(4) activate follow the steps in the writing guide.
o writing guide
a task
imagine that you took a photo of a traffic
jam. write an email to a newspaper about the
traffic problem in a city that you know.
i think and plan
can you think of any causes and solutions for
the problems 1-3?
1 there's too much traffic.
2. there aren't enough buses.
3 not many people use bicycles.
write
paragraph 1: describe the situation
i'm writing because i
paragraph 2: causes and solutions
i think there are reasons for this.
paragraph 3: conclusion
we must do something about this situation.
d check
• so and because
• too, too much too many, enough, not enough
• possibly, perhaps, maybe, definitely
2 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect and the past simple in each sentence.
I'd seen (see) the film before, but I watched (watch) it again yesterday.
1 Alice told me that she did not have many hobbies when she was a child.
2 When her neighbours (got) a TV, she (went) round to watch it. She (had not seen) one before.
3 They (had not invented) computers when Alice (was) young.
4 By the time he (was) eighteen, he (had left) school and (found) a job.
5 The band (had not started) playing when we (arrived).
6 In the 1950s, people (wanted) to enjoy themselves because they (had) had a hard time during the war.