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1 Read the text. Choose the best word to
сomplete eaсh gap. You should wгitе two to thгее paгagгaphs in your aгt!сlе.
Еaсh paгagгaph nееds to havе a сleaгtopiс.
Do you always take adviсe? l don't. l often ask people Starting your artiсle
(1)...................... adviсe, Ьut itЪ sometimes diffiсult to aссept
Aгtiсlеs neеd to bе intегеsting, so it сan bе a good idеa
what they (2).'...............'..... Reсently, l (з).................'.... some to staгt with a question. Anothег idеa is to usе a shoгt
proЬlems with my сourse at university. l wasn't enjoying statеmеnt whiсh inteгеsts the геadеn Both of thеsе must
it. I was finding it diffiсult to study. My brother suggested intгoduсе thе topiс сlеaгly and quiсkly
(4)...................... to my tutor aЬout сhanging my сourse.
Seсond (and third) paragraphs
I dесided to (5)...................... for a few more weeks, Ьut
Мakе suге youг aгtiсlе answeГs alI thе quеstions oг
things got worse.
points in thе input tеxt. You сan use thеsе to hеlp to
Еventually, l folIowed my ЬrotherЪ adviсe. l wish oгganise youг aгtiсlе. Givе еnough infoгmation to keep
' (6)...................... it sooner! l've found a new more thе геadег intеrеstеd, but not too muсh|Thе aгtiсlе
nееds to keеp moving so that the геadег doesn't gеt
interesting сoUrse and l feel muсh happier. (7)..'...'...'...........,
boгеd.
I'm going to listen more сarefully when I get good adviсe
- and l'd (8)...................... you do too! You don't nееd to havе onе paragгaph foг еaсh
question. You nееd to dесidе what to put in еaсh
I a about b to с for paгagгaph. lt might bе intгoduсtion * геsult; advantagеs
2 atell b say с speak * disadvantages; or baсkgгound * еxamPlе onе *
3 a was having b have с have had example two. You сan usе thе quеstion to hеlp you plan
4 а that I speak b me to speak с l'm speaking how to oгganisе youГ answеl]
5 acarryon b carryout ccarry Finishing уour review
through
6 aldid b I've done о I'd done You сan add a flnishing sеntеnсe atthе еnd ofthe finaI
paгagraph, foг еxample, Now,l olwoуs listen to odviсe
7 a For future b ln future c On future сorefullу before l deсide whether to toke lt or not.
8 a reсommend b advise с tell

2 Turn these sentences into repoЁed speeсh.
Use these verbs. Try to use a different verb
in eaсh sentenсe.
Whеn you finish wгiting, usе this сhесkIist'
ask say suggest tell Range
Havе you usеd somе diffегent tensеs?
a 'You must be here by 10 a.m.,' the teacher Havе you used a гangе ofvoсabulary?
said.
Havе you usеd somе intеrеsting sеntеnсe stгuсturеs?
b 'How long are you staying here?' he asked.
Aссuraсy
c 'l'm sure you'll make new friends soon,' said Aгe youг veгb tеnsеs сoггесt?
my mum. Havе you сhесkеd youг pгepositions?
d 'Why don't you try joining a sports сlub?' Do youгveгbs and nouns, or nouns and adjесtivеs,
my friend said. go togеthег?
з Rewrite these sentenсes to mаke them Coherenсe and сohesion
more interesting. Use the words or phrases |s thеге a сleaг stгuсtuге to youг aгtiсlе?
in braсkets in your аnswers. Aгe youг ideas сlеaгly сonnесted to thе quеstion?
Arе youг idеas сlеaгly linkеd?
a l like сooking' (love/kitсhen/delicious)
b I don't Iike tidying up. (boring/favourite/ orthographiс сontroI
activity) ls youг spеlling and punduation сoгrесt?
Havе you usеd paгagгaphs to indiсatе nеw idеas
о Еveryone needs to exercise. (do/more/l do) oг points?
d Some people think computer gameq are a ls your aгtiсIe сIeaг and еasy to геad?
problem. (agree/serious/keen)
e Тhe book was good' (definitely/best/ever)
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