MyFirst Writing 1 Student Book

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2nd Edition

My First Writing is a basic, three-level writing series designed for lower elementary school students learning English as a foreign language. The series’ unique 6-step writing process guides students to develop basic writing abilities while providing useful tools, including model passages, vocabulary, and grammar. Upon finishing My First Writing, students will be motivated and confident to move on to the next level of paragraph writing.

MY FIRST WRITING

Components

Systematic 6-step writing process

Familiar topics relevant to young learners

Student Book (1-3)

Fun and instructive model passages

Workbook (1-3)

Idea webs for making topic-related sentences

Online support for teachers (www.eSmartClass.net)

New illustrations and real photos

New exercises to develop sentence-building skills

New easy-to-follow writing projects

New workbook for sentence pattern practice

Digital Teacher’s Manual (1-3) E-book for classroom use Downloadable resources

My Next Writing Paragraph and essay writing for upper elementary school EFL students

www.efuture-elt.com

CEFR B1 A2 A1

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STUDENT BOOK

STUDENT BOOK


My Family Unit 1

My Brothers and I

6

Unit 2

My Mom and Dad

12

Unit 3

My Pet

18

Writing Project 1

All about Mom and Dad

Report Writing

24

My Places Unit 4

My Room

26

Unit 5

My Classroom

32

Unit 6

The Playground

38

Writing Project 2

Classroom Hanger Mobile

Report Writing

44

My Town Unit 7

My Neighborhood

46

Unit 8

My Town

52

Unit 9

At the Market

58

Writing Project 3

My Town Postcard

Letter Writing

64


My Favorites Unit 10

My Favorite Character

66

Unit 11

My Favorite Thing

72

Unit 12

My Favorite Animal

78

Writing Project 4

My Family’s Favorite Place

Report Writing

84

Doing Things Unit 13

My Day

86

Unit 14

My Dad’s Day

92

Unit 15

After-school Fun

98

Writing Project 5

My Schedule

Scope and Sequence

Chart Writing

104

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Unit 1 STEP 1

Warm-up

A Circle the words to complete the story.

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B Look and write the name.

1 6

2

3


STEP 2

Word Practice

A Choose and write the word. boy

girl

brother

1

sister

brothers

2

girl

I am a

.

3

I am a

4

.

We are

5

We are

.

sisters

.

6

He is my

.

She is my

.

B Look and write the word. pretty

tall

1

He is

short

funny

happy

2

funny

.

They are

3

They are

4

.

5

.

She is

smart

She is

.

6

.

He is

. 7


STEP 3

Grammar Practice

A Write am, is, or are.

1

He

2

I

3

Jake and Tim

4

They

5

She

6

I

7

You

8

He

Mike.

is

is

a boy. my brothers.

are

smart. a student. nine years old.

am

funny. short.

B Circle the number and say the sentences.

Verb Subject

Others is

I

am

a student

Tom

are

girls

We

8

tall

1

I can make

1 2 3

sentence(s) with “I.”

2

I can make

1 2 3

sentence(s) with “Tom.”

3

I can make

1 2 3

sentence(s) with “We.”


STEP 4

Writing Practice

A Read and complete the idea web.

1

Ella Kibbits I am Ella Kibbits.

2

I am a girl. I 3

I am eight years old. I am pretty. 4

B Look and write the sentences using the correct Be verb. 1

4

Sam Lee

my sister

2

5

a boy

I

Amy

ten years old

3

6

nine years old

1

smart

4

Amy

2

5

She

3

6

I am Sam Lee.

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STEP 5

Your Idea Web

> Make your idea web about yourself and your brother or sister. 1

4

2

5

I

3

6

To Teachers: Encourage students to use their own words. When necessary, have them refer to the word bank.

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boy

girl

funny

happy

brother

pretty

sister

smart

(eight) years

short

old

tall


STEP 6

Your Writing

> Look at your idea web in Step 5. Draw and write your story. Draw a picture of your story.

My

and I

1

I am __________________________________________________________

2

______________________________________________________________

3

______________________________________________________________

4

______________________________________________________________

5

______________________________________________________________

6

______________________________________________________________ Writing Checklist er.

lett 1 My sentences begin with a capital .

2 My sentences end with a period

3 My words are in the correct order.

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