Unit 1
2 Add words to these nouns to make your own noun phrases.
4 a mango 5 a car 6 a kitten
1 a bird è a tiny blue bird 2 a boat 3 a cloud
3 Rewrite these sentences using noun phrases to make them more interesting. Example: The boys heard thunder. è The terrified boys heard a loud clap of thunder. 1 The boat tossed on the waves. 2 A tree blocked the road. 3 The children stood beside the river.
4 The trees bent in the wind. 5 The bus climbed the hill. 6 The boy walked along the beach.
Writing: plan a story
Planning your writing: Before you start, you should consider the following points: Topic: What am I writing about? Audience: Who am I writing for? Purpose: What is my reason for writing (e.g. to inform, to entertain, to persuade )? Format: What type of task is it (e.g. a letter, a report, a story )?
Plan a story about someone who was trapped by a flood.
WB 5 p176
Brainstorm ideas for your story. Where is the story set? Who are the characters? What problem do your characters face? How will the problem be resolved?
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Getting ideas
Complete a story plan. Title
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Planning
Trapped by Floods
Setting Characters Events Conflict Resolution
Write the first draft of your story. Show it to another student and discuss how you could improve it.
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Drafting
• Students will find it helpful to complete a pre-writing organiser identifying topic, audience, purpose and format (see page 173) before they start writing. • Students should be familiar with the writing process which they have practised in previous books in this series. Focus on pre-writing in this unit: getting ideas for the story and creating a story plan. • Guidance on the writing process can be found on page 170.
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