EF - Towards Learning Success al Step-by-Step Guide with Examplegaes AO 98 & an wos FAIRFIELD BOOK PUBLISHERS,Towards Leaming Success Primary 4 Creative Writing ‘Copyright © Reserved by Copyright © 2017 by FAIRFIELD BOOK PUBLISHERS PTE UID. All rights reserved, 'No pat of this publication may be reproduce, stored ina zetsieal system or transmitted in any form or by any means, eletronic, mechanical, photocopied recorded or otherwise without the prior permission ofthe publishers Repent 2017 ISBN: o78-98147-74400 Author Meena Newaskar BA, Sd. Distributed By: Singapore Malaysia FAIRFIELD BOOK PUBLISHERS PTE LTD FAIRFIELD BOOK PUBLISHERS (M) SON BHD ‘Bik 10 Ub Cresco, 406-3 UD Teka (Lobby 8, 52 Jn Sts Tropa 12, Taman Sea Top, Singapore asc 120 Kemps, Johor Malaysia Phone: 965 648267 Phone 07286 Fx + 9658882070 Boe + 07232508 ail 5 Rpbooksayatoo comag mall + Spbookeyshoocommy FRpboskasingret coms Wise woreda com Website 5 wraeeldboks coms, rorefsicedboake com Trntrational Business Enquiries and Feedback Please snd Email te [email protected]Preface This series of five books provides indispensable practice for students ‘on composition writing for schoo! work or even as a hobby. The book is designed to provide students with the essential skills needed for creative writing. Each book offers grade appropriate instructions and reinforcement in an effective sequence for learning success. This book is a learning buddy that students can turn to, as they strive for greater achievement and personal satisfaction. Budding Writers teaches students the entire writing process using a step-by-step approach. Students are first introduced to the basics of making the right beginning by writing well-crafted sentences, “Idea webs” are used to help them visualize their ideas clearly. They learn to use their five senses to build on their ideas. After getting exposed to brainstorming for ideas, they learn to focus on the structure and content of a well-written paragraph. At the same time they learn the important skills of revising and proofreading. Finally, they practise writing in different genres such as narration, description, persuasion, and information reports. I am confident that this book will inspire students with exciting new ideas and techniques. By using this book series, students will find themselves writing independently with poise and style.Contents Unit 1 Laying the Foundation 1 Unit 2. Main Idea & Details 11 Unit 3 What Makes a Story? 20 Unit 4 Writing a Narrative Paragraph 41 Unit 5 Personal Recount 50 Unit 6 Information Report 58 Unit 7 Persuasive Power 67 Unit 8 How to Give Instructions 73 Unit 9 Writing Your Own Thoughts 83 Unit 10 The Writing Process 91 Unit 11 Student's Handbook 100 Answers 105A Ty etm ety] ro Before you begin writing, you need to know who your audience is going to be. Your audience is your reader. Before you write, ask yourself for whom you are going to write. When you are a student, you write for your teachers. Think about your audience and purpose for writing Writers write for different reasons, or purposes. The four main purposes or reasons for writing are: Purpose Text type To entertain Story, personal recount, letter, poem, riddles News article, friendly letter, personal recount, To inform redipes, information report Friendly letter, formal letter, advertisements or To persuade commercials, speeches To explain Instructions Unit 1 | Laying the Foundation 1Look at the text types below. Name the possible audience for each of the following piece of writing. 1. Aletter to your friend telling about your new bicycle 2. A book review 3. Do's & Don'ts chart in the classroom Look at the text types below. Decide what the author’s purpose is. Tick the correct answer. » . Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (@) Entertain (b) Persuade (©) Inform 2. How to Make a Lantern (a) Explain (b) Entertain (0) Persuade 3. World War II (a) Entertain (b) Persuade (¢) Inform 4. Why You Should Save the Earth (@) Inform (b) Entertain (©) Persuade 2 Creative Writing Book 45. Hurricanes (2) Inform (b) Entertain (©) Persuade instorming for ideas ‘Once you know your audience and purpose for writing, you begin brainstorming for ideas and gathering the information needed to put the piece of writing together. You may start your new work by 1g down your ideas on a piece of paper. & How do you get your creative # juices flowing? Without good ideas your writing will not be interesting. Your readers may get bored. Brainstorming is an effective way to generate lots of new ideas and thoughts within a short time. It helps the writer to get started with writing. A writer lists down all the possible thoughts that ‘come to mind about the topic. He/She can work on the ideas later in more detail. Unit 1 | Laying the Foundation 3You want to write a report about any one event or activity taking place in your school. You are not sure which topic to write about. List down as many school events and activities as you can in the blanks below. Example: School Sports Day Now, look at the list you just made. Think about which topic would be good to write about for your school magazine. What will interest your readers? Choose the strongest topic and add details about it. Remember to use describing words to write details. Name of the topic: 4 Creative Writing Book 4Neiling is going to write a composition on the Lantern Festival based on the pictures given below. Before she begins to write, she lists down all the details about the picture in the box below. crowded market make lanterns stroll in the park excited bright and colourful fireworks mooncakes full moon different shapes festive atmosphere Unit 1 | Laying tl ation 5Look at the list 1g made. Now, help her write a composition based on the pictures. Give the composition your own ending. Your composition should be about 120 words in length. 6 Creative Writing Book 4Look at the pictures given below. Answer the questions to generate some ideas. 1, Who are the characters in the story? 2. When does the story take place? 