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Write  an  Informative  Text



                      B_   Read  the  text  in  exercise  A  again.  Underline  one  more  example  of  each  of  the  following:
                         1.  something  that  the  writer  considers  a  rule  (with  supposed  to)

                         2.  something  that  is  not  necessary  (with  not  have  to)


                         3.  advice  (with  should  or  ought  to)

                     C  Complete  the  chart  with  information  from  the  text  in  exercise  A.  Discuss  your  answers
                         with  a  partner.

                                                                                             Bonus:  extra
                                                    Restaurants  &     Rule:  15-20%  tip          ;
                                                           .                                 money  in  bad
                                                    food  delivery        for  server
                                                                                               weather


                                  Tipping              Hotels            Rule:               Bonus:




                                                          .              Rule:               Bonus:
                                                       Taxis



                     2   BEFORE  YOU  WRITE.

                     A  Work  with  a  partner.  Brainstorm  customs  that  visitors  often  find  confusing  when  they  visit  your
                         country,  such  as  tipping,  giving  gifts,  greeting  people,  arriving  on  time,  and  so  on.

                      B   Choose  one  custom  from  your  list  in  exercise  A.  Then  in  your  notebook,  make  a  chart  like  the
                         one  in  exercise  1C.  Write  the  basic  “rules”  for  the  custom.


                     3   WRITE  two  to  three  paragraphs  explaining  the  custom  to  a  visitor  to  your  country.  Use  your
                         chart  from  exercise  2B  and  the  text  in  help  1A  to  guide  you.



                          WRITING  FOCUS       Using  Bullets  to  Organize  Points

                          Notice  how  bullets  are  used  in  the  text  in  exercise  1A.  In  this  text,  after  each
                          bullet,  the  author  uses  a  word  in  bold  followed  by  a  colon  ()  to  introduce  a
                          topic.
                          ¢  Restaurants:  When  you  ect  in  a  restaurant.  . .




                     4   SELF  ASSESS.  Underline  the  modals  and  modal-like  expressions  in  your  paragraphs.
                         Then  use  the  checklist  to  assess  your  work.

                           OOOO   I  used  be  supposed  to  correctly.  [7.2]
                               T  used  not  have  to  correctly.  [7.1]


                               T  used  should  and  ought  to  correctly.  [7.6]
                               I  used  the  same  pattern  and  punctuation  after  each  bullet  in  my  text.  (WRITING  FOCUS]



                                                                    UNIT  7   CONNECT  THE  GRAMMAR  TO  WRITING   205
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