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Writing 6
Write a profile of the oldest person in your family. Use Cecilia’s profile to help you. Check what you’ve written. Make sure you have used the apostrophes correctly.
Project: A report for your school magazine or website
Paragraph 1 General impresssion The first few days
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Write a report for your school magazine or website about your impressions of school so far this term. Use the plan below to help you. Illustrate your report with photos and drawings
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The oldest person in my family is my great-grandmother. She’s my father’s grandmother. Her name is Giulia. She’s 96 and she was born in Naples, in Italy. She had seven brothers and sisters. When she was 18, she emigrated to Argentina with two of her brothers. She’s lived here for 78 years and she’s never been back to Italy, but she still speaks Spanish with an Italian accent! I’ve got some cousins and other relatives who live in Italy. I haven’t met them, but I’d love to meet them one day. Cecilia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Read Cecilia’s profile of her great-grandmother. Look at the second sentence: She’s my father’s grandmother. What does the first apostrophe show? What does the second apostrophe show?
Paragraph 2 School subjects and homework
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So far this term has been … On my first day, … At first, … My favourite subject is … It’s fun (learning / doing ) … In Science / History, we’ve … We’ve had quite a lot of homework in … , but not much in …
Write your report. Read your report and check your grammar. Have you used the present perfect correctly?
Language tip
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Personal identity
When you’re writing about people, you can join sentences together by using who: I’ve got some cousins and other relatives. They live in Italy. I’ve got some cousins and other relatives who live in Italy.
Paragraph 3 After-school activities I’ve joined … / I’ve played … Paragraph 4 Conclusion I’ve enjoyed science lessons and I’ve enjoyed doing Drama. I’ve made some new friends here. So far, so good! Stage 3 Stage 4
Check your spelling and punctuation. Write a final version of your report.
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