Page 54 - Close-Up B1 Students Book Form 3

E Complete the sentences by using the words in the
I Useful Expressions box. Useful Expressions
1 It is so . Winter is definitely here. Describing people

2 Sorry, I'm so _ . The traffic was awful. tall /short
3 My friend is very . She could be a model. slim / overweight
4 My audition is tomorrow. I am kind / unkind
friendly / unfriendly
5 I can't wait for my party this
clever/stupid
F Read the Exam Task below. W hat has your teacher young / old
already given you? easy-going / nervous
Ш Exam Task scared /happy
Describing place/time
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
morning / lunchtime / afternoon / evening
Your story must begin with this sentence:
dark / bright
A girl was walking home one day. clean/dirty
(100 words) cold / hot
* early / late

Read the Exam Close-up and think of some ideas for
a beginning, middle and end for your story. Read the
Useful Expressions. Are there any words you can use
in your story? Add them to your notes.

H Now complete the Exam Task.
Exam

Thinking of ideas
• Before you start writing a story in the exam, it's a good idea to think of
lots of ideas first.
• Write notes about who could be in your story and the place he / she
could be in.
• Think about the words you can use to describe the people and the place
in your story.
• Note down some ideas for the middle of the story. What happens?
Is there something surprising and unexpected?
• Think about how you can end your story with an explanation or a mystery.