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How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For teachers:

Guide students through the 3 quick steps in 25 minutes.

Check vocabulary answers together before students start the writing task.

🎒 For learners:

First, practise the 10 neighbour words below.

Then, use the sentence starters to write your short note.

Module 1 • Step 1

Neighbours and Community

Practise the new words for this unit.

10 Key Words for Today:

fence gate hedge balcony noise favour lend doorbell bench greet

Part A: Word Order

Put the words in the right order to make a good sentence.

1 Rearrange these words:

rang / the / doorbell / Somebody / yesterday.

Your sentence: ____ (Type your sentence here...)

2 Rearrange these words:

is / high / green / and / The / hedge.

Your sentence: ____ (Type your sentence here...)

3 Rearrange these words:

can / a / ladder / you / lend / I.

Your sentence: ____ (Type your sentence here...)

4 Rearrange these words:

sits / on / the / garden / bench / He.

Your sentence: ____ (Type your sentence here...)

Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Choose words from the word bank to complete each sentence.

Word Bank:

gate noise favour balcony greet

1. Please close the garden ____ so the dog does not run out.

2. Our street is very quiet; we never hear loud ____ at night.

3. Could you do me a quick ____ and water my plants?

4. She likes to sit on her ____ and drink morning coffee.

5. The neighbours always smile and ____ us every morning.

Part C: Choose the Correct Word

Pick the best word to complete each sentence.

1. We built a wooden ______ between our gardens.

____ fence ____ bench

2. Can you ______ me some milk for my tea?

____ lend ____ greet

3. Press the ______ when you arrive at the front door.

____ doorbell ____ hedge

4. He rested on the park ______ under the tree.

____ balcony ____ bench

Part D: Match Question to Answer

Match each neighbour's question to the best helpful answer.

Answers to match:

A. "Yes, there is a nice wooden seat under the big oak tree."

B. "Behind the garage next to the blue recycling bins."

C. "Mr. Evans in flat 4 is always happy to fix small problems."

Question

Answer C

Answer A

Answer B

1. "Is there a quiet place to read outside?"

____ Answer C ____ Answer A ____ Answer B

2. "Where can I put my extra cardboard boxes?"

____ Answer C ____ Answer A ____ Answer B

3. "Who can I talk to if the front light stops working?"

____ Answer C ____ Answer A ____ Answer B

Module 2 • Step 2

Step 2: Write your note

Write a note to a new neighbour.

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The Writing Task

"Write a short note to a new neighbour. Welcome the person and say where things are and who can help."

📏 Length: 60–80 words

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Sentence Starters

Use these sentence starters to build your note:

"Welcome to ..."

"If you need anything, ..."

"You can find ... somewhere ..."

"Everybody here ..."

"Nobody ..."

"Please come ..."

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Checklist

Make sure your note includes all of these points:

✓ A warm welcome
✓ One place nearby (with somewhere or anywhere)
✓ One offer of help (with anything or anybody)
✓ One thing everybody in the street does
✓ An invitation

Your Note

🤖 AI Graded

Write your 60–80 word note in the box below:

____ (Welcome to our street! If you need anything, ...)

Target: 60–80 words Criteria: Task Achievement • Coherence • Lexical Resource • Grammar

Module 3 • Step 3

Step 3: Read a model note

Read a model note to see how it is done.

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Model Note

A welcoming note written to a new neighbour

75 words

Welcome to Oak Lane! We are very glad to meet you. If you need anything, please ring our doorbell or ask anybody in flat 2. We can lend you tools or household items. You can find a friendly grocery shop somewhere near the bus stop down the street. Everybody here puts the green bins out on Monday morning, and nobody makes loud noise at night. Please come over for a cup of tea this weekend!

ℹ️ Tip: Read the 6 useful phrases below to see how each part works.

Why this works

Simple reasons why these phrases make your note friendly and clear.

1 Warm Greeting

"Welcome to Oak Lane!"

This gives a warm, polite hello right at the start. It makes the new neighbour feel happy and safe.

✓ Checklist: A warm welcome

2 Offer of Help

"If you need anything,"

This shows you are ready to help. Using "anything" invites the person to ask for big or small things.

✓ Checklist: Offer of help

3 Local Direction

"somewhere near the bus stop"

"Somewhere" is useful when you want to show where a place is without giving very long directions.

✓ Checklist: One place nearby

4 Street Habit

"Everybody here puts"

This tells your neighbour about a shared habit in the street. Remember that "everybody" takes a singular verb ("puts").

✓ Checklist: Thing everybody does

5 Peace and Quiet

"nobody makes loud noise"

"Nobody" tells the neighbour what not to expect. It lets them know that the street is quiet and peaceful at night.

✓ Frame: Nobody ...

6 Friendly Invitation

"Please come over"

"Please come over" is a kind and easy way to invite someone into your home for a quick visit.

✓ Checklist: An invitation

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Great job!

You have now seen all the steps to write a good neighbour note: use friendly words, offer small help, and tell where things are. You can always check this model to improve your own writing!

Writing: Neighbours and Community

How to use this lesson

Neighbours and Community

Part A: Word Order

Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Part C: Choose the Correct Word

Part D: Match Question to Answer

Step 2: Write your note

The Writing Task

Sentence Starters

Checklist

Your Note

Step 3: Read a model note

Model Note

Why this works

Great job!

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