Unit 5 test

Writing
13 Write a newspaper article about a crime. Use the
ideas and questions to help you. Remember to
use the words for ordering events in the box
below. Write about 125 words. (10 marks)
after that at first in the end
later then when while
Paragraph 1
Set the scene. Where was it? What was happening
before the crime took place? Who was there and
what were they doing?
… was walking in the park when a young man … .
At first, he / she thought … .
Paragraph 2
Describe the main event. What was the crime and
who committed it? What did they do? What did
other people do while it was happening?
Then, he / she realized that it was … .
The man … .
After that, he … .
Other people in the park immediately … .

Paragraph 3
Write about what happened in the end. What did
people do after the crime?
In the end, … . Later, … .

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SPECTRUM 3