HOW LIFE WAS DIFFERENT?

WRITING PRACTICE: How was life different?

How was life different in your country 150 years ago? Write five sentences.

You can use your own ideas or some of the following topics:

• Transport.
• Food and cooking.
• Clothes.
• Electricity.
• Computers.
• Music.

WRITING ABOUT AN ENGLISH- SPEAKING COUNTRY

Choose an English- speaking country and write about it. You may include information about its capital city, places to visit, weather, food and population.

CAPITAL LETTERS. PERSONAL INFORMATION AND ROUTINES:

TIP: We use a capital letter:
1. To begin a sentence.
2. For the names of people, places or languages.
3. For days and months.
4. For the pronoun I.

Is it the same in your language?

A. Here is a paragraph Mary wrote about herself at camp. Add capital letters.

my name is mary wilson. i am fifteen years old. i live in glasgow. my father is a doctor. my mother is a teacher. i speak spanish and italian. i like tennis and swimming. i play tennis every tuesday and i swim twice a week. in the summer holidays i often go to camp. this july and august i am at a camp in england. i am having a great time.

B. Write 3 sentences about yourself. Use the sentences in A above for ideas.