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All About Me

SUBJECT

Art and Literature

WRITINGSKILT

Writing clearlyin English


WRITINGTASK

Write sentencesabout yourself.

Writing clearlyin English
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To wnitewellin English,
To do this,you needto do the following:
1 Use CAPITALlettens.You shouldalwaysuse a capitalfor'
. the finst lettenof the f irst wond in a sentence [His familywas big.).
. the pronoun,I lMary and I went to the store.).
. the finst letter in the names of peoplelBob Smithl and places(Sydney,
Australia).
. the finst letter in the namesof languagesand nationalities[Chinese).
. the finstlettenin the first, last and all impontantwondsin the titles of movies(TheLion,
the Wtch and the Wardrobe) and books (Forever in B/uel.
2 Use punctuation.Youshoulduse
. a peniod[.]to show whenea sentencefinishes[The cat was big.).
. a questionmark [?] at the end of a questionlWas your lunchgood?).
o an exclamationmank[!]to add emphasisto a sentence[The movie was so scary!).
3 Use spaces.Youshould
. leaveone space between each wond [He is good. not Heisgood.).
. leaveone space aften a punctuationmank(He is smart, isn't he?not He is smart,isn'the?).
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6 . My fovorite food is pizza.

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I cometromKorea.

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In the Neighborhood

SUBJECT

Culture and People

WRITINGSKILI

Making paragraphs

WRITING TASK

Write a paragraphaboutyour neighborhood.

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Sportsand Leisure

WRITINGSKILL

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Introduceyourselfin an email

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Please write back soon.
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Bye for now!
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Jessica

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