... Narrative / Essay Writing
and Functional Writing scores as follows: Narrative / Essay Writing /35 (63.6%) +
Functional Writing /20 (36.4%) = Total Score /55 (100%). The mark for Part A: Writing
is ... Functional Writing Assignment 7
Addressing an Envelope 9
Format of a Business Letter 10
Business Letter Formats 11
Part A: Writing – Description and Instructions 12
Assignment II: Functional Writing ...
scores for Content and Organization by 2 as these categories are worth twice as much as the
other categories. The maximum score possible for Narrative / Essay Writing is 35. For the
Functional Writing...
... Practice writing essays that express your opinion on a topic.
The writing section of the 2005 TOEFL includes questions ask-
ing for your opinion on various daily topics. These are timed.
Practice writing ... classroom.
Each chapter begins with a list of 10 target words. These words are
defined and used in sample sentences. Usage tips are given for many words,
as are any commonly used parts of speech related ... students
for the TOEFL test. Their selection of wordsfor this book was based on
extensive experience with the TOEFL test, information about the corpus
(body of words) that is used in creating the actual...
... ourselves in fewer words. For exam-
ple, we can say the children’s money (two words) instead of the money belonging to the
children (five words) .
Question:
Why does the apostrophe come before the s in ... reduce the num-
ber of words you have used. Sometimes, a possessive noun can help. For example,
INSTEAD OF
: the car that my brother has (6 words) ,
WRITE
:my brother’s car (3 words) .
possessive
noun
EXERCISE ... neighbor.
Plural Nouns
Nouns have a singular form and a plural form.
The singular is the form that means only one:
boy, girl, soda, hamburger, etc.
The plural is the form that means more than one:
boys,...
... 8. Do you mind ( see) …………… these photos again?
9. I remember ( try) ………………to dress myself for the first time.
Ex 5:. Hoàn thành các câu sau.
1. Tessa / want / buy / a new coat/ soon.
2. ... year.
7. I can't stand / get up / at five / tomorrow.
8. The buses / usually / stop / run / before midnight.
9. My father / seem / get / better / now.
10. Last year / we / make / an agreement/ ... asked me to repair the table.
I .…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. They told him to stay home for three days.
He ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. They asked Mr Robinson to do the shopping.
Mr...
... we can’t afford one.
3.Explaining reasons
-Because
-Because of
-Thanks to (words or actions that show that you are grateful to sb for sth):
ĐHow can I ever express my thanks to you for all you’ve ... a result; Therefore):
ĐThis poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health.
-For that reason( =for the simple reason that):
ĐI had to do it for the simple reason ... was largely due to her efforts. ĐMost of the problems were due to human error
-Hence (for this reason):
ĐWe suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry
-After...
... 1950s, (6)…… people went to
REVIEW FOR THE ONE PERIOD TEST (4
th
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A. OBJECTIVE TEST: READING 12, 13, 14
B. WRITING
1. To Inf. Phrase of purpose → What … for? / Why …?
2. Make WH-questions: ... like him.
7. Don’t go …………….the rain! It is not good for your health.
8. What kind ……………… film do you like?
1. I haven’t been to the cinema for a century
A. ten years B. hundred years C. seven ... U.13
I. Give the correct form of ( -ing or –ed) of the verbs in brackets.
1. He had to repair this ……………………….table ( break)...
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... UNIT 5 : Writing
Period 5:
Linking ideas in narrative
6. I was cold ___ I turned on the heater.
A. and B. but C. so D. because
7. We'll have to go shopping ___ we have nothing for
dinner.
A. and ... buy her a
present.
SO
Fill in the blank: and, but, so, because
1. I like rice ……………… fish for breakfast.
2. Jenny is kind ……………… smart.
3. She wants coffee ……………… not cake.
4. He works very...
... 8. State a purpose for the assignment. Your writing assignment should
answer the question, “why am I writing this?” Give your students a purpose
so they know why they are writing:
“These are ... are directions to your apartment for a new friend”.
“This is a letter to your cousin.”
“This is a thank-you note to your father”.
“Imagine these are advertisements for the newspaper”.
Also, if you ...
corrections and criticism.
10. As in speaking, provide topics of interest for the students to write
about. Motivation is important for language learners and interesting topics
increase motivation....