Writing ArticlesGeneral guidelines

1. Articles can be divided into a few types. There are articles for school magazines, brochures, newsletters and newspapers.

2. Articles are usually short and to the point.3. Language used in articles must be simple.4. Read the question given carefully. Understand the short notes given.5. When you have understood the notes given, expand these notes.6. You may use your own ideas to make the article more interesting.7. Know who you are waiting for. This allows you to write with your readers in mind.8. Arrange your points in paragraphs. Each main idea should have some supporting ideas.9. Give your article a suitable title.10. Read through to make sure you have no careless mistakes in spelling, punctuation, grammar,

etc.

Activity 3Write an article on “How to Save the Environment” for your school bulletin. Use the notes below to help you to write the article.

HOW TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENTTips to protect the environment:

Save watero wash car – do not use hoseo collect rain watero turn off tap – after use

Save energyo switch off – appliances – not in useo do not watch television – late at nighto use energy-saving bulbs

Protect the airo car pool – reduce pollutiono use public transporto impose heavy fines – factories – pollute

When writing your article:o you may use all the notes giveno elaborate on the given notes to make it more interestingo add any other relevant informationo make sure it is not less than 120 words

Ask a few WH questions to get ideas on how to expand the given points.

How To Save The Environment

There are many ways that we can do to save the _________(1). We must work hand in hand in order to achieve our objective above.

First of all, we should save water. (Body A) Instead of using a _______(2), we should use a pail to wash cars. We can use collected _________(3) water to water plants or carry out other _________(4) chores. Next, it is advisable to turn off the _______(5) after using it.

Apart from that, we have to save ________(6). (Body B) For example, we should ___________(7) the electrical __________(8) when we are not using them. Other than that we should not watch television until late at night to save electricity. We can also purchase energy saving bulbs.

Last but not least, we must _______(9)the air. ( Body C ) One of the ways is by car pooling. When we share our vehicles, we can reduce air ________(10). Moreover we should always use _____________(11) such as buses and taxis to go to our places of work. The relevant authorities should ________(12) fines on factories which pollute the environment.

In conclusion, we should follow the above tips to help save the environment.

Written by Eric

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Complete the article below with the words from the wordlist.

Statement/Points given WH -questionsBody AP1P2P3

Save water wash car – do not use hose collect rain water turn off the tap – after use

What can we do to save water?

How do we save water?

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Save energy switch off – appliances – not in use do not watch television – late at night buy energy-saving bulbs

How do we save energy?

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Protect the air car pool – reduce pollution use public transport impose heavy fines – factories – pollute

How do we prevent pollution?

What actions could be taken?

How?