1. Academic Life Around the
Chapter 1:
Academic Life Around the
World
Interactions I – Writing
Prepared by: Ms.Ohood Ad-Dera’n

2. Objectives: Interview a classmate. Classifying vocabulary in a chart.
Distinguish between facts and opinions.
Use graphic organizers to organize information.
Use connectors to join ideas.
Write topic sentences.
Write coherent descriptive paragraph
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3. Exploring Ideas p.p 4 What’s your name? How old are you?
Use these questions to a classmate:
What’s your name?
How old are you?
What is your favorite color?
Do you have any hobbies?
Do you like the college? Why?
What classes do you take in the college?
What is your future dream?
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4. Exploring Ideas p.p 4 What’s your name? Jennifer Jones
You should have something similar to this:
What’s your name? Jennifer Jones
How old are you?
Where are you from? America, live in KSA
What are her characteristics? Beautiful, helpful
What classes do you like? Physics
What classes do you dislike? Art
What are your hobbies? Swim, draw, cook
What will she be in future? Arabic teacher
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5. Exploring Ideas p.p 4 Now, work in pairs.
Ask your classmate the previous questions.
Write down the answers.
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6. Building Vocabulary p.p 5
Strategy
It’s helpful to use a vocabulary chart to
classify vocabulary words. This can help
you remember and connect words.
Places
Jobs
Furniture
Foods
supermarket
nurse
bed
cake
garden
engineer
sofa
onion
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7. Organizing Ideas p.p 5 A fact is something that is agreed on by
Strategy
A fact is something that is agreed on by
everyone.
An opinion is someone’s idea.
Ex.
KSA is the largest Gulf country. (fact)
Saudi universities are better than the
Kuwaiti ones. (opinion)
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8. Using Graphic Organizers p.p 6
Strategy
When we collect information to write a paragraph, it’s beneficial to draw a diagram in order to organize ideas. This chart is called ‘‘graphic organizer'’’.
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9. There are many types of graphic organizers:
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10. Using Graphic Organizers p.p 6
Is your grandpa an old man?
Yes.
How does he earn money?
By running a store.
What is the best characteristic in him?
Generous.
Does he know the woods?
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11. Possible Graphic Organizer
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12. Using Graphic Organizers p.p 6
Now, go back to the notes you took about
your classmate.
Convert them into a graphic organizer.
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13. Exploring Ideas p.p 4 What’s your name? Jennifer Jones
You should have something similar to this:
What’s your name? Jennifer Jones
How old are you?
Where are you from? America, live in KSA
What are her characteristics? Beautiful, helpful
What classes do you like? Physics
What classes do you dislike? Art
What are your hobbies? Swim, draw, cook
What will she be in future? Arabic teacher
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14. Using Graphic Organizers p.p 6
You should have something like this:
17 years
Teacher
American,
Live in KSA
Jennifer Jones
Cooks, draws,
swim
Beautiful,
helpful
Dislikes
art
Likes
physics
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15. Writing Topic Sentence p.p 7
Strategy
What is the topic sentence?
It expresses the main idea of the paragraph.
All sentences are related to it.
It shouldn’t be too general, not too specific.
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16. Mary wants to leave school. Mary’s sister graduated last year.
Which one can be a topic sentence:
Mary is beautiful.
Mary wants to leave school.
Mary’s sister graduated last year.
Mary is the new student in my class.
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17. Some connectors in English: and - but - also - so
Part# p. 8,9,10,11,12
Strategy:
Some connectors in English:
and but also so
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18. Connectors p.p 9, 10, 11, 12
1- AND
“And’’ connects two ideas that have the
same verb.
Kate is working.
Kate is studying.
Kate is working and studying.
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19. Connectors p.p 9, 10, 11, 12
1- AND
Sometimes, “and’’ connects sentences that
have different verbs, but the ideas can go
together; no contrast between them.
Kate is studying hard.
Kate wants to be a doctor.
Kate is studying hard and wants to be a doctor.
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20. Connectors p.p 9, 10, 11, 12
2- ALSO
“Also’’ connects sentences similar ideas.
It is used in the second sentence.
Kate is studying hard.
Kate wants to be a doctor.
Kate is studying hard. She also wants to be
a doctor.
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21. Connectors p.p 9, 10, 11, 12
3- BUT
We use “but’’ when we talk about two
totally different; opposite ideas.
There should be a comma to
separate the 2 sentences.
Ex.
My father likes food. He is thin.
My father likes food, but he is thin
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22. 4- SO Connectors p.p 9, 10, 11, 12 “So’’ is used to show a result.
There should be a comma to
separate the 2 sentences.
Ex.
* Our fridge is empty. I will order some food .
* Our fridge is empty , so I will order some
food .
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24. Strategy p.p 12
Writing a First Draft
We need to have a first draft when writing a paragraph because we have to think about our ideas, organize them, and add or cancel some others.
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25. Strategy p.p 13
Revising for Content
The ideas should be checked many times. If something is missing, now it’s time to add it. Any unnecessary details should be omitted.
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26. Strategy p.p 14 Look at pp.14 in your book. Revising for Form
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27. Time to Write !
Now, you will take each note you wrote about your classmate and put it in a full sentence.
Use ‘she’ instead of repeating your friend’s name.
Use connectors wherever possible.
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28. Time to Write ! 1- What’s your name? Jennifer Jones
My classmate is Jennifer Jones.
2- How old are you?
She is 17 years old.
3- Where are you from? America, live in KSA
She is American, but lives in KSA.
4-What are her characteristics? Beautiful,helpful
She is beautiful and helpful.
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29. Time to Write ! 5- What classes do you like? Physics
6- What classes do you dislike? Art
She likes physics classes, but dislikes art classes.
7- What are your hobbies? Swim, draw, cook
In her free time, she swims, draws and cooks.
8- What will she be in future? Arabic teacher
She wants to be an Arabic teacher in future.
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30. The Result
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31. My New Classmate
My classmate is Jennifer Jones. She is seventeen years old. She is American and came to live in Saudi Arabia. My new friend is beautiful and helpful. She likes physics classes, but she dislikes art. In her free time, she cooks, draws, and swims. Jennifer loves Arabic, so she wishes to be an Arabic teacher in the future.