1. Writing an account using a mind map
Primary Longman Elect
6B Chapter 6
Writing an account using a mind map

2. You’re going to write about ‘A day I will never forget’ for the school newsletter.
You can use a mind map to help you brainstorm ideas.

3. A day I will never forget
(i) What was the experience?
(ii) What kind of experience was it?
Where was I?
quarrelling with my best friend Judy for the first time
at school
terrible
When did it happen?
What will I do in the future?
in Primary 5
never quarrel with my best friend again
What happened on that day?
A day I will never forget
didn’t want to share my snacks with her
spoke to her rudely
What happened in the end?
How did I feel?
said sorry
became friends again
ashamed
Think of questions you can ask about that day.
Now give answers to these questions.

4. A day I will never forget
(i) What was the experience?
(ii) What kind of experience was it? a b
Where was I?
quarrelling with my best friend Judy for the first time
at school
terrible
When did it happen? c
What will I do in the future?
in Primary 5 g
never quarrel with my best friend again
What happened on that day?
A day I will never forget d
didn’t want to share my snacks with her
spoke to her rudely
What happened in the end? f e
How did I feel?
said sorry
became friends again
ashamed 1 2 3 a
b, c, d
Which question goes in Paragraph 3 — the ending?
Now change the questions to sentences for each paragraph.
Which question goes in Paragraph 1 — the introduction?
Which question goes in Paragraph 2 — the details?
Label the questions and organise them into paragraphs.
e, f, g

5. A day I will never forget
(i) What was the experience?
(ii) What kind of experience was it? a
quarrelling with my best friend Judy for the first time
terrible
A day I will never forget
I will never forget the day when I quarrelled with my best friend Judy for the first time.
Quarrelling with her was a terrible experience. 1 2 3 a
b, c, d
Link your ideas using words like when.
Use the simple past tense to talk about past experiences.
e, f, g

6. Link the sentences using words like because.
Where was I?
It happened at school when we were in Primary 5.
at school
We quarrelled because I did not want to share my snacks with her. I spoke to her rudely.
When did it happen? c
in Primary 5
What happened on that day? d
didn’t want to share my snacks with her
spoke to her rudely 1 2 3 a
b, c, d
Link the sentences using words like because.
Use words and phrases to show the time of the events.
e, f, g

7. Link the ideas using words such as and.
I felt ashamed.
I said sorry to her and we became friends again.
I will never quarrel with my best friend again.
What will I do in the future? g
never quarrel with my best friend again
What happened in the end? f e
How did I feel?
said sorry
became friends again
ashamed 1 2 3 a
b, c, d
Link the ideas using words such as and.
e, f, g

8. A day I will never forget
I will never forget the day when I quarrelled with my best friend Judy for the first time. Quarrelling with her was a terrible experience.
It happened at school when we were in Primary 5. We quarrelled because I did not want to share my snacks with her. I spoke to her rudely.
and she was very upset.
After school, I phoned her and said sorry. In the end
because I behaved badly
I felt ashamed. I said sorry to her and we became friends again. I will never quarrel with my best friend again. ^ ^
Add some extra details to make the writing more interesting.

9. A day I will never forget
I will never forget the day when I quarrelled with my best friend Judy for the first time. Quarrelling with her was a terrible experience.
It happened at school when we were in Primary 5. We quarrelled because I did not want to share my snacks with her. I spoke to her rudely and she was very upset.
I felt ashamed because I behaved badly. After school, I phoned her and said sorry. In the end we became friends again. I will never quarrel with my best friend again.

10. The End