WRITING EXERCISE´S

“Writing” Activities pg. 27

• An email about your activities last weekend:

Last Saturday I went ice-skating with my friend Esbeydy, and we had ice-cream. And on Sunday I went with my mom to buy a gift for her secretary, then we went to the grocery store, were my brother join us, and we went to have lunch at Casa Country at the Marina. Later on I went ice-skating with my friends again. 

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•      A description of a past event:

My birthday:

My last birthday was really fun; I turn 16 and did a party. I enjoy every single second of it, dancing with my friend and singing, just having a really good time; I ended all wed. And also I went with my family to have dinner, it was a sweet celebration.

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•      A quiz about famous historical figures or event:

The Titanic:

1 The Titanic set sail from….. on April 10^th, 1912.

     A New York                         B Southampton

2 The Titanic hit a(n)

     A iceberg                            B ship

3 The ship sank at…….. on April 15^th.

     A 2:20 am                            B 10:20 am

4 The number of people who died was more than

     A 1,500                                B 150

• ·       A story about a strange experience of yours:

When I was litter I was afraid of the dark and so a really belief in ghosts. There was one time when; I don’t really know if it was a dream or not, but I was laying down in my bed and I saw a man standing on the edge of the bed, I got really scared, but now I think it was just a dream.

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•             A detective story:

Where was my phone last night?

During the day I carry my phone at all times, only when I go to have lunch or to the bathroom I’m not with it. Yesterday night I lost track of it when I return home from the gym, the only place where it could have been was in the car, because when I’m in the gym I leave it on the locker, so the car was the only place, and yes it was there.

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•      A fact file of a singer/band:

Michael Jackson:

-         Music type: pop

-         Frist appearance: 1968 as a member of the Jackson 5.

-         He is the most popular pop singer in the world.

-         Thriller is the world´s best-selling album of all times.

-         Beat It and Billie Jean are his most famous songs.

-         His dance moves like the “moon walk” became pretty famous and distinct of him.

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•      A biography:

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, USA in 1809. He was very smart and taught himself how to read and write.

He worked hard and managed to become a lawyer in 1836. In 1842 he married Mary Todd. The couple had four sons. In March 1861, Lincoln became the 16^th President of the United States. He wanted to stop slavery in the US and also wanted the US to remain one nation.

On April 14^th, 1865, he was shot by an actor of a theater in Washigton, D.C. He was an honest man and a great leader.