7 Extra Writing Practice Name

A News Report
1 Choose the correct answer.

1. He wasn’t wearing warm clothes since / therefore he was very cold.

2. There were many homeless people in the town because of / so they opened a shelter.

3. Her parents were worried consequently / since she hadn’t called them.

4. He was taken to hospital because of / as his illness.

5. They closed the shelter as / consequently they didn’t have enough money.

2 Look at the connectors below and answer the questions that follow.

since • consequently • so • because of • as • for this reason • therefore • because • as a result

1. Which connectors show cause? …………………………… , …………………………… ,

……………………… and ……………………………

2. Which connectors show result? …………………………… , …………………………… ,

…………………………… , …………………………… and ……………………………

3 Complete the chart with the expressions below to show the correct plan for a news report.

gives a summary of the events • gives reactions and/or comments • gives the most important facts
develops the relevant information in detail • mentions the significance of the event

Opening:

Body:

Closing:
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4 These sentences are taken from different news reports. Write where they belong:
O (in the opening), B (in the body) or C (in the closing).

…… 1. Most people were very surprised when they heard the news.

…… 2. A valuable painting was stolen from the Louvre Museum last night.

…… 3. According to a witness, the men drove away in a red car.

…… 4. A week ago, the President of France visited Washington on an official visit.

…… 5. Shortly after that, a man who was behaving strangely was seen in the area.