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AcknowledgementsI would like to dedicate he Boostl ,r,riting ooks o two very closecolleagues: ean StaffordandYannickO'Neill.We

have sharedmany experiences nd deasabout teachingwriting skillsover he years,but your specialist nowledgeand

enthusiasm for this aspect of learning and communication have alwaysbeen an inspiration to me. Thanks mightily

Iason Renshaw

The Publisherswould also ike to thank the following eachers or their suggestions nd comments on this course:Tara

Cameron,RosanneCerello,Nancy Chan,ChangLi Ping, oy Chao,Jessie hen,JosephineChen,ChiangYing-hsueh,Claire

Cho,Cindy Chuang,Linda Chuang,Chueh Shiu-wen,Mark de Boer,Mieko Hayashida,DianaHo, Lulu Hsu,Eunice ung,HyeRi Kim, JakeKimball,JosieLai, CarolLee,ElaineLee,Melody Lee,Peggy i, EstherLim, Moon IeongLim, IasminLin,

Martin Lin, Catherine Littlehale Oki, Linda Liu, Tammy Liu, Goldie Luk, Ma Li-ling, Chizuko Matsushita, Geordie McGarty,

YasuyoMito, Eunice Izumi Miyashita, Mari Nakamura, Yannick O'Neill, CocoPan, Hannah Park, Karen Peng,Zanne

Schultz,Kaj Schwermer,MiYeon Shin, Giant Shu,Dean Stafford,H1'LrnjuSuh,TanYung-hui, Devon Thagard, ohn and

Charlievan Goch,AnnieWang,WangShu-ling,Wu Lien-chun,SabrinaWu,YehShihfen,TomYeh,LauraYoshida, ndYunji

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TheBoost Skills Seriess the definitive ond comprehensivefourlevelseries f skillsbooks or uniorEFLeame6.Theserieshos beendevelopedoround qge-qppropriote, ross-curriculor

topics hqt developstudents'criticql thinking ond examinotiontechniques.t followson integrated killsopproochwith eochoftheskillsbrought ogether t theendof eochunit.

The welve oreunits n Boost Writing 4 followo cleorqnd

tronsporentstructure o make teachingond Ieqming eqsyondtun. Thewriting skillsbuild ond progress cross he four levelsofBoost Writing ond areco[elqted to the next generotionof testsof English.

Youwill find the following n Boost Writing 4:

a Age-opproprioteond cross-curriolor topics

. Models f goodwdtingos well os exqmples fbqd writing

. Writing practice hot builds from sentence nd parogrophlevelso full-lenglhpqssqges

. Activitiesthot provideon opportunity to creoteo wide vorietyof text tFpes essoys,etters,emqils, etc.)



WritingPracticePracticeased round writingmodels ollowedbymore ersonalizedriting ractice.

Students ill. developheskills eededoraccuratend

effective ritinghroughmodel-basedractice.. beable o ollow uidanceo write heir wn

passages.

Review

Afterevery wo coreunitsthere sa reviewwhichconsolidateshe writingskillsalready tudied.

Studentswill

beable o see heirprogressn usrngwriting kills.build npreviouslytaught killsoproduceccurate

wntrng.

IntegrationThewriting kill s combined ith istening,eadingor speakingasks.

Students illa produce riting assagesased n reading

andspeaking/listeningnputs.. developanguagekills eededor henext

generationf ntegraiedests fEnglish.

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Unit IWritingause-and-effectentences

Unit 2

Writingn ntroductionboutomething

Unit3Writingo explainomething

Unit 4Writingbout currentopic

Unit 5Usingassiveoice

Unit6Usingynonymsnd ronouns

Unit 7Writingescriptiveentences

Unit 8Writingnessayo organizehings

Unit9Usinghraseso mproveour riting

Unit 1('Usingetailsnd xampleso supponyourdeas

Unil 11Writingo applyoaschool

Unit12Writingnessayo argue nopinion



l *h", ."n happen n a bigstorm?Discussouranswers.

ExtremeWeather

* Read he passage.

Katrinaeaves ewOrleansunoerwater

Hurricane atrina it he cityof NewOrleans,

causing assiveamage.l' Thehurricanelso

left a largepartofthecity looded.

2 Katrina adwind speeds f up o 220

kilometerserhour, o herewasa lot ofdamage

to the city.

However,heworsteffectof the hurricane as

flooding. S Becausefthe storm, ugeamounts

of water ushednto he city.Asa result f this

flooding, housandsf peopleost heirhomes.

In the filst underlined sentence, hqt "left q lorgepqrt of the city flooded"?

In the secondunderlined sentence, hqt hoppenedbecquse Kotdno hod wind speeds f

up to 220 kilometersper hour"?

In the third underlinedsentence, hqt phrose inks "the storm" ond "huge omounts of

woter rushed nto the city"?

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lnswer hequestions.

1

2



Writing cause-and-effect sentences

Sometimesouneedo wnite entenceshat showhowsomethingthecause]nakes notherthinghappen

theeffect].n hlsk ndofsentence,ouEhou link he c6usew th the effect sing

a word o. ptsrase uchas because f so ds a resLr/Lausear eave.

@ Completehe paragraph sing he linkingword andphrase rovided.

leove / becouse f

Hurriconesore dqngerous 1) their incredibleDower.Thevoften cquse

huge wqves,which con ddmoge coostqlcities.Hurricqnesqlso (2)

buildings ond roods ruined. As a result,hurricqnesoften cquseserious loods.

@comptetehe paragraph sing he causes rovided.

they form quickly / their incrediblespeed

Tornqdoes re o kind of spinning wind thot con move at more thon 400 kilometersper hour.

Becousef (1) , they con pickup

objects ndcqlly themformony kilometers.t is hqrd forpeopleo prepqre ortornqdoes

becouse2) qndmoveunpredictqbly.

(f Complete he paragraphusing he effectsprovided.

somehouseswere looded / mony housesdid not hove electricity

Our city wqshit by q terrible hunderstorm. Lightning struck o power ine, so (r)

. Also,

becquseof heqvy rdin.

