PRE-WRITING STAGE
What are pre-writing techniques?
Brainstorming, freewriting, and clustering are examples.
What is a simple sentence?, and give an example.
A sentence with only one independent clause. Example: “I like pizza.”
What is a noun? And give 2 examples
Words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: dog, Mexico, love.
I usually ___ (go) to school by bus.
Go
How do we express a future timetable using Present Simple?
By talking about schedules or programs.
What is brainstorming?
This pre-writing activity is like a storm of ideas written quickly without conclude them.
What is a compound sentence? And give a example
Is a sentence that has two or more independent clauses (complete ideas) joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or by a semicolon.
Example:I like pizza, and she likes pasta.
What is a verb?, and give a sentence using a verb
Words that show an action or state. Example: run, think, is.
She ___ (watch) a movie yesterday.
Watched
past simple
Complete the sentence: My class ___ (start) at 9 tomorrow.
Starts
What is free-writing?
when you write non-stop for 5–10 minutes without worrying about grammar.
Identify the type of this sentence: “She loves reading, but she doesn’t like writing because it is difficult.”
Compound complex-sentence
What is an adjective?, and give an example.
Words that describe a noun. Example: happy, red, tall
Right now, they ___ (play) football in the park
Are playing
Present Continuous
Which tense do we use to talk about official programs or public events in the future?
Present simple tense
What is identifying the audience?
In the pre-writing stage, you do this to decide who you are writing for.
What is a compound-complex sentence?, and give an example.
A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Example: “I stayed home because it was raining, and I watched a movie.”
Words that describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Example: quickly, very, well.
Adverb
While I ___ (walk) to school, it started to rain.
I was walking
past continuous
Choose the correct option: The plane (leaves / will leave) at 6 in the morning.
Leaves
What is clustering?
This technique uses circles and lines to connect related ideas visually.
What is a complex sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.
Using transitional word
What is a conjunction?, and give an example.
Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses. Example: and, but, because.
She ___ (read) a book when the phone ___ (ring).
Was reading/rang
past continuous + past simple
How do we express a prediction based on what we think?
By using will.
Example: I think it will rain tomorrow.