EXTRA WRITING PRACTICE ANSWER KEY

EXTRA WRITING PRACTICE

1 1. M immediately

1 1. at first

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2 1.

D fairly
M fortunately
D not at all
M slowly
M correctly
How are things? Sorry I didnt write sooner.,
Whats up?, Dear
2. Best regards, Write soon!, Thats all for now

3 1. c
4 1. C

2. e

3. a

4. b

5. d

2. O

3. G

4. S

5. B

2. next, later, after that, then, before that

3. in the end

2 1. Eventually
2.
3.
4.
5.

when it happened, Introduces the activity and people

Body: Describes what the person saw, Gives details
of what happened, Says how the person felt
Closing: Gives an opinion of the event, Mentions
plans for the future

1 1. To
so that
so that
in order to
to
in order to

(page 2)

5 1. C

2 1. According
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

2. f

3. O

4. B

5. C

3. g
4. d

5. b
6. a

7. c

2 1. good looking, young, Italian

3 Opening: Presents important facts, Summarises

main events
Body: Gives more detail about important information
Closing: Gives comments, Explains why event is
significant
2. C

2. B

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1 1. e

Apparently
appears
report
witness
investigator

4 1. O

after
In the beginning,
finally
Before

3 1. f
2. a
3. d
4. b
5. c
6. e
4 Opening: Explains where activity took place and

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

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3. B

4. O

5. C

6. B

2.
3.
4.
5.

beautiful, new, red

modern, American, oil
round, white, plastic
cute, tiny, black

3 1. Let me tell you a little about

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Hes quite
He can seem a bit
Hes got
His main interests are
In short,

4 Opening: Explains how you know the person, Gives

an introduction and general information
Body: Talks about character and the way the person
looks, Talks about things the person enjoys doing
Closing: Gives a personal opinion about the person,
Gives a summary
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5 1. C

2. O

3. C

4. B

5. O

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EXTRA WRITING PRACTICE

1 1. and
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

1 Cause: because of, as, since

as well as
also
In addition to
Moreover
In addition
Besides

Result: as a result, consequently, so, therefore, for

this reason

2 1. Because of
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

2 1. e 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. d
3 Opening: Gives important details, such as title and
main actors, Describes characters and gives general
plot
Body: Mentions strong or weak aspects of the film,
Gives general information
Closing: Gives a personal opinion, Makes a
recommendation

4 1. B

2. O

3. C

4. O

5. B

6. C

1 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b
2 1. However, is it really a good idea

2.
3.
4.
5.

writers opinion
Body: Gives examples, Offers support for the
writers opinion with facts
Closing: Gives the writers opinion again

Body: Gives arguments for both sides of the issue,

Gives supporting details and examples
Closing: Summarises the issue, States the writers
opinion
2. B

3. C

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5 1. B

3 Opening: Introduces the issue

4 1. B

believe
see
truth
experience

4 Opening: Says what the topic is, Introduces the

6. a

Are the advantages

Furthermore
its a fact that
In conclusion

so
Consequently
because
Since
As
As a result
Therefore

3 1. doubt

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2.
3.
4.
5.

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4. B

5. O

2. O

3. C

4. B

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1 1. so that, to
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

eventually, later
Moreover, besides
even though, however
as, because
therefore, for this reason,

2 1. pleasant
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

rather
beautifully
because of
In addition
In order to
However

3 1. c 2. e 3. d 4. b
4 Opening: Says what the topic is

5. a

Body: Gives more information about the topic,

Develops the topic with facts and examples
Closing: Gives a summary, Gives the writers
opinion
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5 1. O

2. B

3. B

4. C
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