My writing portfolio

Name:Surname:

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Instituto de Educación Santa Elena

Teacher: Fernanda Marón

2014

English portfolio

Date: May 15th

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Student:

Mark:

Contents:

My routineA description of myself (SB page 5)A paragraph about myself and my family (SB page 9)Life story (SB page 14)

Comments

Piece of writing Number 1: My routine

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What do you do in the morning? What do you do in the afternoon? What do you do in the evening?

Verbs you can use:

do your homework go to bed wake up have dinner have breakfast clean your teeth go to school have lunch leave home have a shower watch TV get up get to school finish school start school get home from school meet my friends after school make a sandwich have tea get dressedlog on Facebook surf the net

Linking words you can use:

First, Next, After that, Then, Finally,

Remember to say the time in English!

PAST TO6:00 six o'clock.6:05 five past six6:10 ten past six6:15 quarter past six6:20 twenty past six6:25 twenty-five past six6:30 half past six

6:35 twenty-five to seven6:40 twenty to seven6:45 quarter to seven6:50 ten to seven6:55 five to seven

Piece of writing 2: A Description of myself (Real life SB, page 5)

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Where do you live? Who do you live with? Which school do you attend? Do you have extra-curricular activities? (guitar lessons, sports club) What are your interests? What do you do in your free time? Do you have lots of friends? What are their names?

Piece of writing 3: A paragraph about myself and my family. (Real life SB, page 9)

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Are you an only child or have you got older or younger brothers and sisters?

Do you get on well with your brothers and sisters? How many aunts, uncles and cousins have you got? Are your great-grandparents still alive? And your grandparents? How

old are they? Do most of your relatives near you? How often do you see them? Which relations do you like best? Are there any people in your family

you don’t get on? Is anyone in your family doing anything interesting at the moment?

What?

Useful phrases

Parents sisters, brothers aunts, uncles cousins GrandparentsMy parents are called ______ and _____.

I haven’t got any brothers or sisters. I’m an only child.

I have got a sister. Her name is…

I have got a brother. His name is…

I have got a brother and a sister. Their names are…

I have got… brothers. Their names are…

I have got… sisters. Their names are….

I have got … brothers and …. sisters. Their names are…

My mother is an only child. She hasn’t got any brothers or sisters.

My father is an only child. He hasn’t got any brothers or sisters.

My mother has got a sister. Her name is… a brother. His name is… a brother and a sister.

Their names are… … brothers. Their names

are…. … sisters. Their names

are… My father has got a sister. Her name is… a brother. His name is… a brother and a sister.

Their names are… … brothers. Their names

are…. … sisters. Their names

are…

… is my uncle. His wife is…. She is my aunt.

… is my aunt. Her husband is… . He is my uncle.

My aunt…. and my uncle… have got

a son called… a daughter called… a daughter and a

son. Their names are…

… sons. Their names are…

… daughters. Their names are…

… sons and … daughters. Their names are…

… is my cousin. …. are my cousins.

My grandparents on my mother’s side are called___ and ____.

My grandparents on my father’s side are called___ and ___.

My parents are called Ruben and Teresa.

I have got one sister. Her name is Patricia.

My mother has got a brother. His name is Luis. His wife is Nancy. Nancy is my aunt.

My uncle Luis and my aunt Nancy have got a daughter. Her name is Stephanie. Stephanie is my cousin.

My grandparents on my mother’s side are called Luis and Noelia.My grandparents on my father’s side are called Elias and Yanda.

Piece of writing 4: A life story

Write the life story of one of these people: A typical Joe Average from your town

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A relative or a friend with an interesting life story Yourself!

Verbs- Life events

get a degree- get a job- get engaged - get married- start school- leave school- have an argument- pass your exams- fall in love - rent a flat -move house

Phrases- narrating past events

After a few days/months/yearsWhen he/she was fourteen/fifteen/sixteen (age)In 1985/1994/2003 (year)After that,Then,Next, A few days/months/years laterAfter a couple of days/months/years

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