0

( 2 )



Writea cause.and.effectentence bouteachDicture.

roin / coused / flood / cjty As q result / volcono /villqge

peopleeft /

The a incausedaf lood in lhe c i l

trees / blew over / becquseof /

strongwinds

tornodo / left / barn / ruined

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@.GOListen ndwrite exactlywhatyouhear.

teffible storm cleqr

Remembero useinking ordsand hrasesnyour entences.

oI

Work with a classmate nd write four cause-and-effect entences,

(A tornodo)

(A thunde$torm)

(A flood)

(A huricqne)

Q n""ayou, entenceso the class.



Wri t ing an in t roduc t ion about someth ing new

Sometimesoum6ywriteabout ometh g new. n hiskind f wfit ing, ounntroductionhouldshow hercaderwhy he hing s mportant r interesting.odo his, ou houldnclude ewand nterestingetailsnyour ntroduction.

@ Cn".t (/) four details o makea good ntroduction or a gameconsole.

Nintendoenjoyed uccess ith their Nintendo64 gomeconsole, hich wos eleosedirr1996.

Nintendo'sWii gomeconsoles now ovoiloble.

One of the mostpopulorNintendo64 gomeswas Super ario64.

It olso hos o brqnd newcontroller.

Comecubehod impressive rophlcs.

In 2001 Nintendo eleosedhe Gomecube.

Wii ollowsployers o ploy mony of the Nintendogomesmode n the lost 20 yeors.

It is the lotestconsolerom Nintendo,which qlsomodeNintendo64 qnd Gomecube.

Use he detailsyou selected n Activity D to write an introduction or the game

console.G

\ # Lool.orverbsn hepresent

tenseo help ou hoosetheetais

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1

Writean ntroduction or eachof the

Product: The SuperMogic Wond

Product: The Advonced Come Console

Product: The Homework Robot

newproducts,

Introduction

The SuperMqgic Wond is now ovoilqble. t is

the lqtestwond frcm Mogic Inc. The Super

Mogic Wond hos

Introduction

The AdvqncedGomeConsolehos beenrcleosed.

It is the newestconsole rcm

IntroductionThe HomeworkRobot s now qvoiloble.

l 5



Read he passage boy wrote about a video game,Takenotes on hisopinions,

I recentlygot o

Ploystotion 3,qnd I am so

hoppyl I hove

beenDloyino

Sonic he L

Hedgehog.

Sonic s q grcot

gqme. I like it

becquset is reolly fostqnd hos qmozing

grophics. t qlsorequiresq lot of skill and

hqs o very interestingstory.Finollt I like

the foct thqt I cqn ploy three different

hedgehogchorocte$-Sonic, Shodowond

Silver.

Notes

- Plqystqtion3: recent'lygot,5o

hapw- Beenployjng:

- Like t becouse:

- Also:

Listen o what a girl says boutanother ideogame.Take oteson helopinions.

Sonic he Hedgehog

Notes

- Nintendo Wil:

- Beenploying: the Leaendof Zelda'.Twiliaht-Princesg

Twiwht Princessl

Like t becouse:

Also:

- Choroctersi

Workwith a classmate.On a separatepieceof paper,wtite a paragraphcomparing nd contrastinghe games.



1

Write a cause-and-effectentence bout eachpicture.

qs o result / eorthquqke / bddge

domoged

snowstorm/ so / rood / slippery

huIIicane / homes / left

ruined

student / upset / becquse/

exom



Write an introduction or eachof the new Droducts.

Product: The AdvoncedVideo Phone Introduction

The AdvoncedVideo Phone s now

qvqil0ble.

Product: The Fll/inq Bike Introduction

TheFlyingBikehosbeen eleqsed.



LetMeExplain

i) Why might you need o go to a doctor?

Discussouranswers.

irl|",^13Read he emai l

To: mark@flnk sk. l

F,om: br [email protected]

Deor Mork,

I 'm reollysorry,but I won't be oble to comeond

visit yorL his weekend. 've br'okenmy orm, so I

ccrnnot r-crvcl.

I broke t on Mondoy. t wosroining o iot thot morning, so the street utside

my housewos reolly sl ippery- ecouse'd slept n, I wos n o rush. I lon out

onto the rood, sl\)ped ond broke my orm- I hod to 9(J o the hospitol ond get o

cost.The doctor old me to stoyot homeond rest.

I hope con visit you someother ime, os I 'm reolly ooking orword o seeing

you.)oIryr

Brion

Answer he questions.

Whot is Brion trying to e)rploin?

Whot is his reoson?

1

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Writing to explain omething

Sometimes oumayneed o write an emailor a letterto explain omething. or example,

youmayneed o explain hyyoucannotdo something r gosomewhere.Makesure o givereasonso support ourexplanation.

DeorCoachSimpson,

(1)

I om very ill, ond I need o stqyot home ond rest.

I becomesickq few doysogo,ond I wentto the doctoryesterdqy, 2)

(3)

As o result I will not be oble to come to your soccer cqmp. (4)

I qm still looking orword o improving

my soccerkills.

Yourssincerel,

Penny

QComnletehe student's mail o her soccer oach.

I qm sorryto inform you thot I will not be able to attend your soccer omp next week.I hope will beqble o qttend he nextone. / He old me thqt I wos ll qnd

should stoy ot home. / Heolso soid thqt I will need o rest or qt leqstq week.



eFollow he steps o write a letter o your eacher. xplainhat youcannot

attendschoolnextweekbecauseouaregoingon a family rip.

Brcinsform.' ruinstorm deqs or your letter on a sepqrqtepieceof poper.Thlnk of some

detoils or your explanqtion.

Planj Useyour ideos o moke q writing plqn. wlite on introduction stotingyour reoson,

detoils or o body pqrogrqph explqining it fufther qnd q conclusionsoying whot you hope

mqy hqppen.

Teacher'same:

lntroduction:

Bodyparagraph:

Details:

l4lrite: Write your letter on o seporote pieceof poper.

Remembero useDear...," nd'Yourssincerelr' inouretter.



Aa\r2a,@ Read he emailyour friend Jameswrote about his birthday party.

