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WRITING BOOKLET

ByMTE MARIA EUGENIA ALARCÓN AGUIRRE

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TARGET LEARNERS: IBAS-200

ANALYSIS: This booklet will be useful for students to develop their writing skills. This book will also be useful for teachers to grade student’s writing performance during the course. This writing booklet can be used in the classroom or as homework.GOAL: To develop writing skills through a guided pattern.

DESIGN: This book consists of twelve activities, each one designed to meet the objectives of the language seen in the second level.

Activity: To be done along with unit:

Language seen:

My new partner Unit 1 Please call me Beth Verb to beDaily schedules Unit 2 How do you spend your

day?Simple present

Entertainment Unit 4 Do you like rap? Likes and dislikesSimple present

My favorite relative Unit 5 Tell me about your family DescriptionsFitness freak Unit 6 How often do you exercise? Adverbs of frequency

Simple presentAn evening out Unit 7 We had a great time Simple past

A new place to live Unit 8 What’s your neighborhood like?

There is/ there areQuantifiers

A good friend Unit 9 What does she look like? Describing peopleA live concert Unit 10 Have you ever ridden a

camel?Simple past

The illness Unit 12 It really works Health problems

ACTIVITIES

My new partner

ACTIVITY A. Choose a new partner. Ask your partner the following questions. Write his/her answers.

1. What is your last name?2. What is your first name?3. What is your address?4. What is your phone number? 5. What is your father’s name? 6. Why are you going to this school?7. What is your major?8. What do you want to do when you finish

school?9. What languages do you speak?10. What are you hobbies and interests?

ACTIVITY B. Write a brief description of the person you interviewed

I interviewed __________________________________________________.

He lives at _________________________________________________. His/her phone number is____________. His/her father’s name is ______________________ and his/her mother’s name is __________________. He/she is going to ___________________ because ____________________________. His/her major is _________________. When _________ finishes school, he/she wants to ___________________________________.

___________ speaks __________________. _____________ likes _________________

______________________________________________________________________.

DAILY SCHEDULES

Write three short paragraphs describing your daily schedule. Use the answer to these questions to help you.

1st paragraph

What do you usually do in the morning?

What time do you get up on weekdays?

What do you usually have for breakfast?

When do you leave for work or school?

How do you go to work/school?

What time do you start work/school?

2nd paragraph

What do you do in the afternoon?

What time do you finish work/school?

Where do you have lunch? Who with?

What do you usually do after work/school?

3rd paragraph

What do you do in the evening?

Do you go home after work/school?

Do you go to the gym?

Do you work out?

Where do you have dinner?

Do you watch TV? What do you watch?

What time do you go to bed?

Entertainment

Write three short paragraphs describing your preferences. Use the answer to these questions to help you.

Music

What is your favorite kind of music?

Which singer/group do you admire?

What are his/her/their famous songs?

What is your favorite song?

Who do you dedicate this song to?

Movies

How often do you go the movies?

Who do you usually go with?

What kind of movies do you like?

What is your favorite movie?

What is the story about?

Who stars in the movie? (name of actors/actresses)

Why do you like the movie?

TV Programs

What is your favorite TV program?

What kind of program is it?

When is it on? Which channel?

Who stars in the program?

Why do you like this program?

My favorite kind of music is _________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

I go to the movies on weekends.______________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

My favorite TV program is __________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

My favorite relative

ACTIVITY A. Write answers to the following questions. Then, with your answers, write two short paragraphs describing your favorite relative.

1st paragraph

Who is your favorite relative?

What is he/she like?

How often do you see him/her?

2nd paragraph

What do you do together?

Why is he/she your favorite relative?

How much do you love him/her?

Which qualities or characteristics do you like about this relative?

My favorite relative is ______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

We go shopping together_____________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Fitness freak Write about Ashley’s fitness program. Use the choices you are given and decide what you want to write.