3. Where does the story take place? Unit 1 | Laying the Foundation 74. What does the main character do? 5. What happens next? 6. How does the story end? \ 2 To generate ideas for your writing, you can also make story web. Itis another good way to collect and organize ideas before you start wi + Make aweb. + Write the topic in the centre. + Write words and phrases about the topic around it, 8 Creative Writing Book 44. Imagine you are at a shopping mall during Christmas. There is a festive mood all around. Write words and phrases to describe the place in the story web below. Use sensory words or phrases related to the five senses ~ sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. qunatl Say, wuinat Lett ural Tasteg, wunat Hearg, Ascene at the shopping mall ayat 1 Smet | Unit 1 | Laying the Foundation 92. Now, it is time to put your ideas in order. Use the words and phrases from the story web to list the events in order. Do not worry about details; just write down colourful language to keep your reader 10 Creative Writing Book 4Unit 2 GS SR Hf { CO »Y bu t-itimt: Cy- eee y tie res In Unit 1, you learnt how to generate ideas before you begin to write. In the following units you will learn to turn your ideas into real writing by ‘organizing your ideas and expanding them by adding details. ample: There are so many beautiful monuments worth seeing in India. But the Taj Mahal of Agra is the most magnificent of all. It is a beautiful tomb built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is, made of pure white marble. It has tall, four minarets built on the sides of the tomb. On a full moon night, its beauty is breathtaking. It looks like a pure white pear! in the moonlight. Thousand of visitors from around the world visit the Taj Mahal every year. In the passage above, the topic is : "The Taj Mahal." The topic line is "The Taj Mahal of Agra is the most magnificent of all." This is the main idea of the paragraph. The other sentences are supporting the main idea of the paragraph, i.e the beauty of the Taj Mahal. The main idea can appear anywhere in the paragraph. It may be stated: at the beginning of the paragraph 3 within the paragraph % at the end of the paragraph Unit 2 | Main Idea & Details 11% q Find the main idea Every paragraph has a main idea. The main idea of a paragraph is what the paragraph is all about. To find the main idea of a paragraph ask yourself, “What is the most important piece of information the author wants me to understand?” Read each paragraph and decide what the main idea is. Then fill in the blanks. 1. It was Siti’s birthday party. The garden was transformed into a fairyland with cutouts of pretty flowers, colourful toadstools and beautiful butterflies. The illuminated trees gave a magical effect to the party. Kids were making their own magic wands on the tables draped with blue satin tablecloths. Girls were dressed up as fairies or princesses and the boys wore royal capes and crowns. It was the coolest birthday party I had ever attended! Main idea 2. The soft sand tickled my feet and the cool breeze fanned my hair as I walked along the beach at sunset, listening to the pleasing sounds of the waves crashing against the rocks. The beach was quiet. Looking far at the deep blue sea, I saw seagulls flying over the water, eyeing for fish and swooping down onto the water every now and then. How beautiful was this place! I felt like I was in heaven! Main idea 12. Creative Writing Book 43. There are three stages in the life cycle of a dragonfly. The female dragonfly will lay her eggs on a plant in the water. The eggs then hatch into nymphs. The dragonfly nymphs live in water while they grow and develop into dragonflies. Once the nymph is fully grown, and the weather is right, it crawls out of the water up the stem of a plant. The nymph will then shed its skin onto the stem of the plant and will then become a young dragonfiy. ‘Adapted from Dragonfly Site Main idea & z Topic Sentence Atopic sentence tells about the main idea of that paragraph. We have looked briefly at the topic sentence in the example given on page 11. Here we examine it in more detail. Clues to finding the topic are: + topic as heading or title + topic repeated in paragraph + topic appears once and then referred to by pronouns or other words Unit 2 | Main Idea & Details 13Read each paragraph below. Find the topic sentence that tells cle it. Then add a relevant title. That was my first Duck tour and I had a blast! The weather was perfect; brilliant sunshine and cool breeze. The tour started from Fisherman's Wharf. We drove around witnessing the beautiful landscape and unique architecture of San Francisco city. Then our driver drove the tour bus into. the water and cruised around. We got a breathtaking view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Our captain was very funny and kept us entertained with his silly stories and fun facts about the historical sites around. It was a wonderful way to see the city. 2. Title: It was raining cats and dogs. The sky was dark and gloomy. The wind was blowing very hard. I could barely see anything through the rain. A flash of lightning briefly illuminated the room. Within fifteen minutes, the campsite was several inches deep in water. My sleeping bag was thoroughly soaked, My phone didn’t work as there was no network coverage. I waited for the storm to subside so that I could go to the nearest store to make a phone call. 14 Creative Writing Book 4Your class recently visited an Old Folks’ Home. Recall the visit and write a composition in about 120 words. In your composition, you may make use of the points given below. * * * * How did you reach the place What did the students do there How did the elderly feel How did the students feel Unit 2 | Main Idea & Details 15Unit 2 | Main Idea & Details 17Read the beginning of the story. Complete the story by adding details to make it more interesting. Your story should be about 120 words in length. Below are some points that you may want to include: 3 Who was the man 3 What did he do a What happened next a How did you help the lady What happened in the end One afternoon, as I was walking home from school, I saw a man following a lady, The man was looking suspicious. I decided. 18 Creative Writing Book 4Unit 2 | Main Idea & Details 19ss. ty BJ eer™m BH VEN What Makes a Story k 2 A good story has three elements: 1. Characters—Astoryismade up of people, animals or other creatures. They are the characters of the story. They may be real or imaginary. 2. Setting - A story takes place in a setting. 3. Plot - The plot is a series of events that have a problem and solution. A - Create a character Use interesting details to create the character of your story. Example: My friend, Shawn, is four years elder to me. He is a bit clumsy and often bumps into others while 1g things over. He is ‘overweight but can’t resist eating ice cream. His mum says that he must lose weight, so every day he goes to the gym in the morning and goes for 1a jog in the evening. He is normally shy and does not talk to anyone and does not have any friends either. Nevertheless | like him a lot because he is kind and helpful. 20 Creative Writing Book 4Think of a story you have read. Name the main character of the story and list what he/she looked like. Name of the story: Main character: Description: (Physical and Personal traits) Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 21Think about the teacher you like most. First, plan a word map with words and phrases that describe the person. Write down all the things you like about her/him. Describe the appearance, personality and qualities of the person. Ome OO 22 Creative Writing Book 4Now, with the help of the words and phrases written in practice 2, write down a paragraph in about 120 words describing the teacher you like most. Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 23Sally and Anna are friends. Look at t! each character below. Write a paragraph list of traits attributed to about 120 words describing the similarities and differences between the friends. Character 1: sally tall slim shrill voice opinionated loves to gossip blonde hair beautiful eyes, golden skin loves singing ee loves painting 24 Creative Writing Book 4 Character 2: Anna short stim soft spoken reserved loves to spend time at home dark brown hair round hazel eyes brown skin loves singing loves paintingUnit 3 | What Makes a Story? 25Pretend you have seen a dinosaur in your dream. Write a paragraph in about 120 words describing his appearance and actions in the space given below. 26 Creative Writing Book 4Stories have different settings. The setting of a story is the background of the story. It tells the time and place where the story ‘occurs. Setting helps to create a mood. Example: In a horror story, words and phrases like ~ cold and dark night, empty street, no street lights, walking in a cemetery, etc,, help to heighten the fear in the reader's mind. Similarly a jungle setting can create a sense of adventure. Therefore, you need to choose your setting carefully. You can use the five senses ~ sight, sound, taste, smell and touch to enhance the description of your setting. You can use the idea-web below to brain storm ideas for a setting ofa story. Words describing sound, smell, sight Mood/feeling Setting Weather condition Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 27You have to write a story opening in wi your character visits the following places: we 3 * a hospital a cinema a supermarket a MRT station Think about things you might see, hear or smell in the places. List down some interesting vocabulary to help you write the story. 1. A hospital 2. Acinema 3. A supermarket 28 Creative Writing Book 44. AMRT Station Choose the right setting to ‘set the mood’ for the following stories. The first one is done for you. 1. Ghost story Place ~ a graveyard Time ~ a stormy night 2. Fairytale Place - Time - 3. Mystery Place — Time - 4, Outer Space Place — Time - Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 29Lae CCC) Read each paragraph below. Where do you think the story took place? Guess the setting and fill in each blank. 1. I walked around carrying a tray filled with hot and crispy fish fries, trying to find a good place. It was lunchtime and the food lovers had trickled in. Luckily, I spotted a table near the window where I could get a nice city view while eating. (a) I think the setting for the story is (b) I think the time is 2. The non-stop monsoon rains had created havoc. The swift and merciless currents of water had swept away crops, cattle, mud houses and personal belongings. The survivors struggled to find shelter on treetops and rooftops to escape being washed away. The rescue team arrived in boats to give food and medicine to the victims. (a) I think the setting for the story is (b) I think the time is 3, The weather conditions had started getting worse; a storm was brewing. Lightning flashed and the sky turned misty black. The waves became choppy, as the wind grew stronger. We saw the sharks circling the boat in the dark. (a) I think the setting for the story is (b) I think the time is 30 Creative Writing Book 44. We were in a remote land, in the middle of nowhere. It was pitch black except for the twinkling stars. We had a truly breathtaking view of the whole sky without anything blocking the horizon. Our tour guide then escorted us to the nomad tents. We were amidst sand dunes where we saw robed and turbaned men drumming, singing and dancing, It was an amazing experience! (a) I think the setting for the story is (b) I think the time is Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 31Imagine Fill in the boxes to describe the scene. I see: Thear: I smell: I taste: I feel: 32 Creative Writing Book 4Now, with the help of the words and phrase: down a paragraph in about 120 words descri practice 9, write 9 a rainy day. Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 33It snowed all night. You woke up in the mor and looked out of the window. Wow!!! What a view!!! Imagine and visualize how the place would look. Draw the scene in the space given below. 34 Creative Writing Book 4Imagine the setting of a room on a cold snowy night. Write a composition in about 120 words. Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 35k z C - Plot - Problem & Sol mm Plot is the action that takes place during the story. In many stories the character faces a problem. At the end of the story the problem is solved. This means that there is a solution to the problem. The events in the plot tell how a problem is solved. Think of a solution to the problems given below. Write the solution in the space given. Problem 1: Peter was cycling to school. Suddenly, he heard a loud hiss. He found that air from the front tyre had drained. His bike had a flat tyre! Solution: Problem 2: Mary wanted to bake a cake for her mum. She realised that there were no eggs at home. Solution: Problem 3: Derek misses his bus frequently . His mum is tired of driving him to school every time. Solution: 36 Creative Writing Book 4Problem 4: Elaine and her parents like to listen to music in the car. But Elaine does not like the music that her parents play. Solution: Think of two stories you have read. Think about the problem and solution in each story and write them below. 