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WRITING HELP
UNIT 9: WORK AND INDUSTRY
SECTION 9.1, PAGE 71, EXERCISE 9
WRITING
WRITING A PARAGRAPH COMPARING LIFE IN THE
PAST TO TODAY’S LIFE.
1. Start the paragraph by identifying what aspect of life
in the past you are going to talk about.
A long time ago/In the past/ Twenty years ago, people
used to …. They lived/worked/planted ….
2.
Develop your paragraph by writing about the same
aspect but in today’s life.
Today, people live/work …
3.
End your paragraph with a general statement about
the difference between life in the present and life in
the past.
Life is certainly different/ has changed in … /is easier
today than it was ….
UNIT 9: WORK AND INDUSTRY
SECTION 9.4, PAGE 77, EXERCISE 8
WRITING SKILLS
WRITING A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING A PROCESS.
1. Start by describing the first stage of the process by
using starting phases
To begin with,…/ First of all,
…/ To start of, ...
To begin with, in making bars of milk chocolate in a
factory, the beans are roasted at 135°C.
2.
Develop your paragraph by identifying the following
stages using sequencing phrases:
Next,… / Folowing
this,… / Then,… / After this,…
Next, the beans are sent to be crushed in order to
remove the shells. Following this,… Then,...
3.
Use ending phrases to describe the last stage:
Finally,… / Lastly,....
Lastly, the bars of milk chocolate are …
UNIT 10: GLOBAL AFFAIRS
SECTION 10.1, PAGE 79, EXERCISE 8B
WRITING
WRITING A PARAGRAPH SUMMARISING SOCIAL
ARRANGEMENTS.
1. Start the paragraph by identifying the group and
the social activity that the group is doing. Using the
be+verb-ing
form.
My class/ Five friends are planning on …/ are going …
on Monday. On Tuesday,…
2.
Develop your paragraph by specifying what they are
doing.
Some / Three of them are … and two / the others are …
3.
End your paragraph with the last plan.
Finally, the group is ….
UNIT 10: GLOBAL AFFAIRS
SECTION 10.4, PAGE 85, EXERCISE
12C
WRITING SKILLS
WRITING AN ESSAY DESCRIBING THE ADVANTAGES
AND DISADVANTAGES OF A TOPIC.
1. In the introductory paragraph state the issue and
explain that you will show its positive and negative
aspects.
Many people believe that … This essay will consider
whether/In this essay I will discuss if …
2.
Develop the essay by shedding some light on the
issue and listing one of its advantages. Use linkers.
It is very important to … On the one hand,…. On the
other hand,…. One advantage is …
3.
Write about the disadvantages. Use linkers.
However, one disadvantage is that ….
4.
End your essay with a summary of the main points
and state your opinion. Use linkers.
To sum up, …. Although … I think/believe that ….
UNIT 11: THE ENVIRONMENT
SECTION 11.4, PAGE 93, EXERCISE 10
WRITING SKILLS
WRITING A REPORT. (THROUGHOUT THIS EXERCISE,
USE THE INFORMATION ON PAGE 138.)
1. Start by stating the aim of the report, who conducted
it and how the data was collected.
The aim of the report is to present the findings of a
survey among local people on a new terminal at the
major airport. The research company (X) … The data
was collected from 1,000 local residents by an interview
done between February 4 and 11.…
2.
Develop the report by listing the findings. Use
numbers and percentages.
The majority of local residents said that …/ Most people
reported that …. / 64% of the interviewed local people
reported that … The reasons were…
25% were in favor of building the runway. The reason
was…
11% were undecided. They said that ….
