Writing

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 381.

Discuss

Word study

(i ) Group the words which are similar in meaning. Underline the words which sound violent.

pull shatter spread mark slash strew yank

saturate rip scatter stain smash pull apart

flatten hurl soak fling throw tread on

crush break tear dampen squash stamp on

(ii) How could you damage the following objects? Match possible verbs from the list above with the object(s).

armchair flowers wallpaper telephone hooks curtains vase pictures carpet window record-player

Why was the Muriel incident particularly sad?

Why do you think the burglars vandalised the house?

Has vandalism occurred to you or your friends?

Write Muriel's letter to a friend in which she explains briefly about the burglary, what she and Ron did about it, how she felt, what the doctor has said, what is happening now and how they have finally decided to move.

Reading 2