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shape poemshape poem1

Write your own shape poem following these steps:

Step 1: Think of a thing or an object that you feel strongly about.

Step 2: Trace the shape of that thing or object on paper. You can use a computer to help you draw the shape.

Step 3: Write down words that are related to the thing or object you’ve chosen: Try to avoid using articles such as a, an, and the.

_________________ _________________ _________________

_________________ _________________ _________________

_________________ _________________ _________________

_________________ _________________ _________________

Step 4: Arrange these words into phrases or sentences inside the shape you have drawn.

Step 5: Revise the words, phrases or sentences to fit the shape.

Pre-Writing TaskPre-Writing Task (Student’s book pages 5-6)

happy beat fast

unhappy sink darken

lonely light love

Exercise

1. What is the poem about?

_______________________________________

2. What part of the snowman’s body is represented by the circle on top?

_______________________________________

3. There is only one adjective in the top circle of the shape poem. Write it in the blank below.

_______________________________________

4. Who do you think made the snowman?

_______________________________________

(Student’s book page 5)

A snowman

His head

White

Children made it

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Writer __________________________________________

Date _____________________

(Draw your shape in the space in the box)

When I’m h a p p y ,my heart beats fast,When I’m unhappy,my heart sinks fast.

It darkens whenI'm lonely,

It lights upwhen I’m

in love!

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acrostic poemacrostic poem2Exercise 1

1. What kind of thing is an orange? __________________

2. There is a blank in the second line. Fill in the blank. __________________

3. The line ‘a fruit you shouldn’t miss’ tells us that the writer … (Choose the best answer and circle it.)

(a) likes oranges. (b) hates oranges. (c) misses oranges.

4. What adjectives in the fourth and fifth lines tell us that oranges are tasty?

(a) _____________________

(b) _____________________

5. What healthy thing can you get if you eat the orange pulp?

_______________________________________


A fruit

Vitamin

Nice

Good

Fibre

Exercise 2

1. What are potatoes used to make?

_____________________________________________________________________

2. What adjective tells us that the writer likes thin chips?

_____________________________________________________________________

3. Which noun in line 4 tells us to be careful?

_____________________________________________________________________

4. What does the poem warn us not to do?

_____________________________________________________________________

5. Which word in line 5 means ‘being too fat’?

_____________________________________________________________________

Chips

Yummy

Alert

Not to eat too many chips

Obesity


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Write your own acrostic poem with these steps:

Step 1: Think of a subject you know well.

Step 2: Use the mind map below to help you think of words that are related to the subject.

Step 3: Write your acrostic poem (with the name of the subject on top).

Pre-Writing TaskPre-Writing Task

WATER

clouds

evaporation rain

oceans streams

rivers

(Student’s book pages 12-13)

Writer ___________________________________

Date _____________________

Subject

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

W A T E R

W

A

T

E

R

atch out!

head of you

ill the end of day

verywhere you go

ain won’t stop!

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BiopoemBiopoem3Exercise 1. How many brothers does Icy have?

_____________________________________________________________________

2. What is Icy’s favourite fruit?

_____________________________________________________________________

3. What two things make Icy sad?

(a) ___________________________________

(b) ___________________________________

4. Does Icy believe in ghosts? Choose the best answer and circle it.

(a) Yes (b) No (c) The poem doesn’t tell us

5. Who does Icy give cards to?

_____________________________________________________________________

6. Which fun place in Hong Kong would Icy like to visit?

_____________________________________________________________________

7. Which neighbourhood does Icy live in?

_____________________________________________________________________

One

Apples

Rotten oranges

Not being able to go swimming

Her mother

Disneyland

Chai Wan


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Write your own biopoem following these steps:

Step 1: Find a photo you like of yourself and affix it here:

Step 2: Jot down several (6-8) words that describe:

1. yourself (adjectives)

_____________________________________________________________

2. things that you love (nouns)

_____________________________________________________________

3. your feelings (adjectives)

_____________________________________________________________

4. things you have given (nouns)

_____________________________________________________________

5. things you are afraid of (nouns)

_____________________________________________________________

6. things you would like to see (nouns)

_____________________________________________________________


sweet, bright, happy, clever, helpful, hardworking

candy, ice-cream, birds, fishes, dogs, hamburgers

happy, sad, tired, crazy, considerate, funny

ball, doll, joy, gifts, clothes

rats, flies, cockroaches, alone, blood, darkness

pandas, Great Wall of China, Niagara Falls, Himalayas


Step 3: Choose the words that you think fit you best and use them in your poem.

