FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING

PART 1 Editing Advice

1. Don’t use have with age. Don’t use years without old. is old

The dog has 10 years. ^ 2. Don’t use have with hungry, thirsty, hot, cold, or afraid. is

The dog has thirsty. She wants water. 3. Don’t forget the verb be. Remember that some words that end in -ed are adjectives, not verbs. are

We excited about our new puppy.^ 4. Use the correct question formation. doesn't your sister Why your sister doesn’t like dogs? does Lucy Cooke study Why Lucy Cooke studies animals? 5. Don’t use be with another present verb.

We’re have a new cat.

6. Use the -s form when the subject is he, she, it, a singular noun, everyone, or family. s

The cat sleep all day.^ s Everyone love the new puppy.^ s My family want a cat. ^ 7. Use doesn’t when the subject is he, she, it, a singular noun, or family. doesn't

He don’t have a pet. doesn't

My family don’t like cats. 8. Use the base form after does. have

My brother doesn’t has a pet.

How does a dolphin gets air?

9. Use regular question formation for spell, mean, cost, and take. does “obey” mean What means “obey”? do you How spell “dolphin”?^ does cost

How much costs a parrot? ^ does ^

How long it takes to train a guide dog?^ 10. Use the correct word order with frequency words. My dog never Never my dog sleeps with me. 11. Don’t put longer frequency expressions between the subject and the verb. all the time

She all the time plays with her cat. ^

PART 2 Editing Practice

Some of the shaded words and phrases have mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. If the shaded words are correct, write C.

C

The relationship between people and pets in the U.S. is sometimes strange to me.

I surprised that Americans thinks of their pets as part of the family. I’m have a new American

friend, Marianne. She live alone, but she’s has a dog, Sparky. Marianne treats him like a child.

I not very interested in him, but always she wants to show me pictures of him on her phone.

She thinks everyone want to see them, but I think she wrong. She often buy toys for him,

especially on his birthday. He has 12 years old, so she spends a lot of money on vet bills,

too. How much cost a visit to the vet? At least $100!

She have several coats for him for the winter weather, but he don’t like to wear them. So when

they go outside in winter, he has cold. She buys sometimes expensive food for him. (He likes

steak.) She sometimes calls him on the telephone when she not home and talks into the answering

machine which she keeps just for this purpose. Sparky always sleeps in bed with her.

Once a month, she takes him to a dog groomer. What means “dog groomer”? This is a

professional who gives Sparky a bath and cuts and paints his nails. Nothing cost too much

money when it comes to Sparky.

Sometimes I’m think American dogs live better than most people in the world.

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WRITING TIP

When you write about an animal, introduce it by making a statement with be + an adjective to describe it:

The zebra is a social animal. When you write about the animal’s behavior, use the simple present. Choose the correct form:

A zebra runs very quickly./Zebras live in grasslands. To describe animal behavior, use frequency words and expressions:

Zebras often move around to find fresh grass.

PART 3 Write

Read the prompts. Choose one and write a paragraph about it.

1. Look for a Lucy Cooke video online. Watch the video and describe the behavior of the animal.

What does this video teach you about the animal? (Provide your teacher with a link to the video.) 2. Describe the behavior of an animal you know about. This can be a pet or a wild animal.

PART 4 Edit

UNIT 2

The Present Continuous The Future

ACROSS GENERATIONS

Grandmothers attend a school trip in South Korea with their classmates, who are also their grandchildren.

In youth we learn; in age we understand. MARIE VON EBNER-ESCHENBACH