English work book 3

1. AMIDEAST
Level 201 Writing
compiled by
Shafiqa A. Fakir

2. Level 201 Writing 1
UNIT `1: People
Practice 1 Writing sentences with adjectives
A. Write six sentences using one of the adjectives from Goal C in each
one. Write about people or things you know about.
For example,
My friend Ahmed has an apartment in three different cities.
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Practice 2 Conjunctions so, but, also
B. Use one of the words below to connect the parts of each sentence.
so but also
For example,
He doesn’t get much money, ___so____ does two jobs.
1. It is a dangerous job, ___________ she likes it.
2. He doesn’t have a job, ___________ he is poor.
3. He works in the shop, and he ___________ helps on the farm.
4. Work starts early, ___________ she goes to bed at nine o’clock.
5. He likes the other doctors, ___________ he doesn’t like his job.

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Practice 3 Writing about someone you know
C. Ordering sentences to make a paragraph.
Read the sentences about Anne and her job and write the sentences
in the correct order below.
1. “I love helping people, but at times it can be very exhausting
especially when I have night shifts,” she says.
2. She works at St. Alberto hospital.
3. She is a nurse.
4. Anne is from Norway.
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D. Use the following information and write a paragraph about James
Dean. Include other interesting information.
Name: James Dean
Country: USA
Age: 32
Occupation: Doctor
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E. Write a short paragraph about someone you know. Say where they
are from, their occupation, and what they think about it. Organize
your writing carefully and use the conjunctions in exercise B when
you can.
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UNIT 2: A Day in the Life
Practice 1 Punctuation
A. Rewrite the following sentences with the correct capitalization and
punctuation marks.
1. he goes to work at eight oclock
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2. i have some cheese some eggs and a cup of tea for breakfast
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3. does fatima get up early in the morning
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4. i dont take a nap in the afternoon
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Practice 2 Writing about someone’s typical working day
B. Use the information below to write a paragraph about Lopes.
A TYPICAL WORKING DAY
morning
get up (8:30)
breakfast
work (about 20 minutes)
afternoon
have classes (1:30 pm – 3:30 pm)
shopping (usually)
get home (5:00)
evening
dinner
TV
bed (11:00 – always)

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Practice 3 Writing about your typical day
C. Write about what you do in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Use
adverbs of frequency when possible.
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Practice 4 Writing about your typical day
D. Write about a family party that you usually have—an Eid party for
example. Say what you usually, often, always, never do at that party.
What do people wear, eat, drink? Who comes? Where do you have
the party? When is it? Give a detailed description.
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UNIT 3: Going Places
Practice 1 Writing sentences about possession
A. Write sentences about you, your family, and friends using the words
below and suitable possessive adjectives.
For example,
(brother/motorbike): My brother Saif has a motorbike. His
motorbike is green. ______________________________
1. (sister/bag) ___________________________________________
2. (mother and father/car) _________________________________
3. (brother and I computer) _________________________________
4. (my friends/cell phones)__________________________________
Practice 2 Filling out a registration form
B. Complete the hotel registration form below with your own personal
details.
1. First name ________________________________
2. Middle initial(s) ________________________________
3. Last name ________________________________
4. Date of birth ________________________________
5. Place of birth ________________________________
6. Nationality ________________________________
7. Country of residence ________________________________
8. Home address House No. ______________________
Street __________________________
City ____________________________
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9. Contact number ________________________________
10. Date of arrival ________________________________
11. Number of nights ________________________________
12. Type of room
(single/double)
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13. Reason for visit ________________________________
14. Signature ________________________________
Practice 3 Writing about what you should or shouldn’t do
C. Answer the following questions with should or shouldn’t.
1. What documents should you take when your travel?
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2. How much cash should you take with you?
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3. What clothes should you take?
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4. What taxi should you take?
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Practice 4 Writing about travel in the Middle East
D. Write some advice for foreign travelers to the Middle East. Write
about what they should and shouldn’t do.
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Practice 5 Describing a place
E. Write a short description of a place. Give information about things
like sightseeing, festivals, places for relaxation, food, etc. Try to use
the conjunctions ‘because’ and ‘so’.
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UNIT 4: Food
Practice 1 Studying an Example Paragraph
A. Read and study this example paragraph. Then answer the questions
that follow. These questions will help you understand the content
and the organization of the paragraph.
This process analysis paragraph tells how to do something. Read it
and see if you can follow the steps.
An Easy Sandwich
An egg salad sandwich is one of the easiest and most
delicious foods to make for lunch. First, boil two eggs for five
minutes. Take them out of the water and let them cool off. Next,
peel away the shells and put the eggs into a bowl. Use a fork to
mash them up very well. After that, add three tablespoons of
mayonnaise. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix these ingredients
well. Put the egg salad in the refrigerator for at least thirty
minutes. Just before lunch, spread the egg salad on bread and
enjoy your creation.
1. What is the main purpose of this paragraph? (Why did the author
write this paragraph?)
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2. Have you ever made egg salad? If so, is your recipe different? How?
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3. Do you know another easy recipe? Write the main steps of the recipe.
Present your information to the class and then listen to your
classmates present their recipes.
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Four Features of a Paragraph
These are the four main features of a paragraph:
1. A paragraph has a topic sentence that states the main idea.
The topic sentence is the foundation for the paragraph. It
is usually at the beginning. The topic sentence helps the
reader understand what paragraph is about.
2. All of the sentences in a paragraph are about one topic.
They are connected to the topic sentence. There are no
unrelated or extra sentences. How do you know whether
something is connected or not? Look at the ideas in the
topic sentence, which are sometimes called the controlling
ideas. All of the other information in the paragraph must
be connected to one or more of the controlling ideas in the
topic sentence.
3. The first line of a paragraph is indented. Indenting is easy
to do. Just move the first line to the right about a half inch.
One a computer, this is about six spaces or the first tab
stop position. This gap, or open space, in the first line is
called an indentation.
4. The last sentence, or concluding sentence, brings the
paragraph to a logical conclusion. For some writers, this is
one of the most difficult features of a good paragraph to
accomplish. The concluding sentence usually states the
main print again or summarizes the main idea of the
paragraph. In addition, it can offer a suggestion, an
opinion, or a prediction.
(Source Folse, K. (2010). Great Writing 2

