Choose a topic from the list and write a short paragraph about the topic. You can write 120-150 words (2 points). Focus on: - Task achievement (1 points), - Grammatical range and accuracy (0.5 points) - Lexical range and accuracy (0.5 points). List of topics 1. Describe a special or traditional celebration in your country. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. to + infinitive pattern b. futute forms of the verbs. 2. Do you like dressing up in costumes or masks? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. to + infinitive pattern b. futute forms of the verbs. 3. Do you think it’s a good idea for people to take a career break? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. to + infinitive pattern b. futute forms of the verbs. 4. What would your ideal job be? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. prepositions of places and movement b. Present Perfect tense 5. Do you like working with other people or do you prefer to be independent? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. prepositions of places and movement b. Present Perfect tense 6. What’s your favourite gadget? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. Defining relative clause b. Zero and first conditinal clause 7. What do you think about people downloading music, films and TV series? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. Defining relative clause b. Zero and first conditinal clause 8. What do you think of the idea of a universal language? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. Present Simple Passive b. Past Simple Passive

3. Do you think it’s a good idea for people to take a career break? Write a paragraph to express your opinion. In your writing, you have to use these grammatical items: a. to + infinitive pattern b. future forms of the verbs.

Taking a career break is a good idea. During the break, people can improve or explore other areas, which will help them to be better people or to know themselves better. Besides, people can spend more time on their hobbies or activities. As a result, they will improve them and may be able to articulate them with their career. Also, as they have more free time, they can investigate and engage in different activities. They will probably find out new strengths and weaknesses that may be useful in their careers. I consider a career break a good idea since people are always going to benefit from it no matter if they decide to do it at an early stage or after long years.

Explanation:

The to+ infinitive pattern is in: help them to be, be able to articulate, going to benefit, decide to do.

The future forms of the verbs are: will help, will improve, will probably find out, going to benefit.

The future form of the verbs is with the auxiliary will and the verb in the infinitive. This type of future expresses probability. Also, there are future actions expressed with the going to + infinitive. When we use it, we are referring to things that we are sure will happen in the future.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)