developing_writing

an indefinite number or quantity. The second time the noun is mentioned,
use the definite article the.
Copy the paragraph and write articles in the spaces where they are
needed.
“Baked Alaska”
Take out _____ large bowl, _____ smaller bowl, _____ electric beater,
_____ large plate, and _____ wooden spoons. Have ready _____ flat
cake, five egg whites, _____ sugar, and _____ liter of ice cream. You
need _____ freezer and _____ oven.
Place _____ cake on _____ plate. Put _____ ice cream in _____ large
bowl. Beat it with _____ electric beater until it is a little soft. Pile _____
ice cream on _____ cake in _____ pretty shape. Then put _____ ice
cream and cake back into _____ freezer. Freeze _____ ice cream until
it is solid.
While _____ ice cream is freezing, put _____ egg whites in _____
smaller bowl. Beat _____ egg whites until they are stiff. While you are
beating, slowly add two­thirds _____ cup of sugar. Beat until _____
sugar is dissolved and _____ egg whites are very stiff. Turn _____ oven
on very hot.
Take _____ cake out of _____ freezer. Spread _____ egg whites over
_____ ice cream. Cover all _____ ice cream carefully. Put _____ cake
into _____ oven and bake it for three minutes, until _____ egg whites
are golden brown. Remove _____ dessert and serve it immediately with
_____ chocolate sauce. _____ ice cream is still frozen, but _____ egg
whites are hot. _____ cold ice cream gives this dessert its name,
“Baked Alaska.”
VI. !ontrolled !omposition
Dicto­comp
Your teacher will choose one of the exercises from this chapter and
read it as a dicto­comp, either exercise III (past narration), or exercise
V (review of articles.) Listen carefully, but do not take notes. After the
third reading, write the paragraph as well as you can from memory.
Check for articles and tenses.
VII. !ontrolled !omposition
Organizing ideas
The sentences below give directions for making another kind of food,
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