1. Story Problem: Solution: Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 37Match each problem with the appropriate solution. Problems 11. Mother and Michelle went to a departmental store. Mother picked a frilly pink dress for Michelle at the Children’s section. Michelle said, “It looks horrible! I don ke it.” (a) She had to wait at the bus stop tll the rain stopped. She had to miss her dance class, 2 Derek is a bully. Most of his essmates, especially the its, do not like him. One day, Derek Pushed a girl in the canteen. Mr Lim, the discipline master, saw him bullying the gi. (b) She punished him for being dishonest by giving him a zero for the Englsh test. 3, Sam took Bingo for a walk to the nearby park. Suddenly, Bingo spotted a cat and started barking. He pulled hard and broke free from the leash and chased the cat. Within 2 few minutes, Bingo wes out of sight, Sam searched high and low for his pet but in vain, (6) He brought him to the principals office. The principal gave him a stem warning and sent a letter to his parents, informing them about his bad behaviour ‘4, Te was raining cats and dogs when Mary alighted from the school bus. She realized that she didn't carry an umbrella (@) He found a tyre pump in the garage. He pumped up the tyre with enough air, Then, he rode the bicycle. '. Fareed did not study for his English test. When he sat for his English test, he was nervous. He did not know the answers for any of the questions on the test paper. When he saw that his teacher was not around, he peeped at Jim's answers. Miss Siti turned around, She saw Fareed copying Jim's answers. (©) He went home and made a poster with @ picture of Bingo and his contact details. He put up the poster in the neighbourhood. "Next day, he received a cal from a ‘man who said that he found Bingo hile he was strolling in the park. 6. Joel wanted to ride his bicycle. When he got to the bicycle, he found that he had a fiat tyre. (fA) She selected a blue satin dress. Mother liked her choice. She was happy to get a new dress, 38 Creative Writing Book 4Read the beginning of the story below. Complete the story in about 120 words. It was my first day at school. I was nervous and tense. I woke up early, took a quick shower and had my breakfast. Mum had packed lunch for me. 1 took my bag and sprinted towards the bus-stop. To my dismay I found out that the bus had just left. I had missed the bus Unit 3 | What Makes a Story? 39Read the beginning of the story below. Complete the story in about 120 words. David went to the supermarket to buy groceries for his mother. He gathered all the items in the list and pushed the trolley towards the cashier. When he reached the counter he found that his wallet was missing. 40 Creative Writing Book 4Unit 4 Writing a Narrative et V3 Paragraph by te \ 2 Narratives are stories. We all love to read stories. Writers write stories to entertain the audience. They want readers to enjoy and relate to the stories. In this chapter we will learn how to write a narrative. Narratives can be real or imagined events. They are usually written in the past tense. Anarrative should have a beginning, middle, and an ending, Descriptive language makes narratives more interesting. Unit 4 | Writing a Narrative Paragraph 41Example: Astory begins by telling us Lost in the Woods who the main character of ¢ payi the story is, who the other characters are, and where and when the story takes place. This is known as the introduction. was on his way to meet his grandmother who lived across the forest. He was walking through the woods as fast as he could so that he could reach home before sunset, ‘Soon Ravi realised that he was lost in the After the introduction, we | dark woods. He didn’t know which way to learn about the plot of the | go. He got scared and started praying to story. The plot tells what | God. As he walked further, he heard the happens in the story, what | beautiful sound of a flute coming from a the main character wants | distance. He dashed towards the sound to do and what happens < hoping to get some help. He saw a boy when he does something. | _ sitting under a tree, playing a wooden flute. The story generally has a | Ravi stood in front of the boy listening to problem and a solution. | the melodious tune. When the boy opened ‘There are always a series | his eyes, he saw Ravi and asked him what of events before and after | he was doing in the woods. Ravi told him the climax. that he was lost and couldn't find the way to his grandma's house. The boy told Ravi to follow him. All along Conclusion he played his flute. Ravi loved to hear him How does the character < — play. He didn't realize how time flew. In feel? no time he found himself in front of his grandmother's home. 42 Creative Writing Book 41. Imagine that the character of your story met an Alien and became friends with him. The alien offered to take him to outer space. What do you want to include in your story? List the words or Phrases you want to write in your story. Give a name to your A _—— Ceaeese> SSSs— Space Adventure Unit 4 | Writing a Narrative Paragraph 432. Now, write a story using the words listed in Practice 1. composition shouldbe of at least 120 words. In your compo: you may include the points given below: * * Who is the main character/characters What happened when the character/characters entered the space What did they find there How did they feel 44 Creative Writing Book 4Write a st of at least 120 words based on the pictures below. Give the story your own ending. Answer the following questions to write your story. ‘What happened? 3 When did it happen? a Where did it happen? Unit 4 | Writing a Narrative Paragraph 45You may use the helping words given below: hide-and-seek climbed up the tree slipped and fell bright and sunny morning cheerful sprained injured his leg cried in pain 46 Creative Writing Book 4Write a composition about an accident that happened in the canteen. Your composition should be of at least 120 words. In your composition, you may include the points given below. * * sit st What were you doing What did you see What did you do What happened in the end You may use the helping words given below: recess queuing crowded benches knocked into scalded wailed helped reprimanded first aid Unit 4 | Writing a Narrative Paragraph 47.Write a story of at least 120 words based on the pictures below. Given the story your own ending. Answer the following questions to write your story. ‘Where and when did the story take place? What was the boy doing? What did he hear? Why was the dog crying? How did he help the dog? What happened in the end? 48 Creative Writing Book 4You may use the helping words and phrases given below: at home homework shivering in the cold wailing opened the door wagging its tail barking starving brought him home Unit 4 | Writing a Narrative Paragraph 49a TT ae See Personal Recount i Everybody, young or old, has a story to telll A personal recount is a true story an author w about his or her own experience. + It is usually told in the first person, using the pronoun “I.” It uses time and time-order words to tell the sequence of events. + It expresses the writer's personal feelings. * Arecount should be written in the past tense. 