Ashley has a regular fitness program. She often exercises. She usually

never sometimes sometimes

often

goes to a gym called ______________. She goes there three days a week. (name of gym) every day

twice a weekShe does weight lifting. Her trainer’s name is ____________. Ashley also plays

Pilates (name of trainer) Yoga

spinningsports. She plays baseball and soccer. She is pretty good at it.

volleyball basketball Ok hockey tennis Not so good

She plays with some friends from work. They play at the club. her team from the club Hunter Parkher brothers and sisters Ochoa Stadiumher cousins the beach

They practice once or twice a week. They start at noon .on Saturdays ten O’clockevery Sunday about one O’clock

They always have a great time!!

An evening outOn a separate piece of paper, write a story about a date. Write your story in three paragraphs. Your story should look like this:

Last night I went out with ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________We went _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I wanted _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1st. para.

Last night did you go out with your friend? Friday husband?Saturday wife?

Before you went out were you nervous?

excited? why? happy?

2nd para.

Did you go out to dinner? to the movies? to a show? dancing?

Were you comfortable with ____________? Why?uncomfortable (name of person)

Did you enjoy the dinner? Why or why not?dancing?

Later, did you walk around for a while? get something to eat? go to a bar for drinks?go home together?

3rd para. Did you want to go out with _________ again? Why?

A new place to liveOn a separate piece of paper, write about Pamela’s new place to live. Your paragraph should look like this:

Last weekend Pamela moved to a new ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________She loves because ________________________________________________________________There are ______________________________________________________________________There’s an excellent____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________It’s pretty safe. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Last weekend Pamela moved to a new house Friday apartmentSaturday

She loves it because it’s very convenient Downtown in the suburbs near her work on the second floor

There are a lot of restaurants. a few

There’s an excellent German place just around the corner.Italian pizza bar across the streetChinese restaurant on the same streetMexican video bar

It’s pretty safe. There isn’t much crime. It’s a great place to live!any

A GOOD FRIENDAsk someone in your group these questions. Write your answers about your friend.

1. What is your friend’s name?2. What Nationality is your friend?3. How old is your friend?4. How tall is your friend?5. How much does your friend weight?6. What color is your friend’s hair?7. What color are your friend’s eyes?8. Is your friend’s complexion light or dark?9. What clothes does your friend wear?10. Is your friend intelligent? Understanding? Generous?11. Does your friend have a good sense of humor?12. What is the most important thing you want to tell about your friend?

Write a paragraph about your friend. First read the paragraph below. You may use it as a model if you want to.

A Good Friend

My friend’s name is Marie. She is Haitian. She is 20 years old. Marie is 5’3’’ tall and weights about 110 pounds. Her hair is black and her eyes are brown. She has a dark complexion. She usually wears a skirt and sweater to school. She wears jeans at home. Marie is very intelligent and very understanding. She has a good sense of humor. She always laughs at my jokes. Marie is a good athlete. She likes sports. She also likes music and children. We get along very well together.

A live concertAsk someone in your group these questions. Write your answers about your friend.

1. Have you ever seen a live concert?2. Who did you see?3. When was the concert?4. Where was the concert?5. Who did you go with?6. How was the concert?7. How did the concert last?8. How many songs did he/she sing?9. What was you favorite song?

Write a paragraph about your friend. First read the paragraph below. You may use it as a model if you want to.

A live concert

Last year I went to a live concert. I saw my favorite group called Black Eyed Peas. The concert was on Saturday evening at the Odeon Stadium. I went with some friends: Susan, Robert and Sarah. The concert was terrific! It lasted 3 hours. They sang about 15 songs. My favorite song was Shut up. I had a very good time!

The IllnessWith a partner talk about Nancy and her daughter or son. Using the choices you are given, you and your partner decide what you want to write. Then write two paragraphs.

1st para.

Did Nancy take her daughter to the hospital? son clinic?

doctor? dentist?

Did her daughter have a cold? son the flu?

a cut on the leg? a toothache?

Were there many people in the waiting room?only a few people

Did Nancy have to wait a long time?an hour?only a few minutes?only a short time?

2nd para.

Did the doctor examine her daughter? dentist son?

Did her daughter cry? Why or why not? son Did the doctor prescribe some medicine? dentist give him/her an injection? put a bandage on the cut? fill a cavity?

Did the doctor tell Nancy to get the medicine right away? dentist to come back in one week? to call the next day?

The next day did her daughter feel better?Two days later son worse? the same?