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Practice 2 Analyzing the features of Student Paragraph
B. Read the following student paragraph. Then answer the questions
regarding four features of a paragraph.
Why I Avoid Breakfast
Like many people, I prefer to skip breakfast. I am not a
“morning person,” so it is very hard for me to wake up and then
prepare breakfast. In addition, I do not like to eat breakfast
because it makes me feel full the rest of the morning. With this
uncomfortable feeling in my stomach, it is difficult for me to do
my work well. Finally, I am very concerned about my health, so I
avoid fatty kinds of breakfast foods, such as scrambled eggs,
buttered toast, or fried sausage. Although others may not agree
with my decision, I choose to skip breakfast most of the time.
1. What is the topic of the paragraph? ___________________________
Does the paragraph have a topic sentence? If so, write it here. If not,
create one here. ___________________________________________
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2. Are all the sentences related to the topic? If not, write the unrelated
sentences here. ___________________________________________
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3. Is the first line indented? ____________________________________
4. Underline the concluding sentence. Do you think the author might
change his opinion about skipping breakfast in the future? Why or
why not? _________________________________________________
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Practice 3 Writing about your diet
C. What do you usually eat in a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
What snacks do you often eat? What do you like or not like to eat?
What should you eat that you don’t? What should you eat that you
do? Write a paragraph about them
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Practice 4 Writing about a meal
D. You are going to cook dinner for your family tonight. Write a
paragraph describing your meal. Say how much you need of each kind
of food. Use some of the words from the box and add any other food
you need. Remember to make your list using ‘and’ and commas.
butter cheese fish chicken steak
onion tomato potato pepper bread
milk water oil salt eggs
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UNIT 5: Sports
Practice 1 Writing sentences
A. Write true sentences about your family and friends with the verbs
below.
1. (prefer) ____________________________________________
2. (think) _____________________________________________
3. (hate) ______________________________________________
4. (want) _____________________________________________
5. (need) _____________________________________________
Practice 2 Linking sentences
B. Link the pairs of sentences using ‘and’ for adding similar information,
and ‘but’ for contrastive information. Change the form of the verb
where necessary.
For example,
Charles likes tennis. / Tom likes tennis.
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Ahmed likes badminton. / Yusuf hates badminton.
Ahmed likes badminton, but Yusuf hates it.____________
1. Huda loves tennis. / Nuha loves tennis.
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2. Ahmed wants to play basketball. / Walid wants to play volleyball.
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3. I like indoor games. / My brother likes outdoor games.
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4. Wala likes to go jogging./ Nadia doesn’t like jogging.
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Practice 3 Writing about your opinion
C. Write sentences giving your opinions of different sports and activities.
Use the adjectives in brackets.
For example,
(exciting) I think soccer is an exciting game._________________
1. (boring) __________________________________________________
2. (interesting) ______________________________________________
3. (dangerous) ______________________________________________
4. (safe) ____________________________________________________
Practice 4 Writing about a sportsperson
D. Write a paragraph about a friend who does not a lot sport or a
famous sportsperson. Introduce them (name, age, nationality, etc.(
then say what their sport is, and how often they train, their team,
matches/competitions, and their success.
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UNIT 6: Destinations
Practice 1 Writing sentences in the Simple Past
A. Write some true sentences about what travel you, your family, and
friends did (+) and didn’t do (-) in the past. Use the simple past form
of the verb, and say when it happened (e.g. yesterday, last week, in
2010).
For example,
(travel/+):
My brother Salman travelled to India last year. _____________
1. (visit/+) ______________________________________________
2. (go/-) ________________________________________________
3. (arrive/+) _____________________________________________
4. (be/+) ________________________________________________
5. (take/+) ______________________________________________
Practice 2 Reading and responding to a text
Assignment adapted from Effective Academic Writing (Intro)
B. Read the following text and then answer the questions.
An immigrant in the United States remembers the daily routine of his
childhood. What routines is he describing?
On Friday mornings, my father woke me up in the dark. I
dressed quickly and followed my father out in the first light of
the day. The cool air helped clear our heads as we walked through
the alleys to the public bathhouse.
The old building had two big rooms. In the first room, we
dressed in a towel and waited nervously for our turn. In the
second room, bathhouse workers washed us. They used rough cloth
and hot water. They scrubbed us so hard that they took off skin.
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1. Why do you think the writer went to a public bathhouse?
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2. How did the writer feel about the bathe?
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3. How do you think his life is different today?
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4. Do you think he misses the public bathhouse? How do you know?
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Practice 3 Writing a paragraph about a childhood memory
C. Write for five to ten minutes in your notebook. Choose from the topic
below or an idea of your own.
• What is something you did ten or more years ago that stays
in your memory?
• In what ways was life easier or harder for people in the past?
Brainstorming ideas
D. Fill in the chart with activities from past memories.
Topic Memory
Family Gatherings
Weekend Routines
Holidays
Summer Afternoons
Winter Evenings
Rainy Days
Household Jobs
Other
E. Choose an activity from your past for your writing.

