Writing Program

World English, Third Edition features extended writing instruction and practice across all components. Complete
lessons in the Student’s Book and printed Workbook contain explicit skill instruction and writing models to give
students a chance to reflect on the English they have learned and to develop an indispensable academic skill.
Furthermore, the Writing and Communication lesson in the World English Online Workbook guides students through
the planning, writing, and revising stages of process writing. The following Writing Program is designed for teachers
seeking additional practice that is closely aligned with the theme of each unit.

Unit Writing Tasks Language Focus

Unit 1 • Use be in a conversation. Hi, my name is Michael.
Describe Your Family • Draw and describe family members. This is Toby. He is my brother.
Unit 2 • Answer questions about yourself. No, I’m not a doctor.
Describe a Country • Write sentences about countries. Brazil is a large country.
Unit 3 • Finish sentences about a house and an There are three bedrooms in my house.
Describe a Room apartment. There is a lamp on the table.
• Write sentences about a room.
Unit 4 • Finish sentences about possessions. There is a watch in the purse.
A Short Story • Write questions with have. Does Hanna have keys in her purse?
• Finish sentences in a story.
Unit 5 • Write sentences about a person’s schedule. Jillian gets up at 7:30 every morning.
Daily Schedule • Write sentences about one’s own daily routine. I do homework at 6:30 every evening.
Unit 6 • Answer questions with have to. Do you have to arrive before 9:00 am?
Museum Tour • Finish a paragraph about a tour. No, you don’t.
Our tour started at 11:00.
Unit 7 • Write sentences about what’s happening now. Right now, people are playing sports outside.
Showing Contrasts • Show contrasts with but. Anita can’t swim, but Peter can.
Unit 8 • Write sentences about what people are My brother is wearing brown pants and a white shirt.
Likes and Dislikes wearing. I like pink and yellow.
• Write opinions about clothes and colors.
Unit 9 • Answer questions about favorite foods. I like mangos and strawberries.
Restaurant • Use and to connect ideas in a conversation. Could I have spaghetti and meatballs?
Conversation
Unit 10 • Give advice to people with health problems I have a terrible toothache.
Letters of Advice using should and should not. What should I do?
You should see a dentist.
Unit 11 • Write answers to questions about your plans I’m going to go shopping tomorrow.
Letter to a Millionaire for the future. I would like to travel to China.
• Write a letter about your wishes for the future.
Unit 12 • Write sentences about past events. Kayo got her passport in 2004.
Past Timeline

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 UNIT 1 Friends and Family
Describe Your Family
A Read the conversation. Complete the conversation with is, am, or are.
Michael: Hi, my name Michael.
Anna: Hi, Michael. Nice to meet you. I Anna.
Michael: Nice to meet you, too. you in my English class?
Anna: Yes, I am. We in the same math class, too.
Michael: That’s great!

B Practice the conversation with a partner.

C Write about your family members. Draw pictures, then fill in the blanks. Use real names and words from the
boxes.
Example:
This is Toby . He is my brother .
He is young with straight black hair.

family members adjectives hair types

grandmother grandfather tall short handsome curly wavy straight brown
sister brother mother pretty old young red black blond
father daughter son

This is . He / She is my .
He / She is with hair.
This is . He / She is my .
He / She is with hair.
This is . He / She is my .
He / She is with hair.

D Show your pictures to a classmate. Say the sentences about your family members.

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 UNIT 2 Jobs around the World
Describe a Country
A Write answers that are true for you. Use I’m or I’m not.
Example: Are you a doctor? Yes, I’m a doctor. or No, I’m not a doctor.

Questions Answers
1. Are you from Brazil?

2. Are you a student?

3. Are you an artist?

4. Are you married?

5. Are you from a small

country?
6. Are you an interesting
person?

B Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

C Complete each sentence with an adjective from the box. There may be more than one correct answer.

cold dry hot large small wet

1. Japan is a country.
2. The United Kingdom is a country.
3. Chile is a country.
4. Korea is a country.
5. The United States is a country.
6. Russia is a country.

D Read about Brazil. Then write a similar paragraph about Argentina.

Brazil is a large country. It’s in South America. Brasília is in Brazil. It’s the capital city.

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 UNIT 3 Houses and Apartments
Describe a Room
A Read about a house. Complete the paragraph with words from the box.

are armchair is next to sofas

There (1) three bedrooms in my house. There (2) a big yard, too.
There are two (3) in the living room, and there is one (4) . The kitchen
is (5) the living room.

B Read about an apartment. Complete the paragraph with words from the box.

is lamps microwave small

I live in a (1) apartment. There is a refrigerator and a (2) in the

kitchen. There (3) a table next to the bed. There are two (4) in the
apartment.

C Draw one room in your house or apartment. Then, write sentences about the room. Use there is / there are
and some of the words in the boxes.

in next to on under

bed bookcase chair lamp refrigerator sofa stove table TV

D Show your picture to a partner. Say your sentences.

