WRITING 2
OPTIMISE your exam Exam A review • A review should be interesting to read, so use an appropriate style. This is usually the same style as an article. It shouldn’t be as formal as an essay, but it shouldn’t be as informal as a letter to a friend. • It’s fine to use short forms and to address the reader directly, e.g. Are you on holiday in Athens? 4 Look at the writing task and answer the questions.
REVIEW UNITS 1–2
Write your review. 1 What is it? 2 Where is it? 3 What can you do there?
You have seen this notice on a website for teenagers.
Review sections appear after every two units with a new Optimise your well-being section
Reviews wanted! We’re looking for reviews of tourist attractions all round the world. Could you write us a review of a tourist attraction where you live? Include information about what and where it is, what you can do there and how much it costs. Explain why you would or wouldn’t recommend it.
Optimise your well-being Take a moment Life today is very busy, with school work, free-time activities and time with friends and family. We all have a lot to do! This can be stressful. Which of these statements are true for you? Sometimes it’s hard to concentrate. When I have a lot to do, I sometimes feel angry. If I’m worried, I often can’t sleep. I often get headaches and stomach aches.
4 How much does it cost? 5 What are the positive points?
6 What are the negative points?
5 Plan Make a paragraph plan.
Part
Purpose
Useful phrases
My notes
Title
Make the readers want to read your review with an interesting title. Give basic information about the attraction (what/where it is). Give more detailed information about the attraction. Include relevant positive and negative features.
Paragraph 1
Are you on holiday in …? … you might want to …
Mindfulness is a technique that you can learn to help you relax and feel calm. When you practise mindfulness, you sit quietly and pay attention to how your body is feeling and notice what your mind is doing. It is a useful life skill that can help you manage worries and anxiety. 13 Sit down in a quiet place. Listen and do the mindfulness activity. Think about when and where you could practise mindfulness this week. In the next class, tell other students when you practised mindfulness and how it made you feel.
Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3
There, you can … Visitors can also … One problem, however, is that … One excellent feature is …
Paragraph 4 It’s (not) perfect/ideal for … I’d (definitely) recommend it to … 6 Write Write your review in an appropriate style. Write about 100 words. 7 Check Before you hand in your review, complete this checklist. Say who, if anyone, you’d recommend it to.
Revise Grammar and Vocabulary
I’ve given my review an interesting title. I’ve used an appropriate style. I’ve included all the information from Exercise 4.
I’ve followed my paragraph plan. I’ve checked my spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Optimise your well-being Revise Action plan
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 I ( look ) for my sunglasses when I ( find ) the book I lost last year. 2 Alfie ( not / go ) to the party because he ( visit ) his grandparents. 3 What ( you / talk ) about when Jade ( come ) in and interrupted us? /6 2 If a word or phrase in bold is correct, put a zero. If it’s incorrect, rewrite it correctly. 1 I use to read comics, but I don’t any more. 2 When I was young , we would played in the park after school. 3 Did you use to live in Germany? 4 As a child, she would spend the summer holidays by the sea. 5 There didn’t used to be so many cars in cities. /5 3 Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Dad ( make ) a pizza. It’s in the oven. 2 I ( never / be ) in a helicopter before. It’s exciting!
3 Dan
( try ) to buy tickets for the concert
all morning.
4
( you / see ) the new Marvel movie yet?
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money to buy a laptop. 6 Choose the correct word. 1 Our new neighbours moved in / off next door yesterday. 2 Could you drop me in / off outside the park, please? 3 Can you put me out / up for the night after the concert? 4 Our car broke out / down , so we had to wait by the side of the road for an hour. 5 They moved abroad, so they decided to rent up / out their house. 6 He eventually turned up / off at 10 pm, so he missed the film. /6 7 Complete the sentences with the words below. attic balcony campsite hedge holiday tour
8 Write a form of the word in capitals in each gap. 1 It’s to drive at 200 km per hour! LEGAL 2 It’s to lie to people. HONEST 3 This chair’s really . I think I’ll move. COMFORT 4 Sara, your bedroom’s really . There are clothes all over the floor. TIDY 5 Don’t be so ! The bus will be here soon. PATIENT 6 My best friend’s allowed to go to the concert, but I’m not. It’s so ! FAIR /6 9 Choose the correct word. 1 It isn’t worth to see / seeing that film – it isn’t very good! 2 My dad’s keen on trying / try new dishes. He’s a great cook! 3 My mum makes me prepare / to prepare dinner once a week. 4 I spend a lot of time play / playing my guitar. 5 Are you looking forward to go / going to Spain? 6 What prevented her from take / taking part in the competition? /6 Total score: /50
5 I
( wait ) for Maya since 1 o’clock. Where is she? /5
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4 Complete the sentences with so , such , too or enough . 1 It was hot that I couldn’t sleep. 2 Are you old to drive a car? 3 This is
Setting goals Do you want to go to university? Improve your grades? Get into the football team? Identifying and setting goals can motivate you and help you focus on what you need to do. The SMART tool is a way of setting and monitoring your goals. These are the five SMART goals: • S pecific – Make goals detailed. • M easurable – Break your goal into smaller parts and monitor your progress. • A ttainable – Be realistic about what you can achieve. • R elevant – Be clear about how the goal will help you. • T imely – Set a deadline for your goal. Decide what your goals are and write them down. Use the SMART tool to help you. Then work in pairs and tell a partner.
