Before you start

Exercise 1

■ Ask students if they have seen or written any reports, e.g. school reports, club/society reports, town council reports, government reports.

■ Elicit how reports are usually structured, e.g. stating the topic of the report, giving positive points, giving negative points and offering advice, then concluding.

■ Tell students they have to order the main sections (A-E), not the sub-sections within the main sections.

■ Students work individually, reading the extracts and ordering them.

■ They can compare their answers in pairs before checking answers in Writing Help 3.

Answers

B D A E C

Linking

Exercise 2

■ Students find the linking words in the report and then, working in pairs, write the words in two groups: 1 listing ideas, 2 contrasting ideas.

Answers

Listing ideas: and in addition plus also as well as too

Contrasting ideas: but although however on the one hand on the other hand

Stages 1-3

■ Students follow the three stages to write a report for a school magazine.

■ As a whole class, elicit ideas for the advantages and disadvantages of the present local transport system.

■ Students then work in pairs, listing the advantages and disadvantages.

■ Refer students to Writing Help 3 as they write their reports.

■ Students refer to Writing Help 3 as they check their reports.

■ If you wish, have students work in pairs, checking their reports and helping each other correct any mistakes.

Listening: A Song

■ Give students time to read through the questions before they listen to the song.

■ Play the song twice for students to check their answers.

Answers

1 He's standing outside her door.

2 It's early morning.

3 He feels lonesome/lonely/sad.

4 He doesn't know when he'll come back.

5 He wants to marry her.

Tapescript

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go,

I'm standing here outside your door,

I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.

But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn,

The taxi's waiting, he's blowing his horn,