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Connect the Grammar to Writing

1 READ & NOTICE THE GRAMMAR.

A Read the following description of a writer’s favorite place.

My Favorite Place

Marina of Ventotene
Last summer I went to Italy with my friends Island, the Pontine
Maria and Beth. One day we woke up early in the Islands, Kampania, Italy
morning and drove to a town on the coast. From
there, we took a boat to a small island. This island is
now my favorite place in the world!

I loved the colorful fishing boats on the beach
and the pretty pink houses. The weather was perfect,
and the people were friendly. In fact, while we were
looking at the boats, a fisherman waved to us. He
and his wife invited us to have lunch with them. We
had a picnic lunch by the sea. In the afternoon, we
walked along the beach and had coffee at an outdoor
café. When it was time to leave, I didn’t want to go!

GraMMar FOcUS

In the description, the writer uses prepositions of time, place, and direction to
describe her favorite place.
One day we woke up early in the morning and drove to a town on the coast.
From there, we took a boat to a small island.

B Read the description in exercise A again. Underline the prepositions of time, place, and
direction. Then work with a partner and compare your answers.

C Complete the chart with information from the description in exercise A.

Where did she go? to an island; to Italy

When did she visit this place?

the writer, her friends, a fisherman and his
Who was there?
wife
What did she do there?

What did she see?

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