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ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing guide.
O WRITING GUIDE
A TASK
Your local council is going to close the food bank in
your town to build a big supermarket. You want to
stop this. Write a letter to the local newspaper.
B THINK AND PLAN
1 What's the name of your organization?
2 Why are you concerned?
3 What problems might a big supermarket
cause?
4 Why is the food bank necessary?
5 How are you going to protest?
C WRITE
Paragraph 1: Introduction
I represent a group called ...
Paragraph 2: The problem
In our opinion, ...
Paragraph 3: Action
We have therefore decided to ...
D CHECK
• layout of the letter
• explanation words
• will and be going to
it's not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and even the technology to make our planet a better, cleaner and safer place. We can plant trees and create parks for endangered species. We can recycle litter. We can support green parties and put pressure on those in power. Together we can save the planet and all of us with it.