SKILLS IN WRITING ENGLISH

SKILLS IN WRITING ENGLISH

Multiple Choice

Adventure Tourism

Adventure tourism is a different way for tourists to see New Zealand. This type of tourism uses the plentiful natural resources - mountains, rivers, lakes, wilderness areas and historical sites to provide adventure, thrills and challenges which are low risk but high in excitement. For example, the coastal areas in New Zealand are great for canoeing and kayaking. White-water rafting is another popular water adventure tour. However, if you would rather keep your feet on the ground, New Zealand has over 100 developed walkways in addition to the tracks in the 12 National Parks. Because more and more tourists are interested in learning about New Zealand by doing exciting and unusual activities, adventure tourism will continue to grow.

• Adventure tourism is a different way for tourists to see New Zealand.

• This type of tourism uses the plentiful natural resources - mountains, rivers, lakes, wilderness areas and historical sites to provide adventure, thrills and challenges which are low risk but high in excitement.

• For example, the coastal areas in New Zealand are great for canoeing and kayaking. White-water rafting is another popular water adventure tour.

• Because more and more tourists are interested in learning about New Zealand by doing exciting and unusual activities, adventure tourism will continue to grow.

Multiple Choice

2.Time Management

No matter how you slice it, there are only 24 hours in a day. To be successful at university, students need to learn good time-management skills. The first skill is not taking on more than you can handle. If you are a working part-time, have a family and are involved in a community organisation, then taking a full course-load at university will be too much. Another time management skill is reasonably estimating the time required to perform each of the tasks at hand. For example, deeply reading a chapter from a course text cannot be completed in between television programmes. Finally, actually doing what needs to be done seems obvious, but is a very difficult skill. You may find that cleaning out your wardrobe becomes vital when you are avoiding study. Procrastination is a time manager's enemy. By learning time management skills your university study will be successful and most importantly enjoyable.

• No matter how you slice it, there are only 24 hours in a day.

• To be successful at university, students need to learn good time-management skills.

• If you are a working part-time, have a family and are involved in a community organisation, then taking a full course-load at university will be too much.

• rocrastination is a time manager's enemy. By learning time management skills your university study will be successful and most importantly enjoyable.

Multiple Choice

3.Have Heart

The heart weighs about 11 ounces and is the size of a clenched fist. The heart of a man performs at about 60 to 80 beats a minute. In a year it beats some 40 million times. At each beat it takes in nearly a quarter of a pint of blood; in a single day it pumps 2,200 gallons of blood, and in the course of a single lifetime about 56 million gallons. Is there any other engine capable of carrying on such heavy work over such a long period of time without needing to be repaired? Obviously the human heart is a small yet highly efficient piece of equipment.

• The heart weighs about 11 ounces and is the size of a clenched fist.

• The heart of a man performs at about 60 to 80 beats a minute.

• Is there any other engine capable of carrying on such heavy work over such a long period of time without needing to be repaired?

• Obviously the human heart is a small yet highly efficient piece of equipment.

Open Ended

Try to write only a topic sentence for this paragraph.

I hate lie. I always try not to tell lies and I want that from my friends, too. I think it is the most important behavior. I can believe everything my friends say. In addition, a good friend must say his ideas to me firstly. I mean, he shouldn't talk about me with other people. Especially about the bad thing, he doesn't have to talk because it might be wrong. Secondly, a good friend must help me. He must do his best. He should ask help from me too. If we solve problems together, our friendship will be better and it will become stronger. Thirdly, the talking time is important. I can talk with my friends for a long time, and during that time I must be happy. That's why we should like the same things. In conclusion, trust is the basics of a friendship.

Open Ended

Write a paragraph about the ideas below. Provide a topic sentence and write some explanation of the ideas provided.

A friend must:

- not tell a lie

                              - be there for him on a bad day

                    - criticize when necessary