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 UNIT 4 Possessions
A Short Story
A Read about Esra’s purse. Complete the paragraph with there is or there are.

Esra has many things in her purse. (1) keys to her apartment.
(2) glasses because Esra doesn’t see well.
(3)  a watch in the purse, too.

B Read about Bill’s backpack. Complete the paragraph with there is or there are.

Bill has many things in his backpack. (1) pens and a

notebook for class. (2) a book in the backpack, too.
(3) a cell phone in the backpack because Bill likes to call his friends.

C Write questions with have.

1. Esra / keys? Does Esra have keys in her purse?
2. Esra / cell phone?
3. Esra / glasses?
4. Bill / book?
5. Bill / wallet?
6. Bill / pens?

D Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

E Read the story. Complete the paragraph with words from the box.

are have is keys there wallet we

Bill doesn’t remember things. Esra remembers everything. This morning, Bill asked Esra,
“Where are my (1) ?” So Esra asked, (2)“
your keys on the coffee table?” Bill looked on the coffee table, but there were no keys there. Then,
Bill asked Esra, “Do you (3) my wallet?” And Esra said, “No, I don’t.
(4) your wallet in the bedroom?” But (5)
was no wallet in the bedroom. Finally, Bill asked Esra, “Do (6) have
any eggs? I’m hungry!” Bill opened the refrigerator. In the refrigerator, there were some eggs, and
some keys, and Bill’s (7) ! So, Esra asked Bill, “Why are your keys and
your wallet in the refrigerator?” And Bill said, “I don’t remember.”

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 UNIT 5 Daily Activities
Daily Schedule
A Look at Jillian’s schedule.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7:30 get up 7:30 get up 7:30 get up 7:30 get up 7:30 get up
9:00 start work 9:00 start work 9:00 start work 9:00 start work 9:00 start work
12:30 have lunch 12:30 have lunch 12:30 have lunch 12:30 have lunch 12:30 have lunch

3:00 finish work 3:00 finish work

5:00 finish work 5:00 finish work 5:00 finish work

11:00 go to bed 11:00 go to bed 11:00 go to bed 11:00 go to bed 11:00 go to bed

B Use the words below to write sentences about Jillian’s schedule.

1. get up / every morning Jillian gets up at 7:30 every morning.

2. start work / every day
3. have lunch / every day
4. finish work / Tuesdays and Thursdays
5. finish work / Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
6. go to bed / every night

C Compare your sentences with a partner.

D What do you do every day? Complete the schedule with your information.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

E Write sentences about your schedule.

1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.

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 UNIT 6 Getting Around
Museum Tour
A Read about a tour.

Historic Village Tour

• Tours every day from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm
• Tickets: $14 for adults and $9 for seniors over 65 years old
• No children under 12 years old
• Bus transportation to the village
• Cameras allowed
• No food inside the homes

B Write answers to the questions.

1. Do you have to arrive before 9:00 am? No, you don’t.

2. Do you have to arrive before 4:00 pm?

3. Do you have to pay $20 for the tour?
4. Do you have to be 12 years old or older?
5. Do you have to walk to the village?
6. Do you have to leave your camera on the bus?

C Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

D Read the paragraph. Complete the paragraph with words from the box.

a across afternoon at for to

My Tour of the Historic Village

Last week, I went on a very interesting tour. Our tour started (1) 11:00 in the
morning. I’m only 35 years old, so I had to pay $14 (2) my ticket. We took
(3) bus to a historic village. The buildings were hundreds of years old! I
really liked the lawyer's home. It was huge! And it was (4) the street from the
blacksmith's. The tour ended at 1:30 in the (5) . There was one bad thing about
the tour. You have (6) leave your food on the bus when you go inside the
buildings, so I was pretty hungry at the end.

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 UNIT 7 Free Time
Showing Contrasts
A What’s happening right now? Make a check ✓next to those things.

It’s raining. People are playing sports outside.

I’m doing a worksheet. I’m sitting in a chair.
The sun is shining. Someone is cooking.
I’m listening to music. I’m talking on the telephone.
My teacher is working. I’m studying English.

B Write sentences about what is happening or what is not happening.

1. Right now, I’m doing a worksheet. 2. It’s not raining at the moment.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.

C You can connect two short sentences with but. Writers do this to show a contrast.
Example: Right now, people are playing sports outside, but I’m sitting in a chair.

These people have different abilities. There is a check ✓ next to things each person can do.

Lin Fernando

✓ draw ✓ play the guitar draw play the guitar

✓ play golf cook play golf ✓ cook
ski swim ✓ ski ✓ swim

Write sentences with but.

Examples: Lin can play the guitar, but Fernando can’t. Lin can’t swim, but Fernando can.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

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 UNIT 8 Clothes
Likes and Dislikes
A What are you wearing? What are other people wearing? Write sentences with words from the boxes.

blouse coat dress hat jacket jeans pants scarf

shirt shoes skirt socks sweater tie T-shirt

beige black blue brown gray green

orange pink purple red white yellow

My brother is wearing brown pants and a white shirt.

