how to write an assay about earth issue
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Reading and Use of English 3
Part 2
Open cloze
1 You are going to read a text about World Carfree Day. What do you think happens on this day and why?
2 Read through the text quite quickly, ignoring the gaps. Compare what it says with your own ideas in exercise 1.
World Carfree Day
Each year, (0) on 22 September, people in over 1,500 cities in 40 countries celebrate World Carfree Day. (1) annual event aims to raise awareness of the problems caused by our dependence on private cars. Streets are closed to traffic and opened instead to street parties, theatre, bicycle demonstrations or outdoor cafes, in (2) to show people what their city might look like (3) there were fewer or no cars. Over one hundred million people are believed to take (4) in the celebrations, although this figure is difficult to verify.
The hope is that the initiative will encourage more environmentally friendly alternatives to the car, (5) as walking, cycling and public transport. (6) . with increasing global car production and a world which (7) grown used to the benefits of private transport, some say the battle is already lost. But even if we are unlikely to see cities (8) any cars at all, people may at least begin to change their habits and leave their car at home more often.
3 Read the text again and for questions 1-8, think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETIERS.
What to expect in the exam
The Open doze task focuses mainly on grammar (see page 44). However, occasionally your knowledge of vocabulary may be tested (e.g. question 4 above).
4 Do people in your country celebrate World Carfree Day? If so, how successful is it?
How dependent are you and your family on the car?
Writing
Part 1
Essay
In your English class you have been talking about ways in which individuals can help the environment. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.
Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view.
Write your essay in 140-190 words.
Essay question
there is little that individuals can do to help the environment. Do you agree?
Notes
write about :
1 pollution
2 household waste
3............. (your own idea)
How to go about it
Plan what you are going to write and how you are going to express your ideas.
Use the Speaking task and Reading text on pages 146 and 147, as well as the Open cloze text above, to help you with ideas and useful language.
Listening 2
Part 1
Multiple choice 2.23-2.30
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For Questions 1-8, choose the best answer, A, B or C.
what to expect in the exam
In Unit 4, you saw how contrast linkers such as although, whereas and but, as well as other words and expressions, can be used to create distractors in listening exercises.
look at question 1 below, together with the script, and choose the best answer.
Which structure is used to create distractors? Which words help you to choose the answer?
1 You hear a man talking about a new fire station that has just been built.
Where was it built?
Now do questions 2-8 below. In questions 2, 3 and 4 you will hear conditional sentences. These are used to create distractors as in question 1 above.
2 You hear a man talking about litter.
Who is the man?
3 You hear an environmentalist speaking on the radio about a recent project.
How does she feel?
Marvellous. Just what we were looking for.
And what was that?
Well, if we'd gone to one of the other islands, we'd have had to put up with busy roads and crowded beaches.
So weren't there many tourists where you went?
Oh plenty. More than we expected really. But it didn't seem to matter, because with the vehicle restrictions there was almost a total lack of exhaust fumes, no congestion and very little noise. And because the island's so small, you could walk everywhere, anyway.
4 You overhear this woman talking to her friend about her holiday.
Why did she enjoy it?
Neither can we. The noise of that boy's music makes the whole house shake. My husband says it's just like being in an earthquake, only worse.
Of course it's the parents' fault, but it's no good talking to them. They're no better than he is.
And his teachers can't control him, either. Apparently, he's as rude to them as he is to all of us.
So, let's have a meeting of all the residents in the street and we'll decide how to deal with him.
5 You hear a conversation between two people.
What is the relationship between them?
6 You are listening to the radio when you hear the following being read.
What is it?
Well, we lost a lot of our plants last night.
It wasn't our cat, was it?
No, the wind. Pulled up all the roses, it did. Blew down a few bushes, too.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Oh, not to worry. I'd be grateful if you'd give me a hand to clear up the mess, though.
I'd be pleased to.
7 You overhear this conversation between a man and his neighbour.
What is the man doing?
8 You hear a man talking about a recent environmental disaster.
What is he going to do?
