Leap 5A Ch 4 Wr Ex 3 (Lesson)

Chapter 4 Lost and found

Writing Exercise 3

Before doing the writing exercise, let's read the following passage.

​ ‘Why didn’t you hand in your homework last week?’ said the teacher. ‘I forgot to do it,’ said the student. ‘What did you do then?’ said the teacher. ‘I watched TV and played computer games,’ said the student. ‘When can you finish your homework?’ said the teacher. ‘Sorry, teacher. I will finish it today,’ said the student.

Word Cloud

Which speech word did the writer use most?

The writer has used too many 'said' in the passage.

​ ‘Why didn’t you hand in your homework last week?’ said the teacher. ‘I forgot to do it,’ said the student. ‘What did you do then?’ said the teacher. ‘I watched TV and played computer games,’ said the student. ‘When can you finish your homework?’ said the teacher. ‘Sorry, teacher. I will finish it today,’ said the student.

Word Cloud

How do the readers feel if there are too many 'said' in the passage?

We should use different speech words in our writing.

Now let's look at our classmates' work.

Now look at the pictures in Writing Exercise 3. What are they saying?

Multiple Choice

What did Ben's mother say?

• Are you hungry, Ben?

• Get up, Ben!

• Go to bed now, Ben!

• Happy birthday, Ben!

Poll

'Go to bed now, Ben!' _____ Ben's mother.

• laughed

• shouted

• smiled

• whispered

Multiple Choice

What did Ben's teacher say?

• Open your book, Ben.

• Take a rest, Ben.

• Where are you, Ben?

• Wake up, Ben!

Word Cloud

Miss Wong _____, 'Wake up, Ben!'

Multiple Choice

What did Ben say?

• An F?

• I got full mark in the test!

• 
  I'm so clever.

• Thank you for teaching me, Miss Wong.

Word Cloud

Ben _____, 'An F?'

​Let's finish Part C in Writing Exercise 3.

Values Education and
Extended Learning

Word Cloud

Use an adjective to describe Ben.

Ben was wrong because he was rude to his mother.