From:[email protected]

Subject: arty

Hi l

It 'smy birthday extSaturday,nd

l' l lbe having bigpartyat my house.Thepartywil lstartat 2 p.m.andwillf inish bout p.m.We'regoing o

watchmovies, lay ames ndeatpizza, o t should ea lotof fun.

I hope oucanmake t.

James

@ *ri," a shortemail o James xplainingwhy youcannotgo to his birthdayparty.

From: To: [email protected]

Subjecr: E:Party



Learningat Home

wouldyouprefer o go to school r tolearnat home?Discussouranswers.

Read he essay.

lFJqlnilesah,ofi)llnq:t----.}

Thisweek,most hildren entbacko

school. owevethere re housandsf

children hodidnot. nstead,heywillstudy

at home. hisscalled omeschooling.

Homeschoolingsactuallylderhan egularchool.n hepast,hildrenearnedthome

becausechools id notexist. ven fter chools ppearedn hecity, herewere ewschools

in he country. sa result,many hildren tillhad o study t home. omeamous eoplewere omeschooled,ncludingbrahamincolnndThomas dison.

Formuch fthe1900s,omeschoolingas are. owever,n he 1970s, any arents

started omeschoolingheirchildren. hey hoseo do his or severaleasons.ome

parentshought he ocal chools erebad, o heydecidedo teach heirchildren

themselves.thers antedheir hildreno earn bout eligion, hichwasnot aught

at school.

These ays, omeschoolingsverypopularn Westernountries.heUnitedKingdom as

about50,000 omeschooledhildren, ndCanada asaround 0,000. heUnitedStateshas hehighest umbetwithasmany s1.1million omeschooledhildren.onsidering

these umbers,omeschoolings ikelyo remain opularoryearso come.

Follow he instructions.

I Circle hetwo pqrtsof the essoyhqt tqlk obout he present.

2sDrow o squoreoround the port of the essoy hot describeshe history of homeschooling.



Writing abouta current topic

Sometimes oumaywrite an essayabouta cuTTentopic.Youcanwdte this kindof essav n

the following ay:Introduction Background Conclusion

. Name he opic

a Provide urrent nformationto get he feader'sattention

. Give ackgroundnfonmationand/or describehe hlstory

of he topic

. Finish ith currentinformation nda prediction

abouttheuture

Qcomntete trepassage.

These ew computers ill be veryhelpful or students. Theschool id hovesomecomputers efore ut not enough or every tudent o use. / Our school ccently ot

brondnew computels. Furthermore,nly o fewcomputem ouldconnecto the Intemet.

New Computers

Now, everyclqssrcomhqs three computersond thereqre more

computerobsoround he school.

(2)

Mony of thesecompute$ did not work well. (3)

Fortunqtelt the new compute$ oll hqve on Internetconnection.Also, there ore now

enough compute$ for every student to use.{4)

( 1 )



rollow the steps o w]ite an essay bouta new ruleat yourschool anning

cell phones.

Broinsform,'minstorm ideos or your essqyon o sepqrqtepieceof poper' fhink obout whqt

your school s like ond how the new rule will chonge t.

Pian:Useyour ideos o mokeq wdting plon. Write qn interesting ntroduction,body

pqrqgrqphsgiving bockground nformotion, ond q conclusionproviding cunent

informqtion ond o prcdiction qbout the futurc.

Bodyparagraph (background):

Details:

Bodyparagraph (background):

conclusion:

l.l/rtfe:Write your essoy on q sepqrqtepreceoI poper.

Try o usesentenceshat showcause

andeffectnyourwrlt ing.



Listen o a teachergiving a girl adviceon how to improve her essay.Edit the text basedon what you hear,

Luckyo 6o lo ScAooJIh is week,wewe will all haveo lake exa-s

"t

school.Exam teekeanbe shessful,

and nanyo{ us do nol ltkegoirg lo

school.Howeve., e shoulde.member

lAaf *i.af somecAtid,enn lle wodd

do nol gel lo go lo scAoolal all.

Some our#ies in 1{,ewor)dare very

poor anddo nol have enoughmoney

lo buildnany scAools r pay leaders. CA;ldrenn lhese counlnesoflen c;nnor go ro

sc/.ool.Someof lhese kidsm,ghIsludy al hone. Olhe*, however, tllnol re.c;e,ve all.

Somec|ildren livefar away#om scAool n c,ounlneswilh no pubhc lranspo,lahon.-flese

c)',ild ,annolgo lo :,<:hoolo lhey simplyc annolgel lhe,e.

Remember,ea,e acluallyvery lucky *o gel lo go *o school.Hopefullyone day,ch;|d,en

everyvl.ere ucky enougho geI an educ-al'on.

@

aornp"r" our correctionsith a classmate,



1

2

Follow he steps o write a letter o your eacher. xplain hat youdidnot come o schoolastweekbecauseouweresick.

Brcinstomandphn: Bruinstormqnd plqn your letter on o sepqratepieceof paper.

Wrtte. Wdte your letter below.

Youls sincerel,



G)1

Follow he steps o write an essay bouta new amusement ark n yourhometown.

Brainstormnd plan:Brqinstormand plon your essoyon q seporotepieceofpqper.

l4lriteiWriteyour essoybelow.

Tit le:



FamousBuildings

i) What amousbui ld ings re n your

country?Discuss our answers.

Read he passage.

The UnitedStatesCapitolThe United StotesCapitol s locoted n

Wqshington,D.C. t is the home of the

United Stotes overnment.The Copitol s

olso one of the most well-known

buildings n the world.

The constructionof the Copitolwos

stqrted n 1793.The building wqs

designed y Dr. Williqm Thomton,

ond one of its stoneswas oid by

PrcsidentGeorgeWqshington. ts north

wing wos finished in 18OO nd its south

winq in 1811.n 1814,he Copitolwos

bumed down by the Bdtish ormy. Its

reconstructionwos not completely

finished until 1829.Since hen, the

building hos beenolteredseverol imes.

The United StotesCopitol s visited by

thousondsof tourists everyyeqr.

l l r' f i t f j i i i - - '

Under l inehe sentencesn the passage hichhavea s imi larmeaning o the ones

below.

