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Module 1 • Vocabulary & Grammar

🏺 Pottery & Crafting Stories

Learn the words potters use.

⏱️ Estimated time: 10 mins

📌 How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 Teacher Guide

• Guide students through 3 modules in 25 minutes.

• Check answers in Module 1 together before writing in Module 2.

🎒 Learner Guide

• First, learn the new words and complete the short activities.

• Next, write your own story using the starter sentences and checklist.

🎨 Unit Words: Pottery & Crafting

Read these 10 pottery words before starting the exercises.

kiln

a very hot oven to bake clay

glaze

shiny paint for pots and bowls

lump

a soft piece of wet clay

saucer

a small curved plate for a cup

harden

to make or become hard

soften

to make or become soft

pinch

press with your fingers

potter

a person who makes clay pots

shiny

bright and smooth surface

firm

strong and solid

A cozy craft workshop where a potter shapes a soft clay bowl on a wheel with a kiln and colorful glazes nearby, colorful

A potter shaping clay on the wheel

Part (a): Word Order (4 items)

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

1. Put these words in order:

potter / the / a / lump / of / clay / shaped .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

2. Put these words in order:

we / the / in / baked / kiln / pot / the .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

3. Put these words in order:

water / can / the / clay / soften .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

4. Put these words in order:

she / shiny / glaze / put / a / the / cup / on .

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Part (b): Fill in the Blanks (5 items)

Use words from the Word Bank to complete each sentence.

📦 Word Bank:

lump potter saucer harden glaze

5. The ____ worked with clay all morning.

6. Put the wet pot in the sun to ____ and get strong.

7. He placed his teacup on a small ____.

8. She added a green ____ to make the bowl shiny.

9. Pick up that big ____ of soft clay from the table.

Part (c): Choose the Correct Word (4 items)

Select the correct word to complete each sentence.

10. I _____ a big mistake in my pottery class yesterday.

____ a. did ____ b. made

11. They _____ their homework after making the clay bowls.

____ a. did ____ b. made

12. You must _____ the edge of the pot with your fingers to shape it.

____ a. harden ____ b. pinch

13. The dry pot was very _____ before going into the kiln.

____ a. firm ____ b. soften

Part (d): Match Question to Answer (3 items)

Choose the best answer for each question.

14. How does the clay get hard?

____ a. My teacher guided my hands. ____ b. Because we painted a special liquid on it before heating. ____ c. It goes into a hot oven for many hours.

15. Who helped you with the crafts yesterday?

____ a. My teacher guided my hands. ____ b. It goes into a hot oven for many hours. ____ c. Because we painted a special liquid on it before heating.

16. Why is the bowl so smooth and colorful?

____ a. It goes into a hot oven for many hours. ____ b. Because we painted a special liquid on it before heating. ____ c. My teacher guided my hands.

Module 2 • Writing Task

✍️ Writing Task: Crafting Story

Write about a thing you made.

⏱️ Estimated time: 10 mins

Your Assignment Target length: 60–80 words

"Write a short description of something that you made or did last week, such as a meal, a drawing, a gift or some work for school. Say what you made, what you did and what went wrong."

💡 Starter Frame

Use these sentence starters to build your story:

• "Last week I made ..."

• "I did ..."

• "My friend did ..."

• "We made a mistake when ..."

• "I always do my best when ..."

• "Next time I want to make ..."

📋 Writing Checklist & Rules

✅ Things to Include

• Include at least 5 sentences with make, made, do, did, or does.
• Include 1 sentence with make/made + a thing (e.g. made a pot).
• Include 1 sentence with do/did + an activity (e.g. did art work).
• Include 1 fixed phrase like make a mistake or do my best.

⚠️ Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Do NOT write do a mistake (say make a mistake).
❌ Do NOT write make homework (say do homework).
❌ Do NOT write maked (use made).
❌ Do NOT write doed (use did).

📝 Write Your Description Below AI-Graded Box

Type your 60-80 word text here. When you finish, the AI teacher will check your work against the criteria.

____ (Last week I made...)

Module 3 • Model Answer

📖 Example Crafting Story

Read this model answer.

⏱️ Estimated time: 5 mins

💡

Model Story (75 words)

Last week I made a small clay saucer for my mother's coffee cup. I did some art work for school first. My friend did her homework next to me. We made a mistake when we put too much water on the lump of clay. The clay was not firm. But I always do my best when I craft things, so I worked slowly. Next time I want to make a big cup in the kiln.

🔍 Why This Works: Useful Phrases & Notes

Look at how the bold phrases work in simple sentences:

1 made a small clay saucer

Note: Use made when you create a new thing with your hands.

💬 Example: She made a small pot last week.

2 did some art work

Note: Use did for school work or activities.

💬 Example: He did his craft work yesterday.

3 made a mistake

Note: Always say make a mistake, never say "do a mistake".

💬 Example: They made a mistake in class.

4 do my best

Note: Always say do my best when you try hard.

💬 Example: I always do my best in school.

5 want to make

Note: Use make for something new that you want to create.

💬 Example: Next week she wants to make a bowl.

Writing Workshop: Pottery and Ceramics

🏺 Pottery & Crafting Stories

📌 How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 Teacher Guide

🎒 Learner Guide

🎨 Unit Words: Pottery & Crafting

Part (a): Word Order (4 items)

Part (b): Fill in the Blanks (5 items)

Part (c): Choose the Correct Word (4 items)

Part (d): Match Question to Answer (3 items)

✍️ Writing Task: Crafting Story

💡 Starter Frame

📋 Writing Checklist & Rules

✅ Things to Include

⚠️ Mistakes to Avoid

📖 Example Crafting Story

Model Story (75 words)

🔍 Why This Works: Useful Phrases & Notes

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