Here are two more activities to try, from articles taken from ABC. For both, try to identify informal vocabulary - and improve them. Use clauses, conjunctions, punctuation, etc, to connect sentences. For the second article, think about how you could use participle clauses.

1. The first is from a news article about the Salvation Army winning a contract to operate a drug rehab unit:

"This announcement will totally boost how much residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation we can do in the north-west. In the north-west, there's been a long-term service gap.  More than other parts of the state.

"The rehabilitation beds will be for people with alcohol addiction. And other drug dependencies."

The Salvos' Stuart Foster said the organisation would give some different services. These services aren't now around in the region.

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Here is the original, more formal language from the original article (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-03/salvation-army-to-operate-north-west-drug-rehab-beds/6747874):

"This announcement will significantly boost residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation capacity on the north-west, where there has been a long-term service gap in comparison to other parts of the state.

"The rehabilitation beds will cater for people with alcohol addiction, as well as other drug dependencies."

The Salvation Army's Stuart Foster said the organisation would deliver a range of services that are not currently available in the region.

2. The second excerpt is from an article about volunteers helping students:

Ms Marks volunteers so she can challenge people's ideas of the area and give local students a better chance.

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The Salisbury group has up to 25 students, from some backgrounds.  It has ESL people.  And Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.  And lots from underprivileged or troubled backgrounds.

Ms Marks joins a group of other volunteers each Wednesday in the Salisbury Library.  She welcomes students as they wander in and sit at tables, ready to chat about their weekly projects.

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Here is the original, more formal language from the original article (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-03/volunteers-support-next-generation-of-adelaides-northern-suburbs/6746766)

Challenging preconceptions of the area and giving local students a better chance was the driving force behind Ms Marks' volunteering.

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The Salisbury group has up to 25 students, from a variety of backgrounds, including those with English as a second language, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and many from underprivileged or troubled backgrounds.

Ms Marks joins a group of other volunteers each Wednesday in the Salisbury Library, welcoming students as they wander in and sit at tables, ready to discuss their weekly projects.