1 Somepeoplestqrted he constructionof the Copitol n 1793.

2 ln 1814 ,heBr i l i \ho rmyburned own hpCop i lo l .

3 Since hen, peoplehove crlteredhe building severol imes.

4 Thousondsoftourists visit the United StotesCopitol everyyeqr.

ft

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Usingpassive oice

ln formalwriting, oucanuse he passive oicewhenyoudo not knowor when t is not mportantto knowwhodidsomething.

Somepeoplestarted the constructlon of the Captol in lzgg.Theconstruction ofthe Capitolwas stafted jin l7g?. [passive)

Youcanalsouse he passive oicewhenwhat happeneds more mportantthanwhodid t.In 1814 the British Army burneddown the Capbolln 1814, he Capitol wa6burneddown by the Bflttih Army (passive)

(l Rewriteeachunderlinedsentencen the passive oice,

HouseThe

Sydney peraHouses ocatedn Sydney,Australia.ItPeople oldmanyconcertsndperformanceshere.t isalso he most amous _buildingn Sydney.

z

C Some eople uilt t between 959and1973.

O JornUtzen, Danish rchitect,esignedheSydney peraHouse. edesignedtto look ikeasetof whitesailsloatingon he water.

O Many ourists isittheSydney pera ouse 3

4

TheSydney pera 1 Manyconcerleand

performances re held here.

every ear.



*.tr" a sentencen thepassiveoice bouteach uilding.

Empire StoteBuilding / build / 1931 Toi Mohql / design / severolpeople

4

CN Tower millions of toudsts/visit / everyyeor Crcot Pyrqmid of Gizq I finish Ioround 2560 B.C.

Start our entencesith he name fthebuilding o helpyouwrite n the passiveoice.

31.



@r@Listenandwrite exa€tlywhatyouhear.

domoged reconstruction complete well-known

Work with a classmate nd write four sentencesn the passive oiceabout anew tower.

(Stort)

(Finish)

(Design)

(Visit)

GI n""d you, ,entenceso the class.



Listento the Musie

@ oo rou playa musicalnstrument? iscussouranswers.

Readhepassase.

Thereore mony different indsof musicql nstruments.Threecommon indsorewind instruments, tring

instrumentsqnd Dercussionnstruments.

Wind instruments oreplqyedby blowing oir into them.

They qre often eqsyto leom, olthough some con be quite difficult to

ploy well. Common exomples nclude he trumpet, flute qnd clodnet.

String nstruments reployedby strokingor pluckingstrings.

Someore easy o leorn, while othersqrc veryhqrd to pick up.

Typiccl exomplesorc the guitor, violin ond cello.Percussionnstruments oreplqyedby hitting or shokingthem. Common kinds include

the drums, xylophone dndtomboudne. Althouoh someore very eosy o plqt othersore ricky o moster.

G enswer hequestions,

1 In porogroph 2, whot do "they" qnd "some"refer o?

2 In porogroph 4, whqt do "some"qnd "othe$" refer o?

3 In pqrqgroph 3, con you find o phrose hot meons he sqme hing os "leorn"?

4 In the pqssqge,whot two words hqve q similor meoning to the word "difficult"?

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Usingsynonyms nd pronouns

Your nitinganbemorenterestingfyou se ynonymsndpronounsnsteadf cpeating

the samewords many imes.. A synonyms a word hat has he samemeaning s anotherwordVarge, assiveandhuge

arc synonyms frl:7].

. ,Apronouns a word hat can replace nounor nounphraseVt, hey, e,him, his, hose,some, others. none).

Complete he passage.Replacehe crossed-outwords with synonymsand fill inthe blankswith pronouns.

group very hord leorners these this they it

_--J

ra\-a

A

a\-

\-

GuitqristsIn mony rock bonds, hereqre three differentguitorists.(1)

rhythm guitqdst, the leqdguitodst qnd the bossguitorist.

o differentport of the song.

arouoIn the (2)H, they eochploy

theee qre the

First of oll, there s the rhythm guitqrist.This guitorist provides he rhlthm of the song.

Plqying rhythm guitqr is qn eqsy skill to pick up, so (3) ispopulor

for beginnels. Some(a)b€innefscqn ploy rhythm guitor in q bond.even if

ore just storting.

Next is the leod guitorist. Leqd guitodsts ploy the melody, or mqin pqrt of o song. Doing

(5) ccn be reolly difficult, so theseguitodstsneed o be (7)+eelly skillful.

Lqstwe hqve he bossguitorist.Thiskind of guitqristplqys he owport of the song.

It is not (8)di{fi€tr+fto stqrt ploying the bqssguitqr, but it conbe difficult to becomevery

oood.

(5)



Read he introduction and then write three paragraphs.Usesynonymsandpronouns n your writing.

Kinds f Music

There ore mqny different kinds of music. Three common kinds ore rocl pop ondclossicqlmusic.

First

Next,

Brainstormdea5 bouteachkind

of music eforeoustart o write.

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Read he report a girl wrote about acousticguitars,Takenotes on the

main points.

-

-

Acoustic Guitors

Acousticguitorsqrehollow ond mode of

wood. Theyqrc plqyedby plucking or

strummingstrings.Acoustic uito$ do

not need o be usedwith omDlifieff

becausehey mokeenough oundontheir own.

AcousticAuitq$ usuolly hove six

strings, but somehave twelve.

Someocousticauitorshqve

thick stringsmqde out ofplqstic-othen hove steel

strin9s.

Acousticauitorsmqke

o nicednging sound

when they ore ployed.They ore excellent or

country dnd folk music.

Notes

- Acousticguitors:

- Ployed y:

- Excellent or:

Listen o what a boy says boutelectric uitars.Take oteson themainpoints.

Notes

Electric uitqrs: usuallymade of solid wood

Ployed byi

Amplifiers:

Strings:

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'f/] neaa he introduction nd hen write two paragraphs. se ynonymsand pronouns n your writing,

Listening o Music

We con enioy music n mony different woys.Two wqysqre listening o MP3ployersqnd going to live concerts.

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Howdo you do crosswordpuzzles? iscussouranswers.