50 Creative Writing Book 4Example: The first paragraph provides background information on who, what, where and when. The story is written in first person. Second Paragraph Events listed in chronological order. Direct speech connectors of time. Conclusion (Seeders A Memorable Vacation ‘My exams had just ended and the holidays had begun! Mum and Dad had promised to take my sister and me to Disneyland. We were looking forward to the trip. It was going to be my dream vacation! We got there after a 4-hour flight from our city. We stayed in a hotel just next to Disneyland. When we reached the hotel it was late night so we went to bed. ‘Next day, we woke up early, got ready and reached the Disney park entrance. It was a hot day but the heat did not bother me at all. I was full of excitement because I was going to meet my favourite Disney characters for real. T could hear some music. * Look! The parade has begun! Let's run,” my sister cried. I tumed around. The parade had just started. Dumbo the elephant was leading the Disney characters. My dream was turning into reality. T could shake hands with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and many others. I was feeling out of this world. The festive mood made my heart swell. My dad took lots of pictures of us with the Disney characters. ‘After waiting in a long queue, we went on the roller coaster ride. I loved it because it was such a thrilling experience. Then we visited the Haunted House, Ginderella’s castle and Sleeping Beauty's castle. At around 9 p.m., everyone sat around the castle to watch the fireworks. The fireworks display Iit the sky for 20 minutes. We were amazed to see the spectacular fireworks at night. It has been a week since I returned from my trip to Disneyland, and I still dream about it. My sister too is bursting with happiness. It was the best vacation I had ever had! Unit 5 | Personal Recount 51Body: What did you want to do? What did you do? Ending: What happened in the end? How did you feel? Unit 5 | Personal Recount 53You were asked to take your pet to school on ‘Animal Awareness Day’. Write a composition with the help of the questions given below. The Day I Took my Pet to School Beginning: When and why did you take your pet to school? Middle: What did your pet do in school? What did you do? Ending: How did everyone feel? 54 Creative Writing Book 4Write a composition of at least 120 words based on the situation given below. You were playing soccer in the field. The ball rolled into the bushes. One of your friends ran to get the ball. Suddenly, the friend screamed, In your composition, you may include the points given below: * * 2 * * Why did your friend scream What do you think he saw What did the children do What happened in the end How did you feel Unit 5 | Personal Recount 55wri about a family celebration you attended. It can be your grandfather's birthday, your uncle’s wedding, or even your sister’s graduation ceremony. Narrate the story in about 120 words. 56 Creative Writing Book 4Unit 5 | Personal Recount 57a Ta) ee=m rN Ta Ce Cy a An information report is a factual text that gives information about a topic or main idea. The purpose is to give readers knowledge about the matters written about. Therefore, when you are preparing to write an information report, you will need to research the topic. You will need to refer to textbooks, websites, and encyclopedia and other good places to gather information. Once you have gathered information, you need to organize it to write the report. Personal views are generally avoided and the report is usually written in the third person. The information report has: + Atitle or heading. + An introduction paragraph that explains the aspects of the topic that will be covered in the report. + A body paragraph that gives more details about the report for better understanding. * A conclusion paragraph that gives the final details or facts about the topic. It should restate the main idea. 58 Creative Writing Book 4Title Introduction Conclusion 4 7 perro | Anformation Report | Triceratops Triceratops, with a large bony frill and three horns on its large four-legged body, resembled a rhinoceros, Tt was called a three-honed dinosaur but it had two real horns and the third one was a much shorter “horn” on its nose. Fossils show us that Triceratops was as big as a double-decker bus, standing about 9 metres long, 3 metres tall and weighing almost 6000 kilograms, However, as fearsome as it looked, Triceratops was a plant-eating dinosaur and could munch on very ‘tough vegetation with its large and powerful jaws. ‘The giant was able to feed on young leaves of tall trees. They moved around in herds to find food to support their huge appetite. They lived mostly in the rocky mountains of North ‘America. Triceratops were one of the largest among all dinosaurs. Adapted from Buzzle.com Facts about Triceratops Unit 6 | Information Report 59Using the outline given below, write an information report 120 words. Research the topic on the internet or the Remember to acknowledge the source. Topic: Cheetahs Introduction - Main Idea: The cheetah is the world’s fastest land mammal Each paragraph must have a supporting idea. Fact 1 Fact 2 Its body design and speed How fast can a cheetah run? 60 Creative Writing Book 4Write an information report in about 120 words on any one topic in the box. You may have to gather facts from books or the net. Write in your own words. Remember to acknowledge the source, or where you read the facts. The Great Wall of China 2. The Pyramids Title: Source: Unit 6 | Information Report 61Do some research to find out how to take care of a new puppy. Get information on feeding, grooming, potty training and entertaining the pet. Now, write a report in about 120 words with the facts that you have gathered. Source: 62Imagine your favourite star is visiting your school. He can be a sportsman, author, actor, singer, or magician. You are selected to interview the star and give a report for your school magazine. What would your readers want to know about him/her? Now, prepare your questionnaire. Name of the super star Questionnaire: Use the ‘Wh’ questions as a guide - What, When, Where, How, Why, Who Unit 6 | Information Report 63Writing a Book Report & Writing a book report can be a lot of fun. It gives you an opportunity to read a new book and your views about it. A book report summai the important events in a book without giving the ending. Aladdin and Magic Lamp ‘The book, “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp”, by Pat Stewart, is an interesting book! It tells the story about Aladdin who lived in Arabia with his parents. His father was a poor tailor. Aladdin was lazy and wandered idly all day long. One day he meets, his long lost uncle who tricks him into getting a magic lamp from a hidden cave. Aladdin gets the lamp but doesn’t give the lamp to his unde, The malicious uncle closes the cave and Aladdin cannot get out. ‘Aladdin rubs the lamp and a genie appears in front of him. He is able to use the magic lamp to get treasures for his family and marries the Sultan’s, daughter. The unde tries to get the magic lamp but Aladdin manages to escape. The story ends with the victory of good over evil. 64 Creative Writing Book 4 } Title of the report } Title of book and the author Main character: Aladdin, wicked uncle, genie, Princess and the Sultan Setting: Acave Main events of the book: ‘A genie appears when Aladdin rubs the lamp Aladdin's uncle tries to get the magical lamp Opi The story is well-written. It has attractive illustrations in full colour. The book will capture children's imagination. The book is a must-read for kids who love adventures.q To write a good book report, follow these steps: 4. Choose a book that you enjoyed reading and that you want to write about. 2. Write about characters, plot, setting, climax, and author. 3. Check your report for mistakes and ask for someone's opinion of what you have written. Make the necessary changes. 4, Share your report with others to encourage them to read the book. A book report should have: Author's name Title of the book Main characters Plot summary Analysis - Give your opinion +x ee HE Unit 6 | Information Report 65Think of a book you would like to tell about. Write a book report in about 120 words using the example as a guideline. 66 Creative Writing Book 4or her opinion by giving convincing reasons to persuade the reader to agree. He supports the idea with arguments and evidence. To write a good persuasive paragraph you need to: * * * Example: All schools should have regular clean-up days where both teachers and students come together to clean up the school. This helps to inculcate a sense of responsibility in the students towards the cleanliness of their school. It also enhances the relationships between teachers and students; all are working together towards a similar goal. Last but not least, the school is kept clean and tidy, and everyone who is a part of the school Tell your statement clearly. Give the strongest support points. Give your weakest support point first and your strongest point last. ‘A good concluding sentence helps a persuasive paragraph. Restate your claim and explain why itis true. feels a sense of pride in the building they work and study in. Unit 7 | Persuasive Powe1. Your teacher has asked, “How do you think the school could be improved?” Write notes below. What can be improved? - How it can be improved? 68 Creative Writing Book 42. Now, think about the issues listed in practice 1.1. Which one do you feel most strongly about? Use the idea web below to record your reasons for suggesting change. Your goal is to persuade the teachers and staff that the change you have suggested would be good for the school. Unit 7 | Persuasive Power 69Now, it is time to organize the points from Practice 1.2 in ord What is the strongest argument? Save that one for the last. Write your important reasons or points in the boxes below. Then number them in order. ——————— 70 Creative WritingWrite a paragraph in about 120 words that explains the reasons you think your school should add a new stall in the canteen. Unit 7 | Persuasive Power 71Write a letter to your father to get permission to keep a pet. 72. Creative Writing Book 4Unit 8 CAA) estates The purpose of instructional text is to tell someone how to do or make something. When you write instructional text, use: 1. short and clear sentences 2. imperative verbs 3. connectors to show sequence of steps 4. ‘you' to talk to the reader 5. bullets and numbers 6. acolon to introduce a list or sequence There are four parts of the instructional text: 1. Title 2. Introduction 3. Ingredients/Things needed 4. Sequence of steps Unit 8 | How to Give Instructions 73Example: Te Title gives a clear information to the How to Make reader about the Banana Shake aim of the text. . Making Banana Shake Introduction ook Subheadings give - yoy will need: lear information a about sections. + faup mik ee * 1 banana List of items 5 : Use of nouns helps reader gather te ee esse * 1 tsp sugar things. Use bullets in the list. * 1 scoop ice cream What you do: 1, First, pour the milk into a jug. 2. Next, peel the banana | Use connectors and mash it with a such as: First, fork in a bowl. Next, Then, After 3. Then, add sugar and | _ this, Finally etc. vanilla essence to the bese alec mashed banana and Imperative order Verbs such as: mix again. Use numbers to 4. ater ts, ‘add the Pour, peel, mash, emphasise the banana mixture to the | 44, str beat, etc. ordering of steps. milk and stir well. Use of second 5. Add the ice cream and | person is used to beat the mixture until | talk directly to the it is smooth. reader. 6. Finally, pour the mixture into a glass and drink! 74 Creative Writing ok 4Write a recipe for preparing a food you like. Write its name on top. List the ingredients and write the steps to make the food. Give a title: Introduction: Things needed: Sequence of steps: Unit 8 | How to Give Instructions 75How do you handwash clothes? List the steps below. Write simple and clear steps. Write the steps in order. You may use the sequence words- First, Next, Then, After that, Finally. Sequence of steps: 76 Creative Writing Book 4The paragraph below has connectors that show the order of steps. Read the paragraph. Circle seven words that tell you in what order things happened. Example of connectors: first second third fourth fifth after before earlier end ___ finally last later next now soon then tomorrow when while During our visit to Uncle Sam's farm, he explained, "Springtime is the best time to plant pumpkins. That's when the sun begins to warm the soil.” He explained the procedure of growing pumpkins ~ first, the soil must be prepared. A plough is used to cut the soil. When the soil is ready, it's time to plant seeds. Next, shallow holes are dug into the hills. Then, one seed is put inside each hole and covered with soil. There should be enough space between each hole to give each pumpkin the room it needs to grow. After planting the seed, it should be watered so that the seeds sprout. In a week's time the leaves appear through the soil. While, yellow flowers begin to bloom you can see a green ball under each flower. Finally, this green ball grows into a pumpkin over time. Unit 8 | How to Give Instructions 77the blanks to complete the instructions. Activity to do at home Title: Grow a Seed Introduction: Plant needs water, soil and sunlight to grow. Materials required: Directions: 78 Creative Writing Book 4Think of a science experiment. Write a list of things you will need to do it. Plan the steps. Write them in the correct order. After the ent is over, write what happened. Title: Things you need: Directions: (number your steps): What happened? Unit 8 | How to Give Instructions 79i 2 How to give directions Directions, just like instructions, need to be in order. Here are some words that are used to give directions. Direction words Time-Order words left first right next up. ‘then down after that north finally south east west Example: Imagine you have a new student in school. He needs to know where the auditorium is. Look at how Diana gives directions to get to the auditorium: First, go down this hallway. Just before you see the washrooms, turn right. Go straight. Just beyond the nurse's office, turn left and you will see a staircase. Walk up the staircase and you will find the auditorium in the front. 