What is it for?
Learn to write six or seven simple sentences about a friend or family member.
What to include
- Name and relationship: say who the person is.
- Age and home: say how old the person is and where they live.
- Looks: describe height, hair and eyes.
- Character: use simple words about the person's character.
- A like: say one thing the person likes.
How to organise it
- Name and relationship
- Age
- Where he or she lives
- Looks
- Character
- One thing the person likes
Model text
My Friend Sara
Intro
This is Sara. She is my friend. She is 20 years old.
Age and home
She lives in Lima. She has a sister. She has one brother.
Looks
Sara is tall. She has long black hair. She has brown eyes.
Character
She is kind and friendly. She is also funny. She likes music and books.
Key language
| Rule or pattern | Example | Another example |
|---|---|---|
| This is + name. / He is my brother. / She is my sister. | This is Sara. She is my friend. | This is Amir. He is my brother. |
| He is / She is + age + years old. | She is 20 years old. | He is 18 years old. |
| He lives in / She lives in + place. | She lives in Lima. | He lives in Nairobi. |
| He is / She is + height or character adjective. | He is tall and kind. | She is short and shy. |
| He has / She has + hair or eye words. | She has long black hair. | He has brown eyes. |
| I have ... / He has ... / She has ... | I have brown eyes. He has blue eyes. | I have short hair. She has long hair. |
| He likes / She likes + thing. | She likes music. | He likes books. |
Practice
Match the features
Match each feature to the correct sentence.
1.long black hair
2.brown eyes
3.tall
4.kind
5.short hair
Complete the sentences
Write is, has, lives, likes or are in each gap.
1.She my sister.
Use is to identify one person.
2.He brown eyes.
Use has for his eyes.
3.She in Lima.
Use lives with she.
4.He music.
Use likes with he.
5.They my friends.
Use are with they.
6.My brother tall.
Use is to describe his height.
7.My mother long hair.
Use has for her hair.
8.My friend in Quito.
Use lives with my friend.
Put the words in order
Make a correct sentence with the words.
1.Put the words in order:
friendThisAnaismy
Start with This is to introduce a person.
2.Put the words in order:
oldHeis18years
Put is before the age.
3.Put the words in order:
SheinCairolives
Use lives before the place.
4.Put the words in order:
hasblackShehairlong
Use has before hair and put the length before the colour.
5.Put the words in order:
isandkindHefunny
Use is before the character adjectives.
Correct the mistakes
Write each sentence correctly.
1.She have brown eyes.
Use has with she.
2.He has tall.
Use is for height.
3.She live in Lima.
Add s to live with she.
4.He is brown eyes.
Use has for eyes, not is.
5.She likes music and book.
Use books for more than one book.
Now write
Your task
Write six or seven sentences about a friend or family member. Follow the model order: name and relationship, age, home, looks, character and one like.
Word bank
tallshortyoungoldlong hairshort hairblack hairbrown hairkindfunnyshyfriendlyquiethappyhelpfulnicemotherfatherbrothersister
Sentence starters
- This is my ...
- He is ... years old.
- She lives in ...
- He has ...
- She is ... and ...
- He likes ...