Complete he crossword

puzzle sing he clues.

Crosswords

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This word meons"enjoyoble"or "notboring."

This s o kind of wind instrument. t isheld sidewoyswhenployed.

Youdo this ot meol times.This word hqsq similc Ineqning to

"qncient,"

It is similor o o pond,only bigger.

This is the oppositeof "lote."

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This building con be found in Sydne,Austrolio. Conce$sore held ther€.

It is locoted n Pqds,Frqnce,ond isnomedofter its designet GustoveEiffel.

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Writing descriptive sentences

Making rossword uzziessa funway o practice ourEnglish rit ing.When ou

crossword, ouneed o wr te clues.Onegoodway o do his is o write descriptiveusing ynonyms,ntonymsopposites]ndpfonouns.

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Follow he steps o makea crosswordpuzzle.

Planj Use he plon to write cluesqnd onswen for your crosswords. hen on q seporotepiece

of poper plqn how your qnswerswill fit together, so they form o crossword.

Answer a kind of instrument):

Clue:

Answer akind of food):

clue;

Answer a kind of animal):

clue:

Now mqke your crosswordon o

seporqtepieceof pqper. Write your cluesqs descdptive entences. hen drqw o

gdd for your puzzleond qdd numbers

where he qnswersshouldbe filled in.

lZf Rememberousesynonyms,ntonymsnd

pronounsnyour lues-



Read he emai lyour pen pal Mary wrote about her schoolassignment.

From:mary@kidpa l s .ne t

Subject:nternat ionalrossword

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'mhop inghat oucanhep meout . have

schooassgnment o makea crossword uzzMy puzz needs o be about it ies,ooosanopeope in other ountr s. woud realyappreciateit if youcould ep me comeup wlth c uesand

answersor he o ow ng:

1 A city nyourcountry2 A tood rorn ourcountry3 A famous ersonromyourcountry

Thanks,

Mary

rE Write a short email o Mary suggestingcluesand answers or her crossword.

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Subject: E: nternationalrosswordTo:[email protected]



what thingsdo you ike o do on your-

vacation? iscussouranswers,

Read he essay.

WinterActivitiesWinterlWhat s he irst hing hatcomeso

mind? nowmen?otchocolate?ormany,

it swinter ctivities.hree ommon inds re

skiing,obogganingndsnowboarding.

First,heresskiing. oski, eople ear kis nduse oles. ecausekiing owna mountain

canbequite ifficult,kiers eed o beskillful r elseheymight allandhurt hemselves.

Another inter ctivitys obogganing. oboggansa sledhar s

ridden own nowy ills, short ope susedo steert.

Tobogganings eally opular ecauset s unandeasyo do.

Last,we have nowboarding.snowboards ikea big skateboard

withoutwheels,t susedo ridedown nowymountains.

Snowboardingsverypopularwith teenagers.t canbea lot offun,

but t sdifficulto dowell.

Skiing,obogganingndsnowboardingreallwell-knowninter

activities.eoplellover heworld aveundoinghemduring

wintervacations.

nnswerhequestions.

Whot is the essoyobout?

what is eoch body pqrogroph obout?

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Writ ingan essay o organizehingsSometimes ouneed o write an essay nwhichyouorganizetemsundera main dea.

[Fofexample,n he essayon page43, skiing,obogganingndsnowboarding

re organizedunder he main deaof winteractivitjeslYoucanwdte this kindof essay n he following ay:

Introduction Body Conclusion

Get he reader's ttentonState he main de6

List he itemsorganizedunderhe main dea

Describe ach tem n onebodyparagraphncluding

details

. Summarizeouressay ystating he itemsand mainr0ea garn

. Finish ith an nterestingthorrght

Qcomntetehe planby writing three tems or the main dea.Thenuse he plan owrite an ntroduciion.

Main ideai Summeroctivities

Item 1;

Introduction:

Item2:

Item 3:



Follow he steps o write anessay rganizinghe

down n ActivityD.

summer ctivities ouwrote

t PlaniUseyour summeroctivities o moke o wdting plon. wdte detoilsfor body pqrqgmphs

describino he qctivitiesond q conclusionsummodzing your essoy.

Details:

Bodyparagraph

Topic entence:

Bodyparagraph

Topic entence:

(activity):

Details:

Bodyparagraph

Topic entence:

Wrif€.'write your essoyon q seporqtepieceof pqper.Use he introduction you wrote n

Activity D to beginyouressqY.

Ui"r*.*,o ,,n'rn,. "rru,withan nterestinghought.



Listen o a teachergiving a boy adviceon how to improvehis essay.Edit the text basedon what you hear.

t , - |vac,afion lravel

Marnpeopleo on#ipsduring i'.eir""lion.

B.TontlfJ".n do llnts,lhn needo

decde lalwll.,eyaregoirE Io Lavel.Common aysof lra,el;.g indudedaurg and yirg.

Fi*l o{ all, lere s dnvirg. Ge;.gby c,ar ,anbegood bec.aue* allows eopleo dec;de

e,lac'llywFereo go andwlen *o s]op.Howerer,becar-se nv;rg can be shw,peoplec,an

oflen onlygo placeshal are nearby,

Takirg+le lrain.TAs is a greal way*o go lo placesha area lo.g way away. akir1+le

+rains cheaperAan lyng, undakrg lle 1rc;n /essnng #,andaarg-Travehrs,an

buyg.eaf snack on lhe lrain, and1.leycan :e.e sorne ret *.ene,y ou* o{ 14ewindo,,r-

La* we havelyrE. eeopleravel ;ke

+his{ +l-ey eed o goa IorEway.

Flyirg s fasl and un. Il feelsamazirg

lo 1y abovele c;budand across

oceanso farawaycounktes.

Dnirg by c.ar,akirg lAe #ain are

cxtmmon ays o lravel.whichway

peoplec,laosedeperdson wl.ere Ley

*anl lo go andwhal hey *a,* *o do.

Qaolnp"r" our correctionsith a classmate.



@i rottow ne steps o makea crossword uzzle boutyourhometown.

