Енглески језик 8, уџбеник, старо издање, Нови Логос
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WRITING An experience<br />
I can write about a personal experience.<br />
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1 This time last year, things weren’t going too well for me. I’d failed<br />
some exams and I had to take them again. I’d also had a big<br />
argument with my best friend, who wasn’t talking to me. I was feeling<br />
fed up and I wasn’t interested in anything. Friends invited me out, but I didn’t<br />
really want to see them. I spent a lot of time watching DVDs in my room.<br />
2 Everything changed for me the day I saw a TV programme about volunteering.<br />
It was about volunteers who were working with athletes who were training for<br />
the Paralympic Games. Both the volunteers and athletes were really optimistic<br />
and enthusiastic. They made me realize that my problems weren’t at all serious<br />
and that I should be a bit more positive. I found out that volunteers in my town<br />
were working with a Paralympic team too, so I started to go to meetings.<br />
3 These days, I feel much happier. Working as a volunteer has made me feel<br />
more useful and sociable. We’re helping the athletes to prepare for the next<br />
Games, and I aim to go to the Games with the team as a helper. If I hadn’t<br />
seen the programme, I’d never have had the opportunity.<br />
1 Read the model text and answer the questions.<br />
1 What caused the writer’s unhappiness?<br />
2 Which paragraph describes how the writer’s<br />
life changed?<br />
3 What event changed the writer’s life?<br />
4 How did volunteering change the writer’s<br />
attitude to life?<br />
5 Which paragraph describes how the writer<br />
feels now?<br />
2 Study the key phrases. Put the key phrases in<br />
the order of the text. Then check your answers.<br />
KEY PHRASES<br />
Describing a personal<br />
experience<br />
Things weren’t going too well for me.<br />
If I hadn’t … , I’d never have …<br />
Everything changed for me …<br />
These days, I feel …<br />
… made me realize that …<br />
Language point: Modifying comparatives<br />
3 Study the examples. Then order the words in 1–5.<br />
I should be a bit more positive.<br />
I feel much happier.<br />
1 Peter / a lot / more / was / optimistic<br />
2 you / slightly / harder / can / work / ?<br />
3 feeling / I’m / happier / a bit<br />
4 respectfully / please / a little / more / behave<br />
5 life / should / less / stressful / much / be<br />
4 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing guide.<br />
WRITING GUIDE<br />
A TASK<br />
Imagine that you were feeling depressed.<br />
Write a story with the title A happy ending.<br />
B THINK AND PLAN<br />
1 Things weren’t going well for you. Why?<br />
2 Things changed suddenly for you. Where<br />
were you and what were you doing?<br />
3 What did you start to do and why did you<br />
like it?<br />
4 How did you become happier?<br />
5 How do you feel now? Why?<br />
C WRITE<br />
Paragraph 1: In the beginning<br />
This time last year, …<br />
Paragraph 2: How things changed<br />
Everything changed for me the day I …<br />
Paragraph 3: My life now<br />
These days, I feel …<br />
D CHECK<br />
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