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Writing Form: Narrative Paragraphs Writing Form
Read the paragraph and complete the chart. Have the students look at the heading and guess
the kind of form the sample paragraph is written
The Lost Kitten Introduction in.
The day I lost Lucky was the worst and the best day of my life. I could Read the sample paragraph and talk about the key
information: what it is about, what happened and
not 詮걆d Lucky anywhere. I was sad because my kitten was gone, but how it ended. Ask the students what they notice in
terms of the organization. The colors of the texts
soon I had my happiest moment. First, I looked under the car. He was Body indicate the organization. Encourage the students
come up with example writing topics of this kind.
not there. After that, I looked in the barn, but there was no Lucky.
Finally, I looked under the front porch. There, in a glass jar, was
my sleeping kitten. Although I was upset at 詮걊st, I was soon happy
because I found my best friend. When I 詮걆d something that was lost,
I am even happier than before I lost it. Conclusion
1. What is the title? The Lost Kitten
2. What is the topic __________________________________
sentence? __________________________________
3. What are the 1. ________________________________
details (the 2. ________________________________
events) in order? 3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
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paragraph 詮걊st, and then 詮걄l in the chart with the
underlined information. The students can read the paragraph again and change
one of the four parts in the chart on their own. This can be helpful when they write
their own paragraphs.
Grammar Practice 1 Grammar Practice 1
Most grammar points in the book are what The Past Form of Verbs
students at this level may already know well, so ??When you write a story about what happened in the past, you need
it is important not to explain the grammar points
in detail. The teacher can start by showing some to use the past form of verbs and helping verbs (can).
example sentences and talk about whether the Examples: I was very tired.
sentences are correct or not. Discuss what the
students should be careful about when they use My cat played with the toy.
the grammar in their writing. (There are three Joan could read the book.
Grammar Practice sections in a unit.) ??It is important to keep the same verb tense in a sentence.
Example: After I 詮걆ished it, I went to bed.
This exercise is for checking the basic understanding
of the grammar point. The students will use the A Write the past form of the verb.
grammar points when they proofread their writing. 1. Ted _l_e_ar_n_e_d_ to ride a bike when he was seven. (learn)
2. So many people _______ watching the parade. (be)
3. I was happy that my parents _______ me to the park. (take)
4. He _______ his friends at the theater. (meet)
5. He _______ me a question, but I didn?셳 know the answer. (ask)
B Complete the sentences about yourself. Use the expressions in the
box. You can use your own expressions, too.
had my picture taken started to talk cried a lot
got a nice present
heard about an interesting video game
1. I __________cr_ie_d_a__lo_t_________ when I was one year old.
2. I _________________________ when I was two years old.
3. I _________________________ on my 詮걊st day of elementary school.
4. I _________________________ on my last birthday.
5. I _________________________ in the news.
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This exercise is to encourage the students to apply their knowledge to their writing.
The exercises in this section vary throughout the book.
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