Reading and Writing Petra, Vocabulary Review and Essay Outline

 By Nate Feldman

Complete the sentences with the words below.

alternative     distinctive    earn a living    economy    harmful    

necessary  partnership   preserve   sustainable  trend 

1. Eating too much junk food all of the time may be ___________________for your health.

2. I ____________________by teaching English classes to international students.

3. I have a _____________________with my friend from high school.  We run a business together.  

4. Many people take classes in-person.  An ______________________way to learn is to do online classes or watch videos.  

5. It's good to exercise for 2-3 hours sometimes, but I am not sure if this is _____________________.  Can you always do this?

6. To get good at writing, it's _____________________to practice every day.  You must do this.

7. To know our country's history, we must ___________________things from the past so we can remember these things.

8. I eat my pizza with rice and chicken on top.  This is a very ___________________way to eat a pizza.

9. Our country's ______________________is good, so people are making a lot of money and have a good quality lifestyle.

10. People posting their videos on Tik Tok has been a ____________________for the past few years. 

Writing Prompt:

*How do you like to travel?  Do you prefer to go to famous places?  Do you prefer to visit off the beaten track places?  Do you like to interact with the local community, or do you prefer to do it with people from your own country?

 

One reason people like to travel is it’s fun.  When people are in another city or country, they can see things they don’t see at home, so it is enjoyable for them.  Also, they can go to entertaining places, like different parks, sports stadiums, or concerts.  This is all fun for people.

Another reason people travel is because they learn things.  For example, they learn how to speak another language.  It’s better to learn that in the place where it is spoken than in a textbook.  They also can learn different cultural things, such as how people in that country socialize or cook or interact with other people.

 

Reason 1: Learn Things

*language

*history

*cultural information

 

Why do people like chocolate?

Chocolate is one of the most popular desserts you can find in the world.  In every culture, there is some kind of sweet thing that has chocolate in it, whether it is a cookie, brownie, cake, or pie just to name some.  However, why do we love chocolate so much?  People like chocolate because it is sweet, and it gives psychological benefits. 

 

Essay Outline:

Introduction: Background, why?, the reasons

Reason 1 + details

Reason 2  + details

Reason 3 + details

Conclusion: Summarize main idea and closing statement