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Lesson objectives: UNIT 3 6 Writing • Write a forum post about a free-time activity • Use punctuation correctly 38 1 2 Work in pairs. Talk about your favorite free-time activity. What is it? Who do do it with? you Read the forum post. Check (✓) the purpose of Nabila's post. She wants to meet other people who share her interests. She wants to try a new hobby. She doesn't think she's very good at drawing and painting. Nab_paints 1 d. 2 Hi everyone! I love coloring and painting, and I really enjoy going to art club after school. I also practice most days at home. It's so relaxing. My favorite thing to draw is animals. I think I can draw cats, dogs, and rabbits quite well! Here's a drawing I did of my cat last week. Do you like art, too? I would like to meet other people who share my hobby so that we can set up a group to draw and paint together. We could share ideas, give each other tips to improve our work, and have fun! Message me! meow! Х 5 comments 3 Like Comment Alex11 Cool drawing! I love drawing animals, too. Let's share some pictures! Hetty_123 Great idea! Count me in. Read again and answer the questions. 1 What is Nabila's favorite free-time activity? 2 Why does she enjoy it? 3 Which after school club activity does. she go to? 4 What can Nabila draw quite well? 5 What does Nabila want the group to do? Using punctuation correctly Punctuation is important in writing because it makes it easier for people to read. The types of punctuation we use most often are: . periods - to show the end of a sentence. ? question marks - to show the end of a question ! exclamation points – to show surprise -

4 Find examples of punctuation in Nabila's post. Circle periods in red. Circle question marks and exclamation points in blue. 5 Read another reply to Nabila's post. Add the punctuation. UNIT 3 art fan55 Nice to meet you Nabila I like your idea I draw and paint a lot too but sometimes I want to practice and share my pictures with other people Also I have an idea for the group We could have a different theme every month Everyone in the group draws or paints a picture on that theme We can then share them at the end of the month What do you think 6 Write a forum post about your favorite free-time activity. Use Nabila's post and the Useful language box to help you. Write 60-80 words in your notebook. Check your writing Does your forum post ... include information about your favorite activity and why you like it? explain why you are writing? use spelling and punctuation correctly? Useful language I love ... I really enjoy ... I can quite well. ... I would like to ... Self-Assessment Check your progress use vocabulary for free-time activities use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now ■respect others' opinions and input use subject and object pronouns use punctuation correctly I can do this I need more practice 39