Unit 3 4 Read the description in 3 again and answer the questions.
a What is the gadget? b What is the name of the gadget? c How many colours does it come in? d What is different about the gadget’s screen? e What happens when the gadget gets wet? f What information is there about the cost?
5 Put the stages of writing a text in the correct order.
1 Brainstorm ideas Check the first draft Improve the draft Plan the first draft Write the first draft
• tablet • digital camera • eReader
Writing skills
FOCUS
Writing
It’s important to go through these five stages when you write a text. It helps you to write the best text that you can!
6 Write a description of one of these gadgets. Use the description in 3 as a model. • mobile phone
a Brainstorm your ideas.
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: • linking words
• capital letters e Improve your text. 7 56
Write a brief case study (60–80 words) about a webroomer you know. Use 8 on page 53 to help you.
English for the 21st Century • Unit 3 • punctuation