At Home

Future 2
Unit 5 Writing
1 BEFORE YOU WRITE
Read the model paragraph about Jen’s home. Answer the questions.

I live in an apartment in Silver Springs. I like my home. It has a large

kitchen and a big balcony. It has many windows and many closets. There
is a laundry room in the building. There is a bus stop nearby.
There are some problems with my apartment. Sometimes the
elevators don’t work. Sometimes the neighbors are noisy. The building
manager helps, but he is always very busy!

1. Where does Jen live?

2. What does she like about her home?

3. What are some problems with her home?

2 FOCUS ON WRITING: WRITING TIP: There are different ways to separate

paragraphs. Sometimes the first line of a paragraph
Indented Paragraph is indented. It begins a little bit in from the left.
This way the reader knows when a new paragraph
READ THE WRITING TIP.
begins. For example:
Look at the model paragraph in It is a big home. There is a garage and a yard.
Exercise 1. Circle where the There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
paragraph is indented. There is a good school nearby.
The house has some problems, too. Many
windows are stuck. The faucets are leaking. The
shower is not working.

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3 PLAN YOUR WRITING
A PARTNERS. BRAINSTORM. Think about your home. Ask and answer the questions.

1. Where do you live?

2. What do you like about your home?



3. What are some problems with your home?

B Take notes to plan your writing. Answer the questions in Exercise A.

4 WRITE
Write about your home.

•  Look at the model paragraph in Exercise 1.

•  Write your information from Exercise 3 in two paragraphs.
•  Remember to indent the first line of each paragraph.

5 CHECK YOUR WRITING

STEP 1. U
 se the checklist and check your writing.

STEP 2. PARTNERS. R
 ead your writing together. Give each other feedback, and revise
your writing.

 The paragraphs answer the questions in Exercise 3.

 Each paragraph starts with a topic sentence.
 There are details in the writing.
 The first line of each paragraph is indented.

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