__________________________(Your first name)

________________ , ________________ , ________________ , ________________ (4 adjectives that describe you)

________________ of ________________ ________________ (your parents names)

Lover of ________________ , ________________ , ________________ (3 things that you love)

Who feels ________________ , ________________ , ________________ (3 feelings and when or where you feel them)

Who needs ________________ , ________________ , ________________ (3 things you need)

Who gives ________________ , ________________ , ________________ (3 things you have given)

Who fears ________________ , ________________ , ________________ (3 things you fear)

Who would like to see ___________________________________________

___________________________________ , __________________________________ (3 things you would like to see)

Who lives _________________________________________________________(where you live)

______________________________(your last name)

Pinky

Clever happy helpful hard working

Daughter Martin Betty

birds fishes dogs

happy on holidays sad for bad exam results tired at school

rest love support

joy gifts clothes

alone blood darkness

the Great Wall of China

the Himalayas Niagara Falls

in Singapore

Tong

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Colour p0emColour p0em4Exercise1. Why are funerals associated with black? Choose the best answer and circle it.

(a) Because funerals have a light mood.

(b) Because funerals have a dark mood.

(c) Because funerals happen at night.

2. What adjective tells us that ghosts are scary?

_____________________________________________________________________

3. What kind of pet can be bad luck?

_____________________________________________________________________

4. What kind of fruit turns black?

_____________________________________________________________________

5. Who wears a patch on his eye?

_____________________________________________________________________

6. Which two insects are mentioned towards the end of the poem?

(a) ___________________________________

(b) ___________________________________

7. Does the writer like the colour black? Yes, or no?

_____________________________________________________________________

Horrible

A black cat

Rotten fruit

A pirate

Spiders

Mosquitoes

No


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Write your own colour poem following these steps:

Step 1: Think of a colour you know and like.

Step 2: Use your senses to help you think of words related to the colour.

Step 3: Use metaphors to express your idea.

Step 4: Write your colour poem (with the colour written on top).

Title _______________________

_______________ is_______________ , _______________

_______________ is the taste of _______________ .

_______________ smells like _______________ and _______________

_______________ makes me feel _______________

_______________ is the sound of _______________ and _______________

_______________ is ______________ , ______________ , and ______________

_______________ is _______________

_______________ is _______________

_______________ is _______________


Red

Red inferno fire

Red chilli

Red blood wine

Red energetic

Red alarm war

Red sharp bright shocking

Red love

Red strength

Red warning


Green (Pattern 2)

Green is the colour of nature.Grassy carpet on the mountain slope

Feel cool under the shade of trees.

Yummy salad made of spinach, lettuce and parsley.

Herbal shampoo smells good.

Robin Hood’s cape,

A strip in a rainbow,

Eye colour of some people.

Traffic lights signal you can walk.

Green is the colour made from yellow and blue.

Red (Pattern 1)

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haiku poemhaiku poem5Exercise 1Answer the following questions by circling the best answer or writing an answer in the blank.

1. Why is the city below the writer?

(a) The writer is in an airplane.

(b) The writer is in a tall building.

2. What are the mysteries that the writer sees? Choose the best answer and circle it.

(a) The lights of the city.

(b) The lives of other people in the city.

3. Could this haiku have been written by someone in Hong Kong? Why?

_____________________________________________________________________


Yes, because there are many tall buildings in Hong Kong.

Exercise 21. ‘Steaming sea’ is an example of alliteration in the poem. Find another example

and write it in the blank.

_____________________________________________________________________

2. Who sees the coffee as a ‘steaming sea’?

_____________________________________________________________________

3. Why is the coffee steaming?

_____________________________________________________________________

Coffee cup

The fly

Because it is hot.


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Choose a seasonal theme below and write a haiku about it.

Use the picture to help you to think of related words. Write the words you come up with next to the picture. Check the number of syllables of each word, then create your haiku using them.


Human activities

Seasonal food

NatureWeather Festivals

A season

swimming melonsummersunny DragonBoat

hiking pearautumnwindy Mid-Autumn

barbecue hot potwintercold Christmas


Weather: ___________________________________________________________

Nature: _____________________________________________________________

Human activities: ____________________________________________________

Festivals: ___________________________________________________________

Seasonal food: ______________________________________________________

Weather: ___________________________________________________________

Nature: _____________________________________________________________


Festivals: ___________________________________________________________

Seasonal food: ______________________________________________________

Sunny

Flowers

Dating

Valentine’s Day

Chocolate

Rainy

Mountains

Visit ancestors’ graves

Ching Ming Festival

Chicken

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Weather: ___________________________________________________________

Nature: _____________________________________________________________


Festivals: ___________________________________________________________

Seasonal food: ______________________________________________________

Cool

Trees

Party

Halloween

Pumpkin

Suggested Samples of Haikus

Little twinkle things

Appear in dark sky at night

Good companion

Slither on belly

Swallow chicken in small mouth

Cold blood poisonous

Never work alone

Unity is their nature

Can kill elephants

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CINQUAIN poemCINQUAIN poem6Exercise1. Fill in the circles to show the range of language used in the poem about noodles

above.

