Task 5

Example:

Identify 3 problems in your neighborhood, then write a message to post on a local community
website. Remember to include possible solutions. (Unit 7-90 to 130 words)

Recently,in the neighborhood had been some robberies for that. You should take steps to protect
your home and your family from burglary and break-tins.

Locks and other security devices

Make sure that all the doors and windows to your property have adequate locks. Get in the habit
of checking doors are locked when you leave home. Doors and door and window frames should be
strong and in good condition, so they can't be broken easily.

If you live in rented accommodation and don't feel safe ask your landlord if he will fit new locks. If
you change the locks yourself, you should get the landlord's permission in writing and find out if
you need to put the original locks back at the end of the tenancy. You should also give your
landlord a key to the new locks for emergencies.

Protecting valuable items

Try not to leave valuable items in places where they can be seen from outside. Mark valuable
items with an ultra-violet pen, so they can be identified if they are stolen. Take photographs of
items such as jewellery or antiques which you can't mark. Make sure any high value items are
included on your contents insurance policy.

Help with noise

Before contacting the council about a noise problem try to resolve it yourself. Often, people aren’t
aware of how loud certain noises are and how sound can carry into other people’s homes. If
there’s a residents’ association in your building or community it may be able to help you resolve
the noise problems.

The Environmental Health Department of your local council is responsible for investigating and
dealing with noise complaints. The council needs evidence to take action, so you should contact
them when the noise is at its worst. You’ll need to give your name and address to the council but
these won’t be shared with the person you’re complaining about. If the noise persists the council
may visit to monitor the noise levels or give you recording equipment so you can do this.

TASK 6:

Think about skill or hobby you have learned. Read the questions below and take notes. Then write
about it : What is required to be successful at it? What are some ways people learn to do it? How
did you learn it? What was difficult about learn it? (Unit 8-80 to 100 words)

Example:

I enjoy making jewelry, and many people say I am very talented at it. To make interesting jewelry,
you need creativity. You have to use simple things and combine them in different ways to make
beautiful pieces of jewelry. Some people learn to make jewelry by taking classes or by following
instructions in a book. I first learned how to make a necklace by watching my aunt make...

TASK 7:

Find information about a person who has had a major influence in the world or your country.
Answer these questions: what is this person famous for? How and when did he or she become
famous? What are his her important achievements? Then write a biography. (Unit 10-110 to 139
words)

Emily Dickinson left school as a teenager, eventually living a reclusive life on the family homestead.
There, she secretly created bundles of poetry and wrote hundreds of letters. Due to a discovery by
sister Lavinia, Dickinson's remarkable work was published after her death — on May 15, 1886, in
Amherst — and she is now considered one of the towering figures of American literature.

Dickinson's stature as a writer soared from the first publication of her poems in their intended
form. She is known for her poignant and compressed verse, which profoundly influenced the
direction of 20th-century poetry. The strength of her literary voice, as well as her reclusive and
eccentric life, contributes to the sense of Dickinson as an indelible American character who
continues to be discussed today.

TASK 8:

Think about something you regret doing that you want to apologize for and write a letter of
apology. (Unit 11-80 to 100 words)

I am writing this love letter of regret to you in the hope that you will hear me out and give my
words a chance to get through from me to you. I have tried to explain my feelings on the phone,
but it seems that our conversations always go wrong somehow. And emails and texts get read and
ignored much too easily. So here goes, and because you mean so much to me it’s worth the effort.
We have been through some hard times in the last couple of years. I remember when we met, it
seemed as though we were meant for each other. We both experienced that sense of having
found someone who shared opinions, dreams, and were compatible in every way. And things were
great for a while. But after a year or so something changed, and I will take the blame for that. I
started feeling that our differences were coming out and affecting our relationship in surprising
ways. I remember when I wanted to go to an Indian restaurant for my birthday, and I talked you
into it. Turned out to be a mistake, because you really can’t stand Indian food, but you went along
just to try to keep me happy. Later your resentment came out and I was surprised at your anger –
you felt that I was forcing you to be someone you weren’t.