion – explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

– make a conclusion restating your position

Plan

Exercise 6.1

Decide on your opinion and write a plan, following the scheme:

1. A person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily work as an interpreter (Demo 2014).

2. It’s easier to make friends than to keep them (Demo 2015).

3. It’s not right to be strict with little children (Demo 2016).

Introduction

Exercise 6.2 (Subject Matter)

Paraphrase (express the same ideas in other words) the topic applying expressions from the table:

1. A person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily work as an interpreter (Demo 2014).

2. It’s easier to make friends than to keep them (Demo 2015).

3. It’s not right to be strict with little children (Demo 2016).

Exercise 6.3 (Topic Sentence)

Express in one sentence your opinion on the topic applying the following expressions:

1. A person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily work as an interpreter (Demo 2014).

2. It’s easier to make friends than to keep them (Demo 2015).

3. It’s not right to be strict with little children (Demo 2016).

Exercise 6.4 (Vocabulary)

Find synonyms for the KEY words from the topic sentence:

1. A person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily work as an interpreter (Demo 2014).

2. It’s easier to make friends than to keep them (Demo 2015).

3. It’s not right to be strict with little children (Demo 2016).

Main Part

Exercise 6.5 (Argumentation)