A1CEFRWriting20 min

Writing: Friends and people

Friends and people

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How to use this lesson

For Teachers: Guide learners through vocabulary and sentence practice in 20 minutes. Check auto-graded answers together before moving to the writing task.

For Learners: First, finish the practice tasks in Module 1. Next, write your sentences in Module 2 and check your ideas with Module 3.

Module 1: Practice with words

Let's practice the words from our unit before we write.

(a) Put the words in the right order

Example: "my / tall / friend / is" → "My friend is tall."

1. Put the words in order: tall / is / friend / my

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2. Put the words in order: blue / has / she / eyes

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3. Put the words in order: kind / is / very / he

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4. Put the words in order: play / together / we

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(b) Fill in the blanks

Word bank: short, hair, funny, shy, meet

1. He is not tall. He is ___.

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2. She has long brown ___.

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3. My friend tells good jokes. He is ___.

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4. Anna does not talk to new people. She is ___.

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5. I ___ my friend at the park every Sunday.

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(c) Choose the correct word

1. She has big green ___.

____ a. eyes____ b. hair____ c. tall

2. Tom is a good ___ to me.

____ a. shy____ b. friend____ c. together

3. Sarah helps people. She is very ___.

____ a. kind____ b. eyes____ c. meet

4. We walk to school ___.

____ a. short____ b. hair____ c. together

(d) Match each question to its answer

Question
She is kind.
He is tall.
He is nine.
How old is David?
____She is kind.____He is tall.____He is nine.
What does he look like?
____She is kind.____He is tall.____He is nine.
What is Lucy like?
____She is kind.____He is tall.____He is nine.

Module 2: Write about your best friend

Now use your unit words to write five sentences.

Write 5 sentences about your best friend.

Write 30-50 words.

Sentence starters:

  • My best friend is ...
  • He/She is ... years old.
  • He/She is tall/short and has ... hair.
  • He/She is ... (kind, funny or shy).
  • We ... together.

Checklist (include all 5):

  • Name
  • Age
  • Looks
  • Personality
  • Something you do together
____ (Write your 5 sentences here...)

Module 3: Sample answer

Read this good example to see how the sentences connect.

Example writing

My best friend is Ben. He is nine years old. He is short and has brown hair. He is very funny. We play games together in the park after school.

(Word count: 30 words)

Why this works

1. My best friend is

Why this works: Use this to tell your friend's name.

2. He is nine years old.

Why this works: Use this to tell how old your friend is.

3. has brown hair

Why this works: Use 'has' with hair color to show looks.

4. We play games together

Why this works: Use this to tell what you do as friends.

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