Making Writing Engaging and Accessible to Students
(Elementary to Advanced Levels)
with ELF Erica Balazs and ELF Fabio Coelho
from Regional English Language Office (RELO)
Embassy of the United States Jakarta
in collaboration with Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES)
Session 1
Writing Interesting Long Sentences
(Simple Sentence – Compound Sentences – Complex Sentences)
It seems that students are unable to write long, informative
and interesting sentences properly. This is a very quick introduction to some
techniques to show students how to use various types of words to improve their
sentences. Here we are introducing only adjectives, prepositions
showing location, and conjunctions to form compound sentences (formed from 2
independent clauses), but there is much more you can introduce adverbs,
prepositions that show time, conjunctions to form complex sentences (formed
from 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses), verb tenses to
describe time, and ..
These activities are best done in small groups, with
students doing individual work when writing, but working in groups from
brainstorming, and perhaps, peer review.
1. Complete the sentences from the words below.
1. Complete the sentences from the words below.
Blouse
Sleeping
Hit
Ice cream
London
The cat is _________________.
The man loves to eat _____________________.
She didn’t buy the ______________________.
________________ is a city.
The girl ____________________ three home
runs.
2. Brainstorm some adjectives.
2. Brainstorm some adjectives.
Black ______________ _______________ _____________
Dirty ______________ _______________ _____________
Big ______________ _______________ _____________
_______ ______________ _______________ _____________
_______ ______________ _______________ _____________
_______ ______________ _______________ _____________
3. Now,
use the adjectives to make longer sentences.
The cat is sleeping
The dirty, big, black cat is sleeping.
4. Brainstorm
some prepositions.
On ______________ _______________ _____________
Near ______________ _______________ _____________
After ______________ _______________ _____________
_______ ______________ _______________ _____________
_______ ______________ _______________ _____________
5. Now,
use the prepositions to make longer, more interesting sentences.
The dirty, big, black cat is sleeping.
The dirty, big, black cat is sleeping on
the expensive, white leather sofa.
6. Brainstorm
some conjunctions.
So ______________ _______________ _____________
Until ______________ _______________ _____________
And ______________ _______________ _____________
_______ ______________ _______________ _____________
_______ ______________ _______________ _____________
7. Use
the conjunctions to make even longer sentences.
The dirty, big, black cat is sleeping on
the expensive, white leather sofa.
The dirty, big, black cat is sleeping on
the expensive, white leather sofa, and the rich, old woman is crying.
8. Now,
write your own 20 word sentences.
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