Plon.Write ideqs or cluesond onswerson o seporqtepieceof poper.Then plon

how your onswerswill fit together,so they form o crossword.

Mcke:Moke your crossword elow

Across



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Follow the steps to write an essayorganizing three team sports.

Brainstorm ndplon:Broinstorm ond plon your essoyon o seporotepieceof pqper.

WrifeiWrite your essaybelow



SpaceExploration

Wouldyou like to travel into space?Discussour answers.

Readhe essay.

BetterWoys o SpendMoney

Somepeoplehinkwe should pendmore

moneyon space xploration,ut r I do not

thinkso. 2 | think t wouldbe better o spend

stoppollution nd mprove ducation.

.r First, eshouid pendmoremoneyo help ightpoverty.\4illionsfpeoplen heworlddo nothave noughmoneyor oodorhousing.ygjvingmoneyo specialrograms,ecould elp hese eopleivebetterives.

Second, r,money ouldalsobe used o stoppollution.Wecould ind cleaner ays o l ive

more o fightpoverty,

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Fo l low he ins t ruc t ions.

Choosc hebestphrose o reploce och

underlined ort of the text.

I disagree

Firstof 01l,

thatdo not polluteheairor the oceans. ecouldalso

clean p thepollutionhatalready xists.

Third, believe e should pendmoney o improve

education. ecouldhiremore eachers. Wecouldalso

buildbetter chools ndbuy equipment,ikecomputers.

c ldo not eelweshould pendmoremoneyon space

exploration.nstead,thinkwe should pend t on fightingpoverty, toppjng ollution nd mproving ducation.

t l e 6 se t h e b , . l p h r u \ e l o u p j n . F f l e d

oftereoch etter n the ext.

In conclusion,

it is worth consideringhot

In oddition,n my opinion,49



Usingphrases o improve our writing

To oin deas nd mprovehe lowofyourwrit ing, ou anusephrases uchas he ollowing:

First of all, lt is worth considering hat ... I would ikeI agree/disagree.. to pointoutthat...Moreovef / ln addition, Last but not least,For example, By wayof example, Toconclude, ln conclusion,ln my opinion, lt is my opinion hat ...

@ Circtetrebestphraseo replacehe underlined artof the sentence,

1q; spoceexplorotion will increoseour scientificknowledge.

Lqstbut not leost

I think we con eorn moreqboutour ownplqnetby comparing t to otherswediscover.

In my opinion, In conclusion,

3 Finolly,-ur plonel s verycrowded, nd onedoy we moy needotherplqnets o live

on.

Firstof qll,

4 Also. t is Dossiblehot life on onother Dlonetcould be better hon it is here.

In qddition, I disqgree hot

5 To finish, I think we need o spendmore money on spqceexplorotion.

For exqmple, ln conclusion,

Lqst but not leost,

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bestphrases.



complete he letter using he phrases iven.

In conclusion I would like to point out thqt /

For exomple/ try things which I find scqry /

encourqgeothers o do their best

adventurousspirit / Lostbut not leost

greot eom kills / | rstof oll / In mv opinion

Deor Mission Leqder,

I would like to opply to ioin your spocemission.

( 1 ) , I qm qn excellentchoicebecquse f my

scientificknowledge,odventurousspirit qnd greot teqm skills.

(2) , I hove a strongknowledgeof science.

I olwoysget excellentgrodes n science lqss. even do experimentsqt home to

increosemy knowledge.This knowledgewould be very useful to you on your mission.

Second, 3)

odventurousspidt. I qm not qfrqid to try new things or go to new places. n oddition,

I qm qlwqyspushing myself o (4)

. You will need brcve people ike me on your mission.

(5) , I hqve excellent eom skills.

(6) , in group projects, like to listen to other

students' deqs.Also, I olways ry to (7)

. Such eqm skills qre necessoryor o successful pqcemission.

(8) , I believe hqt my scientificknowledge,

(9) ond

{10) mqke me qn excellent

choice or your mission. look foword to heqdng from you obout my opplicqtion.

Youls sincerely,

Som Goodmund

I hqve on



Listenand write exactlywhat you hear.

opinion Mors Eorth possible considering plqnet .l

(Gl work with a classmate nd write four sentences bout spaceexploration.

In my opinion,

First of qll,

ln oddition,

ln conclusion,

6D n""ayour entenceso theclass.



Protecting l{ature

i ' How canwe help protect nature?Discuss answers.

Read he essay.

Protecting atureManypeople hinkwe should rotectnature.

I agree or severaleasons.t is mportanto

respect l l iving hings. urthermore,atures

not onlygood or ourhealth ut necessaryor

our survival.

First f all,we should rotectnature ecauset is mportanto respect l l iving hings.

Wesharehe worldwith rnil l ions f plantandanimal pecies. eshould espect l lofthese

species ecauseheyhave he same ight o live hatwe do.

Second,believehatnature sgood or our health. pendingime n nature smuchhealthier

thanspendingime n he city.Forexample, henwe are n the orest, e eelbetter

andmore elaxed ecauset isquietand he air sclean.

Last ut not east, e should rotectnature ecauset is

necessaryor oursurvival. verythingn theworld s

connected nd f we hurtnature, e areactually urting

ourselves.orexample,f we pollute ll he water n the

world,we will not have ny eft o drink.

Inconclusion,y protecting ature, e arenot only

respectingiving hing\,we arealso nsuring urown

health ndsurvival.

$ fo l low the instruct ions.

1 Circlc hcmoin deo n eoch odyporogroph.

2 Underlineheportsof theporogrophhotsupport ochmoin deo53



Using etai ls ndexampleso support our deasWhen ouwrite, ouoftenneed o presentmportantdeaso showwhatyou hink boutsomething.osupporthese deas,ou

anusedetails ndexamples.

@anoor" a detailand an exampleo supporteach dea.

Mony qnimqls n the worldqre nserious onger.

Oetol: @

exompte:@

The key to sqving qnimqls is soving

their hobitots.

It costso lot of money to protect

wildlife.

4 Thesurvivolof humqns s moreimportqnt hon the survivolofqnimols.

uerqu:L_]

Exqmple:L J

Forexqmple, t costsUS$30,000

o yeor to hire o ronger.

