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Lesson 5: Writing a story

Applying all the new language they have learnt in this unit, children write their own stories about pets.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Speed challenge: Opposite pairs

Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Writing a story. Working in pairs, one child should face the board to view the list of adjectives while the other sits with their back to the board. The child facing the board should call out an adjective from the list. Their partner, who cannot see the board, must quickly provide the opposite of that adjective. Remind the children to switch places and roles and continue the game.

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