Oxford University Press Headway Plus ELEMENTARY Writing Guide 2011-12
UNIT 9
Writing Task: Write about meals in your country Worksheet 1: PRE-WRITING
Exercise 1: Brainstorming and gathering information Answer the following questions about meals in your country:
1. What do people eat for breakfast? ...
2. What is a typical lunch? ...
3. What do people have for dinner? ...
4. Which is the main meal of the day? ...
5. Who does the cooking? ...
6. What do you eat on special occasions? ...
7. What types of restaurants are there? ...
Exercise 2: Check your vocabulary
Write the food vocabulary in the correct columns. Add a/an /some.
breakfast lunch dinner a snack
an egg
Exercise 3: Extend your vocabulary
Number the cooking instructions to make Egg Fried Rice.
Think of a recipe for a dish from your country.
Write the cooking instructions.
egg cheese pasta ice-cream juice chocolate
bananas milk apple potatoes peas tea
onion yoghurt tomato coffee biscuits crisps
chips carrots meat rice fish mineral water
bread soup chicken beef curry burger
Recipe for ________________________________
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Recipe for Egg Fried Rice
Add the vegetables.
First chop some carrots and onions.
Mix the egg with the rice.
Next boil the rice and fry an egg.
Oxford University Press Headway Plus ELEMENTARY Writing Guide 2011-12
UNIT 9
Worksheet 2: PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Sentence building 1
Use your answers to Exercise 1 / Worksheet 1 to write complete sentences about meals in your country. Use vocabulary from Exercise 2 & 3 / Worksheet 1.
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Exercise 2: Verb agreement + negatives Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb:
1. Some people ___________ (like/likes/don’t like) fast food, but most people think it is unhealthy.
2. Some people ___________ (like/likes/don’t like) eating meat – they are called ‘vegetarians’.
3. There ___________ (is/isn’t/are/aren’t) many different types of restaurants here; for example, in my street there is an Italian restaurant.
3. There ___________ (be/is/are) an English desert called ‘Bread and Butter Pudding’.
4. One of the most famous English dishes ___________ (be/is/are) roast beef.
5. There ___________ (is/isn’t/are/aren’t) many types of fruit from my country. Most of them ___________ (comes from/come from/come froms) other countries.
Exercise 3: A lot of/some/not many people + for breakfast/lunch/dinner/a snack Complete the sentences about different meals in your country.
1. A lot of people like ………for……….
2. Some people like ………...for………
3. Not many people have ………..for……….
4. Some people have………..……….for……….
5. A lot of people have ……….………..for……….
Exercise 4: Sentence building 2
Rewrite the sentences from Exercise 1 / Worksheet 2. Use linking words to write longer sentences and add extra information. Make sure you put the sentences in a good order.
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Oxford University Press Headway Plus ELEMENTARY Writing Guide 2011-12
UNIT 9
Worksheet 3: WRITING
Exercise 1: Writing a First Draft
Write a paragraph about meals in your country. Start with a topic sentence and use linking words.
Write about 50 words.
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Read your paragraph and check:
Topic sentence
A lot of/not many/not much/a/an/some Verb agreement
Sentences in a good order Spelling (use a dictionary)
Capital letters at the start of sentences Full stops at the end of sentences
Exercise 2: Writing a Final Draft
Make corrections and write out the paragraph again neatly.
