... many
jobs for young people. If they got jobs, they could stay and
help develop the economy of Osnabrueck. Also, the airport will
attract other new businesses, and that is good for creating ...
too.
For the aforementioned reasons, I support the new airport. A
new airport will be good for Osnabrueck. If we don’t accept it,
some other town will and Osnabrueck will l...
... internet and the TV at home.
Also, zoos look after endangered animals like pandas. I saw
two in the Washington DC zoo last year and they had a baby.
If there were no zoos, the pandas would ... Washington DC zoo last
year and they had a baby. If there were no zoos, the
pandas would disappear because we are taking their
land away. However, in a zoo the pandas are
sa...
...
because they are educational, they are fun for families and they protect wild animals.
Notice how the grammar on either side of the conjunction and is the same. The
plural subjects they
refer ...
Read the following theses.
Thesis #1 Personally, I think that we need zoos.
Thesis #2 Personally, I think that we need zoos because they are educational,
they are fun f...
... pandas. I saw
two in the Washington DC zoo last year and they had a baby.
If there were no zoos, the pandas would disappear because we
are taking their land away. However, in a zoo the pandas ... before. I had just read about them in books and
seen them on the TV. But seeing them in real life was
amazing, especially the lions. On TV, they looked so small,
but seeing the...
... animal is the bat.
The lecture develops the example of the bat. First, there are
mega bats or fruit bats. They live in Africa, Asia and Oceania
and eat fruit and flowers which they locate ... by smell and with
their excellent eyesight. As they eat, seeds from the fruit fall to
the forest floor and new trees grow. This is good for the
environment because new tree...
... say that the technology that
has changed my life the most is the
internet. Using the internet makes
communication fast and easy, is good for
research and it saves me money.
First, the internet ... far away.
Yet by using the internet, I
can talk to them as much as
I want. The best way is
Skype. Using Skype, I can
see their faces and they can
see mine. Before...
... living longer because
they are taking better care of themselves.
For example, my grandfather…
A good example is my grandfather…
An excellent example is my grandfather…
A good illustration ... Turkey. I remember my mother and
father telling me how they had a horse before they had a car.
The horse was very important because it did everything, such
as work in the fields and ta...
... sources, information you bring
to the test. For complex hook strategies you can use to develop your introduction
for this speaking task, see Complex Hooks
for the Independent Essay.
Watch the ... is bad for children
.
c. Pro-Con Hook
For this hook, state the pro (positive) side and the con (negative) side of the
argument. Next, give a transition, then s...
... a mini independent essay. In other words, the strategies for the
Independent Essay and Speaking Task #1 (and for Speaking Task #2) are
interchangeable.
TASK: For practice, time yourself as ... say that the car was the greatest invention in the
twentieth century. Why? Let me explain.
I am from Turkey. I remember my mother and father telling
me how they had...
... unity-synthesis.
Yes
√ No _
b. Does the response demonstrate grammatical unity-synthesis?
The transitions of addition are correct. The connection between the reading
summary and the woman’s ... unity-synthesis. Yes √ No _
Does the response demonstrate proficient language use-paraphrasing?
The speaker objectively paraphrases the main points in the reading a...