I-02 WRITING N° 02 O. P.

I-02 WRITING 02
GRAMMAR ITEMS
- Use IT+ BE ADJECTIVE and GERUND [AS SUBJECT]+BE+ADJECTIVE. (Unit 05 page 65).
Use one (01) for each one – total two (02). UNDERLINE them.
- Use FUTURE TIME CLAUSES (before/when/after/as soon as) (Unit 05 page 70). Use one (01 ) for
each one – total four (04). UNDERLINE them.

VOCABULARY ITEMS
Use 5 vocabulary items minimum up to 07 items (Unit 05 page 62 and 67). UNDERLINE them.
If you do not use the required grammar and vocabulary items, you will not have a good grade.

ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPOSITION

- Introduction: Write introductory information about the topic very briefly (background
information), so DO NOT WRITE ABOUT DETAILS. Write the GENERAL IDEA which is the
THESIS STATEMENT (underline it).

- Body: Write the TOPIC SENTENCE (Underline it). After that, write details, facts, reason, and
specific examples in an organized order. Do the same with the other BODY PARTS.

- Conclusion: Write “In conclusion,” and PARAPHRASE or SUMMARIZE.

 I-02 Writing 02 UNIT 05 Pg. 71
Language Barrier: Causes and Solutions

People in different countries have the same language. For example, in many South American
countries Spanish is their mother tongue; however, in these countries as well in others there are people
who are from other places and their native language is not Spanish. On the contrary, they live in different
places in South America. Consequently, foreigners and natives have communication problems that are
called language barrier. Consequently, in this report I´m going to present the two main causes of
language barrier and two possible solutions.

In this part, I’m writing about two causes of language barriers in our country. Nowadays,
Peruvians and foreigners do not understand each other since there are problems in communication. First
of all, native or none native speakers have pronunciation problems because for both interlocutors they do
not understand what each other says. For example, my brother got married with a Finnish woman called
Helga. She spoke basic Spanish, but she made mistakes in pronunciation. Then there were serious
misunderstandings with my mother when Helga mispronounced some Spanish words such as “punta”
because Helga dropped the “n” sound. Second, . . . (Continue supporting the topic sentences using
another cause for language barrier and add details, facts, reasons, and specific examples. Use
grammar and vocabulary items and underline them).

In this part, I’m writing about two solutions to overcome these two language barriers with
foreign people in Peru. First, mispronunciation can be overcome by listening more audio tapes or
different audio sources to increase listening and specially pronunciation. For instance, my best friend
Frida overcame her Japanese pronunciation problems because . . . (Continue supporting the topic
sentences on how to overcome language barrier problems using details, facts reasons, and specific
examples. Use grammar and vocabulary items and underline them).

In conclusion, because of the identification of two principal language barrier problems in

communication with foreign speakers in countries such as Peru, and the two possible solutions for
these problems, these interlocutors can improve their communication and avoid language barrier.
For these reason, I like to give one final recommendation. In my opinion, . . . (Remember to
paraphrase the thesis statement or summarize each topic sentence. After that, WRITE briefly your
recommendation to improve this topic. Use grammar and vocabulary items and underline them).

DO NOT COPY MY EXAMPLE IDEAS IN THESE PARAGRAPHS, BUT PREPARE YOUR

OWN IDEAS. ASK ME FOR HELP ANY TIME.

Your teacher