Writing Starter 25
Writing Starter 25
Unit 13 Found 90
Unit 14 The Lake 96
Unit 15 Water is Important! 102
Unit 16 My Favorite Place 108
Review Unit 13---Unit 16 114
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From: _______ __________
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Job: ________ _____
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Is: __________ ______
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Why: enjoy pre _____
tending
Was: ________
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an elf __
Enjoy: ______
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Favorite Sport ______
s: ___________
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surfing
Are: ________
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Like: ________ ___
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Favorite Team _____
: ____________
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Complete the paragraphs. Use the sentences in the boxes.
Yao Ming
This is Yao Ming. He is from China. He is a
________________
professional basketball player. When he was young, he
didn’t like basketball. _______________________________
Now, he likes basketball a lot. _______________________
________ He plays for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets
are an American team. He lives in America now. It is very
different from China, but he likes it.
Avril Lavigne
This is Avril Lavigne. She is from Canada. She is a
famous musician. It is a great job. She gets to perform on
stage and travel around the world. __________________
______________________ She also likes to write. ______
_________________________________ Avril is very smart.
When she was a teenager, she taught herself to play the
guitar. ___________________________________________
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Look at the picture and read the outline.
Topic: Joana
Cruz
From: Brazil
School Leve th
l: 9 grade
Favorite Cla
ss: art
● very
fun
● enjo
ys drawing an
d
painting
Also Likes: sc
ience class
● inte
resting
● learn
ing about pla
nts and
animals right
now
ragraph.
Now write a pa
Two nouns are often connected with and or or. And means in addition to.
Or is used with choices and in negative sentences.
Dave and I are walking home.
Her two favorite colors are green and orange.
You can have ice cream or cake for dessert.
He doesn’t play golf or baseball.
Find one mistake in each sentence. Circle the mistakes and rewrite
the sentences.
a. Kevin and Jenny plays soccer.
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b. I don’t like to clean the bathroom and wash dishes.
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c. My favorite computer games is Civilization and WarCraft.
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d. She enjoys both art class or English class.
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Interview a classmate. Use the questions in the box.
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