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WRITING TITLES
A. Match the topics (1-10) below with the titles (A-K) on the next page. There is one extra title that you do not need.
1. A healthy diet. _____f. An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
2. School Exams. _____ h. A Testing Time
3. Eating out inexpensively. _____k. Cheap and Cheerful Grub
4. The Internet. _____ b. Do You Need To Be Connected?
5. A famous person. _____The Man Behind The Prime Minister
6. Genetic Engineering. _____ j. Would You Like To Be Cloned?
7. Drug-taking. _____ c. The Crack In Our Schools
8. An outdoor activity. _____ e. Is Jogging Bad For Our Health?
9. How to attract a man. _____ To Flirt or Not to Flirt? - That is THE Question
10. A successful career. _____ How to Reach The Top
B. Match the following first paragraphs with the titles on the next page.
1. It is now official that they are the reason man has AIDS. Scientists agree that although Chimps do not suffer from AIDS themselves, eating them, as is common and considered a delicacy in some countries, is the reason the virus is passed on to humans. They ARE carriers of HIV
2. It is said that everyone has the ability or potential to write that blockbuster that will ensure our fame and fortune. Now a bus-driver from London has done just that and proved the point by writing a novel that has already been nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize. We All Have A Best Seller In Us
3. After a hectic morning shopping, all my friend and I wanted to do was to sit down, drink a cup of tea and have a cigarette. Easy enough you might think, but not so. Every coffee bar, café and fast food restaurant we looked in, did not allow smoking. It seems us smokers truly are the pariahs of society. Are They Intrusive?
4.Eco-friendly vehicles will soon be a fact of life. No more popping into the local garage for £5.00’s worth of petrol. Instead, we will be plugging a battery into a spare socket at home, filling up with water from the tap, or using whatever idea the scientists come up with. Great you might think. But is it really possible that no giant corporation will be making money out of us? The Future Of Oil Companies
5. One of the most unusual places that I have visited on my travels around the globe is Petra in Jordan. Nicknamed ‘The Rose City’, as the colour of the rock changes throughout the day, depending on the angle of the sun, it is also fascinating because every structure except one is built out of the rock of the mountains. The exception is a temple built by the Romans, who obviously did not have the instincts of the Nabataeans. BUILDING SIGHTS
6. They are two famous film stars in their own right, who between them have been married seven times. After starring together in “Elizabeth”, they are now divorcing their respective partners to marry each other. They say it was an instant attraction that is much deeper and more intense than either have ever experienced before. So what makes this time different? I went along to see them both at the Hilton Hotel to discover their secret. Love At First Sight
7. The British are said to be the most watched people in the world. Video cameras on nearly every set of traffic lights, on motorways, on street corners, car parks, football grounds and shopping centres - to name but a few - they cannot make a move without being seen. For a country of people that refuses to have Identity Cards as they consider them an invasion of privacy, why do they tolerate this? SOCIAL OUTCASTS
8. They say there is nothing like a woman scorned, and after the exploits of Polly Metcalfe, they might just be right. Her partner left her not just for another woman, but a woman half Polly’s age and Polly was miffed, to say the least. What did she do in reply? Cut all his clothes in half and destroyed one of each pair of his shoes. Revenge Was So Sweet
TOPIC SENTENCES
D. In the following paragraphs, only the supporting ideas are given. The paragraphs are followed by three possible topic sentences. Circle the letter of the sentence that would best introduce the paragraph.
1. Robots at factories.
Today, it is a science fact that technology has advanced to the point where anything is possible. Used as a means of increasing productivity, many factories are switching to automation - R2D2 does not require holidays, a bigger office, sick pay, a pension, and, most importantly, he does not go on strike.
a. Star Wars is alive and well and living in our factories.
b. At one time, robots were only found in science fiction books and films.
c. Robots, once a fantasy and every housewife’s dream, have become a part of our lives.
2. A new and more effective way of building houses
Although initially building a subterranean home is more expensive than a conventional home, in the long run it can save the owner a great deal of money in heating and air-conditioning costs. These homes require much less energy, as the temperature of soil is relatively stable and concrete walls store the sun’s heat, but keep the place warm at night.
a. Underground homes are not a new idea.
b. Underground homes are increasing in popularity.
c. Underground homes can be cost effective and energy efficient.
3. Ecosystems are everywhere!
Two million microscopic bugs live in our beds, making a meal of our bed linen and anything else they find on the sheets. Our wardrobes support a breed of moth that not only eats through our clothes, but disguises itself by weaving a ‘coat’ from whatever it is eating at the time. This system breaks down when it moves from one garment to another, but is still extremely successful. Our eyelashes support a whole ecosystem, and these three are just the tip of the iceberg!
a. If you think you are clean, think again.
b. Most of the time we only worry about the insects we can see.
c. Wherever we sit, stand, sleep or walk, we are engulfed by invisible to the naked eye mites.
4. The relativity of time
We set so much store by it, and rush around to be in different places at the precise time we are meant to be there. Deprive people of a watch or clock, and most of them have no conception of what the time really is. It is man made and man imposed. People used to go to bed when the sun set, and rise when the sun came up. In antiquity, man had no timepieces but worked with the seasons - the flooding of the Nile meant irrigation of the crops and therefore the populace could be fed. The rural Egyptian did not care if this happened at eight o’clock in the morning or four in the afternoon; of paramount importance was the season.
a. Have you ever wondered about time?
b. Is time two or three-dimensional?
c. Whether it is a Rolex or a Timex, is it really significant?
5. The monsters of medicine
We all want pearly white, even, straight teeth, but all eat the wrong foods and drink liquids full of sugar. How many people do you know who have actually wanted to become dentists? Yet they are everywhere and we all at some point in our lives need them, however long we put off that visit. It is usually when the pain becomes so bad that we finally venture into their surgery, quivering at the knees and shaking like a jelly. Have you ever noticed too, how that pain miraculously disappears once you are there?
a. How many people are suffering from mercury or lead poisoning from all those fillings?
b. They are a necessary evil but nine out of ten people are frightened to death of them.
c. Don’t you just dread the sound of that drill?
When you have checked your answers, write a title for each of the paragraphs.
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