Skills Books

Just Write 2

Student’s Book

Just Write is a new three-level writing series specially researched and written for students studying English at A1, A2 and A2+ levels. Each book in the series consists of 15 carefully-designed lessons that develop the skills necessary for effective writing at these language levels while building the learners’ confidence.

Just Write 2 can be used alongside any coursebook at A2 level to reinforce the learners´ writing skills.

Key features of Just Write 2: • a wide array of writing genres covering topics common at this level • a step-by-step approach to writing, including a variety of vocabulary and grammar activities leading into a writing task with a plan • JUST A MINUTE! writing tips offering useful advice on the writing task at hand

Just Write 3

Student’s Book

Just Write is a new three-level writing series specially researched and written for students studying English at A1, A2 and A2+ levels. Each book in the series consists of 15 carefully-designed lessons that develop the skills necessary for effective writing at these language levels while building the learners’ confidence.

Just Write 3 can be used alongside any coursebook at A2+ level to reinforce the learners´ writing skills.

Key features of Just Write 3: • a wide array of writing genres covering topics common at this level • a step-by-step approach to writing, including a variety of vocabulary and grammar activities leading into a writing task with a plan • JUST A MINUTE! writing tips offering useful advice on the writing task at hand

Activate

Grammar & Vocabulary B2

Activate your Grammar & Vocabulary for B2

Exams presents grammar and vocabulary in a clear and concise way. The book has been written based on the needs and topics relevant to students at B2 level. It comprises theme-based units in which the English language is presented in an active context. Students are able to consolidate the grammatical structures and vocabulary required for the B2 level examinations by means of a range of exam-based tasks as well as generic exercise types.

Activate your Grammar & Vocabulary for B2 exams features:

Activate your Grammar & Vocabulary B2

Test Book

Now available with advanced IWB software for the teacher - which includes all exercises in interactive format!

• 15 theme-based units. • clear and simple grammar explanations with an emphasis on examples. • a variety of grammar exercises that provide students with ample practice. • a variety of vocabulary exercises covering word formation, phrasal verbs, prepositions and contextualised lexical items. • FCE-type tasks for the updated 2015 Cambridge: First and

First for Schools examinations. • ECCE-type multiple-choice vocabulary and grammar exercises. • a section dedicated to English idioms after every three units. • a review after every three units.

Activate Writing B2

Activate your Writing B2 has been specifically written to help students consolidate their writing skills and progress from an intermediate level to a B2 level. Its thorough coverage of writing styles and formats will help students prepare for both the FCE and ECCE examinations as well as other B2 examinations.

Activate your Writing B2 contains:

• 16 task-based units. • an introduction that helps students recognise the need for different types of writing. • model answers for students to analyse. • a special checklist to help students plan their writing. • ample writing practice in each unit. • carefully graded exercises to boost students’ confidence levels. • step-by-step guidance on how to prepare for the FCE and

ECCE and other B2 exam writing papers.

Writing

Activate your Writing B2

05 Technology Today

Essay (advantages and disadvantages)

Unit 5

B Complete this diagram with the words from A.

Concluding to sum up to conclude

Expressing reason because due to the fact that

Adding points in addition besides

ESSAY WRITING

Expressing consequence as a result consequently so for that reason

Expressing contrast/concession in spite of while whereas

D Read these advantages and disadvantages of social media and write them in the correct C Read the essay again and underline the ideas from the table in Activate Your Ideas task D which are mentioned. columns in the table that follows.

Activate Your Ideas

• People spend too much time sitting down looking at screens. D Look at the writing plan and write the different parts of the essay under the correct • There’s a lot of peer pressure. headings in the table. • You can communicate instantly with anyone you want. • You can communicate with friends any time, any place, anywhere. • Topic sentences stating the main ideas • You can see photos of family members who live abroad. Writing plan • Introduction of the topic of the essay • You don’t know who you are really communicating with as all you see is a photo and text.Paragraph 1 The situation nowadays and • Summary of the main points Advantages of social media Disadvantages of social media Paragraph 2 a question to encourage the reader to continue Advantages of social media • General background of topic • Supporting sentences which develop the Paragraph 3 Disadvantages of social media topic sentences Paragraph 4 Summarise your points and • Question to stimulate interest of reader A Write down the first five words that come to mind when you hear the words social media. Compare your words with your classmates’. state your opinion. • Final comment on subject • Concluding sentence giving your opinion

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Unit 5

Paragraphs 2 & 3

E Write any other advantages and disadvantages you can think of in the table in D. Activate Your Writing

Paragraph 4

B On a scale of 1 – 10, how important is social media in your life? Activate Your Skills A Read this task and complete the writing plan that follows.

C Read these two statements about social media and discuss as a class. Which one do most A Read the essay about the advantages and disadvantages of social media and complete people agree with? it with these words.

Social media has helped me make new friends, keep in touch with friends from my old school and I can share my ideas and experiences with everyone.

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Sample pages taken from Activate your Writing B2

although as despite furthermore in conclusion moreover since therefore

I’m not a huge fan of social media. I prefer to meet ActivateWriting_Unit1-5_pg5-24.indd 23people when I go out, talk to them and not just Nowadays, people of all ages use social media on a daily basis. Some people use it for communicate with them on Instagram or Facebook. professional purposes and others to interact socially. (1) there are certain

Also, I don’t like sharing every single experience negative issues concerning social media, can we say that it is bad for teenagers?

I have online. It’s an invasion of my privacy.First of all, we should look at its advantages in today’s society. Social media enables us to communicate with people from all over the world. (2) , social media creates awareness of what is going on around us, (3) there are constant posts, updates and stories. (4) , people are able to make new friends, keep UNIT 5 21 in touch with old friends and ask for opinions online.

However, social media also has its disadvantages. (5)

thinking we are making new friends, we only see a picture and text, (6) we may think we 24/01/2020 15:02 are talking to a young girl when in fact it could be anyone. Finally, social media is also causing health issues, (7) teenagers are sitting in front of their computers for hours instead of exercising and going out to meet people.

(8) , as we can see, social media has both advantages and disadvantages. We should use it carefully and in moderation in order to ensure that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

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Most teenagers are addicted to their mobile phones today. Write your essay and include what teenagers use their mobile phones for today, whether this has affected their social life and your own idea.

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Writing plan

Paragraph 1 The situation today and a (1) to

encourage the reader to continue Paragraph 2 (2) of mobile phones (positive ways teenagers use them; positive effects on their social life) Paragraph 3 (3) of mobile phones (negative ways teenagers use them; negative effects on their social life) Paragraph 4 (4) your points and state your (5) .

B Now write your own essay in response to the task in A. Use the table in Activate Your Skills task D and the writing plan to help you. Don’t forget to check your writing and complete this checklist when you have finished.

My writing checklist

In my essay, I have the following:

ALERT!

Don’t forget to use a clause of purpose (in order to, so as to, so that) to say why you think people should do something when you give your opinion.