Date:
2 ATHENS 100 Series: Writing Elect 2
School name:
6/F
5/F4/F3/F2/F1/FG/F
My schoolMy school11
What is your school like? Helen is writing about her school. Read her writing.A
Let’s write about your school. Write the places of your school in the directory.B
I go to Happy Primary School. I am in Class 2A. My classroom is on the first floor. The playground is on the ground floor. The library is on the second floor. I have Music lessons in the music room on the third floor. I like my school. It is big and beautiful.
Places at school:a classroom a library a music room a computer rooma tuck shop a playground an art room an activity room
Word Bank
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3
Write about your school in about 40 words. Draw or stick a photo of your school in the box.C
I go to .
I am in . My classroom is
.
.
I have lessons in the
.
I like my school. It is
.
Can you do the following things? Put a tick (✓) in the box.
Use capital letters correctly
Spell the words correctly
Identify the places at school
Use ordinal numbers (first, second, etc) to describe the places at school
Use adjectives to describe your school
hecklistC
Date:
34 ATHENS 100 Series: Writing Elect 2
CelebrationsCelebrations1616
Jeff is writing a letter to his friend John. Read his letter.A
Do you know how to write a letter? There are several parts in a letter.B
Dear John, How are you? I am doing well in Hong Kong. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Mum and I are preparing for it now. We make moon cakes every year. On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I like looking at the moon in the park. I enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival because I like playing with lanterns. Write soon.
Yours,Jeff
Dear (Recipient’s name),
Yours,(Sender’s name)
Opening — Greet the recipient
Ending — End the letter
Body — What you want to tell the recipient
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Let’s learn to write a letter to a friend.C
Dear ,
Yours,
Identify the recipient and the sender — Fill in the blanks with the correct names.
Step
1
Greet the recipient — Choose a suitable greeting for your letter. Tick (✓) the box.
Step
2
What is your favourite festival?
How are you doing?
I am happy now.
Send me your photos too.
Thank you for your letter.
How are you?
36 ATHENS 100 Series: Writing Elect 2
Think about the body — Give short answers to the questions.
Step
3
End the letter — Choose a sentence or write your own to end the letter. Tick (✓) the box.
Step
4
Please write soon. Hope to hear from you soon.
On the day of the festival:
What do you like doing on that day?
Why do you enjoy the festival?
Getting ready for the festival:
What festival is coming?
What are you and your family doing to prepare for it now?
What preparation do you do every year?
Where?
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,
I am doing
well in Hong Kong.
is coming.
for it now.
every year.
On ,
I
,
Write the letter — Write a letter to a friend in about 40 words with the help of Step 1 – Step 4.
Step
5
Can you do the following things? Put a tick (✓) in the box.
Spell the words correctly
Identify the recipient and sender of the letter
Talk about festival celebrations
Use gerunds after ‘like’
Use ‘because’ to give reasons
hecklistC