Prime Time 5/6, Writing, Arbeitsheft

3 46 Text types Finding a subheading Read the sample article on page 45 and write a subheading for each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5: Paragraph 6: Write your own article a) The topic you are supposed to write about is teenage diaries. As a warm-up, do an internet search with the keywords “how to keep a diary” + teenagers. b) Read through the texts on some of these websites to get ideas on what to write about. Make a list of possible topics. c) Choose three to four subtopics – one for each paragraph. d) Make a list of interesting words and phrases that you would like to use in your text. e) Write an article on the basis of this prompt. The website teenagetrends.com , which specialises in trends among teenagers, has issued a call for articles on how teenagers use diaries to record their lives. You have decided to participate and to explain how teenagers view this trend. Are you keeping a diary? Is your journal your best friend? How does it feel to record everything in writing? Get in touch with us and write an article about the attraction of diaries for teenagers. In your article you should: • describe how teenagers use diaries • explain the reasons for such behaviour • discuss alternatives Give your article a title . Write around 200 words . get – become – grow – turn – go In many situations the words get and become can be used, but keep in mind that there is a difference. There are situations where only one of the two words makes sense. Useful language: Expressing change 1: get – become get (= describing change, informal) become (= describing change, more formal) We were getting quite thirsty because of the heat that came from the engine. My sister didn’t get interested in fashion until she was in secondary school. As my grandparents got older, they stopped going camping. The weather got colder and colder. The policeman became quite angry when he found out that the driver had no licence. His son became interested in music when he was abroad. As his grandfather became older, he could only walk at a very slow pace. It became increasingly cold at night. 33  34  35  Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Ve lags öbv