RUE 5 ANSWERS

Here are the answers to the RUE 5 homework "Breaking Down The Language Barrier".

For those of you who weren't in class today, don't worry or panic because I have extra copies that I can give you next week :)

31 C; 32 D; 33 A; 34 B; 35 D; 36 A

REPORT WRITING

Below is an example of a well-written report.  However, it would be much better if it weren't for the gaps it seems to have, as the writer apparently forget to include some prepositions and other key words.  Fill in the gaps and turn it into an excellent report :)

ATTITUDES TOWARDS AGING

Introduction

The ________ of this report is to ________ how young people in Gava feel ________ elderly people in their area and aging themselves. It will present the ________ of a survey conducted with a random selection of 200 young people at a local high school and in the final section it will include ________ as to how attitudes could be improved.

Attitudes to older people

According to the survey, a significant proportion ________ young people never or hardly never spend time with someone aged 65. Reasons that respondents gave for this included: they have nothing in common, the elderly don't like teenagers and lack of time. ________, nearly three quarters of those surveyed (74 percent) agreed ________ they could probably 'learn something' from older people.

Attitudes to aging

Those responding to the survey were almost equally split ________ preferring to think about it as little as possible and those who never thought about it. For those who did think about it, the prime concerns were loneliness, poor health and boredom.

Recommendations

Clearly more could be done to bridge the gap between young and old in our community. The first step is to create volunteer tutoring opportunities ________ elderly citizens to help younger people at high school with academic work or practical skills.  In ________, invite young people to tutor old people in technology use in return for a donation to be used for social events.  As a ________, increased contact between the groups will lead to greater understanding and more positive attitudes.

ANSWERS:

Introduction

The aim of this report is to describe/detail/illustrate how young people in Gava feel about elderly people in their area and aging themselves. It will present the results/findings of a survey conducted with a random selection of 200 young people at a local high school and in the final section it will include recommendations/suggestions as to how attitudes could be improved.

Attitudes to older people

According to the survey, a significant proportion of young people never or hardly never spend time with someone aged 65. Reasons that respondents gave for this included: they have nothing in common, the elderly don't like teenagers and lack of time. Moreover, nearly three quarters of those surveyed (74 percent) agreed that they could probably 'learn something' from older people.

Attitudes to aging

Those responding to the survey were almost equally split between preferring to think about it as little as possible and those who never thought about it. For those who did think about it, the prime concerns were loneliness, poor health and boredom.

Recommendations

Clearly more could be done to bridge the gap between young and old in our community. The first step is to create volunteer tutoring opportunities for elderly citizens to help younger people at high school with academic work or practical skills.  In addition, invite young people to tutor old people in technology use in return for a donation to be used for social events.  As a result, increased contact between the groups will lead to greater understanding and more positive attitudes.

ESSAY TASK

Here is the essay you've been assigned for homework, which is due on Tuesday the 25th September:

Your class has listened to a radio discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of receiving different types of presents.  You have made the notes below:

Types of present

• luxuries
• homemade items
• experiences

Some opinions expressed in the discussion:

"The best presents are things you couldn't afford to buy for yourself."

"If someone's spent time making a present for me, it shows how much they care."

"I don't need more things - I'd rather be taken to the theatre or a football match."

Write an essay discussing two of the types of present in your notes.  You should explain which of these types of present is best to receive, giving reasons in support of your answer.

You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the discussion, but you should use your own words as far as possible.

Write your answer in 220-260 words in an appropriate style.

RUE 3 PRACTICE

Here are a few links to sites where you can practice your word formation skills :)

Forming Nouns

Muscle Cars

UNIT 1 & 2 REVIEW

UNIT 1
1) gave; making; give; made, giving; give; gave; give; making

2) found the advice (that) Gustavo gave; should be given the opportunity/chance; had never been/gone skiing before/until/till; Paula gave a favourable impression; has change in/over the last/past; give you a refund; refund your money unless

3) had stopped; We'd been standing, were feeling; I've driven; she's been studying; had been eating; used to work; had been coming, were repairing; went

UNIT 2
1) universal; explosion; variety; characteristics; influential; enrich; tendency; changeable

2) accurately; articulate; command; fluency; pick up; mother tongue; bilingual; loanword

3) get; making; doing; made; make; do

4) with the intention of; so as to; in case; otherwise; due to; so that

LINKERS - GAP FILL

Here are some links to exercises so you can check your understanding of linking words:

CONTRAST WORDS

ADDITION

CAUSE & RESULT

And here's a bonus one:

TIME

RUE 6 "REVIEW OF A WORK OF ART"

37 C
The phrase "elegantly crafted" shows that reviewer C finds the sculpture visually attractive.  Review A uses the phrase "Stunning to look at" to convey that they find the piece beautiful.

38 B
The final question in B, which echoes the titles of the piece in a manner similar to review D, shows that reviewer B is interested in why the installation was given its name.

39 C
Reviewer D says that the topic (global warming) "is regularly beginning to feature [in art]", while reviewer C says that "More and more artists are beginning to tackle [this topic]".

40 A
Reviewers B, C and D are all concerned about the contradiction that the piece is a protest about climate change but it uses so much electricity to keep it on show.  They suggest that they feel there is something wrong about this.  Reviewer A, on the other hand, points out that it is an expensive exercise but says it is "justifiable in terms of its powerful impact".