Students…
another house!
Write simple sentences about personal interests.
Write simple sentences about a familiar object.
Give personal details in written form in a limited way.
1. Think about:
2. Words matter!
To do well in this lesson, it’s necessary to learn a number of words. Please complete
the following exercise. At the end you will have increased your vocabulary.
2.1. Underline the expression that best matches the idea of the boldfaced word or
phrase. Have a dictionary at hand!
c. All the stuff is in the truck now. You have many things in your bedroom!
- Things - People
2.2. Match the word on the left with the meaning on the right. Write in the
parenthesis the corresponding letter.
Word Meaning
1 Movers ( ) a During the time that…
Movable articles we have in our house or office like tables,
2 While ( ) b
sofas, beds, cabinets, etc.
A person or company that helps people transport their objects
3 Furniture ( ) c
to a new place.
4 Math ( ) d Science about numbers and operations.
3. Read a bit!
Read the following text about “My family moves to another house”. Javier and Helena
are married; they have two children. They are moving to another house.
Helena’s father comes to help us. He is 61 years old. He is old but very strong. He lives on
22nd Street and our new house is on the 24th. Our new house is close to his.
We are also moving because the new house is near my office and the school. The kids don’t
need to go by bus to school, they can walk. Helena goes with them; she is a math teacher
in their school. I go by bicycle to my office because I love to exercise.
In this session you find grammar elements and composition strategies that help you
with your writing production. Read the explanation; this is important for the next
step!
4.1. Write 1 character, 3 actions related to the character and places for each action.
(Actions)_______________________________________________________________________________________
(Places) ________________________________________________________________________________________
4.2. Include articles and prepositions to give sense to the sentences apart.
Sentence 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Sentence 2. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Sentence 3. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Use expressions to connect the sentences you have. (and, or, then, so, after, before)
Each expression has an intention. Look up the meaning of the words in the
dictionary and use them according to the intention you want to give to your text.
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Now you are ready for your writing test. Let’s write something.