B-C LEVEL WRITING HOMEWORK FOR WEEK 6, KEY
GRAMMAR FOCUS (Language Leader Elementary)
 Unit 1 (to be, there is/are)
 Unit 2 (Present Simple)
 Unit 3 (Present Simple-adverbs of frequency)
 Unit 4 (Articles, Can/Can’t)
UNIT 1
Brainstorming
What do you know about your campus? Is it a large campus? Is it old?
What are there in your campus?
What is your department?
A. Answer the questions about Davutpaşa Campus. Write 4 more questions and
and answer.
1. Is there a metro station in the campus?......No,there isn’t.......................................................
2. Is there a cinema in the campus?.......... No,there isn’t........................................................
3. Are there any dormitories in the campus?.....Yes, there are.................................................
4. Are there any bus stops in the campus?....... Yes, there are................................................
5………………………………………………………………………………………………
6…………………………………………………………………………………..……………
7……………………………………………………………………………………..…………
8………………………………………………………………………………………………
Map 1: YTU Davutpaşa Campus
YTU
Technopark
School of
Foreign
Languages
Faculty of Civil
Engineering
*
Library
Faculty of
Education
Car park
*
Go-kart track
Faculty of
Art&Science
Y
Faculty
o of Chemical and
Metallurgical
u
Engineering
Café
a
Dining
Hall
Y
o
u
Faculty of
Electricala&
Electronics
r
e
r
1
e
h
e
h
r
B. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. Can you make other sentences to
give details about your campus?
in front of
behind
next to
near
1. There is a car park in front of School of Foreign Languages.
2. Faculty of Civil Engineering is near School of Foreign Languages.
3. YTU Technopark is behind the library.
4. Faculty of Art&Science is next to the Faculty of Education.
5. There is a café across the Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.
6. Dining hall is behind the Faculty of Art&Science and Faculty of Education.
7. Davutpaşa Campus is far from the city centre.
NAMES OF FACULTIES
NAMES OF DEPARTMENTS
Faculty of Electrical & Electronics
Faculty of Arts and Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical
Engineering
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Naval Architecture and Maritime
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Art & Design
Faculty of Economic and Administrative
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Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Communications Engineering
Control and Automation Engineering
Western Languages & Literatures
Biology
Physics
Statistics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Turkish Language & Literature
Humanities and Social Sciences
Computer Education and Instructional
Technologies
Foreign Language Education
Educational Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Mathematical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Bioengineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Marine Engineering Operations
Architecture
City & Regional Planning
Art
Communication Design
Music & Performing Arts
Economics
Business Administration
Sciences
Political Science & International Relations
Economic & Administrative Programs
Technical Programs
School of Vocational Studies
School of National Palaces & Historical
Department of Technical Programs
Buildings
Basic English
Modern Languages
School of Foreign Languages
What department are you in? What’s your department?
I am in Civil Engineering department. / I am in the department of Civil Engineering. / I
study Civil Engineering.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
GRAMMAR FOCUS
STUDY TIP
Any +plural noun (e.g Are there any markets in Davutpaşa campus?)
Any+uncountable noun (Is there any water in the jar?)
C. Underline and correct the mistake in the sentences.
1.
Are there a airports in İstanbul?
Are there any airports in Istanbul?
2.
Yes, there is airports in İstanbul.
Yes, there are airports in Istanbul.
3. There aren’t no parks in this town. There aren’t any parks in this town.
4. There are universities in İstanbul? Are there any universities in Istanbul?
5.
No, it isn’t a beach in this village.
No, there isn’t a beach in this village.
6.
There are any cinemas in Istanbul? Are there any cinemas in Istanbul?
D. Use the prompts to write sentences. Do not change the order of the words. Add
any necessary words.
1.
My house/in/city centre.
My house is in the city centre.
2.
It/small/old.
It is small and old.
3.
There/garden/in front of it.
