Oxford University Press Headway Plus BEGINNER Writing Guide 2011-12

UNIT 4
Writing Task: Write about your family
Worksheet 1: PRE-WRITING
Exercise 1: Brainstorming and gathering information
Answer the following questions about you and your family:
1. What is your name? .........................................................................................................................
2. What is your father’s name? ............................................................................................................
3. How many brothers do you have? ....................................................................................................
4. How many sisters do you have? .......................................................................................................
5. Who do you live with? .......................................................................................................................
6. Where do you live? ..........................................................................................................................

Exercise 2: Check your vocabulary father son woman sister

Write the vocabulary in the correct child grandmother grandfather aunt
column in the table below.
cousin mother person man
Write the plurals for the words.
brother uncle baby wife
husband parent grandparent

male female both

Exercise 3: Extend your vocabulary

Write the words in the correct column.

two aunts in the centre of the city married big lovely

young a student in a village single a doctor lots of rooms
nice garden old small three brothers near the park

Add some more words about your family.

family – people family – home

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UNIT 4
Worksheet 2: PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Sentence building 1
Use your answers to Exercise 1 / Worksheet 1 to write complete sentences about your family. Use
vocabulary from Exercise 2 & 3 / Worksheet 1.
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Exercise 2: is; have/has

Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs.
1. My brother _______________ (is/have/has) married.
2. I _______________ (is/have/has) two brothers and three sisters.
3. My uncle and aunt _______________ (is/have/has) four children.
4. Abdulla _______________ (is/have/has) Huda and Khawla’s father.
5. Our house _______________ (is/have/has) lots of rooms.

Exercise 3; is/are; have/has

Complete the sentences about Adel and Adel’s family.
name age children
1. Adel - 55 2
2. Adel’s sister Safa 46 4
3. Adels’ children Rashid and Sara 28 and 25 -
1. Adel is 55 years old. He has ...........................................................................................................
2. Safa is Adel’s sister. She .................................................................................................................
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3. ........................................................................................................................................................
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Exercise 4: Sentence building 2

Rewrite the sentences from Exercise 1 / Worksheet 2. Use ‘and’ to write longer sentences. Add extra
information and use the vocabulary from Exercise 3/ Worksheet 1. Make sure you put the
sentences in a good order.
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UNIT 4
Worksheet 3: WRITING

Exercise 1: Writing a First Draft

Write sentences about your family. Write five or more sentences.
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Read your sentences and check:

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Vocabulary for family
Verbs have/has; is/are
I/my, we/our. . .
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 sentences again neatly.