My writing
portfolio
Name:
Surname:
2º__
Instituto de Educación Santa
Elena
Teacher: Fernanda Marón
2014
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Piece of writing Number 1: My routine
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What do you do in the morning?
What do you do in the afternoon?
What do you do in the evening?
Verbs you can use:
do your homework
clean your teeth
watch TV
get home from school
log on Facebook
go to bed
wake up
go to school
have lunch
get up
get to school
meet my friends after school
make a sandwich
surf the net
have dinner
leave home
finish school
have tea
have breakfast
have a shower
start school
get dressed
Linking words you can use:
First,
Next,
After that,
Then,
Finally,
Remember to say the time in English!
PAST
6:00
6:05
6:10
6:15
6:20
6:25
6:30
TO
6:35
6:40
6:45
6:50
6:55
six o'clock.
five past six
ten past six
quarter past six
twenty past six
twenty-five past six
half past six
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twenty-five to seven
twenty to seven
quarter to seven
ten to seven
five to seven
Piece of writing 2: A Description of myself (Real life SB, page 5)
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Where do you live?
Who do you live with?
Which school do you attend?
Do you have extra-curricular activities? (guitar lessons, sports club)
What are your interests?
What do you do in your free time?
Do you have lots of friends? What are their names?
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Piece of writing 3: A paragraph about myself and my family. (Real life SB,
page 9)
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Are you an only child or have you got older or younger brothers and
sisters?
Do you get on well with your brothers and sisters?
How many aunts, uncles and cousins have you got?
Are your great-grandparents still alive? And your grandparents? How
old are they?
Do most of your relatives near you? How often do you see them?
Which relations do you like best? Are there any people in your family
you don’t get on?
Is anyone in your family doing anything interesting at the moment?
What?
Useful phrases
Parents
My parents
are called
______ and
_____.
sisters, brothers
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I haven’t got any
brothers or sisters.
I’m an only child.
I have got a sister.
Her name is…
I have got a brother.
His name is…
I have got a brother
and a sister. Their
names are…
I have got…
brothers. Their
names are…
I have got… sisters.
Their names are….
I have got …
brothers and ….
sisters. Their names
are…
aunts, uncles
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My parents
are called
Ruben and
Teresa.
I have got one sister. Her name
is Patricia.
cousins
My mother is an only
child. She hasn’t got any
brothers or sisters.
My father is an only child.
He hasn’t got any
brothers or sisters.
My mother has got
a sister. Her name is…
a brother. His name is…
a brother and a sister.
Their names are…
… brothers. Their names
are….
… sisters. Their names
are…
My father has got
a sister. Her name is…
a brother. His name is…
a brother and a sister.
Their names are…
… brothers. Their names
are….
… sisters. Their names
are…
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Grandparents
My aunt…. and my
uncle… have got
a son called…
a daughter called…
a daughter and a
son. Their names
are…
… sons. Their names
are…
… daughters. Their
names are…
… sons and …
daughters. Their
names are…
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My
grandparents on
my mother’s
side are
called___ and
____.
My
grandparents on
my father’s side
are called___
and ___.
… is my cousin.
…. are my cousins.
… is my uncle. His wife
is…. She is my aunt.
… is my aunt. Her
husband is… . He is my
uncle.
My mother has got a brother. His
name is Luis. His wife is Nancy.
Nancy is my aunt.
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My uncle Luis and my aunt
Nancy have got a daughter.
Her name is Stephanie.
Stephanie is my cousin.
My grandparents on my
mother’s side are called
Luis and Noelia.
My grandparents on my
father’s side are called
Elias and Yanda.
Piece of writing 4: A life story
Write
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the life story of one of these people:
A typical Joe Average from your town
A relative or a friend with an interesting life story
Yourself!
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