There is a garden in front of it
4. There/trees/flowers/in the garden. There are some trees and flowers in the garden.
5. There/good/restaurant/small cafe/right of it. There is a good restaurant and a small
café on the right of it.
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6. There/big/cheap/supermarket/left of it. There is a big, cheap supermarket on the
left of it.
7.
There/bank/opposite/my house. There is a bank opposite my house.
8.
There/hospital/school/behind/it. There is a hospital and a school behind it.
9.
There/library/next to the hospital. There is a library next to the hospital.
10. I/love/house.
I love my house.
VOCABULARY FOCUS
E. Match the words with the pictures below.
Building/skyscrapers
Palm tree
1. bus stop
5 dining hall
mosque
library
dining hall
2 building /skyscrapers
bookshop
bus stop
swimming pool
3. swimming pool
6 mosque
7.library
4.palm tree
8. bookshop
F. Read the text about YTU Davutpaşa Campus. Complete the text with the words
above.
YTU Davutpaşa Campus is a very big place. There are a lot of buildings in the campus.
One of them is our school called School of Foreign Languages. There is Faculty of Civil
Engineering near our school. There are also other faculties such as Faculty of Electrical &
Electronics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Chemical and
Metallurgical Engineering.
As for the other buildings in the campus, there is a new library near our scool. You can
borrow books and study for your lessons. It’s big and modern. There is a beautiful garden
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around it. There are beautiful palm trees in front of the library. There is a dining hall, too. You
can have lunch there after 12 o’clock. There are cafes, restaurants and a bank in the dining hall
building. There is also a bookshop. There you can buy books and newspapers. There is a big
swimming pool and a sports centre next to it.
There are beautiful historical buildings in the campus. There is a mosque. There is a
summer house of Suleiman the Magnificent called Otağ-ı Hümayun. It is a culture centre now.
There are bus stops in the campus. You can take buses to go to Mecidiyeköy, Taksim,
Ayazağa and Tuzla there. There are small service buses to Cevizlibağ and Campus Entrance.
There are car parks in front of the faculties. There is also a go-kart track in front of School of
Foreign Languages.
G. Adjectives make sentences more interesting and stronger in meaning. Re-write
each sentence. Add an adjective to make the sentence more interesting. Underline
your adjective.
beautiful
noisy
big
quiet
small
expensive
old
new
cheap
cold
modern
hot
blue
good
five
bad
Example: There is a car in the car park.  There is a modern car in the small car park .
There are children in the classroom.  There are noisy children in the hot classroom.
1. It’s a cat. It is a beautiful cat.
2. Edirne is a city in Turkey.
Edirne is a cold city in Turkey.
3. There is a canteen in our school. There is a new canteen in our school.
4. There are rooms in our house. There are five rooms in our house in our class .
5. There are students in our class.
There are a lot of good students.
6. There is a laptop on the table. There is an expensive laptop on the big table.
H. Combining sentences with “And” Use and to join these sentences.
Example: There are some good shops in the city. There are a lot of restaurants in the city.
There are some good shops and a lot of restaurants in the city.
1. Barcelona is a beautiful city. Barcelona is a very busy city.
Barcelona is a beautiful and a very busy city.
2. The mountains are very peaceful in the summer. The mountains are warm in the summer.
The mountains are warm and very peaceful in the summer.
3. Are there any cheap restaurants in the city? Are there any good restaurants in the city?
Are the any good and cheap restaurants in the city?
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4. It is hot in this town in the summer. It is dry in this town in the summer.
It is hot and dry in this town in the summer.
5. It’s a noisy city. It’s a big city.
It’s a big and noisy city.
6. There’s a big university in this town. There’s a famous university in this town.
There is a big and famous university in this town.
7. It’s a small cafe. It’s a quiet cafe.
It’s a small and quiet café.
