Writing. Part 2. Домбровская И.В - 55 стр.

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Exercise 7
Read the survey report below and give your comments as if an examiner.
To: D. Thomas
From: Ronald Wilkins
Subject: Clackford Bus Service Survey
I talked to people in Clackford about the bus service, about 500 of them in all. I
wanted to know if they ever used the buses, if they didn’t why not, and if they
could suggest anything. It turned out that a lot of people do use the buses, but
not everyone is happy.

A lot of people 60% or more said that they use the buses. Most people said that
the service was pretty good, which means that people are happy. About half of
the people said that the drivers are nice, though not everybody agreed. A lot of
people complained that the buses are dirty, and one woman said that she never
even sat down because she didn’t want to get her clothes dirty, so they must be
pretty bad. I forgot to mention that one person said the drivers are rude and
won’t even give change.

Some people said that the buses are too crowded and that there should be more
at busy times. You should do something about the dirt in the buses or people
won’t want to ride in them at all.
This is what I think anyway.

                                     Review

Exercise 8
Read the review below and give your comments as if an examiner. Then,
suggest your improvements.
        If you enjoyed James Cobra in the “Mission Man”, you’ll love his new
film ”On Devil’s Island”. Once again he played Raymond Sweeney and once
again the world is in danger – this time from a multi-millionaire whizz kid who
had bought an island and decided to develop his own chemical weapons. He had
also taken Raymond Sweeney’s girlfriend prisoner. You can probably imagine
the rest! Cobra managed to save the world despite many obstacles.
        The plot of the film is not too complicated, but the special effects are
wonderful and it has one of the best car chases I have ever seen. It is all the more
special because Mr Cobra apparently performed many of his own stunts. The
only drawback to the film is that the end is very violent indeed, but James
Cobra’s many fans are probably used to this by now.
        The film was made in the West Indies, and in between all the action there
are some beautiful shots of the island paradise. “On Devil’s Island” was also
helped by excellent supporting performances from less well-known actors.
Sidney Diamond was particularly good as the computer whizz kid. He was very
convincing as he moved towards total insanity by the end of the film.