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2 EXTRA WRITING PRACTICE

A News Report
1 Choose the correct connector of purpose.
1. To / So that find the safe, the thief needed a plan of the house.
2. The policeman came to the house so that / in order to he could look for evidence.
3. Everyone in the bank stood very still to / so that the robber wouldn’t hurt them.
4. The president held a press conference so that / in order to talk to the journalists.
5. He decided to become a policeman to / so that help prevent crime.
6. Listen to the news bulletin so that / in order to find out what has happened.

2 Complete the news report with the missing the words below.
witness • according • report • investigator • appears • apparently
1. …according………………… to news sources, the theft took place at a party at 11 pm.2. …
apparently………………… ,
a tall blond woman in a black dress was the thief. It3. …report………………… that she came to the party,
took all the jewellery from the safe and walked out before anyone could stop her. News sources
4. …appears………………… that the thief took £3 million of jewellery. One5. …witness………………… said,
“She
looked just like everyone else at the party.” An6. …investigator………………… commented, “We know who
this
woman is – and we will find her!”
3 Complete the chart with the phrases below to show the correct plan for a news report.
Gives more detail about important information • Presents important
facts Gives comments • Explains why event is significant •
Summarises main events
 OPENING Present important facts Summarises main events
BODY Give more details about important information
CLOSING Gives comments Explains why event is
sigmificant

4 These sentences are taken from different news reports. Write where
they belong: O (in the opening), B (in the body) or C (in the closing).
....O.. 1. Five people were seriously injured when a bus drove off the road and hit a tree.
...C... 2. “We are just at the beginning of this investigation,” a senior detective commented.
..B.... 3. The passengers helped each other get out of the bus and someone called the police.
..O.... 4. Yesterday at 11 pm, there was a traffic accident on Cromwell Road.
...C... 5. The police will give a full report of events when the investigation is over.
...B... 6. The bus driver was driving over 90 kph when he lost control of the bus.

PAGINA 18

1)

1. so that
2. in order to
3. to
4. so that
5. to

2)

1. to
2. so that
3. in order to

3)

1. thiefs robbed a bank in 1990 in california.

2. the thiefs robbed 3 000 000$ and killed two security guards.

3. the people were shocked when the incident happened