Writing: A short story You have been asked to take part in an English writing competition. Write a story which begins or ends with the following words: My whole body shook violently. Tears were pouring down my face. I backed away from the car. I had to go someplace where I could calm down for a minute and stop freaking out. Make sure that the following questions will be answered: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Language in use: Word formation Read the text about juvenile crime in Great Britain. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–10). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. In a recent survey of 11- to 16-year-olds in England, Scotland and Wales, nearly 50% (of 14,000 pupils) said that they had committed a crime at least once. Nearly a quarter of the older boys said they had carried a knife during the past year, which they usually explained was for self-… 0 (defend). However, some said they had actually … 1 (attack) and injured someone. The authors of the survey found out that most young people usually acted responsibly. The report said that less serious forms of … 2 (vandalise) and … 3 (shoplift) (especially stealing things like beauty … 4 (produce) or DVDs from shops) were generally … 5 (commit) by girls and boys around the age of 13 to 16. About 30% of this age group admitted committing some form of crime in the past twelve months. Serious crimes such as … 6 (burglar) or … 7 (rob) were less common and usually committed by older boys. One in ten boys aged 15 to 16 said they had broken into a … 8 (build) to steal during the past year. In general, fewer girls than boys are responsible for serious crimes. Who is really to blame if things go badly wrong? Most of those who were interviewed agreed there were clear rules at home and that their parents had told them it was wrong to steal or to use … 9 (legal) drugs. But the survey discovered that the general atmosphere in the family, at school and in the local community plays a very important role in a child’s … 10 (develop). Children in unhappy homes are especially at risk. 0 defence ✔ 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 3 ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ I can write a description of an event […] – real or imagined. (B1) 4 113 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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