WRITING SKILL: Describing Places
I. Answer the questions below.
1. Where is your hometown? My hometown is………………………………………………..
2. Is it big or small? Is it an old place? It is a/an……………..and…………………..town.
3. Is it a busy place? Is it an expensive city/town?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
4. What is the weather like in your city? Try to use some words from the box.
spring
summer
cool
warm
wet
dry
autumn
winter
rainy
snowy
but
cold
hot
windy
foggy
and
a. It is………………………………………………………..in spring.
b.………………………………………………………………………………..
c. ……………………………………………………………………………….
d.…………………………………………………………………………………
J. Think about the places in your town. Write sentences about them using the
nouns and the adjectives below.
Nouns
airport
beach
mosque
shopping center
bridge
mountain
bazaar
church
museum
fountain
park
harbour
railway station
theatre tourist information center
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library
market
synagogue
university
zoo
Adjectives
big
busy
noisy
crowded
quiet
nice
cheap
old
beautiful
green
new
ugly
expensive
famous
small
lovely
popular
Example:
1. There is a long beach in my village/hometown. It is lovely and famous.
2. We have a big bazaar. It is very busy on Saturdays and Thursdays. It is very cheap.
1. There are a lot of universities in my city Istanbul. They are popular universities.
2. There isn’t a zoo in our city.
3. There are several shopping centers in Istanbul. They are very crowded and noisy.
4. Mountains are very high in my town.
UNIT 2 (Present Simple, Adverbs of frequency)
VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR FOCUS
Brainstorming
What questions can you ask to learn one’s job?
What’s your job? What do you do? What do you do for a living?
A. Look at the job list below. What do they do? Where do they work?
Job
What do they do?
Where do they work?
Bakers
bake bread
in a bakery
Barbers
shave men's beards and cut men's
hair
in a barber’s
lecturer
teach
at a university
Butchers
prepare and sell meat
in a butcher’s
Dentists
look after people's teeth
in a dentist’s
Doctors
look after people's health
in a hospital or surgery
Flight attendants
look after passengers
in an airplane
Hair dressers
cut and style people's hair
in a hair
salon/hairdresser’s
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accountant
manage a company’s money
in an office
Lawyers
defend people
in a law court and in a
lawyer’s office
Nurses
look after patients
Sales Assistants
sell goods and look after customers
in a shop
Web designer
design
Web sites
Surgeons
operate on people who are sick
in a hospital
Technicians
organize and repair technical
equipment
everywhere!
Waiters/Waitresses
serve people food and drink
in a restaurant
in a hospital or doctor's
surgery
B. The following exercise is about jobs and work life. Ask questions for the
underlined words in the answers.
Example: Who manages a company’s money?
An accountant manages a company’s money.
1. Where does a lawyer work?
A lawyer works in a court.
2. What does a web designer design?
A web designer designs websites.
3. Do you teach in a university?
Yes, I do. I teach English at Yıldız Technical University.
4. How many hours do you work?
I work from nine o’clock to half past five.
5. What are the work duties? /What do you do in the office?
I answer the phone, do the filing and photocopying.
I also send e-mails and letters.
6. What qualifications do I need?
You need a school certificate and basic English.
7. What skills do I need?
You need good computer and communication skills.
C. Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the box.
reach
live
drive
work
go
start
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get
enjoy
Mr. Lee is a bus driver. Every day he gets up at 7:00 a.m. and prepares for his day. He has
a shower, eats his breakfast, and puts on his uniform. His wife drives him to the station where
he checks in with his supervisor. Then, he gets on Bus #405 and starts the engine. At his first
stop, Mrs. Miller gets on the bus. She lives in a red house on the corner of Main Street and
Seventh Avenue. She works at the post office and has to be to work by 9:00. At the next stop, the
Bartlett twins get on the bus. They go to Bayside Elementary School. More children get on at the
next three stops, and they ride until the bus reaches their school. Mr. Lee enjoys seeing the kids
every day and is happy to see them again in the afternoon when he drives them safely back
home.
VOCABULARY TIP: “work” and “study”
There is a difference between the words “work” and “study”.
