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Great Writing 4: Great Essays, 3rd ed. Answer Key
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Great Writing 4: Great Essays, 3rd ed.
Answer Key

UNIT 1
Activity 1, pp. 2–6
1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Ironing clothes, washing dishes, and
cleaning the bathroom
4. The story of Cinderella, her cleaning tasks,
and how she felt about them
5. Answers will vary.
6. 5 paragraphs; paragraph 1 (introduction);paragraph 5 (conclusion); paragraphs 2, 3, 4
(body)
7. Unpleasant household chores
8. “The top three of these unpopular tasks
often include ironing clothes, washing dishes,
and cleaning the bathroom.”
9. Why people don’t like to iron clothes;
“One of the most hated chores for many
people is ironing clothes because it is not a
task that can be completed quickly or
thoughtlessly.”
10.Paragraph 3: “Another household chore
that many people dislike is washing dishes.”
Paragraph 4: “Although ironing clothes and
washing dishes are not the most pleasant
household chores, perhaps the most dreaded
chore is cleaning the bathroom.”
11. Two possible supporting sentences:
“Each piece of clothing must be handled
individually, so ironing a basket of laundry
can take hours!” “After ironinga piece of
clothing meticulously, which entails
smoothing out the fabric, following the
seams, and getting the creases just right, it
needs to be put on a hanger as soon as
possible.

12. “Because the bathroom is full of germs, a
quick wiping of the surfaces is often not
enough.”
13. “Maintaining a house means doing a wide
variety of unpleasant chores.”
Activity 2, pp. 7 –10
1.Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Answers will vary.
4. “What would happen if you woke up one
day and suddenly found yourself in a world
where you could not communicate with
anyone?”
5. It asks the reader if he or she has ever
experienced a difficult situation. Answers will
vary.
6. (1) The writer studied Japanese. (2) The
writer arrived in Japan. (3) The writer wanted
to make somebread. (4) The writer went to
the store. (5) The writer looked all over the
store for the flour. (6) The writer saw one of
his students. (7) The writer asked the student
for a Japanese translation. (8) The writer
spoke to an elderly clerk. (9) The clerk took
the writer to the produce section. (10) The
clerk pointed to the flowers. (11) The writer
realized that the student had notunderstood
the question correctly. (12) The writer went
home without the flour.
7. 7 paragraphs; paragraph 6
8. To show the misunderstanding of the
words flour and flower.
Activity 3, pp. 10–12
1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.
3. The differences between urban life and
rural life
4. “Perhaps some of the most notable
differences in the lives of these two groups

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include the degree of friendliness between
residents, the pace of life, and the variety of
available activities.”
5. Urban
6. Activities: paragraph 4; more options for
activities: city
7. Pace (paragraph 3): urban: 1. “In the city,
life moves very quickly.”2. “The streets
reflect this hectic place and are rarely empty,
even late at night.” 3. “City dwellers appear
to be racing to get somewhere important.” 4.
“Life for them tends to be a series of
deadlines.” Rural: 1. “In the country, life is
much slower.” 2. “Even during peak hours,
traffic jams occur less often than in a city.” 3.
“Stores close in the early evening, and the
streets donot come alive until the next
morning.” 4. “The people in small towns or
villages seem more relaxed and move in a
more leisurely way.”
Activity 4, pp. 13–15
1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Some cancer risks can be reduced by
implementing lifestyle changes.
4. “By eating better, exercising regularly, and
staying out of the sun, people can reduce
their risks of cancer.”
5....