APIEWriting: Borrowing, Lending and Sharing
Borrowing, lending and sharing
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How to use this lesson
👩🏫 For the teacher
Guide students through the 3 short parts in 25 minutes. Check vocabulary answers automatically in Part 1, then read student messages with the AI grading helper in Part 2.
🎒 For the learner
First, practice the words in Module 1 so you feel ready. Next, write your own short message in Module 2 and compare it with the model in Module 3.
Warm up with unit words
Practice 10 key words for borrowing and sharing before you write.
Unit Words
A Word order: Put the words in the right order
Type the full, correct sentence into the box. Remember capital letters and punctuation.
1. Words: borrow / Can / jacket / your / I / ?
____ (Type the full sentence here...)2. Words: a / bicycle / spare / Do / have / you / ?
____ (Type the full sentence here...)3. Words: warm / This / is / scarf / very / .
____ (Type the full sentence here...)4. Words: safe / keep / I / will / it / .
____ (Type the full sentence here...)B Fill in the blanks with the word bank
5. I ride my electric [ ___ ] to school every morning.
6. I [ ___ ] to return your helmet on Friday afternoon.
7. How many days can I [ ___ ] this book before giving it back?
8. In our family, my brother and I [ ___ ] the same computer.
9. We have a chat [ ___ ] on our phones for the cycling club.
C Choose the correct word
Pick the best word to complete each sentence.
10. That blue coat belongs to me. It is ______.
11. Sara is a ______ of our school tennis team.
12. Can you ______ me five dollars until tomorrow?
13. Don't worry if you forgot your pen, I have a ______ one in my bag.
D Match each question to its answer
Select the correct reply for each question row.
Write your message
Use what you know to write a friendly note asking to borrow something.
Writing Task
"Write a short message to a friend. Ask to borrow something and say when you will give it back."
📌 Sentence starters to use:
- • Hi ..., can I borrow ...?
- • Mine is ...
- • Is yours ...?
- • I will bring it back ...
- • A friend of mine ...
- • Thank you ...
✅ Checklist:
- ____ What you want to borrow and why
- ____ One sentence with mine
- ____ One question with yours
- ____ When you will bring it back
- ____ One sentence with a friend of mine
- ____ A thank you
AI Grading focuses on:
• Task Achievement • Coherence and Cohesion • Lexical Resource • Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Look at a good example
Read this model answer openly to see how the starters fit together naturally.
Hi Sam, can I borrow your bicycle this weekend? Mine is broken, and I need it for a fun Saturday trip to the lake. A friend of mine invited me to join our cycling group, but I have nothing to ride! Is yours free on Saturday afternoon? I promise to ride very carefully, and I will bring it back on Sunday morning before 10 a.m. Thank you so much for helping me!
💡 Why this works:
1. "Hi Sam, can I borrow..."
A polite and direct way to ask a friend for something right at the beginning.
2. "Mine is..."
Uses "mine" so you do not repeat the word "bicycle".
3. "A friend of mine..."
A natural phrase that means "one of my friends".
4. "Is yours..."
Asks if their item is free without repeating the noun.
5. "I will bring it back..."
Gives a clear time and date so your friend knows when they get it back.
6. "Thank you..."
Ends the message kindly and shows good manners.
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