Writing на 5+. Книга для ученика

Exercise 1.8

Rewrite sentences applying participle and subordinate clauses or just excluding unnecessary words:

1. The girls were on their way to Montgomery. Here they hoped to find their father.

2. After lunch we were less ambitious, so we gathered our fishing and decided to go to the cinema.

3. The national parks have become very popular, so they are in danger.

4. The workers were on a strike, and they slept on their work places.

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 apostropheall 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.