Exercise 1. Arrange these sentences in a logical order.

1. George always shaves and dresses before eating. Sometimes
he falls asleep again. Then he brushes his teeth, puts on his coat, and
says goodbye before he leaves for the office. When the alarm clock
rings, George wakes up and turns it off. If this happens, his mother
wakes him up so that he won’t be late for work. After he finishes
breakfast, he usually reads the morning newspaper.
2. Begin by breaking the eggs into a bowl, adding small
amounts of salt, pepper, and milk. When the butter in the frying pan
has melted, pour in the egg batter. To make a small omelet you need
three eggs, a slice of cheese, salt, pepper, butter, milk, a frying pan, a
bowl and a spatula. Then heat the frying pan over a medium gas,
melting a small amount of butter in it. After the eggs are partially
cooked, place a slice of cheese on them and fold one half of the
omelet over the other half. Remove from the frying pan and serve.

Exercise 2. Join the following short sentences together to make a single
paragraph using the following conjunctions: and, but, so, as, while, if, when,
because, etc.

1. I saw some lovely dresses in a shop-window. 2. I was
walking along Regent Street. 3. I couldn’t buy one. 4. I didn’t have
enough money with me. 5. There was a sale in the shop. 6. I knew if
I waited until tomorrow they would all be sold. 7. I got on a bus. 8. I
went straight home. 9. I grabbed my purse. 10. I came out again. 11.
I went back to the shop. 12. It was full of women all talking
excitedly. 13. I looked at several dresses. 14. I chose one that was
marked five pounds. 15. I opened my purse to pay for it. 16. I found,
to my dismay, there was only three pounds in it. 17. Fortunately, the
shop assistant was sympathetic. 18. She promised to keep the dress

talent, or an aspiration or a joy in me that has not been awakened by
her loving touch.
(After Helen Keller)
Section 3. Writing Practice. Composition Writing.

A composition is a creative literary work, conveying several
problems or dealing with one problem in detail. It is too often the
area where students lack confidence because they are on their own
and have no guidelines on which to base their work. Creative writing
demands a good knowledge and awareness, a special ability to
present facts and ideas clearly, concisely and attractively. It is true
that you cannot teach students to write any more than you can teach
them to paint, but you can definitely guide them to develop a
technique. Before writing on any subject it is necessary to have a
stock of ideas relative to it.

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Beginning of Compositions. A good beginning is of great
importance, for we naturally desire to hold the readers’ attention
from the first. The opening paragraph should appear to be natural and
it can always be direct. It is a good plan to get right into the subjest
to be discussed, arrest the attention of the reader with the first
sentence. There are many ways of beginning a composition, among
them: a) general reflection; b) by giving a definition and thus
immediately introducing the subject; c) a quotation or a proverb; d)
an anecdote; if appropriate, this is a neat way of beginning. Whatever
the form opening, it should make the reader hungry for more.

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A Dream.
Useful phrases and sentences:
1. A Pleasant Dream
A. I had a dream ... [NOT: I saw a dream ...]
I saw someone (something) in my dream
I dreamt of someone (something).
B. I dreamt I was ... – flying // London [Paris, France, etc.]
- houses below // Like dolls’ houses
- arrived // London airport in a couple of hours
- took me // hour or so // get to my hotel
- hotel // Oxford Street
- was // first trip to London
Everything looked so different
I was just about to – speak to the Queen // visit Westminster
Abbey // enter Buckingham Palace – when ...
I

was in – Hyde Park // Trafalgar Square // St. Paul's
Cathedral – when ... alarm clock woke me up // mother woke
me up // time to go to college // telephone rang
C. I hope my dream will come true
- pity // wasn't true
- pity // only a dream
- hope // visit London one day
2. A Bad Dream (A Nightmare)
A. Last night I had a bad (horrible, terrible) dream [a
nightmare]
I saw I was ... – I had eaten a heavy meal
I had received some bad news

• Have you ever had a dream that was so bad you could not
forget it?
• Can you think why you had that dream? Do you know if it
meant anything?
• How would you feel if that dream came true?
• What can you do to avoid having dreams?
a) not eat too much before sleeping
b) not have worries (problems)
c) not overwork (over-tired)
• Have you had a dream that came true later? What was it
about?
Some helpful words and expressions: the next day – on the
contrary – after all – moreover – during – even if – another thing is –
finally.

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