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P o unciation Writing Task 1
Sentence stress 3
0 Work in pairs. How much do you remember
about Writing Task I? Choose the cb rrect option
Speakers use stress to emphasise a point they are
to complete each of these sentences.
making and show that it is important or that they
feel strongly about it. They also use stress to make 1 You should allow 20 I 25 minutes to write your
a contrast and show how points differ. answer.
2 There will always 1 not always be a chart to
summarise.
0 ~ Listen to these two sentences from Dominic's
interview and underline the stressed words in 3 You should I should not copy the headings.
4 You should I should not include data in your
each.
answer.
1 When I was younger, I hated going to see them -
5 You should I should not give your opinion on the
yeah - I thought it was so boring. diagrams.
2 My sister's very hard-working. She knows what 6 You should use your own words I words from the
she wants, whereas I'm still trying to make some question paper as far as possible.
decisions about that. 7 If you have a diagram question, you need I do
In which sentence (I or 2) does Dominic use not need to write an overview.
stress to emphasise how strongly he felt? In which 6 Work in pairs. Look at the task below.
sentence does he use stress to make a contrast?
1 How are the graph and the chart linked? What
6 ~ Look at these extracts from another student's features do they have in common?
interview. Underline the words you would stress 2 What trends does the graph show?
for emphasis and the words you would express for 3 What trends does the chart show?
contrast. Then listen and check your answers. 4 What overall conclusions can you draw from
each one?
1 Being an only child has its advantages - I mean,
5 Which would you describe first?
I get all my parents' attention.
2 Before I left home and came here to study, I used
to visit my grandparents about twice a week, but The graph below and the chart on the next page
now it's much more difficult. show the answers people gave about the extent to
3 My gran, who lives on her own, is always so which they are satisfied with their lives and what
pleased to see me. they think would make them happiest.
4 Both my parents are architects, but my mum
Summarise the information by selecting
gets more work than my dad!
and reporting the main features, and make
€) Think about how you could answer these comparisons where relevant.
questions. Write down some ideas you could
How satisfied are you with your life?
emphasise and some you could contrast.
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