WRITING - CONNECT PRIMARY 5 Term 2 - خامس ابتدائي

UNIT 7 LESSON 4 WRITING 1 Read Dalida's blog and answer her question Dalida Wednesday, 8th November Unusual homes Hi! My name's Dalida and I like blogging about different things. This week I'm writing about unusual homes. This topic is very interesting for me because my mom's an architect, so she sometimes takes me to see some brilliant places. It's really awesome! blogging: to write about something in an online blog ecological: related to living things and their environments BLOG HOME ABOUT ME LINKS ARCHIVE ☑ I found this unusual house in the Netherlands online - it's upside down! It is actually an old farmhouse which people are changing to make it modern. This works very well because all the windows are at the top, so you get a lot of light. Local people like it because it fits in very well with the local landscape, which is farms and fields. It is also very ecological because they use air, water, and sun to heat and make energy for the house. That's so cool! What do you think of it? Do you like it? 2 Upside down house in the Netherlands Decide if the sentences about Dalida's blog are True (7) or False (F) 1 The house is in France. 2 It's in a city. 3 Dalida visited the house. 4 It's ecologically friendly. 14

Writing a blog Tip! 1 Write about something you like and enjoy. 2 Write to your readers as if you are speaking to them. Use contractions (I'm, it's) and words like 'awesome' and 'cool'. 3 Use exclamation points (!) and emojis: 4 Give your opinion and invite your readers to give theirs. 5 Check that your spelling is correct. 3 Find examples of the tips from the Tip! box in Dalida's blog. Circle them 4 Using adjectives in a blog makes it interesting. Sort the adjectives into positive and negative adjectives awful annoying awesome boring funny brilliant cool friendly interesting Positive funny Negative awful 5 Write your blog. Find an unusual house or home and write about it. Write 30-40 words Write: where it is and give some information about it. what you think about it and why. ask the readers about their opinion. UNIT 7 15