Unit 7 Process Writing

Unit Seven: Language and Communication

Process Writing (250 word essay):

Topic Suggestion:

One cause and effect essay.

OR

• We now use emails and send text messages to communicate with people. What are the causes and/or effects of these forms of communication?
  

  
   

  or similar topics of the teacher's choice
  

*Make sure to use the error correction codes as these will be part of the assessment for the process writing. There is a PowerPoint and some handouts which can be found on the Y Drive=> English Foundation=> WRITING)

Unit 7 Vocabulary

	WORD	POS	NOTES
	ability	n	The mental or physical power or skill that makes it possible to do something.
	according to	prep	Stated by somebody as shown by something.
	acquire	V	To get or obtain something.
	apparently	adv	According to what people say.
	assumption	n	Something that you accept as true even though you have no proof.
	attract	v	To cause somebody or something to go to or give attention to something.
	claim	v	Say that something is true without having any proof.
	coin	n	A piece of money made of metal.
	combine	v	To join or mix two or more things together.
	command	n/v	An order
	communication	n	The act of communicating.
	context	n	The situation in which something happens
	creature	n	A living thing such as an animal, a bird, a fish or an insect, but not a plant.
	demonstrate	v	Show clearly that something is true
	determine	v	Fix or decide something
	emotion	n	A strong feeling such as love, anger, fear, or jealousy.
	encounter	v/n	To meet somebody unexpectedly.
	evidence	n	Something that gives a reason for believing.
	gender	n	To do with men or women.
	gesture	n	A movement of the hand or head that expresses something.
	glue	n	A thick sticky liquid that is used for joining things together.
	hand signal	n	A sign used to communicate with your hands.
	linguist	N pers	A person who is good at learning foreign languages.
	majority	n	The largest number or part of something.
	mammal	n	An animal that gives live birth and does not lay eggs.
	observe	v	To notice or watch somebody or something carefully.
	organ	n	A part of the body that has a particular function. (i.e., heart, stomach, etc)
	pick up	Phr v	(Pick up a language)
	prey	n	An animal that is killed and eaten by another animal.
	primate	n	Mammals including humans and apes.
	reassure	v	To say or do something in order to make somebody feel less frightened or nervous.
	recent	adj	Having happened or been done or produced a short time ago.
	research	v/n	To study something carefully and in detail.
	respond	v	To say or do something as an answer.
	shed light on	idiom	To make something clear and easy to understand.
	species	n	A group of plants or animals that are very similar to each other and that can breed together.
	spread	v	Affect a larger area or bigger group of people
	stereotype	n	A fixed idea about a person or thing, which is not true in reality.
	structure	n	The way that the parts of something are put together or organized
	symbol	n	A sign or object, etc. which represents an idea.
	upright	adj	Standing straight up
	verbal	adj	Of words or the use of words
	vocalize	v	To say or sing out loud.
	warning	n	Something that tells you to be careful or tells you about something before it happens.
	wonder	v	Ask yourself questions about

Essay/Project

Part B

Write an introduction about your economic system. Start of with a short definition of your topic and then give some information about its history. Finally, move on to your thesis statement and discuss exactly what points you will focus on.

Note: This introduction can include several paragraphs about your economic system!

I want a finsihed draft by Tuesday.

Have FUN!

Holiday

Directions: Bella had a week's by the sea. She made a few notes every day. When she got back home, she wanted to write to her friend Tina about the holiday. Use Bella's notes to write the letter for her.

 

Saturday	Arrived late. Motorway—rain, rain, rain! To bed without supper.
Sunday	Quiet. Sounds and smells of sea—lovely. Around town. Small. Old mosque, Roman bridge.
Monday	Little boat to Treasure Island. Sudden storm. Sea sick. Island all trees and waterfalls. Wet!
Tuesday	Sunny again. Sea here deep, dangerous. No swimming. Shops. High prices.
Wednesday	Shops closed mid-day. Over hills on horseback. Windy, warm.
Thursday	On sand all day. Sunburned—oh dear. Sent picture postcards to all at home.
Friday	Night—restaurant. Expensive, but great meal. Dancing. Guitar players—noisy music. Back home tomorrow.

Essay/Project

 

Directions: Choose one economic system to study. You will eventually write a 2-3 page essay about one of these economic systems.

 

Part A: Choose an economic system to study.

• Capitalism
  
• Communism
  
• Socialism
  

You may use Wikipedia to begin your research. You can do your research in Arabic or English. If you need some translation help, use: http://www.wordchamp.com/lingua2/Reader.do

1. Find out who are the great thinkers of the economic system.
   
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of your economic system?
   
3. Find out which countries currently use the economic system you are studying.