way2go! 5. Practice Pack, Arbeitsheft

21 Read this comment another student has written on the blog post above. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–H) for each gap (1–5). There are two extra parts that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. READING 7 Marie H <marie.h@email.at > I’m really sorry to hear about (0) . It makes me angry when people are mean to others and no one seems to do anything about it. There’s nothing worse than bullies in the class, especially when they (1) ! We’ve had the same problem in my school with a couple of girls bullying another girl in their class. They’ve been making mean comments when (2) , and what’s really annoying is that they keep hiding her belongings. The girl being bullied sometimes even hides in the toilets to avoid them and says (3) . I think it’s important to make sure everyone knows what’s going on. You and your classmates shouldn’t just stand by and watch. Tell the bullies that you know what they’re doing and that (4) . Try to hang out with the girl in the breaks and maybe even walk to school with her. The bullies will soon see that (5) . The best of luck! reply A it’s a good idea E no teachers are around B pick on someone new F most people don’t like what they’re doing and stop C you don’t agree with it G what’s going on in your class D you don’t know her H she doesn’t want to come to school any more 0 1 2 3 4 5 G You can use expressions from Marie’s text to improve your own blog comment. Remember to answer all parts of the task. Try some of these sentence starters:  Bullet point 1 – express regret at what is happening: I’m really sorry to hear … It’s bad news that … How awful that …  Bullet point 2 – sympathise and share your own experiences: I know how you feel … The same thing/Something similar happened to me/us … My experience is …  Bullet point 3 – make suggestions for solving the problem: I think it’s important to … Maybe you could …Why don’t you try … A good idea would be … WRITING 8 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv