Writing a diary entry using a timeline Primary Longman Elect 3B Chapter 4 Writing a diary entry using a timeline

This is Annie. She wants to write a diary entry about yesterday This is Annie. She wants to write a diary entry about yesterday. Can you help her?

You can use a timeline to help you write down the events. We write about events in a day in the correct order in a diary. In the evening In the afternoon In the morning

Put them in the correct order in the timeline. These are the things Annie did yesterday.

In the evening In the afternoon In the morning

Use the simple past tense in diary entries. In the morning I played with my dog. In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. I painted a picture. In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room. In the afternoon I watched a cartoon. I tidied my room. In the evening In the afternoon In the morning In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin. Use the simple past tense in diary entries. Now help Annie write sentences about the events. Link sentences with words such as and.

Good! Now you can help Annie write the diary entry.

Sunday 25th July Wet Write the date and the day of the week. Draw or write about the weather.

Sunday 25th July Wet In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. Write about the events in the morning.

Sunday 25th July Wet In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room. Write about the events in the afternoon.

Sunday 25th July Wet In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room. In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin. Write about the events in the evening.

Sunday 25th July Wet It was wet today. I stayed at home all day. In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. ^ I was bored in My room was messy. I In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room. . . ^ ^ After that, I was tired. In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin. We had a good time. Add details to make the entry clearer.

Sunday 25th July Wet It was wet today so I stayed at home all day. In the It was wet today. I stayed at home all day. In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. I was bored in the afternoon so I watched a cartoon. I was bored in the afternoon. I watched a cartoon. My room was messy. I tidied my room. After that, I was tired. My room was messy so I tidied my room. After that, I was tired. In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin. We had a good time. We were happy. Use linking words like so to link sentences. Write about your feelings at the end.

Sunday 25th July Wet It was wet today so I stayed at home all day. In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. I was bored in the afternoon so I watched a cartoon. My room was messy so I tidied my room. After that, I was tired. In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin. We had a good time. We were happy.

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