POST 3

Writing Well

We need to write well to communicate effectively. You can improve your writing if you're willing to work hard. Good writing is the result of frequent practice and hard work. Writing frequently will make you a better writer.

We need to build our writing skills step by step and systematically. We will do that using this blog.

You have started to develop your writing ability. Today, you will do more exercises to further improve your writing skill.

Have fun!

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(Do all the exercises in your personal blog.)

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Exercise 1: Unscramble sentences to make questions

Rearrange these words to make good questions.

Begin each question with a capital letter and end each one with a question mark.

Example:

your food favourite is what

What is your favourite food?

1.     your is what name

2.     you from come do where

3.     old how you are

4.     birthday when your is

5.     you school how to do come

6.     your work does father where

7.     to what you do play like

8.     grade are in you which

9.     favourite food what is your

10.       music do like you what

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Exercise 2 Irrelevant words

Read the following text carefully.

Delete any word that is not necessary in the sentences. The first sentence has been done for you.

JOHN'S SUMMER HOLIDAY

John lives in the London. He goes to France every a year with his family. They stay in a big the hotel by the sea. John want goes to the beach every day with his friends. They he play on the sand and he go fishing. When the weather is to hot he swims in the sea. In the evenings he goes into town and does plays golf with his father. He likes the France and wants to go to there again next year.

 

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Exercise 3 Filling in the missing word

In each of the following sentences there is a missing word. Decide what it is and write it in. In some sentences more than one answer is possible.

Example:

I going to the cinema tomorrow.
I am going to the cinema tomorrow.

1. I like listening to radio.

2. The new student comes Japan.

3. Today the weather is hot sunny.

4. I drink coffee I don't drink tea.

5. She waited the corner for the bus.

6. My friend has lot of money.

7. The boy put his hands in pockets.

8. I have many pets: three dogs, two cats and hamster.

9. He forgotten to do his homework again.

10. Do you swimming every week?

11. Many UniMAP students can play piano.

12. Most students like to sit the back of class.

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Exercise 4 Text reconstruction

The words in the sentences and the sentences in the paragraph below are all joined together. Put spaces in the right places to separate the words and the sentences. You need to put a full stop (period) at the end of each sentence. The first sentence has been done for you.

Example:

IliketoeatmangoesIlikemangoesbecausetheyaresweetandjuicy.

I like to eat mangoes. I like mangoes because they are sweet and juicy.

Morning routine

Myalarmclockringsathalfpastsevenandigetupfiveminuteslaterfirstigotothebathroomwhereiwashmyselfandbrushmyteeththenigotothekitchentohavebreakfastieattoastandjamandidrinkcoldmilkafterbreakfastigetreadyforschoolileavemyhouseateighto’clockandcatchthebusatquarterpasteightittakestwentyminutestogettoschool

Morning routine

My alarm clock rings at half past seven …………………………………………

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Adapted from http://esl.fis.edu/learners/writing/colors/blue01.htm

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Check your answers with that given the next post in the class blog.