2. Which verb is an example of personification?

_____________________________________________________________________

3. Which noun means the same as ‘noodles’?

_____________________________________________________________________

Adjectives

VerbsNouns

Vocabulary

noodleschopsticks

supper

slidingfalling

struggling

longslippery

Struggling

Supper


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Write your own cinquain following these steps:Step 1: Choose a subject you like and know well.

Step 2: Decide which pattern (by syllables or words) you will use.

Step 3: Use an organiser (below) as a guide on how to write the cinquain.

line Body (traditional)Pattern

(by syllables)

1 Title (the subject of the poem) 2

2 Description of the subject 4

3 Action that the subject does 6

4 Feeling or effect brought about by the subject 8

5 Synonym for title 2

or

line Body (modern)Pattern

(by words)

1 a one-word title naming the subject (noun) 1

2 two words describing the subject (adjectives) 2

3 three verbs showing what the subject does (use -ing form) 3

4 a phrase or sentence about the subject (not necessarily having a verb)

4

5 a synonym for your title (use a noun once again) 1

Step 4: Write your poem.

Step 5: Check your poem against the pattern to see if it follows the rules.

Pre-Writing TaskPre-Writing Task (Student’s book page 47)

Suggested Samples of Cinquain

Traditional pattern:Teacher

Demanding guyA lot of assignments

Week after week, month after monthMr Harsh

Modern pattern: McDonald’s Bright, clean Paying, sitting, chatting, Great food and drinks Restaurant

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SIMILE poemSIMILE poem7Many words follow a certain rhythm when read aloud. Use the following rhythmpattern to help you think of suitable words: DA dum DA DA dum DA DA dum DA DA dum DA dum DA DA dum DA DA dum DA DA dum

Also practice these patterns:

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

as __________ as a __________ as __________ as a __________

To practice using ‘like’, try and complete the following sentences:

his eyes ≈ laser beams her laughter ≈ song of a bird

his nose is like __________________ her lips are like __________________

Snowing at Christmas is like ____________________________________________

Eating an ice cream in winter is like _______________________________________

When I am sad I feel like _______________________________________________

When I am afraid I feel like _____________________________________________

Hints for writingHints for writing

white sheet black charcoal

thin thick

soft hard

pretty ugly

fast slow

happy sad

wet dry

cold hot

(piece of) paper

butter

maid/girl

rabbit

lark

blanket

ice

brick

stone/rock

witch

snail

clown

desert

fire

a cliff cherries

flowers blooming

drinking hot chocolate in summer

a clown

a quail


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ExerciseThe writer could have used different similes in the poem (on page 61), like the ones below. Match the adjectives below with the appropriate noun to complete the new similes. One has been done for you.

1. Free ________ a. Kitten

2. Mild ________ b. Gravity

3. Gentle ________ c. Summer Holidays

4. Calm ________ d. Mouse

5. Smooth ________ e. Quilt

6. Invisible ________ f. Monk

7. Comfortable ________ g. Glass

c

(As free as Summer Holidays.)


d

a

f

g

b

e

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Write your own simile poem following these steps:

Step 1: Choose a theme you feel strongly about and make it the central image.

Step 2: Complete the image by adding specific details to it. Try to choose details which appeal to all the senses.

Step 3: Describe the image actions using verbs in order to create motion in the poem.

Step 4: Write your poem, try to be as creative as you can.

Step 5: Read your poem aloud and listen to how it sounds. Try to improve the way it sounds by changing certain words if necessary.

Step 6: Check your spelling.

Human senses:

looks like: (Good) _______________________________________________________

(Not good) ___________________________________________________

smells like: (Good) _______________________________________________________

(Not good) ___________________________________________________

tastes like: (Good) _______________________________________________________

(Not good) ___________________________________________________

sounds like: (Good) _______________________________________________________

(Not good) ___________________________________________________

feels like: (Good) _______________________________________________________

(Not good) ___________________________________________________

Action words (verbs): _____________________________________________________


angel

devil

lily

gutter

honey

dirt

music

car horn

sofa

wet blanket

sweep, grab, rub, scrub


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tHE LIMERICKtHE LIMERICK8Exercise1. ‘Sky’ in the fi rst line rhymes with ‘sigh’ in the third line. Find another word in the

poem that ‘sky’ rhymes with.