80 Creative Writing Book 4Look at the map below and fill in the blanks on the next page. John is here Super Hotel Market oak st. | Bowling Alley Polyctini < nf Lene g 8 g g Bank & Toy ste Book || B Bus Stof oy StOre| | se us Stop South Street : Police post | Food Cinema ae Mira is here Unit 8 | How to Give Instructions 81A. Fill in the blanks to give directions to John to get to the z00. 1. Go straight on Street. 2. Take the turning on your 3. Walk along Street. 4. Cross Street to reach the zoo. B. Give directions to Mira to get to the supermarket. Circle the correct words. 1, Mira goes straight/turns right on West Street. 2. She takes the first turn/second turn on the left/right. 3. She goes straight on South Street and turns left/turns right. 4, Then, she goes past the book store/bank. 5. The supermarket is next to the polyclinic/bus stop. 82 Creative Writing Book 4Writing Your Own at WO Lies rN # Tet me] Le =e Many people write in diaries or journals. Some people write about themselves, their thoughts and feelings and others simply record happenings or events. Most diaries are personal records and are not shared with others. Imagine that you attended your friend’s sister's wedding. Write about what you saw, heard or felt at the wedding. Date: Dear Diary, Unit 9 | Writing Your Own Thoughts 83Letter Writing A friendly letter is a letter that you send to a friend ora family member. They are usually written to give information about you or inquire about how your friend or family member is doing. A friendly letter has five parts. They are: * The heading — contains the address and date + Salutation or Greetings - All words that are part, of the greetings are capitalized followed by a comma Body — contains the main text or message + Closing — means “Good bye”. The first word begins with a capital letter. A comma follows the closing. + Signature - tells who wrote the letter. > Salutation Hope you are doing well. I want to share some interesting news with you. When I returned from school yesterday, a cute litle pedigree dog wagging his tal was waiting for me at the door. He was the most beautiful dog I had ever seen, Mum told me itis my birthday present from my Dad. I was thrilled! Teall him Piper and spend most of the time playing with him. He is ‘so much fun to be with. You should come and stay with me during the weekend so that we can play with Piper. —__ losing nature Creative Writing Book 4 BodyWrite a letter to your friend about something fun you recently did. Unit 9 | Writing Your Own Thoughts 85Imagine that you got ready to go on a school picnic. You packed some goodies to share with your friends. When you reached school you realized that you were late by an hour. The schoo! bus had already left. Write a letter to your friend telling him/her what happened, how you felt, and what happened in the end. 86 Creative Writing Book 4& q An Invitation When you plan a party, first you need to prepare alist of friends you would like to invite. Then you send out party invitations. The invitation cards can be bought or you can design your own, The invitation should include the following: The name of the guest Reason for the party The address of the venue The date and time of the party Your full name RSVP and your phone number ee HH Note: RSVP is a French abbreviation ~ répondez il vous plalt- which means “please reply.” Example: =———~. Heading C21* December would like to invite you to my Christmas party. Itis on 25" December at my home at 5 Fir Crescent, Singapore 436240. The party will | poy begin at 5 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m... I hope you can come. RSVP by 415th December. Phone no, 86543000 Unit 9 | Writing Your Own Thoughts 87Write an invitation card to invite your friend for a Halloween Party. Include the components of an invitation. 88 Creative Writing Book 4\ q Thank-You Notes Thank-you notes are different from a letter because they are shorter and easier to write. They are sent to friends and family members to thank for the gifts and kindness you have received from them. Elizabeth wrote a thank-you letter to her friend Amy, who helped her look after her pet when she was away visiting her grandmother. Example: 14 May Dear Amy, Thank you very much for helping me take care of my pet. It would not have been possible to visit my grandmother if you had not offered to look after my pet. You have always been so kind and helpful. I am lucky to have you as my friend. Love, Elizabeth Write a thank-you note to your favourite teacher to show her how much you appreciate her. Unit 9 | Writing Your Own Thoughts 89Checklist: Have you written the date? Did you begin the month with a capital letter? What name did you write in the greeting? Does each word begin with a capital letter? Do all the sentences in the body begin with capital letters? Do they all have end marks? What mark did you write at the end of the greetings? Did you put a comma after the closing? Did you sign your name? Did you check all the spellings? If you are not sure about the words, look them up in a dictionary. 90 Creative Writing Book 4g starts with a lan. Writers use the steps in the writing process to write better. The following five steps will lead to good writing. We will examine these steps in further detail during the course of this chapter. Unit 10 | The Writing Process # 91Prewriting is like a warm up exercise. In this step, writers choose a topic. Then, they collect and organize ideas or information. Finally, they decide what they want to tell their audience. Sandra wanted to write about third grade, her favourite year so far. Well, she can write about many things that happened in grade three, but that would be too much to cover. So, Sandra tried to think about just one part of grade three. She wrote down all the exciting things that happened in grade three, My teacher, Mrs Paterson My birthday party at school My best day Sports Day Magic show Now, Sandra had to select her topic. She asked herself these questions. % Can think of plenty of details to make my writing interesting? % Do think I can cover my idea in about 200 words? + Will my topic be interesting to my readers? 