Using C21 Writing skills
Each unit introduces a Writing skills double-page spread page to encourage the students to improve their writing skills through various guided activities. These help the students to learn how to produce connected texts in a variety of genres, following step-by-step guidelines. Students are encouraged to apply these guidelines on how to compose emails, text messages, postcards, personal profiles, application letters for professional contexts, descriptions, short texts and paragraphs, etc.
Students need to be able to write in a way that is both coherent and clear. The course introduces the ways in which we organize ideas and use the appropriate language to make this organization clear to the reader.
Unit 4 1 Writing skills
Match sentences a–h with the correct adjective orders 1–4. There are two sentences for each adjective order.
a There’s a small, round, wooden table in the living room. b There’s an antique, brown, Italian chair in the corner. c It’s a big, modern, rectangular carpet on the floor. d This is a comfortable, old, Turkish sofa. e It’s a new, red, Arabian vase with flowers in it. f That was a big, square, glass mirror. g There’s a beautiful, old, French coffee table in the living room. h That was a tall, modern, oval lamp in their bedroom.
1 age, colour and where something comes from 2 size, shape and material 3 opinion, age and where something comes from 4 size, age and shape
2 Rewrite the sentences with the adjectives in the correct order. a It’s a chair. (cheap / metal / modern)
b There are three coffee tables. (Arabian / beautiful / small) c There’s a dining table. (wooden / square / large) d We have a/an cabinet. (antique / red and brown / small) e There’s a TV. (white / new / Japanese)
3 Read the profile. Choose the correct photo for it. a b c
b Plan your text. Think about what information to include and the best order. c Write your first draft. d Check the following in your description:
• adjective order • capital letters • punctuation
e Improve your text. 7 68 English for the 21st Century • Unit 4
Write a short email (60–80 words) requesting a quote for some pieces of furniture for your bedroom. Don't forget to include your budget. Use 1 on page 63 as an example.
English for the 21st Century • Unit 4 69 Unit 4 Writing skills
My favourite room in our house is the living room. It’s the biggest room in the house, but it’s very comfortable because there is a lot of furniture in it. There’s a lovely, old, Italiana sofa. The sofa is big and very comfortable, so I love to sit on it. There are also some small, rounded, woodenb chairs that are very traditional. There’s a small, antique, squarec coffee table between the sofa and the chairs. In fact, most of the furniture came from my grandparents’ house, so it’s all very old! Another great thing about this room is that the windows are very large, so the room is very light when it is sunny outside.
4 Read the profile again. Match the underlined adjectives a–c with the correct adjective orders 1–3. 1
size, shape and material
2 opinion, age and where something comes from 3 size, age and shape
5 Put the things that the writer does in the profile in the correct order.
Say why a room is your favourite room Say one more reason why you like the room
1 Say what their favourite room is Say what furniture is in the room and describe it Say who chose or bought the furniture in the room
6 Write a description of your favourite room. Use the profile in 3 as a model. a Brainstorm your ideas.
Assessing your progress After every unit there are activities to assess your progress with the skills in the unit.
Planning ahead activity (Units 1, 5, 7 & 10)
The Planning ahead pages ask you to reflect on your learning so you can identify what is going well and what needs improvement, and plan your study time between classes.
Learning a language works best if you are active in class, so there are also questions that ask you to think of ways of participating more actively.
Unit 5
PLANNING AHEAD Progress
1 Make a list of three things you learnt in this unit and three things to practise. Things I can do
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2 3
2 Compare your list with a classmate. My learning plan for next week
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Think about next week. How can you improve your English? Write four learning ideas for the next week. How much time do you need for each idea?
Example I plan to learn five new words, and write them in my vocabulary notebook (ten minutes). Action: I plan to …
Time (…) mins 1
2 3 4
2 Share your learning plan with another classmate. 3 At the end of next week, review your plan. Use these ideas.
• Done 1 2 • Not done • More practice Communication in class
How active are you in class? Rate yourself for each point.
How can you be more active in your classes next week? Write three ideas.
a I ask questions when I don’t understand. b I help classmates when they don’t understand. c I speak in group tasks a lot. d I answer questions when I know the answer.
Example Ask classmates or my teacher at least two questions. 7 Review after a week 6 1
2 3
a What is Litang famous for? b When does the horse festival take place? c Where do people stay? d What sort of competitions do they have? e Who comes to the festival?
Complete the suggestions. a My
b What c We
d Why Things to practise
Progress test after every two units (Units 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10)
The Progress tests check your understanding of topics and skills from the unit. The tests include vocabulary and grammar items, as well as short reading texts. After you complete a test, review any questions you got wrong. You can also use the Workbook exercises for extra practice of language from the unit.
C21 skills 5
Progress test Read the text and answer the questions.
Litang is a town in Sichuan Province in China. It is famous for its horse festival, which takes place each year in August. The Kham people come to the festival from all over Tibet. They stay in tents during the festival and have horse-riding competitions during the day. In the evening, there are dances and everyone wears their best clothes. A lot of tourists come to the festival and it is very important for the local economy.
Units 1 & 2
is to organize a concert.
putting a poster on the college noticeboard? invite our friends and family.
we ask Carl to help with the music?
Complete the text about a family’s plans with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. My family
b (come) from Canada and my sister • Update learning plan Yes No Unfortunately, my other sister
house that week. We
d (not come) because she f (have) a big party in a hotel and then we together for a few days. It’ll be great! 8
Complete the invitations and responses. a A
B I’d .
b A Would you like to B I’d
3 Share your ideas with a classmate. Example In my next class, I plan to ask my teacher or classmates two or three questions. English for the 21st Century • Unit 5 79 English for the 21st Century • Units 1 & 2 Progress test 39
a (meet) in London next week for my mother’s birthday. My brother c (fly) over from Australia. e (move) g (go) on holiday
you like to come to a party tomorrow? to
to the cinema this evening? to. What time shall we meet?
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