IUE-SFL · Level A Writing Skills · Student’s Copy

Unit 5
Food

Writing skill: punctuation – full stops ( . ), commas ( , ), colons ( : ).

Week 4 · Descriptive paragraph · min. 50 words
A

Model paragraph

Read and analyse

Note on this unit

This unit uses a descriptive task instead of the writing-instructions task in the course book. All other lesson activities continue as normal.

Step 1

(a) Two lists with commas

Read the model. Click every comma that is in a list, then check.

My favourite breakfast is a full English. It is a big plate with eggs, sausages, bacon, mushrooms and toast. The ingredients are simple: fresh eggs, good sausages and thick bread. It smells amazing. I eat it on Sunday with my friends. It is not healthy, but it is absolutely delicious.

Step 2

(b) One colon

Click the colon.

My favourite breakfast is a full English. It is a big plate with eggs, sausages, bacon, mushrooms and toast. The ingredients are simple: fresh eggs, good sausages and thick bread. It smells amazing. I eat it on Sunday with my friends. It is not healthy, but it is absolutely delicious.

Step 3

(c) All the full stops

Click every full stop.

My favourite breakfast is a full English. It is a big plate with eggs, sausages, bacon, mushrooms and toast. The ingredients are simple: fresh eggs, good sausages and thick bread. It smells amazing. I eat it on Sunday with my friends. It is not healthy, but it is absolutely delicious.

Full stop ( . ) = end of a sentence. Comma ( , ) = between items in a list (and before and / but when they join two sentences — Unit 1). Colon ( : ) = before a list, after a complete sentence: The ingredients are simple: … / I have three pets: …

B

Extra practice

Build the skill
Exercise 1

Add the punctuation

Add the correct punctuation. Use: . (full stop) , (comma) : (colon). Full stop = end of a sentence. Comma = items in a list. Colon = before a list.

1I love pizza it is delicious
2My favourite colours are red blue and green
3I have three pets a cat a dog and a fish
4The market is open on Monday Wednesday and Friday
C

Assignment A

Minimum 50 words

Write a short description of a traditional food from your country or a meal you often eat at home. What is in it? What does it taste like? When do you eat it? Use full stops, commas in lists, and at least one colon.

Minimum 50 words.

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D

Assignment B

Minimum 50 words

Write a short review for a food blog. Write about a restaurant or café you visit. What do you eat? What does it taste like? Do you recommend it? Use commas and full stops correctly.

Minimum 50 words.

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