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Brainstorming vocabulary
F. Brainstorm Vocabulary: The chart below introduces verbs in the
simple past. Write more words and phrases that can follow the verbs.
felt
did not feel
happy
nervous
wanted
did not want
to help
learned
did not learn
How to cook
quickly
expected
did not expect
a challenge
to find my wallet
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did not have
to finish by myself
made
did not make
A decision
left
did not leave
the house
Writing a first draft
G. Review your notes. Then write your first draft of a description of an
event from your childhood. Your writing should include the following:
• A title
• A margin
• A main idea sentence
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Peer editing a first draft
H. After writing a first draft, exchange paragraphs with a partner. Use
the questions below to give your partner feedback.
1. What do you like about the topic?
2. Where does the event take place and who was there?
3. Why is the event special to the writer?
4. What questions do you have about the event?
Edit your draft
I. Review your draft and look for mistakes. Use the checklist below.
Then write a final draft.
CONTENT
1. Did you introduce a tradition or routine in the topic sentence?
2. Did you give details about how people lived?
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3. Did you use regular simple past verbs?
4. Did you check for spelling mistakes?
5. Did you use irregular past in the correct form?
6. Did you use complete sentences?
Practice 2 Writing about past travel and vacations
J. Write a paragraph about one trip you made or one vacation you took.
Organize your paragraph like this:
• Say where you went and when
• Write about how you traveled, and describe it fully using
adjectives where suitable
• If you write about a vacation, also write about the hotel, the
room, and what you did there.
Note: before you start writing, brainstorm for ideas, brainstorm for
vocabulary, write a first draft, exchange paragraphs for peer editing,
edit your paragraph, and finally hand in your paragraph to your
teacher for feedback.

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