Work for a company
Work at a university
Study engineering at a university
Study for the lessons
Study engineering/mathematics/literature/medicine
WRITING SKILL: WRITING ABOUT DAILY ROUTINE
D. Read the text about Juan Gomez. Change the subject into “I” and re-write the
paragraph.
Juan Gomez wakes up at six o'clock every morning. He gets up, takes a shower, gets
dressed, and eats breakfast. After breakfast, he reads the newspaper until 7:15, then he leaves
for work. He gets on the bus at the bus stop, rides it to University Avenue, gets off, and walks to
his office. He works until five o'clock. He usually plays basketball with friends after work. Then
he goes home. Juan leads a peaceful life.
I wake up at six o'clock every morning. I get up, take a shower, get dressed, and eat
breakfast. After breakfast, I read the newspaper until 7:15, then I leave for work. I get on the
bus at the bus stop, ride it to University Avenue, get off, and walk to my office. I work until five
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o'clock. I usually play basketball with friends after work. Then I go home. I lead a very peaceful
life.
E. How do writers, artists, and other people organize their days? Use your
imagination and make sentences using the table below. It is time to talk and write
down ten interesting sentences.
1)Cem Yılmaz usually goes for a walk in the afternoon.
2)Lionel Messi sometimes goes shopping at the weekend.
3)………………………………………………………………………………………………
4)………………………………………………………………………………………………
5)………………………………………………………………………………………………
6)………………………………………………………………………………………………
7)………………………………………………………………………………………………
8)………………………………………………………………………………………………
9)………………………………………………………………………………………………
10)………………………………………………………………………………………………
I
get up
at six o’clock
Cem Yılmaz
always
go shopping
in the morning
An engineer
usually
have breakfast
at noon
Bill Gates
often
have/take a shower
in the afternoon
Lionel Messi
sometimes
do the housework
in the evenings
A gypsy
occasionally
make a cake
at night
Lady Gaga
never
go for a walk
at midnight
Eminem
have/take a nap
at the weekend
Arda Turan
do the washing-up
on weekdays
on one’s
Adriana Lima
do homework
at Christmas
own car
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on foot
Dan Brown
get to work/school,
A postman
go cycling or jogging at half past three by train
Orhan Pamuk
get dressed for
at quarter to one
Sezen Aksu
school
at quarter past
one
Mehmet Okur
A housewife
A househusband
am
is
are
always
in a hurry
usually
write 30 pages
often
attend meetings
sometimes
read e-mail
Life
occasionally have football
Work
never
School
training
stay up
do exercise
on Wednesday
from Mondays to
Fridays
every day
once a day
twice a week
three times a month
write songs
four times a year
have a rehearsal
late
busy
early
late
monotonous
by bus
early
STUDY TIP
Always, usually, often, sometimes, never go before the main verb:
I always get up early.
They go after the auxiliary verbs and the verb to be:
I don’t usually have coffee for breakfast.
I am never late for school.
F. Write sentences with the given prompts. Put the frequency adverbs into the
correct position in the sentences.
1. I/ brush/teeth/twice a day.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
2. They/have/holiday/once a year.
They have a holiday once a year.
3. She/have/homework/always.
She always has homework.
4. I/sad/sometimes.
I am sometimes sad.
5. My brother/do/his homework/never. My brother never does his homework.
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6. Our neighbour/organize/parties/twice a month. Our neighbour organizes parties twice a
month.
7. I/my father/play chess/often.
My father and I often play chess.
G. Write questions using the answers below.
1. How often do you go shopping for clothes?
 Once a month.
2. ................................................................................................
 Twice a month.
3. ................................................................................................
 Twice a day.
4. ................................................................................................
 Never!
5. ................................................................................................
Always!
6. ................................................................................................
 Every Sunday.
7. ................................................................................................
 Three times a week.
H. What about your daily routine? Write sentences about your daily routine with
the given prompts. Use and where necessary.
Example: get up/at/ 7.30 a.m.  I get up at 7.30 a.m.
1. eat/breakfast/brush/teeth.....I eat breakfast and brush my teeth..........................
