Primary Longman Elect 3B Chapter 2 Improving writing by using pronouns and linking words

Dan wants to write about his classmate Sam. Can you help him?

Dan used the table below to plan his writing. Paragraph 1: Introduction Who is he? What is his name? Where does he sit? What does he look like? Paragraph 2: His character What is he like? (give examples and add details) Paragraph 3: His school life and free time activities What is his favourite subject? What is he good at? What free time activities does he do? Let’s take a look at his answers.

Paragraph 1: Introduction Who is he? What is his name? Where does he sit? What does he look like? Paragraph 2: His character What is he like? Paragraph 3: His school life and free time activities What is his favourite subject? What is he good at? What free time activities does he do? Sam next to me tall, thin, small ears polite —  shouts at me says ‘good morning’ to me nice — looks after me talks to me Computer Studies using a computer goes to Cub Scouts every Saturday my classmate

Paragraph 1: Introduction Who is he? What is his name? Where does he sit? What does he look like? Sam next to me tall, thin, small ears Sam is my classmate. Sam sits next to me. Don’t repeat the name Sam in the same paragraph. Use the pronoun He. He sits next to me.He is tall and thin. Use linking words such as and to link ideas together. His ears are small. Now help Dan make sentences from the table. my classmate

Sam is polite. Sam doesn’t shout at me. Use the pronoun He. He doesn’t shout at me. He says ‘good morning’ to me. Paragraph 2: His character What is he like? polite —  shouts at me says ‘good morning’ to me nice — looks after me talks to me He is nice too. Use linking words such as too to link ideas together. He looks after me. He talks to me. Use linking words such as and to link sentences together. He looks after me and talks to me.

Paragraph 3: His school life and free time activities What is his favourite subject? What is he good at? What free time activities does he do? Computer Studies using a computer goes to Cub Scouts every Saturday Sam’s favourite subject is Computer Studies.Sam is good at using a computer. Use the pronoun He. He is good at He goes to Cub Scouts every Saturday.

My classmate Put the sentences into paragraphs. Sam is my classmate. He sits next to me. He is tall and thin. His ears are small. Sam is polite. He doesn’t shout at me. He says ‘good morning’ to me. He is nice too. He looks after me and talks to me. Sam’s favourite subject is Computer Studies. He is good at using a computer. He goes to Cub Scouts every Saturday. You can add details to make the writing more interesting. Everyone likes him. I like Sam because he ^ I am glad Sam is my classmate.

My classmate Sam is my classmate. He sits next to me. He is tall and thin. His ears are small. Everyone likes him. I like Sam because he is polite. He doesn’t shout at me. He says ‘good morning’ to me. He is nice too. He looks after me and talks to me. Sam’s favourite subject is Computer Studies. He is good at using a computer. He goes to Cub Scouts every Saturday. I am glad Sam is my classmate.

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