On Screen p 35. Towns and Villages. A Proposal Sample

 

Proposal to make our neighbourhood a better place to live in

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Firstly, I am writing on my own (1)_________ and that of the neighbours on Hartford Street , (2)__________ my family and I have lived for the past five years.

Secondly, the main (3)____________ of this proposal is to highlight an issue affecting the aforementioned street and to suggest ideas on how to generally improve the current situation.

CURRENT SITUATION

Ever (4)_____________ the opening of a popular twenty-four (5)__________ shop right opposite where we live, hardly a day goes (6)__________ without getting unsettled and distressed by the deafening sound of car horns. This unbearable situation, (7)__________ is especially aggravated during the weekends and bank holidays, typically unfolds as follows: the motorists (8)_________ get blocked in by other drivers who have double-parked start honking their (9)___________ incessantly in order to make them dash out of the store. In the (10)_____________, the double-parkers are merrily shopping to the tune of Muzak, basket in hand, blissfully oblivious  (11)__________the ‘chain of evil’ that has been generated outside.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Following a survey carried (12)___________ by the neighbours concerned, the situation has been described as totally unacceptable. Therefore, we suggest that some measures (13)____________ implemented as soon as possible.

First and (14)_____________, we recommend that the street lane closer to the above mentioned shop (15)_________ declared "preferential attention lane" thus restricting its use and making it impossible for vehicles to stop at any time of day and night.

Second of all, we also propose that CCTV cameras (16)______________ installed at both ends of the street as a powerful deterrent for anyone who may think that (17)____________ up in the middle of the road for just a moment to buy groceries is a good idea.

CONCLUSION

If these recommendations (18)___________ to be implemented, we strongly believe that this course of (19)____________ would be beneficial and  therefore the current undesirable situation would improve.  

We trust that you will give our proposal your (20)___________ consideration.

 

 

 

KEY

 

1. behalf

 

 

2. where

 

 

 

3. aim/purpose/objective 

 

 

 

4. since 

 

 

 

5. seven 

 

 

 

6. by 

 

 

 

7. which 

 

 

 

8. who 

 

 

 

9. horns

 

 

 

10. meanwhile/ meantime  

 

 

 

11. to/of 

 

 

 

12. out 

 

 

 

13. be 

 

 

 

14. foremost

 

 

 

15.  be 

 

 

 

16. be 

 

 

 

17. pulling

 

pull up: to stop the vehicle that you are driving. E.g. He pulled up in front of the gates.

 

pull over: to drive to the side of the road and stop your car, or to make someone else do this. E.g. He pulled over. He pulled the car over. The policeman signalled to him to pull over. A cop pulled him over and gave him a speeding ticket.

 

pull out: (of a vehicle or its driver) to move away from the side of the road, etc. E.g. A car suddenly pulled out in front of me.

 

 

 

18.  were

 

 

 

19. action

 

 

 

 

20.  full 

On Screen p 35. Towns and Villages. A Proposal

 You have just had a class discussion on how some aspects of your own neighbourhood could be improved (e.g. public transport, waste collection, traffic congestion, etc…). You are going to write a proposal to your local council and recommend actions or changes to make your neighbourhood a better place to live in.

How to write a proposal: HERE

Sample answer:

On Screen p 35. Towns and Villages. A Proposal Sample

 

Examples of discourse markers.

Topic: towns and villages.

Suggest some ways of improving life in your town or village.
To begin with I would like to say that I live in a small town in the ________ of Mallorca. It is called ________ and it has got a lot of historical background. However, nowadays and because of the recession many people go away looking for a better life.
At the beginning of the last century _________ became widely known because of its ________________. This is why during the 1960s ...
Moreover,...
In addition to this, ...
As a result,...
Similarly,
What’s more,...
...,so the improvement was not very great....
These are the main reasons why in the 1980s...
From this it can be learnt that a lot needs to be done. Firstly, ...
Secondly, ...
Next,...
Besides, ...
Likewise, ...
Lastly, They should be encouraged to................ in order to ........
In this way more jobs could be created...And therefore, ...
Consequently,...
Furthermore, ...
Thus, ...
...for instance...
...and the most important, the high rate of unemployment could be considerably reduced.
However, I must finally say that ___________, and because of its location in such a tourist attraction as Majorca is, has changed through the ages.
In conclusion, development is crucial. So unless new improvements and changes are made...

Close-up p 43. Key Word Transformations

1. Many homes were destroyed in the flash floods.
GOT
A ______________________________________ of the severe flooding.



KEY



A lot of homes got  destroyed because of flooding.



2. As a result of the virulent virus outbreak, the Chinese authorities made everyone stay at home.
GOT
 As the virulent virus broke __________________________________ down at home.



KEY



As the virulent virus broke out, the Chinese authorities got everyone to hunker down at home.
 

get sb to do sth: make sb do sth. Persuade sb to do sth E.g. Advertising is the art of getting people to buy things they don't want.

3. People started to fill up their car tanks as a direct consequence of the news of a sharp petrol price increase.
HAD
The news of a sharp petrol price increase _________________________ their car tanks.



KEY



The news of a sharp petrol price increase had people filling up their car tanks.

have/get sb doing sth: cause sb to do sth. E.g. Grandma's story really had/got me thinking. The music soon had/got everyone dancing the night away (to dance for the whole evening or night)

4. As soon as the conference was brought to a close, the representatives finished signing the agreement.
GOT
No __________________________________________ signed.



KEY


No sooner had the conference been brought to a close than the representatives got the agreement signed.

5. "We should protect the environment," he insisted.
THAT
He _________________________________________________ protected.




KEY


He insisted that the environment be protected. 

 

6. Our boss ordered that we make our desks tidy.

UP

Our boss had ________________ desks

 

 

 KEY

Our boss had us tidy up our desks 

have sb do sth: give orders. Make sb do sth.