2. go/school/bus/by  ..I go to school by bus..................................................................
3. have/English lesson/from/......a.m./to/.......p.m.  …I have English lesson from 9.30
to 2.30..
4. have/hunch/.......p.m.  .....I have lunch at 12 o’clock................................................
5. go back/home/........p.m.  ....I go back home at 4p.m.............................................
6. watch TV/1 hour.  ........I watch TV for one hour...................................................
7. do homework/after I watch TV.  ..I do my homework after I watch TV...........
8.surf/the Internet/after I do my homework. ......I surf the internet after I do my
homework…
9. have dinner/ ...........p.m.  ....I have dinner at 7.pm...............................................
10. go to bed/.....p.m.  .....I go to bed at 11.p.m........................................................
STUDY TIP
What is the time (What time is it?)
We write
We say
09:00
It is nine o’clock.
09:15
It is a quarter past nine.
09: 30
It is half past nine.
09:45
It is a quarter to ten.
09: 25
It is twenty-five past nine.
09: 35
It is twenty-five to ten.
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I. Add the prepositions and put the words in the correct column.
The weekend, the morning, Tuesday, Wednesday, noon, nine o’clock, Sunday morning, the
evening, half past three, Monday night, the afternoon, a quarter to one, Christmas, May,
Christmas Day
AT
IN
ON
The weekend
The morning
Tuesday
Nine o’clock
The afternoon
Wednesday
Half past three
The evening
Sunday morning
A quarter to nine
May
Monday night
Christmas
Christmas day
Noon
WRITING
J. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
MY DAY!
My name is Melanie Smith. I’m twenty years old and I live in Oxford in England.I
am a university student. __________ (1) Monday to Friday, my daily routine is always the
same. (Paragraph I)
My day always starts at eight o’clock in the morning when I get up and have a
shower. __________ (2) I go downstairs and have a quick breakfast with my family. I
usually have toast and a glass of milk but I never have eggs and cheese. __________ (3)
breakfast, I make my bed and then I go to school. (Paragraph II)
I stay at school from nine o’clock in the morning until half past three in the
afternoon. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I stay later __________ (4) I have guitar lessons. On
the other days, I usually go shopping with my friends. __________ (5) I get home, I often
take our dog Gemma for a walk. (Paragraph III)
I always do my homework from five o’clock until half past six or sometimes seven
o’clock in the evening. Then, we all have dinner together. After dinner, my brother and I
usually do the washing-up. I often watch TV for about an hour after dinner __________ (6)
my brother never does. He always plays computer games in his room. He’s crazy about
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them! If I don’t watch TV, I sometimes call my friend Sally for a chat. I always go to bed
__________ (7) eleven o’clock. (Paragraph IV)
After such a busy day, I usually feel sleepy and ready for my comfortable bed!
(Paragraph V)
1. a) from
b) to
c) on
2. a) When
b) Then
c) Before
3. a) During
b) After
c) For
4. a) because
b) but
c) and
5. a) But
b) And
c) When
6. a) after
b) but
c) because
7. a) before
b) in
c) on
UNIT 3
GRAMMAR&WRITING
STUDY TIP
What tense do we use when we write about scientific facts?
Simple Present Tense.
A. Make sentences using the words below. Do not change the order of the words.
Add any necessary words.
Example: Water/ freeze/ zero/ degrees.
Water freezes at zero degrees.
1. oceans/ deep/ cold.
The oceans are deep and cold.
2. North/South Poles/full of/ice.
The North and South Poles are full of ice.
3. Snow/fall/ from/October/to/March.
Snow falls from October to March.
4. Rain/give/water/plants.
Rain gives water to plants.
5. Rain/falls/winter.
Rain falls in the winter.
6. We/normally/water/garden/every other day.
We normally water the garden every other day.
7. There/almost/no water/ deserts.
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There is almost no water in deserts.
8. The River Nile/enter/the Mediterranean.
The River Nile enters the Mediterranean.
