t week of my English class, some students in inform me that writing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments 47 it. They find the writing process 48 and difficult.
      How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it—49  English, with its rich vocabulary. Being able to speak but not write is like living in an 50  mansion and never leaving one small room. When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my 51 is to show them the rest of the room. My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to 52  the moral and emotional development of my students. One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.

      Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done 53 , just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and 54  after only a few weeks of journal writing.

    Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and 55 lives. They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step 56  to fluency, eloquence, and command of language.

 A) closer             B) daily            C) emotional          D) enhance        E) enormous

 F) especially          G) hinder    &nb