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⏱️ 25 Min • 📊 A2 Level

Bamboo and What People Make from It

Learn words about bamboo, notice how things change over time, and write your own message to a friend.

Unit Focus Vocabulary & Things That Keep Changing

💡 How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For the Teacher:

Guide learners through the 25-minute lesson step-by-step. Check answers together in Module 1 before moving to the writing task in Module 2.

🧑‍🎓 For the Learner:

First, complete the word practice activities in Module 1. Next, use the sentence frame and checklist to write your message in Module 2.

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Pattern Example

"The bamboo in our garden is getting taller and taller."

Module 1

Vocabulary Practice

Learn words about bamboo and how we use it.

Target Word Bank

stem shoot grove tip plank arrow flute tough natural popular

(a) Word Order

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

1. spring / A / comes / shoot / bamboo / in / .

Rewrite the sentence:

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2. and / is / Bamboo / strong / tough / .

Rewrite the sentence:

____

3. make / craftspeople / a / plank / bamboo / from / .

Rewrite the sentence:

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4. green / grove / looks / bamboo / The / .

Rewrite the sentence:

____

(b) Fill in the blanks

Choose the correct word from the bank to complete each sentence.

1. The cook cut a young bamboo ____ and put it in the soup.

2. She plays a soft song on a bamboo ____.

3. Workers cut the bamboo pole into a flat, smooth wooden ____ to build floors.

4. Long ago, hunters made a light straight ____ from bamboo to hunt in the forest.

5. We walked into a bamboo ____ and the air was cool.

(c) Choose the correct word

Select the word that best fits the sentence.

1. The highest part at the very top of a bamboo stem is its ___.

____ a. tip ____ b. shoot ____ c. plank ____ d. arrow

2. Bamboo grows in the forest, so it is a ___ material.

____ a. tough ____ b. natural ____ c. popular ____ d. stem

3. It is hard to cut a bamboo stem with a small knife. It is very ___.

____ a. tough ____ b. tip ____ c. flute ____ d. arrow

4. Everyone in our class has a bamboo cup. These cups are very ___ at our school.

____ a. grove ____ b. natural ____ c. popular ____ d. stem

(d) Match question to answer

Match each question on the left to its best answer column.

Question

Answer C: Because they are light and very strong.

Answer A: In a warm forest with lots of rain.

Answer B: Chairs and tables and music flutes.

1. Where does the bamboo plant grow best?

____Answer C ____Answer A ____Answer B

2. What can craftspeople make from bamboo stems?

____Answer C ____Answer A ____Answer B

3. Why do builders like using bamboo planks?

____Answer C ____Answer A ____Answer B

Module 2

Writing Task

Practice writing about something that is changing.

Task Prompt

"Write a short message to a friend about a plant, a town or a thing that is changing. Say what is changing, how you feel about it, and what you think will happen next."

📝 Word count target: 60–80 words

✨ Sentence Starters Frame

You can use these starter sentences to begin your ideas:

• "The plant is getting taller and taller ..."

• "My town is becoming more and more ..."

• "The shoots grow thicker and thicker ..."

• "Prices are getting higher and higher ..."

• "People are using it more and more ..."

• "I think it will get ... and ..."

Writing Rules Checklist

✅ What to include:

At least five sentences with a double comparative
At least one sentence with a short adjective (taller and taller)
At least one sentence with a long adjective (more and more + adjective)
One sentence with a spelling change (bigger and bigger or easier and easier)

⚠️ What to avoid:

No "than" after a double comparative (e.g. avoid "taller and taller than")
No "more and more" before a short adjective (e.g. avoid "more and more tall")

Write your message below (60–80 words): ____ (Hi friend! The plant is getting taller and taller...)

Evaluated criteria: Task Achievement Coherence & Cohesion Lexical Resource Grammatical Range

Module 3

Model Answer

Read a good example and see why it works.

Sample Message (78 words) Model Answer

Hi Sam! The bamboo in our garden is getting taller and taller this spring. The shoots grow thicker and thicker every week. People are using it more and more in our town to make green products. I made a small basket from it last week. My town is becoming more and more popular for bamboo crafts. I feel very happy about this change because bamboo is natural and tough. I think it will get bigger and bigger soon!

🔍 Why this works (Simple Notes)

1. "getting taller and taller"

Shows that something keeps changing over time. Tall is a short word, so we add -er.

2. "thicker and thicker"

Use it for a short word like thick. We add -er two times.

3. "more and more popular"

Use it before longer words like popular. We do not add -er.

4. "bigger and bigger"

Notice the two g's. A short word like big doubles its last letter.

5. "will get bigger and bigger"

Use will get with this pattern to say what you think will happen next.

Writing: Bamboo and Its Uses

Bamboo and What People Make from It

💡 How to use this lesson

Vocabulary Practice

(a) Word Order

(b) Fill in the blanks

(c) Choose the correct word

(d) Match question to answer

Writing Task

✨ Sentence Starters Frame

Writing Rules Checklist

Model Answer

🔍 Why this works (Simple Notes)

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