B. Read the description of the water cycle and correct the six underlined mistakes
and put the words below into the blanks.
they
first of all
next
after that
it (x2)
1. Then (First of all) the sun heats the sea. Then the water in the sea evaporates and 2. they (it)
goes into the air. 3. Finally,(Next/Then/After that) the water vapour forms clouds. Then the
clouds cross the land and 4. it (they) move above the mountains. In the cold air, the water
vapour changes into rain. 5.After (Next/Then/After that) the rain falls to the ground and
6.they (it) goes into rivers. Finally, the rivers carry the water to the sea and the cycle begins
again.
C. Here are some other words about water from your Language Leader Elementary
book, Unit 3. Try to make more sentences using them. You can use your book as a
source, even copy and paste them. Do not forget that the first step in learning to
write is to copy. You can even copy and paste a sentence from your dictionary.
boil
float
water vapour
freeze
sand
change into
desert
evaporate
melt
1…………………………………………………………………………………
2. ………………………………………………………………………………
3. ………………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………………………………………
6. ………………………………………………………………………………
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heat
return
UNIT 4
BRAINSTORMING
Are you interested in cinema?
Do you go to the cinema in your free/leisure/spare time?
How often do you go to the cinema?
What kind of films do you like?
What is your favourite film?
A. Use the clues and make sentences.
1. favourite film/the Pianist
 My favourite film is the Pianist.
2. favourite director/Luc Besson  My favourite director is Luc Besson.
3. prefer/documentaries
4. hate/science fiction
5. not like/romantic comedies.
I prefer documentaries.
 I hate science fiction.
 I don’t like romantic comedies.
B. Match your sentences in Exercise A with their reasons below.
4.........a) because there are a lot of unreal events in those films.
2.........b) because he is very good at action films and I like action.
5.........c) because there is always happy ending in them!
3........ d)because they are gripping and amusing.
1....... e) because it is very dramatic and realistic.
C. What types of movies are these?
1) Some cowboys rob a train.
Western
2) A flying saucer lands from Mars.
Science fiction
3) A dead person comes back to life.
Horror film
4) James Bond saves the world.
Action movie
5) Mickey Mouse goes to the movies.
Cartoon
6) A man falls in love with a beautiful girl.
Love story
7) A bank is robbed, and the robbers get away…or do they?
Thriller
8) There is lots of singing and dancing.
Musical
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D. Use the clues and make sentences. Use ‘and’ if it is necessary.
1. Atıf Yılmaz/director of/Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım.
Atıf Yılmaz is the director of Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım.
2. director of/The Lord of the Rings Trilogy/Peter Jackson.
The director of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is Peter Jackson.
3. Quentin Tarantino/succesful/director/because/creative/original.
Quentin Tarantino is a successful director because he is creative and original.
4. Tim Burton/American film director/ film producer/writer/artist.
Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, writer, and artist.
5. Akira Kurosawa/ Japanese film director/ producer/ screenwriter/editor.
Akira Kurosawa is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor.
STUDY TIP
We use Present Simple to write about general truths. When we write a summary,
we also use Present Simple.
E. Use the prompts below to write a summary paragraph about a film. Do not
forget to use Present Simple and a, an, the or no article (write X).
Film A
1) This / old film/ but / big favourite.  This is an old film but a big favourite.
2) in/this film/man/ ride into/ town.  In this film, a man rides into a town.
3) Who /he?  Who is he?
4) He/have/no name.  He has no name.
5) There / bad men /in / town.  There are bad men in the town.
6) He/ meet/ bed men.  He meets the bad men.
7) He / fight /with/them/ and / bad men/ die.  He fights with them and the bad
men die.
8) at/end/of/film/ man with no name/ ride out of town.  At the end of the film, the
man with no name rides out of town.
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WRITING: a short paragraph about a favourite film
F. Study the sentences and the new words.
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My favourite film is....................................
OR My favourite film is called ....................................
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It’s about a boy.
