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
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Familiar topics relevant to young learners
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Student Book (1-3)
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Fun and instructive model passages
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Workbook (1-3)
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Idea webs for making topic-related sentences
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Online support for teachers (www.eSmartClass.net)
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New illustrations and real photos
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New exercises to develop sentence-building skills
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New easy-to-follow writing projects
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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
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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.
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2
3
STEP 2
Word Practice
A Choose and write the word. boy
girl
brother
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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
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She is
smart
She is
.
6
.
He is
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STEP 3
Grammar Practice
A Write am, is, or are.
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He
2
I
3
Jake and Tim
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They
5
She
6
I
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You
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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.
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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
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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
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I am __________________________________________________________
2
______________________________________________________________
3
______________________________________________________________
4
______________________________________________________________
5
______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________ 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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