Unit 17 Support Our Library
Unit 11 What have I learnt? Can Do Skills
1 Read this letter and answer the questions.
Dear Mr Collins Over the last year, more and more young people, attending the Go Kids Sports Club, have been leaving their bikes outside my house. I live next door to the club and bikes are left in my garden and on the path to my door. As you are the manager of the Go Kids Sports Club, I urge you to take action. I am all in favour of young people taking exercise, both by cycling and playing sports. I also believe they should be encouraged to think about other people. I live with my elderly father who could easily stumble over one of these bikes. I enjoy planting flowers in my garden but they get squashed and broken by the bikes thrown on top of them by careless young people. I feel strongly that you should provide an area on your land for people to park their bikes. I hope you will take responsibility for your visitors. Yours sincerely James Kirk
1 What are the audience and purpose of the letter? 2 Is it a formal or an informal letter? Give evidence from the letter to support your answer. 3 Which of these sentences is an example of persuasive writing?
Bicycle accidents – the causes
Fall
a) I insist that you take action. b) I live with my elderly father. c) I feel strongly that you should provide a space. d) I enjoy planting flowers. 4 What is the mood of the writer? 5 What solution does the writer suggest?
Another vehicle
Another bicycle
Animal
Parked car
Pedestrian
2 Use information in the pie graph to answer these questions. 1 How many accidents are the result of the rider falling off the bicycle? a) more than half b) nearly half c) about a quarter 2 What is least likely to cause a bicycle accident? a) a pedestrian b) another cyclist c) an animal d) a car 3 Which are about equally likely to cause a bicycle accident? a) a pedestrian and an animal c) another bicycle and an animal b) another vehicle and another bicycle d) an animal and a parked car 4 What describes the chances of a cyclist crashing into a pedestrian? a) quite likely b) very unlikely c) almost certain d) impossible
• Remind students that they should use evidence from the text to answer comprehension questions such as exercise 1, questions 2, 4 and 5.
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