Fourth section

Exercises of Activity Book

Focus on writing

Capital letters

We use capital letters

• for the first person singular pronoun (l);
• at the beginning of sentences;
• for the names of people, places or countries (Nawal, Beirut, Syria);
• for the days of the week and the months of the year (Sunday, October).

1  Rewrite this paragraph using capital letters where necessary.

in jordan, some people do dangerous activities to help poor or ill people. every year, alia fawzi and samira hafiz do rock climbing to raise money for poor children.

they climb big rocks using ropes and other tools. samira says: "i am always terribly scared, but i think of the poor and i climb."

In Jordan, some people do dangerous activities to help poor or ill people. Every year, Alia Fawzi and Samira Hafiz do rock climbing to raise money for poor children.

They climb big rocks using ropes and other tools. Samira says, "I am always terribly scared, but I think of the poor and I climb."

Punctuation: the full stop and the comma

• Sentences start with a capital letter and end in a full stop.

He is a good teacher.

• Commas are used when we list three or more items.

She goes to work on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

2  Identify the sentences in this article. Rewrite them in your notebook using capital letters, full stops and commas.

mountain biking is riding bicycles over difficult terrain mountain bikes have similar characteristics: wide tyres a large frame tubing and dual suspension

mountain biking has four categories: cross country downhill free-ride and street riding this sport requires a lot of skill and self-reliance you can do it in your backyard but generally mountain bikers ride on country back roads

Mountain biking is riding bicycles over difficult terrain. Mountain bikes have similar characteristics: wide tyres, a large frame tubing and dual suspension.

Mountain biking has four categories: cross country, downhill, free-ride and street riding. This sport requires a lot of skill and self-reliance. You can do it in your backyard, but generally mountain bikers ride on country back roads.

Linking words

3  Make sentences.

1. mountain biking / Mountain climbing/ and / demand/. / experience

Mountain climbing and mountain biking demand experience.

2. Ibrahim is / mountain climber /. / an experienced/ and /rock

Ibrahim is an experienced mountain and rock climber.

3. does / Tareq/ caving / mountain biking/./ and

Tareq does caving and mountain biking.

4. a lot of/ and / rock climbing/ demand/ experience/./ Crabbing

Crabbing and rock climbing demand a lot of experience.

4  Now, use the cues to write true sentences about yourself.

1. I like ….. and …..
2. I don't like ….. and …..
3. My friend likes ….. and …..
4. My friends ….. and ….. every day.
5. My brother and my sister go …. And ….. every week.

Students' own answers

5  Match sentences a-d with sentences 1-4 using and or but.