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Write about an Innovative Product

C Complete the chart with information from the article in exercise A. Then work with a partner
and compare your answers.

What is the
problem/need? people have too many passwords to remember
Who invented the
product?
How does it solve
the problem?

When is it useful? every day, whenever you are online, using a digital device
Why is (or isn’t) it a
good idea?

2 BEFORE YOU WRITE.

A Work with a group. Brainstorm a list of innovative products you know about or ideas you
have for a new innovation. Use the innovations from the unit or your own ideas.

B Choose one of the innovative products from your list in exercise A. In your notebook, draw a
chart like the one in exercise 1C. Write answers about your product.

3 WRITE two or three paragraphs about the innovative product you chose. Write an
introduction describing the problem. Then use the information from your chart in exercise 2B
and the article in exercise 1A to help you.

WRITING FOCUS Choosing a Good Title

A title is an important part to any piece of writing. The title of the article about
password pills questions a new idea. Asking a question is one way to give your
writing a good title.
A good title:
• catches the readers’ interest
• begins with a capital letter
• does not have a period at the end, but may have a question mark (?)
or an exclamation mark (!) at the end for emphasis

4 SELF ASSESS. Read your text. Underline examples of transitive and intransitive verbs or
phrasal verbs. Then use the checklist to assess your work.

I used transitive and intransitive verbs correctly. [14.1]

I used direct and indirect objects with to and for correctly. [14.2, 14.3]
I used transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs correctly. [14.5]
I used separable and inseparable transitive phrasal verbs correctly. [14.6]

I chose a good title for my essay about an innovation. [WRITING FOCUS]

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