Writing на 5+. Книга для ученика - страница 4

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)

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.

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.

4. She is an interesting person who is able to be a good teacher.

Coherence of sentences in a paragraph can be achieved by:

1. Repetition of important words and pronouns

2. Synonyms and substitutions

3. Transitional expressions

Exercise 3.5

What sentences are repeated or substituted in the paragraph? Underline them and their substitutions:

I have always considered my father a very intelligent person. His intelligence is not the type usually tested in schools; but he never finished high school. Rather, my father’s intelligence is his ability to solve problems creatively as they arise. Intelligent solutions to unforeseen problems were typical of him. In fact, my father’s brand of brains – accurate insight, followed by creative action – is the kind of intelligence that I admire.