For exomple, we moy need to cut

down forests to provide enough

lond to grow food.

We need o mqke sureqnimqls

hove noturol hobitots, so they con

continue to survive.We must moke sure hot people

have everything they need before

we con protectqnimols.

Good exomples qrc dver dolphins

ond tigers.

For exomple, we cqn stop polluting

the oceqn ond cutting down the

forcsts,There ore thousondsof specieshqt

could disoppeor.

Operqting q wildlife pork is very

expensrve.

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comntetetre etterbywritinga detailandanexampleor eachmain dea.

Deqr Sir/Mqdqm,

I would like to opply for the position of JuniorRqngerwith TeenWildlife

Protectors. feel I would be o good ronger becquse loveqnimqls. I om olso

knowledgeoble bout biolog, qnd I believewildlife is importont for our plonet.

Filst, I hqve o reolly strong ove of onimqls.

(Deloil)

(Exqmple)

Second, would like to point out thot I know q lot obout biology.

(Detqil)

(Exomple)

Lost but not leost,I honestlybelieve hot wildlife is importont for our plqnet.

(Detqil)

(Exomple)

In conclusion, y loveof onimols,knowledge fbiologyond beliefn the

importonce of wildlife moke meqn excellentchoice or Teenwildlife Protectors.

I look forword o yourresponse.

Yourssincerclt

LisoBurgess

Wlitedetailshat explainhe

maindea nore learlyndexamp s

which how nexperiencer act.

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Aaupo@ Read he report a boy wrote about wildlife. Takenotes on his opinions.

Govemments Should ProtectWildlife

I believe hot it is the responsibilityofgovernments o protectwildlife. They hqve o lot

, of money which they con use

I to do this. Theycon hire- Governments:

monypeople ndbuy o lotof equipment. orexomple,they con employ rongersondscientists ho know how oprotect nimols.Moreover,

they cqn buy 0ll the thingsthese eople eed o do their

iobswell, ikevehicles,equipmentqnd computers.

Exqmples

Employ:

Listen o the commentsa girl makesabout the boy's report. Takenotes onheropinions.

Notes

- Responsibility f governments:

Notes- Responsibilityf governments:

- Governments:

Exomples

Passed:

Workwith a classmate, ncomparing ndcontrasting

a separatepieceof paper,write a paragraphthe boy'sandgirl's deas.



((i1.,complete he essay sing he expressionsou learnedn Unit 9.

Lifeon the MoonSomepeople hink we shouldtry to settleon the moon. (1)

for severol eosons. 2) , we should settleon the

moon becouset will help us improve our scientificknowledge, ind new resources nd

creotenew ploces or people o live.

( 3 ) , I believe hot settling on the moon will help us

improve our scientificknowledge.we will be qbleto study new rocksond minerols.

{4 )

Second,s)

, we will be oble to obseNe he Eqrth from spoce.

q settlement

on the moon could help us find new resources.here could be metols or other resources

on the moon which could be very helpful to humons.

(6) , o settlementon the moon

would givehumqns q new ploce o l ive. The world is getting more crowdedwith people

ond buildings, ond we moy eventuolly

run out of spqce or everyoneon

Eorth. A moon settlementwould give

us onotherploce o live.

t7)

to help us increoseour scientific

knowledge, ind new resources nd

creotenew ploces o live, I believewe

should stqrt o settlementon the moon.

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SehoolApplication

Would ou like o studyat anWhyor why not?Discussour

internationalschool?

anSwers.

Readhe letter.

Deor Ms. Lee,

I would like to qpplyto become studentqt GeniuslnternotionolSchool. think I would moke o greot

student or your schoolbecouse f my qcqdemicqlent,strongEnglishqbilitiesqnd love of differentcultures.

Firstof all, I om on excellent tudent. get good grqdes

in oll subjects, nd I olwoysperformwell in tests.Forexqmple, qst semestergot As in oll subjects.

Second, hoveverygoodEnglishskiUs,which I know simportont ot your school.By wcy of exomple, find iteqsy o speokEnglish o my teochers, nd I reollyenioyreodingEnglishbooks.

Lostbut not leost, I love to leom obout different cultures.At on internotionol school, here will be students frommony different countries,qnd I qm excited to find out

obout heir beliefsond cultures.

In conclusion, osedon my ocodemic olent,goodEnglish skills ond interest in other cultures, I feel thot Iwould be on excellent student for your school. I lookforwqrd to heoring from you obout my opplicotion.

Qnnr*", tt e questions.

Whqt importont things ore missing from the stort ofthe letter?

Whqt thinos ore missino rom the end of the letter?

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Writing to apply o a school

lf youapply o certainschools,oumayneed o write a formal etter. n his kindof letter, ou

should ive easons hy ouarea good ersonooin

he school. ou hould lso ncludeaddresses,date, nda formal neetingndclosing.

Qchoose he correct

312ShinwonBuilding

50ODqlgubeoldqero,useong-Gu

Dqegu706-011

July19

Mr. ]ohnRussellIntemotional Success chool

139-143 onpo3-Dong,Seocho-Gu

Seoul, 37-044

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details o completehe letter.

A I nevergiveup ofter beginsomething,"rr"n

iin O"

difficult.

B I qm writingto opply o IntemotionolSuccesschoo

C I look orwqrd o yourrcsponse.

D Forexomple, hoveolrcodystudiedEnglish nd

French.

E DeqrMr. Russell,

F Jennifer ork

G Lostbut not leosl, hovegood eqmspi t.

I feel thot I om on excellent student for your school becouse of my tqlent with

longuoges,belief n working hord ond teqm spidt.

Filst of all, I qm tolented with languqges. I find it eqsy to leqrn new ldnguqges, qnd

I enioystudying hem.

Second, believe in working hord. By woy of exomple, I found. French difficult otfi6t, but I kept studying until I could speok well.

_-,. I qlways try to work with those oround me. For exqmple, when I plqy teqm sports,

I olwoys cooperqtewith my teommqtes, so we cqn do our best.

In conclusion, I believe my tolent with longuoges, belief in hord work ond teom spirit

moke me qn excellent choice for your school.

