Choose one of the stories below. Use the ideas to write an online posting of 100 words.
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Story |
- parents work late on weekdays and most weekends; alone at home with the housemaid or tutor; feeling lonely |
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Wish |
- parents to spend more time with you |
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Story |
- friend confided a secret to you; you failed to keep it secret; told to other people; friend broke up with you; tried to apologise; your apology not accepted; feeling regretful |
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Wish |
- friend to forgive you; become friends again |
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Sample writing:
I am really confused and don’t know what to do now. Just because the other day my best friend, Thao, confided her secret to me in order to ask me for advice, and she asked me to keep it secret. I gave her my advice, but I wasn’t sure it would work. Afterwards, I happened to tell it to one of my classmates with the hope that she had more perfect solution to help Thao. Then this classmate shared it with the others. As a result, Thao’s secret spread. She knew it and broke up with me. I tried to explain and apologise, but she was so angry and refused my apology.
I am now feeling very regretful, and I don’t want our friendship to come to an end this way. We’ve been good friends for years. I really hope that she will forgive me for my mistake and become friends againRead the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
PARENTS’ DREAMS
Parents often have dreams for their children’s future. They hope their children will have a better life than they had. They dream that their children will do things that they couldn’t do.
Parents who come to the U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here. They think their children will have more career choices and more successful lives. They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities. They think their children will remain close to them because of this. Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents. However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans.
1. Parents often dream of ___
Listen to the radio interview about high-achieving teenagers and do the exercises below.
Circle the best option to complete these sentences.
Many famous and successful teenagers have ... .
4. Parents think their children will remain close to them because___
3. Parents who come home from U.S from foreign countries hope that their children_____
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
Tina is always understanding, patient, and sensitive when helping her friends to their problems.
Choose the best answer.
It’s usually difficult __________a place to park in the city center.
When my parents got divorced my best friend was very ___ and listened to all my problems.
Some people say Justin Bieber is the most influential person in the world because ... .
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.
I am happy that I work for the school library
I am delighted..............................................................................................
