Writing
Strategy
2
:
Always
write
in
paragraphs
.
A
paragraph
usually
contains
two
or
more
sentences
about
the
same
topic
.
When
you
prepare
a
piece
of
writing
,
make
a
paragraph
plan
.
Activity
1
:
Read
the
Writing
Strategy
and
the
profiles
below
.
What
information
does
each
person
include
?
Family
/
Home
/
School
subjects
/
Hobbies
/
Ambition
.
Lauren
:
____________________
,
____________________
____________________
,
____________________
and
____________________
.
James
:
____________________
,
____________________
and
____________________
.
Activity
2
:
Read
the
Writing
Strategy
and
the
profiles
below
.
How
many
paragraphs
does
each
profile
contain
?
Write
in
letters
.
Lauren
:
____________________
.
James
:
____________________
.
Is
each
paragraph
about
one
topic
or
several
topics
?
____________________
____________________
.
Activity
3
:
To
be
given
by
email
on
May
,
25th
.
Plan
a
personal
profile
about
yourself
.
Look
at
the
topics
in
activity
1
and
choose
three
or
four
of
them
to
include
.
Make
a
paragraph
plan
(
E
.
g
.
:
Paragraph
1
.
Topic
:
Basic
data
.
/
Information
:
Greeting
,
my
name
,
my
age
?
)
.
Then
write
your
personal
profile
following
your
plan
.
Remember
to
use
contractions
and
personality
adjectives
.
Both
the
plan
and
the
writing
task
should
be
submitted
in
the
same
file
by
email
on
May
,
25th
.
Writing
sample
:
A
personal
profile
Introducing
your
new
Head
Girl
and
Head
Boy
.
Lauren
:
Hi
!
I'm
Lauren
,
your
friendly
new
Head
Girl
.
I'm
seventeen
years
old
,
and
I'm
in
Year
twelve
.
I
live
in
an
apartment
.
It's
very
near
the
school
,
so
I
walk
to
school
in
five
minutes
every
morning
!
I
really
enjoy
school
:
my
favourite
subjects
are
science
and
art
.
I'm
keen
on
language
too
.
I
love
films
and
I
watch
DVDs
with
my
friends
every
weekend
.
My
other
hobbies
are
dancing
and
reading
.
I
like
shopping
too
.
Is
that
a
hobby
?
I've
got
a
dog
and
two
cats
.
I
love
animals
!
My
ambition
is
to
be
a
vet
.
I
want
to
travel
too
,
perhaps
before
university
.
James
:
Hello
!
My
name
is
James
.
I'm
sixteen
years
old
and
I'm
in
Year
twelve
.
I've
got
a
brother
in
Year
nine
.
I've
got
a
stepsister
too
.
She's
at
university
.
Music
is
important
to
me
.
I
play
the
guitar
and
I
write
songs
.
I
also
listen
to
a
lot
of
music
,
of
course
.
My
favourite
singers
are
Ed
Sheeran
and
Ellie
Goulding
.
I'm
also
interested
in
sports
.
I
play
football
and
tennis
at
the
weekend
.
I'm
keen
on
surfing
too
,
but
I'm
not
very
good
at
it
!
I'm
creative
and
hard
-
working
.
My
ambition
is
to
become
a
songwriter
and
write
songs
for
my
favourite
pop
stars
.
Check
your
work
:
Have
you
?
?
followed
your
paragraph
plan
?
?
used
contractions
and
personality
adjectives
?
?
checked
your
spelling
and
grammar
?