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Read the following chart and work with a partner to complete it.
A B C D ………………….. letters We use these with the names of people, ………..,

countries, languages, and at the beginning or at
the beginning of a ………………..
Eg: My brother ….rank teaches ….nglish in

….taly.
. full stop (period in Am English) We use this at the …………. of a sentence.
, a comma a) We use this to separate things in a ……..:

She likes eating out, movies, music and
dancing.
b) We also use a comma to show a
short………..:
In Sidney, the biggest city in Australia,
you…
‘ apostrophe We use this to show contracted forms, and with

……………… s:
Eg: I’m twenty-six years old.
When’s she arriving?
We’ve got a dog and two cats.
Zoe’s friends are in Barcelona.
Activities:
a) Put a full stop, comma or an apostrophe in the spaces marked.

b) Change 20 letters into capital letters
“everybody thinks I… m a typical englishwoman,” actress kate thomson told Go!
magazine. “I really don…t know why…”. when she was 18… kate left england… she
lived first in canada… then morocco… where she met french producer serge roux…
the couple now live in paris with their three children: patrick … james and lucie…
“We… re so happy here. It… s nice to have children who can speak both english and
french…”
1
Writing a personal profile
A- Sam is sending her personal profile to Compu-pen-friends. She has

divided the profile into paragraphs but there is no punctuation. Add the correct
punctuation.
B- Now match the five paragraphs in Sam´s profile with these headings:
1. Future plans
2. Physical description
3. Home education
4. Character and interests
5. Nationality
Personal Profile
my name is samantha mary dunsford or sam for short I am 17 years old tall
and have black hair and brown eyes.
I don’t know if I m a typical australian or not I go surfing but I don t wear a hat
with corks on it and I never call people sport isn t that how many people see
australians.
I’m quiet by nature but my friends say that I have a sense of humour I enjoy
going to discos and we have beach barbecues in the summer I ve always
been interested in music but my passion is jazz.
my family live in a bungalow outside town, my parents are teachers I have two
sisters, the most interesting school subject for me is history I can speak
french I am not good at maths.
I intend to visit the usa as I find it s culture fascinating I m looking forward to
having a penfriend.
Steps to better writing

Word order of adverbs
A. Adverbs of time usually come before an ordinary verb, and after be,an auxiliary
verb or a modal verb. Where do the adverbs never and often come in these
sentences?
1. I go to the cinema. 3. I have been to Paris.
2. I can’t find time to relax. 4. I am late.
B. Adverbs of manner usually come after a verb or after the object of a verb. Where
do the adverbs well and quickly come in these sentences?
2
1. I speak English. 2. I write. 3. Please read this text.
c. Now write four sentences about yourself using the adverbs in A and B.
Adjectives and adverbs

Make Sam’s profile more interesting and informative. Put these adverbs and
adjectives in a suitable place in her profile. They are in the correct order.
- full -quite -straight -dark
- rather -best -usually -very
- greatest -large -just -older
- quite well -unfortunately -much -always -really
Adjectives and prepositions

A. Match these adjectives to the propositions.
-interested -embarrassed -ashamed -keen -proud -bored -good
ON IN OF WITH BY AT
B. Discuss with your partner what makes you interested, embarrassed,

ashamed, keen, proud or bored.
C. Write four sentences about what you and your partner said.
Words describing appearance

A- Which of these adjectives can describe
1. hair? 2. size? 3. eyes?

-curly -stocky -wavy -of medium build -black -round
- brown -short -fair -slim -well-built -green - blue
B. Use some of the words to write three sentences describing your appearance.
Indefinite articles
A. Look at Dan’s personal profile. He has left out some personal information.
Imagine what the information might be and complete the gaps.
B. Dan has also left out all the indefinite articles. We use an indefinite article:
● When we are mentioning something for the first time
Eg. My family live in a bungalow.
● with a singular countable noun
Eg. I don’t wear a hat with corks on it.
3
Look at Dan’s profile again. Add any missing indefinite articles.
My name is Daniel Bradford but I’m sometimes called Dan for short. I am…… years
old,.........and have ……………hair and …………..eyes.
I’m……….by nature but all my friends say that I have great sense of humour. I
enjoy……….. with my friends and I like sports. I’ve always been………… in sports
but my real passion is …………..
I don’t know whether I’m typical Australian or not. I like fast food and I never say “Hi,
man!” Isn’t that what people think Americans do?
I intend to go to Australia one day. I find ……….. fascinating. I’m looking forward to
having penfriend there.
I live with my mother and two brothers in small town. My mother works in office. The
most interesting school subject for me is……………. I can speak Spanish but
………….. is subject I am not very………………..
Writing your personal profile
Brainstorming
In a group, brainstorm what to write in you profile. Make notes about these things:
personal details
character
activities you find interesting/boring
achievements you are quite proud of
school subjects you are good or not good at
future plans
Planning and writing
Write some paragraphs headings
Organize your notes and ideas under each heading
Decide what order the paragraphs will be in
Checking
Check your punctuation
Check your indefinite articles
Is your profile interesting? Have you included some of the adjectives and adverbs
you have studied?

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A B C D ………………….. letters We use these with the names of people, ………..,

Eg: My brother ….rank teaches ….nglish in

. full stop (period in Am English) We use this at the …………. of a sentence.

, a comma a) We use this to separate things in a ……..:

‘ apostrophe We use this to show contracted forms, and with

a) Put a full stop, comma or an apostrophe in the spaces marked.

“everybody thinks I… m a typical englishwoman,” actress kate thomson told Go!

A- Sam is sending her personal profile to Compu-pen-friends. She has

Steps to better writing

Adjectives and adverbs

Adjectives and prepositions

B. Discuss with your partner what makes you interested, embarrassed,

Words describing appearance

1. hair? 2. size? 3. eyes?

Writing your personal profile

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