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Review: read and write about a town
Connect P2 Term 2: Review
GoalRead a short text and write sentences about it.
New words
apartment · a home in a big buildingon foot · walkingcorner · where two streets meetwardrobe · a tall cupboard for clothes
Explanation
Read the text slowly. Look for the answers in the text. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop. Use has for a home: It has two rooms. Use have for yourself: I have a bed. Use next to for a place: The school is next to a park.
| Word | Use |
|---|---|
| has | My home has four rooms. |
| have | I have a bed. |
| is / are | The park is big. The toys are small. |
Worked examples
Marina lives in a small apartment in Alexandria. It has a living room, a kitchen and two bedrooms. She has a bed and a wardrobe in her bedroom. Her school is next to a big park. She goes to school on foot. She goes straight and turns left at the corner.
Answer in a full sentence. Where does Marina live?
Put the words in order: next / school / The / is / to / park / the. Say the sentence.
Now you. Write three sentences about your home.
Class activity
Reading and writing. The child reads the text again aloud. Then the grown-up asks: How many rooms are there? What does Marina have in her bedroom? How does she go to school? The child answers in a full sentence and writes one answer.
Practice
1
How many bedrooms are there in Marina’s apartment? (one or two)
There are two bedrooms.
2
What does Marina have in her bedroom? (a bed or a bath)
She has a bed and a wardrobe.
3
How does Marina go to school? (on foot or by bus)
She goes on foot.
4
Put the words in order: park / is / big / The
The park is big.
5
Writing: write two sentences about your home. Use have and has.
For example: My home has three rooms. I have a bed in my room.