a good book. You should read it. tired to watch this film. I’m going
4 I’m
to bed. 5 I haven’t got
/5 5 Complete the sentences with the words below.. amount few little many much
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Workbook Unit 2: Writing, page 18, and Review, page 19
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1 I haven’t got
cousins – just two in fact. 1 The
has grown too high. You can’t see
of time to learn outside in the summer. 3 My brother’s room is in the out of the window now. 2 Because our flat has a
2 How
money have you got with you? people have bought tickets from
, we can sit
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3 A
the show, but not many.
at the top
4 It takes a huge
of the house. 4 The package
a new language.
includes flights and
5 We’ve got a
time until the train
/5 accommodation. 5 We went on a guided we were in Athens. 6 We stayed in a tent on a
leaves – about ten minutes.
of the city when
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in the middle
of the countryside.
/6
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Action plan Exam skills Choose the statements that are true for you. Review the skills in the unit if you need more help.
Workbook
I can …
Unit/page
understand reference words to understand the order of a text
Unit 1 p10
predict what I might hear in an interview
Unit 1 p14
say where things are in a photo
Unit 1 p16
READING 4-option multiple choice | An article 2 2 Around the world
understand result clauses and use them in a cloze activity
Unit 1 p17
write an article in a style that is appropriate for the reader and the topic
Unit 1 p18
skim a text to get the general meaning
Unit 2 p19
identify attitude and opinion in a conversation
Unit 2 p22
make suggestions in a discussion
Unit 2 p24
use particles to make phrasal verbs and use them in a cloze activity
Unit 2 p25
choose positive and negative points to write about in a review
Unit 2 p26
Student’s Book, pages 20–21 1 Read the text quickly. Look at these different points and number them in the order they are mentioned in the text. things the group can’t do visiting buildings advantages for studying the price of travelling going to new locations 2 Exam Read the text again. For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 Daniel created a group so that he can
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4 What problems does Daniel mention about the VR experience? A It’s too expensive to do it often. B It’s annoying when visits are interrupted. C It’s a shame that there aren’t more choices. D It’s only worth it as a group activity.
REVIEW
On-the-Go Practice
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1 Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write the correct letter. 1 They since 3 o’clock. a) flew b) have flown
5 What can the reader find out from this article? A why they should try the VR travel experience B how to set up a VR travel group
c) have been flying c) has been reading
2 She
a) read
b) has read
two chapters of the guidebook so far.
3 I
a) didn’t book b) haven’t booked c) haven’t been booking
our hotel yesterday – I just forgot.
C when to visit places using VR travel D where the best VR travel visits are 3 Find words or phrases in the text for these definitions. 1 recognise how good something is 2 all the things you can see across a large area of the country 3 lose connection when online 4 enter information in order to use a website 5 real or true 6 a strong effect
4 He doesn’t need a new beach towel – he’s
a) ever
b) already b) has been
c) yet
got one.
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5 Gary isn’t here – he
a) has gone
c) has been going
to the tourist office for a map.
6 Why haven’t you bought any souvenirs
a) since a) fewer
b) never
c) yet
?
A travel anywhere in the world. B have people to travel with. C reduce the cost of travelling. D visit places that are more interesting.
7 There are
b) less
c) little
guided tours of the city in the winter.
8 Are you sure this information about buses
correct? a) has
b) is
c) are
9 Don’t forget to drink
a) a lot a) many
b) lot
c) a lots
of water during your walk.
10 They didn’t put c) much 2 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are five options you do not need to use. cheese on my pizza. b) most
2 What does Daniel say about the group’s visits? A Sometimes they go to places they don’t enjoy. B The landscapes they see are very realistic. C They visit some types of places more than others. D They offer opportunities they wouldn’t have in real life. 3 Daniel says the group prefers VR travel because of A the amount of information they find out. B how enjoyable this type of travel is.
business camping campsite currency guidebook have hostel journey keen luggage prevent ready resort sightseers spend tour guides voyage
1 What do you usually
time doing when you are on holiday?
2 The
they use in Finland now is the euro, but it used to be the markka.
3 Some of the
had cameras, but most of them used their phones to take pictures.
4 Dad’s boss sent him to New York on a
trip, but we couldn’t go.
C the positive effect on the destinations. D how easy it is to visit a lot of places.
5 Kelly is very
on learning about the culture of the countries she visits.
6 Is there a restaurant at the cook our own food? 7 You can’t carry all of that take a taxi to the train station? 8 We didn’t we went to England last month. 9 This
or do we have to
. Why don’t you
time to visit Stonehenge when
looks great; it’s got three
swimming pools and six tennis courts.
Now in full color
10 A guard at the museum will
you
from getting too close to the statues. 11 In the
, there’s information about
places to stay and where to eat.
12 The
across the mountains
was difficult because of the snow.
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Setting goals 1 Match the SMART goals to the examples of how to action them. 1 Specific
a) Identify the most necessary work for my learning objectives.
2 Measurable 3 Achievable
b) Decide what to finish by the end of the week. c) Make a detailed plan for a writing task. d) Study for at least one hour every evening.
4 Relevant
5 Timely
e) Do exam revision over five days instead of all in one day.
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2 Choose one goal to achieve in the next week. Why have you chosen this?
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