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A2 Writing • 25 Mins Unit: Salt: from the sea to the table

Salt: From the Sea to the Table

Learn key words, practice useful sentence rules with by and with, and write your message.

Teacher

Lesson Guide

This lesson takes 25 minutes. Check answers automatically as students work.

Learner

Student Steps

Read the words and do the practice first. Then, write your message using the frame.

Module 1

Words for Salt

Let's learn some useful words about salt.

Part A

Word Order: Put the words in the right order

1. Put these words in order:

from We basin. salt the scrape

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

2. Put these words in order:

a the They stone. salt crush heavy dry with

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

3. Put these words in order:

a Workers salt crate. the big into put

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

4. Put these words in order:

salt shaker. She a sprinkle with small can

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

Part B

Fill in the blanks with a word bank

Word Bank:

sieve basin heap barrel ladle

1. Put the wet salt on the floor to make a high ____ .

2. Use a big ____ to lift the hot water from the pot.

3. Pour the fine salt through a ____ to catch big pieces.

4. They pack the clean salt inside a wooden ____ with a lid to keep it safe.

5. Rain water collects in a wide stone ____ near the sea.

Part C

Choose the correct word

1. You should _____ a little salt over the fresh fish before cooking.

____ a. sprinkle ____ b. scrape

2. Farmers use sharp tools to _____ salt off the ground.

____ a. crush ____ b. scrape

3. We put a salt _____ on the dining table for breakfast.

____ a. shaker ____ b. crate

4. Machine rollers _____ large salt rocks into fine powder.

____ a. ladle ____ b. crush

Part D

Match a question to its answer

1. How do you get very small salt grains?

____ They pack them inside a strong wooden crate. ____ You push the dry mix through a plastic sieve. ____ You can pull the hard crust away with a flat blade.

2. What is the best way to clean the salt floor?

____ They pack them inside a strong wooden crate. ____ You push the dry mix through a plastic sieve. ____ You can pull the hard crust away with a flat blade.

3. How do workers carry big salt loads to the ship?

____ They pack them inside a strong wooden crate. ____ You push the dry mix through a plastic sieve. ____ You can pull the hard crust away with a flat blade.

Module 2

Write your message

Now, write about a food you like.

Task Prompt Target length: 60–80 words

"Write a short message to a friend about a food or a drink that you like. Say how it is made, what people use to make it, and how it gets to the shop or to your table."

Sentence Starters Frame

Use these starters to help write your message:

"It is made ..."

"People mix it ..."

"We carry it ..."

"You can eat it ..."

"I cut the ... ..."

"It comes to our town ..."

Grammar Checklist

✓ Write at least 5 sentences with by or with.
✓ Write at least 2 sentences with by + a way (e.g., by train, NO a, an, the).
✓ Write at least 2 sentences with with + a tool/thing (MUST have a, an, the, my, her before tool).
⚠️ Do NOT write by a, by an, or by the.
⚠️ Do NOT write with directly followed by a singular tool (without a/an/the/my/her).

Your Writing Area

AI Graded Textbox

Type your short message (60-80 words) below using the frame starters and rules above.

____ (It is made with...)

Evaluation Criteria:

Task Achievement

60-80 words & topic

Coherence

Clear story & flow

Lexical Resource

Unit vocabulary

Grammar

Correct 'by' & 'with'

Module 3

A model story

Look at this example to help your writing.

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Sample Message: Salted Lemonade

Word count: 72 words

I want to tell you about salted lemonade. It is made with fresh lemons and sea salt. People mix it with a big spoon in a clean jar. I cut the lemons with a sharp knife. We carry it by boat from the farm to the city. It comes to our town by train every morning. You can eat it with a sweet cake or drink it cold on a warm day.

Useful Phrase Notes (Why this works):

1. "It is made"

Why this works: Uses a sentence starter to introduce how the drink is produced.

2. "People mix it"

Why this works: Combines the action with a tool phrase (with a big spoon).

3. "I cut the"

Why this works: Uses with + a tool (with a sharp knife) correctly.

4. "We carry it"

Why this works: Uses by + transport (by boat) with no a/an/the.

5. "It comes to our town"

Why this works: Uses by + a way (by train) with no a/an/the.

6. "You can eat it"

Why this works: Says what goes well with the food (with a sweet cake).

Writing: Salt from the Sea

Salt: From the Sea to the Table

Lesson Guide

Student Steps

Words for Salt

Word Order: Put the words in the right order

Fill in the blanks with a word bank

Choose the correct word

Match a question to its answer

Write your message

Sentence Starters Frame

Grammar Checklist

Your Writing Area

A model story

Sample Message: Salted Lemonade

Useful Phrase Notes (Why this works):

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