Follow the steps in the writing guide A TASK Write an account of the 'Noughties'(2000-2009)
B THINK AND PLAN 1.What positive events happened in the Noughties? 2.What were the fashions like? 3.What music and films were popular? 4.What issues did people become more aware of? 5.What new inventions changed the world?
C WRITE Paragraph 1: Introduction Paragraph 2: Music, film and fashion Paragraph 3: Events Paragraph 4: How the world changed
Present simple^ The erth moves around the SUN. Present continuous^ The Greens are looking for a babysitter at the moment. Past simple^ He often watched football matches with his brother when he was a teenager. Past continuous^ David was reading the newspaper while Carla was watching TV. Present perfect simple^ Debbie has just moved into a new house. Past perfect simple^ He had cooked dinner by 6 oclock in the evening. Future simple^ I hope the temperature will drop soon. Future perfect^ They will have bought a house by the end of this year. Future continuous^ Will you be going to the post office today?
aɪ nəʊ ðæt aɪm nɒt ðæt ɪmˈpɔːtənt tuː juː bʌt tuː miː gɜːl, jʊə səʊ mʌʧ mɔː ðæn ˈgɔːʤəs
səʊ mʌʧ mɔː ðæn ˈpɜːfɪkt
raɪt naʊ aɪ nəʊ ðæt aɪ\ɛm nɒt ˈrɪəli wɜːθ ɪt
ɪf juː gɪv miː taɪm aɪ kæn wɜːk ɒn ɪt
gɪv miː sʌm taɪm waɪl aɪ wɜːk ɒn ɪt
ˈluːzɪŋ jɔː ˈpeɪʃəns ænd gɜːl, aɪ dəʊnt bleɪm juː
ði ɜːθs ɪn rəʊˈteɪʃən, jʊə ˈweɪtɪŋ fɔː miː
lʊk æt maɪ feɪs,waɪl aɪ ɒn jɔː weɪst;
kɔːz wiː ˈəʊnli hæv wʌn ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən ə wiːk
ðæts waɪ jɔː frɛndz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈheɪtɪŋ ɒn miː
əm ðəʊ, aɪ dɪd ðɪs ɔːl baɪ maɪˈsɛlf
ˈmætər ɒv fækt, aɪ eɪnt ˈnɛvər ɑːsk nəʊ wʌn fɔː hɛlp
ænd ðæts waɪ aɪ dəʊnt pɪk ʌp maɪ fəʊn wɛn ɪt rɪŋz
nʌn ɒv maɪ ˈɛksɪz ɪz ˈəʊvə Lil piːp
ˈnəʊbədi ˈflɛksɪŋ æz mʌʧ æz aɪ biː
ðæts waɪ ʃiː tɛkst miː ænd tɛl miː ʃiː lʌv miː
ʃiː nəʊ ðæt ˈsʌmˌdeɪ aɪl biː ˈəʊvə ðə siː
ˈmeɪkɪŋ maɪ ˈmʌni ænd ˈsməʊkɪŋ maɪ wiːd
aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ˈfʌni, ʃiː ˈəʊpən ʌp tuː miː, gɛt ˈkʌmfətəbl wɪð miː
wʌns aɪ gɒt ɪt ˈkʌmɪŋ, aɪ lʌv hɜː, ʃiː lʌv miː
aɪ nəʊ ðæt aɪm ˈnʌθɪŋ laɪk ˈsʌmwʌn ðə ˈfæmɪli wɒnt miː tuː biː
ɪf aɪ faɪnd ə weɪ wɪl juː wɔːk ɪt wɪð miː?
lʊk æt maɪ feɪs waɪl juː ˈtɔːkɪŋ tuː miː
kɔːz wiː ˈəʊnli hæv wʌn ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən ə wiːk
kæn aɪ gɛt wʌn ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən æt liːst?
ʃaʊt aʊt tuː ˈɛvrɪwʌn ˈmeɪkɪŋ maɪ biːts, juː ˈhɛlpɪŋ miː priːʧ
ðɪs ˈmjuːzɪks ði ˈəʊnli θɪŋ ˈkiːpɪŋ ðə piːs wɛn aɪm ˈfɔːlɪŋ tuː ˈpiːsɪz
lʊk æt ðə skaɪ təˈnaɪt, ɔːl ɒv ðə stɑːz hæv ə ˈriːzn
ə ˈriːzn tuː ʃaɪn, ə ˈriːzn laɪk maɪn ænd aɪm ˈfɔːlɪŋ tuː ˈpiːsɪz
lʊk æt ðə skaɪ təˈnaɪt, ɔːl ɒv ðə stɑːz hæv ə ˈriːzn