73 B2+ | 8. Klasse | Unit 04: Checks and balances Punctuation Cross out the extra commas in this paragraph and explain why they are not needed on a seperate sheet of paper. (1) What you have to know about me is, that I am not interested in politics at all. (2) I am not the kind of person, who goes to protests all the time or signs petitions. (3) I just don’t think, that this kind of thing ever achieves anything. (4) It’s great, if you think you can change the world by becoming an activist. (5) I just know that changing the world is a lot harder, than young people think. (6) There is nothing you can do or say, to change my mind on this. Example: What you have to know about me is (comma) that I am … : no comma before that Correct the punctuation mistakes in this paragraph and explain what is wrong on a seperate sheet of paper. (1) The police said that there were 5.000 people at the protest on 13. May. (2) I saw both young and old people. (3) A young boy had a sign which said: “This is my 1.st protest!” (4) I also ran into my elderly neighbour. (5) She was there with her son – in – law. (6) It got a bit noisy with thousand’s of people there, but the atmosphere was really friendly. Example: 5,000 people: in English, commas are used as thousands separator LANGUAGE 3a b A PEEL paragraph Complete this paragraph about teenagers’ political activism with the linking words in the box. because even if in addition moreover therefore unlike Teenagers should not participate in political and social activism. Research shows that activism, (1) voting and volunteering, has no benefits for teenagers. It may (2) be bad for their mental health (3) they often experience activism as frustrating when they do not achieve their goals for change in society. (4) , they may face disciplinary consequences from their school (5) they take part in a protest during school hours. (6) , their personal safety is not guaranteed when they are at a protest with hundreds of adults. It is (7) safer and more effective for teenagers to take every opportunity to vote if they want to change society. WRITING 4 Writing tip The two ‘E’s in PEEL – examples and explanations – can help you to come up with ideas if you have trouble deciding how to develop the main argument in a paragraph. This paragraph starts with a point (teenagers should not participate in activism), followed by examples (e.g. personal safety is not guaranteed) and explanations (e.g. activism may be bad for teenagers’ mental health because it makes them feel frustrated). The last sentence links back to the point the paragraph makes. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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