7/24/2019 Writing Assigement Group 90021 27 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/writing-assigement-group-90021-27 1/13 WRITING ASSIGNMENT ENGLISH II CLAUDIA RAQUEL SANABRIA RUIZ COD: 52123877 LESLEY CASTRO GOUP: 90021_27 Tutor: Paola Plazas UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA (UNAD) CEAD JOSÉ ACEVDO Y GOMEZ BOGOTÁ D.C. septiembre de 2015
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To begin simply answer the following questions and see what happens. The answers
to the questions are entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong – only ideas. Oncean idea appeals to you, follow it through. You will be pleasantly surprised at howquickly a story will emerge from the answers you give.
Jenny slammed the door in John’s face because she was going to fast The plane crashed because, it did not receive proper maintenance prior
to takeoff
Paul read his wife’s diary and discovered , she loved so much The small girl ran away from, her house Travis had never seen a friend look so scared before.
It was time for eat something Her arms ached but she couldn’t stop swimming because
the tide was
coming
Ben climbed the tree and he found a nest
Story without a middle
There are three main parts to a story:
The BEGINNING says where and when a story happens and who the people orcharacters are.
The MIDDLE tells what happens to these people.
The CONCLUSION tells how the story ends.
Read the story below. It has a beginning and a conclusion but no middle.
SALLY'S PROBLEM
Sally sat at the back of the classroom, looking out of the window. She didn't hearwhat the teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem .........
Sally jumped up and ran to the phone. She just knew everything was going to bealright again.
Now write two ideas what Sally's problem could be:
Choose the idea you like best, and write about it. Write the story again putting yourmiddle between the beginning and the end of the story of Sally's problem.
Sally sat at the back of the classroom, looking out of the window. She didn't hearwhat the teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem, because
his mother was three days in the hospital and his family did not give any newsabout her, until he came to the house and his father served her food. Sally jumpedup and ran to the phone. She just knew everything was going to be alright again.
Part Three
Book review
A book report gives the author's name, the book title, and says what the book isabout.
Read this book report by one of last year's students.
TITLE: Jaws
AUTHOR: Robert Benchley
TYPE OF BOOK: Adventure
CONTENT: It's about a big shark which eats people when they are swimming.
OPINION: I liked the story. It was exciting and a bit frightening. I've seen the film -
that was good too. Answer these questions about the book report.
1. What is the book about?
Jaws
2. Who wrote it?
Robert Benchley
3. What did the student think about the book?
Que le gusto la historia y que fue emocionante y también aterradora
holiday in France, he said and took a photo out of his wallet, look here I am
standing under. The Eiffel tower one of the police officers looked carefully at
the photograph and said; yes you are right but this picture could not have
been taken 4 days ago, I think you'd better come with us, but how did you
know? Protested the man well replied the policeman the photo show you
with short hair it couldn't possibly have grown so long in just 4 days.
Part Four
Advertisements
Advertisements are written to try and make us buy something. The words in anadvertisement give us a very clear idea of the product, and really make us want tohave it. Look at this example of an advertisement for ice cream:
Imagine that you are an advertiser who is trying to get people to try a new car.Type ten words that can be used to describe cars (you can use your dictionary!):
WORDS
1. Fast 6.
Stable
2. Modern 7. Comfortable
3. Economic 8. Cute
4. Automatic 9. Luxurious
5.Technological 10.
Hydraulic steering
Using some of your words from above and write an advert for a car in the spacebelow.
For your comfort and stability you are introducing the new vehicle XXX with
hydraulic steering, high-tech display, 750 horsepower for a experience rapid
Some of the words in these sentences have been put in the wrong place. Can youfix them? Write the words in the right order. The first sentence has been done foryou.
(Hint: remember that sentences start with capital letters and end with full stops!)
Example: work Your days are and Monday, Wednesday Thursday.
Your work days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
are work of hours Yours nine o’clock to five o’clock.
Yours hours of work are nine o`clock to five o`clock.
Use the words in the box to complete the text below. Write the missing words in thespace.
describe biggest choose name cities nicknames
newspaper recorded city community visitors popular
nicknames are used to describe people, places or things. Many American
visitors have nicknames. They can help create identities, build unity and help
people feel a sense of pride in their cities
Some years ago, marketing and advertising experts were asked to describe the
best nickname for an American city. The winner was the nation’s biggest city, New
York. The nickname they chose was “The Big Apple”.
Where did the nickname “Big Apple” originally come from? In the nineteen seventies,New York suffered from image problems. The number of community was falling. Acampaign was launched to give the city a new image and a new nickname. The NewYork board chose the nickname “The Big Apple”
It was not the first time the nickname had been used to describe the city. A journalist
for a New York newspaper had used the name “The Big Apple” to describe New
York in the nineteen twenties.
The Big Apple was also the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York
City in the nineteen thirties, as well as the name of a popular dance and hit song
around that time.
“The Big Apple” is not the only nickname for America’s biggest city. Almost one
hundred nicknames that describe New York have been recorded. Some of the
best known nicknames for New York are “The Capital of the World”, “Empire City”,
“Gotham”, “The City So Nice They Named it Twice” and “The City That Never