Unit 1 • Description
1.3 Writing practice
Whichever of these tasks you choose to do, share your writing with other
students. Perhaps you couldput your writing ,with the picture,on the classroom
wall or in a classmagazine.
A Find, i n a magazine, on a postcard or in a book, a photographyoulike very
much. Describeit, and say why you like it(100-200words).
B Describeyour favourite family photo. and say why you likeit ( 10 0-200 words).
C AGame
Everyonebringsa familyphoto to class; you swapphotographsw ith apartner
andwriteabout the photog raphasif it was your own.Inv entnamesfor the
people in thephoto,pretendyou know them well, and tell stories about them. ( In
fact, theautho rof'Skegness Donkey Ride' was playing this game!)
If your partner writes about the same photograph, the rest of t he class can try
to guess whois tell ingt he truth, you or your partner.
Task bank: Task 21 C Describingproducts
1.0 The language of advertising
The car infront is a Toyota
Thenew 4RunnerSteal a clay'ssa ilboardingand the 4Runnerwillgo
li k e thew in dtothesu rf.Andif th equickw aym ean s
scaling the rocks, itwillrelishtheclimb.
O n theroad.the tilt-adjustablepower stee ring gain s
firmness asth e car gathers speed.
Better still, it grows lighteras those alloywheels con-
frontthefurrows in thelandscape. (T ha ts h o uld keepth e
furrowsoffyourbrow.)
In the cityor in thewild, the 4Runne ris a very to ugh
act t o follo w. Andit's nodifferentwhenyou' retowing,
You can hitch up over one an d a halfto nsandthi s
car w illnevermakeheavyweatherof it.
Otherwise .i t'sas free ofhitches as every carwe
build.Whichiswhyitcomes withourcom p rehe nsive
3-year/ 60 ,000m ile manufacturer'swarranty.
Dial ATrial : to arra ngea te stdrive or fo rfurther
information o n the 4Runner, ca ll 0800 77755 5.
I t's th e carin front for gettin gaway to theb ackof
beyond.7981412Getaway
Car
Are you torn bet w een another
executive saloon and some thing
w ithmorefreedom of spirit?
Withth e newT o yota 4 Runner,youcann o w have
the civili sationofthe former w ith theliberation of thelat - 10562te l'.
3 \Xlhenyouslip insid e , yo u'll seethat the cabin's as 11
slick as anything in thecity. Abutton's pressopensthe
s unro of, adjuststhe mirro rsaneloperates the windows.
Includi ngthewindowon the tailgate.
Thesou ndsyste m issomethingyou'vegot toh ear
withyourownears.Withsixspeakers surround ingyou, 13
be preparedto be transportedevenbefore you fire the
engine.
The4Runne r's three-lit re turb o-d iesel deliversmore
powerand torque than anythingelsein its class.(Talk ing
powerth er e's a lsotheoptionofa 3-litre, pe tro lv6.)
Forlife in the fastlan e ,you'vegot a 5-speedgear-
box.Y e t,withth e fl icko f alever, you can beoverthe
hills andfaraway.Even onth emove ,that'sall it takesto
sw itch fromtwo-whe eldriveto four,withboth highand
lowratios.444 • Types of writing