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absolutely petrified, but for some reason I didn't tell Jose to stop.
     Then my worst nightmare happened: the car slipped on the slippery road, and
the two front wheels went over the edge. We were very lucky that the rest of the car
didn't go over the edge. Jose and I sat in the car for about half an hour, not daring to
move and freezing cold. No other cars even passed by, until suddenly a car came
round the corner and out jumped three enormous men. Without saying a word, the
three men surrounded the car and literally lifted in it back on the road. When my
brother and I got out to thank them, the three men just repeated "Norway" several
times - my brother and I assumed that three men came from - then the three men got
back into their car and drove off. We got back into our car and continued down the
side of Mt Teide. I have never felt so relieved in my life as I felt when we reached the
town - and the petrol station - at the bottom!

      2) The grammar Marisol uses is correct, and many of the expressions she uses
are very good, but she keeps repeating the same words, which makes the story sound
unnatural. Her teacher has corrected the first paragraph, showing her how to avoid
this:
      a) by using pronouns to replace nouns.
      b) by using auxiliary verbs to replace full verbs.
      c) by using alternative words with the same or a similar meaning.
      d) by omitting the repeated words, if possible.
      Read the first paragraph and find examples of each.
      3) Look at the second paragraph of Marisol's story. Her teacher has underlined
the unnecessary repetitions, but has not corrected them. Correct them.
      4) The third paragraph has not been corrected. Find examples of unnecessary
repetition and correct them. When you have finished, read through the whole story
checking that it sounds natural.

     10.3 What is the Purpose of the TWE? The Test of Written English) The
purpose of the TWE is to provide you with an opportunity to display the kind of
writing that will be required to do in university courses

    How many questions are there on the TWE? There is only one question on each
TWE. To maintain security, no topic will ever be used again, and different questions
may be used on the same date for different test centers

       10.4 What types of Topics Are Used? There are two types of topics
typically used on the TWE. The first type is to describe and interpret a chart or
graph. The second type is to compare and contrast opposing viewpoints on an
issue, and then to take a position and argue in favor of your view

      10.5 How Long Is the Test? After you have had a few minutes to read the
question, you will be given 30 minutes to write your essay


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