Giving opinions 4 Look at the phrases for giving opinions {a~d), Which phrase needs a comma at the end of it? a I think that b I believe that. ¢ It seems to me that d In my opinion 5 Write an adjective in each gap to make sentences that are true for you. 1 Video games are __. 2 Chat rooms are —_ 3 Social networking sites are 4 internet banking is 5. Smartohones are ___. 6 Watching videos ontine is 6 Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 5 to show that they are your opinion, Use the phrases in the box above. LUNLZEK READING AND WRITING Sits 21. Match each essay question (I or 2) to the correct way to answer it (a orb). ~ 1 How has the internet made our lives better? i 2 The internet has made our lives better. Do you agree or disagree? a Give your opinion about whether the internet has made our lives better or worse and give examples to support your argument. b Describe the ways that the internet has made our lives better, 2. Look at the advantages and disadvantages of the internet (|-10), Write them in the correct place in the table on page 80. 1 The computer could get a virus. 2. You can chat to yaur friends and see their phates. 3 You can find all different kinds of information, 4 You can waste a lot of time. 5. Some people can experience online bullying, 6 You can go shopping or check your bank accounts from home. 7 Alot of information online is not reliable. 8 You can read news and stories from all around the world. 9 Young children could read or see unsuitable information. 10 People can get addicted. [UNDE READING ANO WRITING SIL 23. Work with a partner. Add two more points to each column, [UNLOGe AEADING ANO WAITING SKILLS 2PSN oor 1 Join each pair of sentences to make one sentence with and, The first ‘one has been done for you as an example. 1 Aedes prnesi Weeri. Testa mete ouverte es are boring and they can make 2 ‘ can share photos. You can talk to your friends. 3 use internet banking. I check my emails. 4 My friends send me videos. | watch them on my phone. 5 | often go shopping on the internet. | pay with my credit card, 2 Rewrite the sentence below, Put the words in brackets in the correct place. 1. Many people download nisi. also) 2 I write a blog about travelling. (too) 3 | read the newspapers online. (also) 4 Children can get bullied online. (too) 2 | look at maps on my smartphone. (also) but and however My ctven pla video ganesh da Uz hoa de ts children play video bub they do their homework and. Notice how we use but to join two sentences into one sentence. We use howeyer at the start of anew sentence, followed by acomma. 3 Join each pair of sentences to make one sentence with but. Then rewrite ‘each pair of sentences using however. The first one has been done for ‘you as an example. 1 The internet is very useful. It can be dangerous. a The internet is very useful but it b The intemet is very useful. However, it can be dangerous. LUNLoDK READING: ANO WaTING LIS 22 Many computer games are fun, Some online games are a waste of time. __— b 3 use internet banking. | sometimes forget my password. a b 4 use the internet on my smartphone. Sometimes itis very slow. a b ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS Topic sentences uickly i “hand, companies can Use your private details and it can be dangerous for children. 1 Look at Reading 2 (page 76) and underline the topic sentences in paragraphs A,B, C and D. 2 In each paragraph (a-d) below, the topic sentence is missing, Match the topic sentences (1-4) to the correct paragraph. 1 Social networking sites make it easy to keep in touch with your friends. 2 Smartphones can be expensive, 3 Information on the internet is not reliable. 4 You can access information from all over the world, a It is easy to spend a lot of money, Contracts for the phones can also: cost a lot of money. It is important to be careful and pay attention to. what you spend, b You can read newspapers, magazines and blogs from many different ‘countries. You can even translate information from other languages using a translation website. It is easy to find out what is happening anywhere you want. ¢ You can look at your friends’ photos and see what they are doing. Your friends can send you messages and links. You can also share interesting articles and videos. -d Anyone can publish articles and information online. Websites often'do not say who has-written an article or where they got their Facts, People ‘can write things that are not true. UNLOCK READING AND Ware SKS 2STEN ames eared WRITING TASK The internet 1 Look at the question above. Do you agree or disagree? 2 Circle the topic sentence that is best to describe your opinion. 1. The internet has made our lives better. 2 The internet has made our lives worse. 3 Look at the table in the Critical thinking section (page 80). Circle the three ideas that are best to support your argument, 4 Look at the paragraph planner below. 1 Write your topic sentence in the correct place in the planner. 2 Write your three supporting ideas in the correct place in the planner. ‘Supporting idea I; Supporting idea 2: Supporting idea 3: 5 Writea concluding sentence.— 6 Write the fist draft of your paragraph, Use linkers to connect your ideas. 7 Use the task checklist to review your paragraph for content and structure. ‘TASK CHECKLIST. Have you answered the question corrcetly? Have you included a topic sentence? Have you included three supporting ideas? Have you included a concluding sentence? Have you used linkers to connect your ideas? 8 Make any necessary changes to your paragraph. 9 Now use the language checklist to edit your paragraph for language errors which are common to A2 learners. LANGUAGE CHECKLIST Have you used compound nouns correctly? Have you used the correct sentence order with the phrases 1 think that, | believe that, it seems to me that and in my opinion? Have you used and, also and too correctly? Have you used but and however correctly? 10 Make any necessary changes to your paragraph. [UNLOCK READING AND WRITING SUES 2