OPC Writi HAPLOREWriting a 1. a Choose acity, or aplace you know well, to write about. Jo wrieadescritionctapace Make a list of things you could write about. buildings, parks, the weather. b Compare your ideas and add more things to your list. 2 a Readthe web postings about home tewns. Who writes about these things, Kely, Madu or both of them? 1 people 3. flowers 5 theweather 2 homes, 4 popular activities & the city’s atmosphere et tow foe tee WELCOME To MY HOME TOWN! i i ar "Ten years ago, Sheriéan had 15,500 people. Now it has 16,000. The growth hhas all been outside the city. They/re building a lot of homes four or five miles ut of town. ® Sheridan about 1,200 metres above sea level. We get lots of snow and there are good ski slopes near here, Drive an hour west and youl be inthe best ‘camping and fishing areas. Sheridan has some of the best schools in the country: Great football and soccer teams. We also have street dances and kids’ groups. There's always something | | "In Nigeria, people often talk about the beauty of Abuja. It was a nice surprise when I stepped into this cty forthe first time. The city gate has many flowers planted around it. Nearby isthe very modern National Stadium and the Cames Vilage, which was used for the All African Came. * Abuja the federal capital city of Nigeria and alot of the country’ ol money hhas been spent on it. The streeis and buildings look new, clean and beautiful. There are modern houses and lots of trees and flowers. A nice wind blows in from the Sahara Desert. Its qulet ané peaceful, After my frst Vis, 1 decided to make Abuja my home. bb Would you like to visit these places? Why? / Why not? 3. a Add words and expressions from the postings to. § a Plana posting describing a place you know well. these groups. 1. Decide what things you want to talk about 1 places and buildings ski siopes, 2. Organise the things into three or four 2 Groups of people football teams, .. paragraphs. 3 events street dances, 3. Think of words and expressions to use in each {the weather, nature enew, paragraph, bb What words or expressions could you use to talk Look at the language in 3-6 and use your own about your city? Add more things to each group. ideas. 4 a What adjectives do Kelly and Madu use? Try to 'b Expiain your ideas to each other. complete the ist, then check in the postings. 6 — Write your posting geod gr ai mo. ne di be qu pe. 7. Read each other's postings. Ask questions to find bb What adjectives could you use to tatk about your out more infermation city? Add them to the Ust.