_____________________________________________________________________

2. Which verb in the poem means the same as ‘blinked on and off’

_____________________________________________________________________

3. What is the theme of this poem? Choose the best answer and circle it.

(a) The stars make us unhappy.

(b) We shouldn’t make wishes.

(c) Friendship is important.

4. Have the writer and his friend been friends for long? Yes or no?

_____________________________________________________________________

5. How would the writer feel if he lost his friend?

□ sad □ annoyed □ happy


Cry

Twinkled

Yes

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}event 1 event 2 event 3 event 4 event 5


Write your own limerick following these steps:Step 1: Think of a funny name, place, or situation. Step 2: Find a main word that is associated with your theme. Step 3: Use pattern and structure (page 52) to help you write.Step 4: Compose meaningful lines to form a story.Step 5: Check the rhythm of your limericks by snapping your fingers to the beat of

the lines as you read them aloud.

Use the following sequence to help you plan your writing:

Name / Place / Situation

Chain of events

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Writer _____________________________

Date _____________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Writer _____________________________

Date _____________________

Sample Limerick 2

Once, I found a mummy in a ring

It was bound in stripes like a dumpling

Despite its horrible name

Many people came near,

To take a look at this non-living thing!

Philip

September 8

I knew a girl who didn’t feel fine.

She squeezed on rice with lemon lime.

She hiccupped and burped.

Her big stomach ached.

A doctor healed her in no time.

Michelle

September 8

Sample Limerick 1

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BALLADSBALLADS9Exercise 11. Complete the ballad (on page 76) by filling the blanks with words that rhyme and

make sense. [tip: listen to the CD]

2. Write the number of syllables for each line of the ballad. The first stanza has been done for you.


Samples of Ballad Samples of Ballad 11 syllables

Kenny and Lisa are lovers, ___________

He wishes to give her everything, ___________

Flowers, presents, and most of all ___________

A wedding ring ___________

Tell Lisa I love her ___________

Tell Lisa I need her ___________

Tell Lisa I may be ___________ chorus

___________

I’ve something to do that cannot ___________ ___________

He drove his car on the racetrack, ___________

For her he wanted to make a splash, ___________

But he went too fast and ended in ___________

A terrible crash ___________

Tell Lisa I love her ___________

Tell Lisa I need her chorus

___________

Tell Lisa not to ___________ ___________

My love for her will never ___________ ___________

}

}

8

9

9

4

6

6

7

9

8

9

9

4

6

6

7

8

late

wait

cry

die

3. Why do you think Kenny joined the race?

_____________________________________________________________________

4. Who tells the story in the ballad? Circle the answer.

(a) Kenny (b) Lisa (c) a 3rd person

5. Is the ballad telling a happy story? Circle the answer.

(a) Yes (b) No

To impress Lisa

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Exercise 21. According to verse 1, where are the boys from?

_____________________________________________________________________

2. Mark the rhyming words in the verses (on pages 78-79) with straight lines (_____) and dotted lines (……). The first verse (on page 77) has been done for you.

Beijing

Verse 2 Had no money in their pockets

No way could they buy the tickets

Seeing the Games is such a dream

Not getting to go seems no mean

Hurray, hurray, Olympic Games

2008, held in Beijing, chorus

The world will carry the flame,

To them we all sing

Verse 3 Very upset, their heads in hands,

Suddenly one to the other will say,

Hey friend, I’ve got the best of plans,

Sneaking in is the only way! Hurray, hurray, Olympic Games

2008, held in Beijing, chorus

Lin Dan, the hero came

To him we all sing

}

}


Verse 4 So they dressed up as two old men,

Both walked with wooden canes,

Bird’s Nest they strolled right on in,

Escaping from police well-trained


2008, held in Beijing chorus

Guo Jingjing, the hero came

To her we all sing}

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Verse 5 Cheering over success newfound,

Celebrating their naughty gains,

They threw their litter on the ground

And ended the day locked up in chains


2008, held in Beijing chorus

Yao Ming, the hero came

To him we all sing

}3. Fill in the circles to show the range of language used in verse 2 of the ballad.

