Describe a piece of local news that people were interested in

الدرجة 6

I would like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole area was very happyعبارة بسيطة، وهذا يحدّ من درجة الثروة اللغوية about it. I hearخطأ عابر في الزمن، والصواب «heard» the news first on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and after that I saw many posts about it on the internet. The mayor sayخطأ عابر في الزمن، والصواب «said» that the old bridge had been closed for years after the damage, and the builders finished the new one in six months. A lot of residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren were at the opening with their teachers. The opening was short, but a band played music and many people took photos on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit near the road were also happy, because more people now walk past their tables. I think people were very interested because the bridge is makeخطأ في صيغة الفعل، والصواب «made» life easier. Before that, erعلامة تردد طبيعية، وحشو بسيط, children had to cross the road with the cars and it was very dangerousعبارة بسيطة، وهذا يحدّ من درجة الثروة اللغوية, and the other way was a long walk. Now people savesخطأ في التوافق بين الفاعل والفعل، والصواب «save» about thirty minutes every day. Also, many people wasخطأ في التوافق بين الفاعل والفعل، والصواب «were» waiting for this news for a long time, so it was not only a bridge for them. You knowعبارة حشو مستخدمة علامةً على التردد, for a week everybody was talking about it at home and in the market.

الدرجة 7

I’d like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole neighbourhood was delighted. I first heard the news on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and after that I saw a lot of posts about it online. The mayor announced that the old bridge had been closed for years after it was damaged, and the builders finished the new one in just six months. Many residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren attended the opening with their teachers. The ceremony was short, but a band played and many people took photos on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit beside the road were pleased too, because more people now walk past their stalls. I think people were so interested because it made a real difference to daily lifeمتلازمة لفظية طبيعية. Before that, children had to cross the road between the cars, which was dangerous enough for makeخطأ في نمط الفعل، والصواب «enough to make» أو «so dangerous that it made» parents anxious, and the alternative was a long walk. Now people save about thirty minutes a day, which matters a lot to students and workers. There was also the feeling that a long-awaited decision had finally been takenصيغة المبني للمجهول مع اسم مفعول دقيق, so it meant more than a bridge to them. For a weekعبارة زمنية تربط الفكرة الختامية بالقصة, it was the talk of the town, at home and in the market.

الدرجة 8

I’d like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole neighbourhood was delighted. I first heard the news on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and later I saw a flood of posts about it online. The mayor announced that the old bridge had been closed for years after it was damaged, and the builders completed the new one in just six months. Many residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren attended the opening with their teachers. The ceremony was brief, but a band played and crowds took photographs on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit beside the road were pleased too, since far more people now pass their stalls. I think people were so interested because it made a tangible difference to daily lifeمتلازمة لفظية دقيقة وطبيعية. Before that, children had to weave between the cars to cross the road, which was dangerous enough to leave many parents anxiousعبارة وصفية مركبة يتبعها فعل بصيغة «to», and the alternative was a long detour. Now people save about thirty minutes a day. There was also a sense that a long-awaited decision had finally been acted onصيغة المبني للمجهول مع اسم مفعول دقيق, so it meant far more than a bridge to them. For a week or soعبارة زمنية تقريبية طبيعية تحافظ على الطابع غير الرسمي, it was the talk of the town, at home and in the market.