You6 sincerely,

Jefintfe(oA



Follow he steps o write a lette r to apply to an internationalschool.

Brcinstorm.rqinstormdeqs oryour etteron o seporote iece f poper.Think of threereqsons hyyouwouldbe o goodstudent or the school.

Pian.'Useour deos o mqkeq wdting plqn.Wdteqn interestingntroduction, etqils orbodyporogrophs escdbingour reqsons nd o conclusion ummorizing our etter.

Principal's ame:

Introduction:

Bodyparag.aph

Topicentence:

(reason):

Details ndexamDles:

Bodyparagraph

Topi( entence:

(reason):

Details ndexamDles:

Bodyparagraph

Topic entence:

Details nd

Wrile:Writeyour etteron o seporotepiece poper.

Includeddresses,date, nd

a ormal reet gandclosing.



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StudyingAbroad

Doyou hink studyingabroad sbetter han studyingin yourhomecountry?Discussouranswers.

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*Readhe essav.

A GreatPlaceo LearnEnglishEveryear housandsf studentsoabroado studyEnglish. any f

these tudentshinkyoucanonly earnEngiish ell n anEnglish-speakingountrybut

Idisagree.n myopinion,mycountrysanexcellentlaceo learnEnglishecauset has

good eachers,variety f learning aterialsndmany laceso study.

First f all,we havemany oodEnglisheachersn mycountry. ome re ocal ndsome

arenative nglishpeakers.or xample,am aughtbya local nda native nglishteacher. ind earningrombothofthemperfectorstudying nglish.

Second,t isworthconsideringhat here sawidevariety f earning aterialsvailable

here. here remanyEnglishooks, Ds ndcomputer rogramshatstudentsanuse.

Forexample,n myclass,readEnglish ooks ullof nterestingrticles.t home, useCDs

to practice y istening ndplayEnglishames n mycomputer.

Lastbut not least,herearemanyplaceso learnEnglishn my country.Apart rom school,

I canalso tudyEnglisht nstitutionsndcamps. orexample,have een o several

camps hichhave elpedmewith myspeakingnd isteningkills.

In conclusion,do not eel hatstudents eed o goabroado learnEnglishroperly. ith

itsexcellenteachers,earnlng aterialsndplaceso study, hinkmycountrysagreat

placeo learnEnglish.

Answer he questions.

Whot is the writer'sopinion of studying English n her own country?

Whot ideosdoes he wdter use o support this opinion?

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Writ ing an essay o arguean opin ion

Insomeessays, oumay eed to afgueaf opinton nd showwhyyou hinkyoul. pintonscoffect.

You can write this kind of essay n the followingw6y:-' i"t.od,r"iior'r B"da

. Explainhe topicand state . Describe 6ch dea n one

Conclusion

youfoprnron

. List deas hat suppont ouropinion

bodypafagraph singdetais

an0 examples

Gveyouf op nionagain

Summaaizeour deas

@ Loot at the topic and decidewhether you agreeor disagree.Thenwrite threeideas that support your opinion.

It is better to go to sciencecomp thqn English comp.

Agreeor disogree?

Ideo1:

Ideo 2:

ldeq 3:

,0;,,;;;;;;r;.**,;supportedydetais nd xamples



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Follow he steps o write an essay sing he topic andyouropinionand

ideas rom ActivityD.

Brcinsformi roinstorm detoilsqnd exqmples o supportyour opinion ond ideqs.

Planj Useyour ideqs o moke q writing plon. Wdte on interesting ntroduction, detoils or

body porogrophsexploining your ideqs ond q conclusionsummodzing your essoy

Paragraph (idea):

Topic entence:

Details ndexamDles:

Paragraph (idea):

Topic entence:

Details ndexamDles;

Paragraph (idea):

Details ndexamDles:

Wrife:Wdte your essoyon o sepqrqtepieceof pqper.



Listen o a teachergiving a girl adviceon how to improve her essay.Edit the text basedon what you hear.

Goingwi14, Group

Manys*udenlsA;nk * ;s a good 'deao go wilha5

g,oup o{ faendnwhenley sludy abroad. agree.

I *hinks*udyirg abroadn a group is lessslressful,

more un and ess onely lan sludy;rg alone.

F'rslof all,stud'1rg 'lh f.;ends s easisiressful kan study'rgalone.Inanollercounlry,

sluder*s acn.problemsh;chhet' fnendscan helplen wih. wlen I wassludyingn lhe

Uni*edS*afes,,y faendsoflen L,elpede wtlh ny Erglish.This \ade m,/,e>,penence

mucA esss*ress{ul.

Second, S more un Io sludy ab.oad n a group.Fnends an have lol of fun logelle..

By *ay o{ exanple,my {aends and l'adso mucAyisi+ingmuseums.am su.e ii would

nol havebeenaserloyablew'lhou| tl..em,

Last, ludyirg n agroup;s ess oneiykn sludyng alone.Allhoughludenlsnay eel

very lonely n a foreign counlry,being wtlh faends c,anhelp.Asan example, hen was

aboard, never ell la lonely bec'avsey lAendswere. lere.

I +Aink+ 6 bel*e. lo sludy abroadn a g,oup lhan o sludy alone.wrlh tle.r {aends,

siudenfswili find lheir experience essslressful and ess onely lan by ttemselves.

Compare ourcorrections ith a classmate.



61

2

Follow he steps o write a letter o apply o an English ampabroad.

Brainstorm ndplan:Brqinstormond plqn your letter on o seporotepieceof poper.

Write: Wdte your letter below



.a(QJ, Follow he steps o write an essay bout he following opic.

It is better to trovel in your own country thon to trovel obroqd.

Brainstorm ndplan:Broinstormqnd plon your essqyon q sepqrctepieceofpoper.Decidewhether you ogreeor disqgreewith the topic ond think of ideqs,detqi lsqnd exompleso supporlyouropinion.

[4/rife.Wdte your essqybe]ow.

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ExtraWritingSheets

Unit_ Activity Page_

Tit le:

Introduction:

Bodyparagraph :

Topicentence:

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