Page 73 - Writing Pie_3
P. 73
EXERCISE
1 C hoose the sentences that belong in a family history.
I gave my dad a tie for his birthday.
My grandfather worked on the railroad for many years.
I share a bedroom with my little brother.
My parents met when they were in high school.
My mother goes to the market every Saturday.
2 Number the sentences(from 1 to 4) in the order they happened.
My dad graduated from university in 1994.
He started a career as a banker right after university.
My dad met my mom while at university.
My parents finally got married in 1998.
3 A family history is written in the past tense. Rewrite the essay below,
replacing all the verbs with their past tense form.
My family history starts with my grandfather. He moves from China to
America as a young man.There, he opens a restaurant that becomes
very successful. He meets my grandmother a few years later, and they
get married. Not long after that, my father is born.
Unit 2. PERSONAL NARRATIVE ✷ 71
1 C hoose the sentences that belong in a family history.
I gave my dad a tie for his birthday.
My grandfather worked on the railroad for many years.
I share a bedroom with my little brother.
My parents met when they were in high school.
My mother goes to the market every Saturday.
2 Number the sentences(from 1 to 4) in the order they happened.
My dad graduated from university in 1994.
He started a career as a banker right after university.
My dad met my mom while at university.
My parents finally got married in 1998.
3 A family history is written in the past tense. Rewrite the essay below,
replacing all the verbs with their past tense form.
My family history starts with my grandfather. He moves from China to
America as a young man.There, he opens a restaurant that becomes
very successful. He meets my grandmother a few years later, and they
get married. Not long after that, my father is born.
Unit 2. PERSONAL NARRATIVE ✷ 71