1.
2. I am wearing...
3.
4.
5.
6.

B Say your sentences to a partner.

C What do you like to wear? Write words for clothes in the columns.

clothes I love clothes I like clothes I dislike clothes I hate

Now complete the paragraph below. Use the plural form (dresses, shoes, etc.).

I have some strong opinions about clothes. For example, I like (1) and
(2) . And I really love (3) . On the other hand, I dislike
(4)  and (5) . And I really hate (6) . They’re
the worst!

D Which colors do you like and dislike? Write sentences about your opinions.

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 UNIT 9 Food
Restaurant Conversation
A What are your favorites? Complete with answers that are true for you.
1. What are your favorite fruits? 1. I like and .
2. What are your favorite vegetables? 2. I like and .
3. What are your favorite drinks? 3. I like and .
4. What are your favorite breakfast foods? 4. I like and .
5. What are your favorite desserts? 5. I like and .

B Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

C Read the sentences below. Notice how writers use the word and to connect two or more ideas. Notice the commas in
the sentences.
Two ideas: My favorite fruits are mangos and strawberries.
Three ideas: Could I have soup, salad, and fish?
Four ideas: We need to buy pasta, soda, ice cream, and cake.

D Complete the sentences in the conversation. Use your own ideas.

Larry: This looks like a nice restaurant.

Paula: It is nice. The food is good, too.

Larry: What should I have?

Paula: Well, the (2 ideas) are both very good.

Waiter: Are you ready to order?

Paula: Yes, could I have (3 ideas) ?

Waiter: No problem. And for you, sir?

Larry: Could I have (2 ideas) ?

Waiter: Very good. Anything else?

Larry: Well, I’ll probably want dessert later. Do you have any desserts?

Waiter: Yes, we have (4 ideas) .

Larry: Those sound good. I’ll decide after I eat.

Waiter: Very good. Thank you.

Larry & Thank you.

Paula:

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 UNIT 10 Health
Letters of Advice
A Read about Chelsea’s health problems.

Dear Dr. Millham,

My name is Chelsea. I have a terrible toothache. My mouth is very red inside, and I might
have a fever, too. What should I do?

Now read the doctor’s letter to Chelsea.

Dear Chelsea,
You should take an aspirin. That will help the toothache and the fever. Then, you should see a
dentist. You shouldn’t wait. See a dentist today.

B Write a similar letter to each person below.

Dear Dr. Millham,

My name is Ryan. I think I have a cold. I’m coughing and coughing, and I also have a fever.
What should I do?

Dear Dr. Millham,

My name is Lucinda. Everything hurts today! I have a bad headache. I have a backache, too.
What should I do?

Dear Dr. Millham,

My name is Mi Young. I don’t feel very well. Nothing hurts, but I’m very tired. What should I
do?

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 UNIT 11 Making Plans
Letter to a Millionaire
A Write answers to the questions. What are your plans?
1. What are you going to do tomorrow? 1. I’m going to .
2. What are you going to do next week? 2. .
3. What are you going to do next month? 3. .
4. What are you going to do next year? 4. .

B Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

C Read the letter. Why does the writer use would like?
Dear Mom and Dad,
Can you believe it? My birthday party is going to be next weekend! Thank you for having a party for me.
If you don’t mind, I would like to bring my friend Ayumi to the party. She’s really nice, and I think you’re
going to like her. I would also like Mom to make her special lemon cake. (Would you do that, Mom?) It’s
my favorite!
See you soon,
Maria

D What are your wishes for your future? On the back of this paper, write several things you would like to do in
your life:
Example: I would like to travel to Asia.

Imagine this: There is a very rich person. This person wants to make someone’s wishes come true! Write a
letter to him or her about things you would like to do. (If you’re lucky, the millionaire might decide to pay for
everything!)
Dear Millionaire,
There are several things I would like to do in my life. First, I would like to

Thank you, for reading my letter.

Sincerely,

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 UNIT 12 On the Move
Past Timeline
A Look at the dates and events on the timeline.
Kayo’s Years in Australia

2004 Kayo 2005 Kayo goes 2007 Kayo moves 2009 Kayo buys 2013 Kayo sells 2014 Kayo
gets her passport to visit Australia to Melbourne a house her house returns to Japan

NOW

Fill in each blank with the simple past form of the verb. Then circle T for True or F for False.

1. Kayo (get) her passport in 2004. T F

2. Kayo (go) to visit Australia in 2007. T F
3. Kayo (move) to Melbourne in 2007. T F
4. In 2009, Kayo (buy) a house. T F
5. In 2012, Kayo (sell) her house. T F
6. In 2014, Kayo (return) to Japan. T F

B Practice saying the sentences with a partner.

C Make a new timeline about events in the past. Use your own information or imagine the information.

NOW

D Write sentences about your timeline. Use the simple past.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

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