39 Do the quiz below to find out what a blog is. Circle your answers. There can be more than one correct answer. Check with your teacher afterwards. WRITING 11 a 1 W hat is a blog? It can be: A an online diary B a vlog C a printed magazine D an interactive way of writing 2 W ho can write a blog? A only educated people B anyone who has access to the internet C anyone who wants to comment on a blogger’s opinion D people who want to post their ideas and views online 4 W hat should a writer do when writing a blog? A Be polite. B Make the blog interesting for readers. C Invite other readers to comment. D Give themself a stupid user name. 5 W hat shouldn’t a writer do when writing a blog? A Ask other bloggers for their opinion. B Write boring stories. C Use slang words. D Give their blog a clear structure. 3 W ho usually reads blogs? A anyone who’s interested in a certain topic B only educated people C only the blogger’s friends D only the blogger’s internet provider 6 W hat can blogs be about? A general topics (e.g. travelling, food) B personal topics (e.g. problems with teachers) C current topics (e.g. politics) D anything as long as they are interesting to read Some students from Whitehall Secondary School have started a blog about school life. They are discussing school rules and adding blog comments on how they feel about them. Looking at Whitehall’s website, you have come across the following blog post: b MacLeslie Rules for teachers? Our teachers keep telling us about the school rules, but they don’t seem to have any rules themselves. Some of them like to have an extra cup of coffee and chat with their colleagues and are late for class. But if we’re late, we get into trouble. Do you think that’s fair? reply You have decided to comment on this blog post. In your blog comment you should: say what you think about teachers being late for class describe what happens if you are late for class suggest some basic rules for teachers Write around 200 words. Go to Writing coach, pp. 176 + 178, for help and a sample text. Strategies box When you suggest something, you give people ideas about what they could do in a particular situation or what they could think about. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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