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It’s about a family.
 It’s about a crowded family in a town.
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It’s about a war.
 It’s about a big war in space.
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The film stars Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks.
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I like/love this film because it has a great storyline and beautiful photography.
because the actors and actresses are great.
because it is realistic/entertaining/funny/romantic/full of action.
 It’s about a young boy.
Some adjectives to describe actors/actresses/directors:
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Film types: an action/adventure film
a romantic comedy
an animation
a love story
a Western
a science fiction fim
handsome
creative
sophisticated
talented
beautiful
glamorous
a historical film
a horror film
a musical
a comedy
a war film
a thriller
G. MODEL PARAGRAPH
TITANIC
My favourite film is Titanic. The film stars
Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslett. It’s a Hollywood
blockbuster about a big ship and an iceberg. A rich girl
and a poor boy meet on the ship and they fall in love
with each other. It’s an exciting and beautiful film. It is
based on a real event, but this film is a mixture of
Hollywood love story and a disaster movie. It is the
most expensive production of its time. It has amazing
special effects. It has 11 Oscars, including best film, best
director and best costume.
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Write a paragraph about your favourite film. Write for one minute without
stopping. Don’t stop! Just write whatever comes to your mind. After you finish,
show it to your partner and add a/an/the if necessary. Finally, show it to your
teacher and get feedback.
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BRAINSTORMING
H. Ask these questions to your partner and write his/her answers next to the
questions.
Yes
No
Do you do sports in your free time?
Are you good at doing/playing any sports?
Can you run 10 km in 30 minutes?
Can you run a marathon?
Can you swim very well?
Can you dive into the sea?
Can you ride a horse/motorbike/bicycle?
Can you lift 10 kilos?
Can you do aerobics/yoga?
Can you ski?
I. What about you? What sports can or can’t you do. Complete the following
sentences.
1. I can ride a bike, but I can’t drive a car.
2. I am good at doing aerobics, but …………………………………………………..
3. I can’t ride a bike, but ……………………………………………………………..
4. I am not good at running, but………………………………………………………
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5. .............................................................................because I don’t have enough time.
6. ............................................................................. because I am too short.
7. .............................................................................because they are very expensive.
8. .............................................................................because I have got a good voice.
9. .............................................................................because I am very lucky.
STUDY TIP
CAN is also used for permission (eg: Only YTU students can use the dining hall.)
for possibility (eg: You can borrow books from the library.)
for asking for information and request(eg:Can/Could you give some
information about the exam?)
J. Here are two kinds of places to go on holiday. Write about the activities that you
can do in each place. Note that in these sentences ,we use “can” for possibility.
In the countryside/in the mountains
At the seaside
We can go hiking/go running/go
We can go swimming/ windsurfing.
mountain biking.
We can dive.
We can ski.
We can play beach volleyball.
We can ride a horse.
We can do yoga.
We can go for a walk.
We can stay on a campsite.
We can stay on a campsite.
We can sunbathe on the beach.
VOCABULARY: Holiday Resorts
K. Complete the sentences with the words below.
chalet
restaurant
books
sea
swim
cafés
beach
shopping
satellite
try
tent
1. People often sit on the beach on holiday.
2. My friend always stays in a ___tent__________ on holiday. She loves the outdoor life.
3. It is lovely to have a hotel room with a __sea_______ view.
4. Our family like to _try_______ different foods on holiday.
5. We usually stay in a ___chalet_________ when we go skiing.
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6. Natasha likes to go _shopping__________ and go to __cafes__________when she goes on
holiday.
7. The _restaurant___________ in our hotel serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
8. Some people like to watch __satellite_____________ TV on holiday.
9. I ___swim_______ in the sea when it’s warm!
10. Michelle sometimes reads __books________ on holiday to relax.
L. CONJUNCTIONS “AND/BUT/SO/BECAUSE/OR”
Examples:
AND
I have a book, a pen and a pencil in my bag.
Paul and Sarah are at home.