Adjectives

VerbsNouns

Vocabulary

money pocketstickets gamesdreams

had buyseing dreamcould seems

mean

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1. Think of the characters in your story:

Name _________________ Name _________________

2. Use the question words to help you tell the story: ● What (was said — dialogue // was done — actions) ● When (did it happen) ● Where (did it happen) ● Why (did it happen) ● How (the details of what happened)

3. Use a timeline to plan your storyline:

time

What ____________________________________________________

Where ____________________________________________________

Why ____________________________________________________

How ____________________________________________________


Phil Mary

Phil and Mary fall in love

At school

She likes his style

Foolishly

4. Group words from your answers to the above questions that rhyme. [tip: think of the vowels]

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

school, fool

style, while

love, glove

last, past


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5. Draft your ballad in four-line stanzas — verses & choruses.

Verse ______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________} chorus

Phil and Mary, they fell in love,

Fit together like hand and glove,

But after a few months had passed,

They knew that their love could not last

So sad, so sad, when love goes bad,

He met her at school, the poor fool,

She liked his style, for a while,

So sad, so sad, what they once had

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song lyricssong lyrics10Exercise 11. What is the theme of this song? Choose the best answer and circle it.

(a) The future will be better than we think.

(b) The future will be worse than we think.

(c) We can’t know what the future will bring.

2. Is the structure of the lyrics simple? Circle the answer.

(a) yes (b) no

3. Is there any refrain in the song lyrics? If yes, how many are there? Write the number of refrains in the brackets.

(a) yes (_____) (b) no 4. How much do the refrains change in the song?

(a) a little (b) a lot

5. There are two words that rhyme with ‘be’. What are they?

(a) _____________________

(b) _____________________

2

see

me


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[song: Whatever Will be, Will be]

6. Listen to the CD — Track 47 and fill out the missing words in the lyrics on page 89.

When I was just a little boy

When I was just a little girlI asked my motherWhat will I beWill I be pretty? Will I be rich?

Here’s what she said to meQue sera, sera,whatever will be, will beThe future’s not ours to see,Que sera, sera,What will be, will be.

When I grew up and fell in loveI asked my __________What lies ahead?Will we have rainbows?day __________ dayHere’s what my lover said

Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be will beThe future’s not ours to see,Que Sera SeraWhat will be, will be.Note: Que Sera, Sera means ‘whatever will be, will be’ in French

Sample of song lyrics Sample of song lyrics 11

lover

after

7. Rewrite the first line of the song as if the songwriter is a man.

_____________________________________________________________________

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Exercise 21. Find a pair of words in each verse of the song lyrics that rhyme.

1st verse _____________ and _____________

2nd verse _____________ and _____________

2. What picture is in your mind when the song is sung? Sketch it in the box.

3. Fill in the circles to show the range of language used in the first three lines.

Adjectives

Nouns

Vocabulary

Verbs

floor more

part heart

melodypartners

waltzingcalledchange

dreamy


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Exercise 31. What is the theme of these lyrics? Choose one below and circle it.

(a) Chinese food is better than western food.

(b) The food at school is bad.

(c) The food at school is always the same.

2. Do you think the writer of the song enjoyed the food in the UK boarding school?

Yes, or no? _____________

3. What image do you have of the chef in the UK boarding school? Tick the picture.

4. Match words that have a contrasting meaning in the lyrics:

(a) same _____ evening

(b) dull _____ different

(c) morning _____ dinner

(d) breakfast _____ great

5. Find a pair of words in the first verse of the song lyrics that rhyme.

_____________ and _____________

No

�

c

a

d

b

drink think

6. What do you think a wok is? Choose the right answer and circle it.

(a) a cooking utensil (b) a food container

7. Listen to the CD and complete the lyrics of the original song ‘Edelweiss’ below.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss,

every morning you _____________ me

Small and _____________,

Clean and _____________

You look happy to _____________ me.

Blossom of snow, may you bloom and gr

bloom and grow forever.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss,

bless my homeland forever.

greet

white

bright

meet


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1. Think of a theme for your song lyric. _______________________________

2. Use a mind map to help you develop the story from your theme.


3. Choose a song on a CD that you like, to replace its lyrics with your lyrics.

_________________________________________________________________

Theme


Home is the best place

1. Meeting friends is nice

2. But sometimes staying in is what I need

3. Going to parties is fun

But sometimes ...

4. Eating out can be tasty

But sometimes ...

5. Travelling the world is cool

But sometimes ...

6. Have to go to work to make a living

But sometimes ...

The Beatles, Eight Days a Week

Because home is the best place

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