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Unit 11 My weekend

A fantastic weekend

Writing describing a photo 4 Writing skill first sentences

1 Work in pairs. Look at the the photo. Who a Read the first sentence of the post. Then read these
do you think the people are? What are sentences. Which one is not a good first sentence to begin
they doing? Why are they there? the post? Why not?
2 Read the social media post. Find three 1 I love these people!
names. Find the people in the photo. Then 2 Mu-chen is on the right.
compare your ideas with a partner. 3 Look at this fantastic group!
3 Underline the sentences that describe 4 What a great group of people!
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what you can see in the photo. b Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 gives the reader an idea of the post content.
These are my new friends! The first sentence of a post …
2 gives general information.
We met in class last weekend. 3 makes the reader want to read more.
We’re in the mountains on the c Find a photo of your own or online of people doing an
Great Wall of China. This is at the 5 Write a social media post about your photo. Include
activity. Write the first sentence for a post about the photo.
www.english0905.com the right. He’s jumping in the air. 6 Read your post and check:
end of the day, before everyone
went home. That's Mu-chen on
information that says:
• where you are.
Jia-yi is wearing a white jacket.
• who the people are.
• your opinion about the activity.
She’s smiling at the camera. And
Ting-ting is standing between
Jia-yi and Mu-chen. We all had
• the first sentence.
•
verb forms.
a fantastic weekend. I can’t wait
• prepositions.
for the next time!
7 Work in pairs. Exchange your
post and photo with your
partner. Write a comment
about your partner’s post.

I love this photo!

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