She comes here every day and we´re friends.
BECAUSE
I´m taking my umbrella because it´s raining.
Because you g oto bed late every night, you miss the service bus every morning.
SO
I don´t have money, so I can´t go shopping.
She forgot her password, so she cannot enter the website.
BUT
It´s raining a lot, but it´s warm.
I want to go on holidays, but I don´t have any money.
She lives in Italy, but she doesn´t speak a word of Italian.
OR
Do you like tea or coffee?
I don´t like bananas, oranges or apples.
We can go to the cinema or we can stay at home.
They don´t work or do anything.
Exercise 1: Complete with “and/but/or/so”
1. The bus stopped _____and_____ the man got off.
2. We stayed at home ____and______ watched a film.
3. I want to buy a newspaper ___but_______ don’t have enough money.
4. I have a lot of homework to do now, __so______ I can't go to the cinema with you.
5. He's very rich _____but_____ he doesn't spend a lot of money.
6. Do you want tea ____or______ coffee?
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7. Is the Empire State Building in New York ____or______ London?
8. Is it a new house ___or_______ an old house?
9. We can go by bus ____or______ we can walk.
10. I can't remember his name ____but______ I know his face from somewhere.
Exercise 2: Complete with “and, but, or, so, because”.
1. We aren´t going to the park .....because…... it´s raining.
2. I don´t have any money, …...so….. I´ll go to the bank.
3. Mary is a funny ……and…… outgoing girl.
4. She doesn´t like vegetables …..and..... fish.
5. Henri is worried ……..because……… he is late for an important meeting.
6. She bought vitamins ……but…… forgot to buy aspirin.
7. We have a test on Monday …..so….. I have to study this weekend.
8. I need milk, butter ....and..... bread.
9. There´s snow on the street …but….... it´s not too cold.
10. I had to work on Saturday ….so…..I couldn't go to John's party.
11. She studies a lot ...but... she never passes the exams.
12. You´ve got an exam tomorrow, ..so.... you must study tonight.
13. I can read …….and…….. write well.
14. We haven’t got our own TV ……….but….. we have got a stereo.
15. Tom studied hard ……but………. he failed the test.
16. Jim is happy …because…… he won the race.
Exercise 3: Underline the correct conjunction.
1. We don´t go to the beach but/because it´s cold.
2. They don´t like meat and/or fish. ......
3. It´s winter because/but I´m not cold. ......
4. It´s raining, or/so take your umbrella!. ......
Exercise 4: Put the words in correct order to make a sentence.
1. accident / an / she´s / in / because / hospital / she / had.
She´s in hospital because she had an accident.
2. but / they / many / work / don´t / hours / they / have / money / much.
They work many hours, but they don´t have much money.
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3. asked / Paul / me / question, / a / replied / I / so.
Paul asked me a question, so I replied.
4. buy / I / peppers / potatoes. / and / tomatoes,
I buy tomatoes, peppers and potatoes.
5. like we sea live sailing near the so We
We both like sailing, so we live near the sea.
so
We both like sailin
6. I here like living shops near the because it's.
I like living here because it's near the shops.
because
I like living here *
7. living room video recorder in the a TV and
a there's.
In the living room there's a TV and a video recorder. /In the living room, there's a
TV and a video recorder.
and
In the living room
8. an armchair my a bed in bedroom there's a
wardrobe and
In my bedroom there's a bed, a wardrobe and an armchair.
and
In my bedroom th
9. I live in a flat on the top floor. / have don't I
have a balcony but I a garden
I don't have a garden, but I have a balcony.
but
I live in a flat on th
10. I Japanese like but my grandson food
doesn't like it.
I like Japanese food but my grandson doesn't like it.
but
I like Japanese fo
because
I don't go out on S
is mother father nice strict my my is very but.
My mother/father is strict but my father/mother is very nice.
but
My mother is sev
12. because I like very New York it's
expensive it's exciting but .
I like New York because it's very exciting but it's expensive.
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