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O 1 Two Is Better Than One 10 Writing رابط الدرس الرا www.ien.edu.sa A. 1. Do you think it is necessary for people to share the same characteristics in order to get along well with each other? Why? Why not? 2. Read the text and find out. Who are the people involved? • What kind of people are they? Underline words that provide information about each one. • • • In your view, what are the characteristics that they share? What do you think might have happened if they both shared exactly the same characteristics and attitude to life? a. if they were both like the grandfather b. if they were both like the grandmother Why did the writer choose to describe the particular incident? What do you think it portrays? The There is a memory that always makes me smile with contentment and admiration, and that is the memory of my maternal grandparents. My grandfather was a dedicated lawyer whose moral fiber prevented him from taking advantage of circumstances to make a profit! He was highly respected in courts and had the reputation of being the most honest law specialist. He was genuinely interested in people, history, law, and philosophy and was always reading when he was at home. He was the calmest, most serene person I have ever met. He never raised his voice, never lost his temper, and had a special ability to always rationalize things ever so smoothly that the worst calamity seemed like a slight twitch. Nothing could make him lose his sense and aura of peace. Grandmother, on the other hand, was the exact opposite. She used to get all worked up about things and flustered over minor irregularities. She had to 3. Read the text again and find out. have everything planned just so and still worried about things that could go wrong. She wanted everything to be perfect, sometimes to an extreme. Once, when she had gotten into her cleanliness frenzy, she called someone in and got rid of genuine antique furniture that grandfather had painstakingly collected over a number of years and arranged in this perfect replica of a drawing room. There were fine, elegant chairs with brocade upholstery on the seats and beautiful tables, not to mention some exquisite mirrors. Grandmother had gotten it into her head that it was all useless because it collected too much dust and decided to sell it off to the first bidder for next to nothing. When grandfather came home, he opened the door to the little drawing room to admire his creation and found an empty shell. He asked grandmother where everything was, and she very naturally informed him that she'd gotten rid of it because it was a dust magnet. All he did was chuckle, and then sat down at the table to have his lunch! This incident pretty much rounds up the amazing symbiosis between these two wonderful people. In spite of their different characteristics, they obviously complemented each other in a way that only they could fully appreciate! What is the topic of each paragraph? (What or who is the paragraph about?) Are all paragraphs about the same length? Why? Why not? What words/phrases describe the qualities of each person? Can you think of more? وزارة التعليم Ministry of 4ucation 2024-1446 • Which qualities are demonstrated through the incident? MG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 14 30/4/24 3:03 AM

Do you think it is necessary for people to share the same characteristics in order to get along well with each other? Why? Why not?

O B. 1. Think about two people you know who are good friends. 2. Using a Venn diagram, write the qualities you feel each person has. In the overlapping portion of the diagram, write the qualities/characteristics that they share. 3. Write a short essay about the two friends, explaining how they complement each other. Name Name Rosa and Sue: A Perfect Friendship My sister Rosa and her best friend Sue have been friends since elementary school. They always seem to be together, and others joke that are twins. However, their personalities they are quite different... Writing Corner When you write a descriptive essay about people's qualities/characteristics: • • • think about their positive and negative qualities, their needs and the things they offer, their attitude to life, typical incidents, etc. express your personal feelings/views about the people. • do not simply write a list of adjectives. • vary the way you express thoughts, memories, and feelings; use expressions like these: I think he/she is..., I have always felt that..., I regard him/her as..., He/She seems to..., He/She tends to..., Anytime I think of..., I have never..., He/She is the most (adjective) person I have ever known/met, etc. use linking devices that indicate similarity and contrast, cause and effect, consequence, reason, etc.; use a variety of expressions and words like these: due to this..., although..., in spite of..., while..., compared to..., because of..., as a result, both, etc. plan your essay carefully by deciding what/who you are going to focus on in different sections/ paragraphs. write a first draft, then read it and make corrections or write questions about things you are not sure about. hand over the draft to someone else to read and edit; encourage him/her to write comments and questions. read the comments and edit your essay. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 15 15 30/4/24 3:03 AM

Think about two people you know who are good friends

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