A LETTER TO A COMMUNITY LEADER

Write a letter to a community leader about a topic in this unit that you feel strongly about. Use this questions to help you.

1. What is your opinion about the topic or issue?

2. What are two or three reasons that support your opinion?

3. What do you think should be done?

A PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR AN APPLICATION

Imagine you are applying to a school or a job that requires a personal statement. Use these questions to organize your ideas.

1. What has your greatest accomplishment been? Has it changed you in anyway? How?

2. What are some interesting or unusual facts about yourself that make you a good choice for the job or school?

3. What is something you hope to have achieved in the future? When, why, and how will you reach this goal? Will achieving it change you? Why or why not?

OBAMA´S INTERVIEW

Imagine you had 10 minutes to interview the president of the United States in the White House. What would you ask him? Prepare 5 questions to him, be clever.

Once you are sure about the topics of the inteview, study about one of the issues and rebuild the question this way:

The situation is...

Statistics say that...

Then, finish with your question.

Chapter 2 ( East 43rd Street)

1. What does handwriting say about a person?

2. What do you think a marriage agreement is?

3. What are some of the Angela´s most expensive belongings?

4. Describe Robert Lake´s appereance and lifestyle in a few lines.

5. What was really surprising for the investigator about Angela´s story?

6. What happened to Angela´s jewelery?

7. What does Angela exactly want the investigator to do for her?

8. How much did the investigator receive for his services?

9. Why did Nancy say to her boss about Angela? Why?



Personal research:

Look for an eccentric millionaire over the internet and report about his o her lifestyle. Don´t forget to include the source the information was taken from.

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