Let’s M ake a Summary

20 Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI

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In this unit you learn: 1. How to grant requests, for example: • Alright. • I will. • OK. • Right away. • Sure. 2. Information report Information report consists of two main parts. • General information • Bundles of more specifi c information The social purpose of information reports is presenting information about something. They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural or made: mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, computers, countries of origin, transportation, and so on. The common grammatical patterns of an information report include: • use of general nouns, eg hunting do gs , rathe r than partic ular no uns , eg o ur do g ; • use of relating verbs to describe features, eg Mo le c ule s are tiny partic le s ; • some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, eg Emus c anno t fl y ; • use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, eg Tro pic al c yc lo ne s always be gin o ve r the s e a ; • use of technical terms, eg Is o bars are line s drawn o n a we athe r map ; • use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause. 21 Sydney is A M etropolitan City. SYDNEY IS A M ETROPOLITAN CITY. UNIT II 21 Sydney is A M etropolitan City. http:rds .yaho o .c o m 22 Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI There are times when you feel satisfi ed or dissatisfi ed of something. When you fi nd yourself satisfi ed with something, what expression should you use? And how will you show others that you are dissatisfi ed with a certain thing? Do you know how to do it very well? In this unit you will learn how you can express those feelings. How many cities have you ever visited? Aren’t you curious of other places in the world? You can fi nd such information by reading encyclopedias, books, magazines, and sometimes you can fi nd the information from a travel guide. Do you know how to write those types of information reports? Learn how to write reports and more in this unit through fun tasks. 23 Sydney is A M etropolitan City. 1. What is the building called? 2. Where is it located? 3. Is there a similar building in your hometown?

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