Writing на 5+. Книга для ученика

А. Авраменко

В данном пособии предлагаются задания на подготовку к творческим (письменным) заданиям на английском языке. Задания представлены в 6 уроках (6 units) и разделены на три раздела:Warm up! (снятие когнитивных трудностей), Language Practice (снятие языковых трудностей) и Writing (снятие речевых трудностей). В конце пособия даны ключи, справочник и схема написания эссе.

Unit 2

Warm up!

(Linking Cause and Effect)

Exercise 2.1

Where are the causes and the effects in these pairs? Mind that in one pair there is no linking.

1. Mothers shouldn’t work — Children shouldn’t spend time with nannies

2. Classmates help each other — People tend to make best friends at school

3. «Honesty is the best policy» — We trust honest people

4. Fast food is tasty — McDonald’s is dangerous for health

5. «Tastes change with age» — Elderly people are more experienced and wise

Exercise 2.2

Explain your reasons (2—3):

1. I want to live in a big house with all my relatives because…

2. There is always a leader in friendship because…

3. Women should use make-up because…

4. A businessman should be selfish because…

5. I want to work in the shopping industry because…

Language Practice

(Spelling)

Exercise 2.3 (ei-ie)

Mind that for the sound [i: ] we write IE (believe), except for after — c (receive).

For all other sounds we write EI (their).

Fill in the gaps with EI or IE:

1. Gr__f

2. Dec__ve

3. Rel__ve

4. H__ght

5. L__sure

6. Ch__f

7. N__ce

8. Ach__ve

9. N__ther

10. Rec__pt

Exercise 2.4 (Apostrophe)

Mind that we use the apostrophe all possessive forms (girl’s, girls’, Jones’s), except for personal pronouns (theirs, hers).

Put the apostrophe where needed:

Mr. Jones has two sons. This is the boys room. All the toys are theirs. Cars and robots are among their favorite ones. They always argue about whose cars are faster. But in fact theyre real friends. Everybody knows that their robots are the best at school. If anybody elses robot appears better, than Mr. Jones buys a new toy for his children. Joneses are really happy.

Exercise 2.5 (Compounds)

Writing

(Paragraph: Order of Sentences)

1. Time order:

I was born… went to school… entered the university… graduated… started my career…

2. Space order:

The apartment was… there were four rooms… my room was…

She is… her skin… her hair… her eyes…

3. Order for climax (most frequently used in an essay with the elements of argumentation):

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)