92 Creative Writing Book 4Lae Think about a topic you would like to write about using the idea web below. Write your topic in the centre. Then add circles, as needed, to connect your ideas and details. YP Unit 10 | The Writing# The next step is drafting. Put your imagination and ideas into words. This draft contains sentences and paragraphs. Referring to the prewriting notes helps writers to put their ideas on paper. Don’t worry about mistakes and neatness in this first draft. You can fix them later. Step 2 Now, use the notes you wrote during the prewriting exercise. Go on writing all that comes to your mind from the beginning till the end of the story. Don’t bother about the spelling mistakes and grammatical mistakes. 94 Creative Writing Book 4t q Step 3 Revising is looking at your writing in afresh, creative way. It is checking your work. You read from the readers’ point of view. As you reread your writing, you will find yourself thinking of ways to make it better, or you may have a fresh idea altogether that you wish to add. Read the paragraph below. Revise the paragraph to make it better. Iwas ready for the event. Mr Daniel Radcliffe was visiting our school. He was a superhero of all the children, I had been given the duty to interview him. The moment finally came. He came with his team of people. Unit 10 | The Writing Process 95Step 4 Editing and proofreading is looking for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. You read through several times to make sure that you have capital letters in the correct places, that your full stops, commas and other punctuation marks are accurate and that your spelling is correct. Bee) eure = Capitalize Spelling mistake © add a period / ‘add a comma YY add quotation marks T[s delete (remove) A add a word Jenny wrote a paragraph. Then, she looked at it again to make sure everything was correct. She found there were several mistakes and corrected them using proofreading symbols. 96 Creative Writing Book 4Example: sp assembly A special had already been planned so that the super f me star could be introduced to the children. finally,it was time for,to be face 4 to face with himshe asked me what I wanted to know about him. I said, + Y \Kverything! He laughed at my reply but aftéF then started telling me about himself. Read the passage below. Look for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. Proofread the passage for corrections. You may use the proof reading symbols. Daniel Radcliffe was born and brought up in West london. He had wanted ‘to act from the age of five he was not really interested in studies! At the age of ten, he played the title roll in the television adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel david copperfield. In the year 2000 Mr David Heyman , a poducer, who had seen him in David Copperfield, approached him for the role of Harry Potter. Eight months later, after several auditions, he was also finally selected. He had not luked back ever since then. Unit 10 | The Writing Process 97\ 2 Step 5 The fifth and last step is to publish your work. Finally, writers make a clean copy of their writing that has no mistakes. They choose a title for their writing and share their work! Now, write a final copy of Practice 4. Write carefully so that there are no mistakes. 98 Creative Writing Book 4Read each question about the writing process carefully. Choose the best answer. 1. In this step, you think about what you would like to write about. (a) Revise (b) Brainstorm (c) Write 2. In this step, you will read your writing and make changes to improve what you have written, (a) Revise (b) Edit (©) Publish 3. In this step, you will check your writing to find errors with punctuation, (a) Edit (b) Plan (©) Write 4. In this step, you will write a final copy. (a) Publish (b) Revise (©) Edit 5. In this step, you write and don’t worry about mistakes. (a) Publish (b) Draft (c) Plan 6. In this step, you list ideas about your subject. (a) Publish (b) Prewrite (©) Edit 7. In this step, you check for spelling errors. (a) Write (b) Revise (©) Edit 8. In this step, you will share your writing, (a) Prewrite (b) Publish (©) Write Unit 10 | The Writing Process 99Unit 11 i@™® Student’s Handbook ‘An idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of the individual words themselves. Knowledge of writing. Below is a list of idioms part of cre: commonly used. Idioms 1. feeling really blue 2. take a break 3. raining cats and dogs 4. once in a blue moon 5. put all my eggs in one basket 6. The ball's in your court 7. Be my guest 8. added insult to injury 9. added fuel to the fire 100 Creative Writing Book 4 jioms is an important sad, unhappy, miserable quit for a short period of time raining really hard. to emphasize that it does not happen very often at all put all of your resources in one place it's up to you what you do next, you have to make the decision you're welcome to do whatever you want or choose what you want to do when someone has been hurt by the actions of others and then something else Is done to hurt that person, you have added insult. when something has gone wrong and someone does something to make it even worse.10. around the clock - to work all night to get something finished 11. piece of cake = easy to do 12. heart of gold = very nice person who would do anything for you 13. think out of the box - solve a problem by trying to think of it in a different way 14, the icing on the cake = something that makes a good thing even better t 2 imiles are a way to compare two things using ‘like! or ‘as’. For example, if | want to say that somebody swims well, | can say he/she swims like a fish because fish swims well. There are two basic patterns that you can use. Look at the sentences below. L . He looks like an ogre. . She plays like a pro. . He walks like a duck. . She acts like a fool. . He is as tall as a giant. . She is as fast as a rocket. . He is as graceful as a swan. . She is as sneaky as a fox. 10. i 2. 13. 4, 15, PEnauauwn She swims like a fish. He is as quiet as a mouse. He is as fast as a horse. He is as strong as an elephant. She is as silly as a monkey. Itis as cold as ice. It is as heavy as lead. Unit 11 | Student's Handbook 101Match the first part of each simile with the second half. 1.ashappyasa @ © (a) feather as busyasa @ @ (b) coal 3.aswiseasan @ @ (©elephant 4.asblackas @ @ (dice S.asquickasa @ © (e) glass 6.asbigasan @ @ (lak 7.aslightasa @ @ (9) mouse 8.assmoothas @ @ (bh) flash as quictasa @ © Wow 10.ascoldas ® © (i) bee 102 Creative Writing Book 4Fill in the blanks with the words given below. fast pale blind light flat sharp thin noisy slippery black colourful wise 1. Without his glasses, he is as as a bat. 2, That is a pretty dress! It is as as a rainbow. 3. Be quiet. You are as as a herd of elephants, 4, Are you feeling sick? You are as as a ghost. 5. Her hands are dirty, They are as as night. 6. She is quick. She is as as lightning. 7. After he squished it, it was as as a pancake. 8. I cannot grab it, It is as as an eel, 9. She is so skinny, She is as as a toothpick. 10. Do not touch that broken glass. It is as as a razor. 11. It does not weigh much. It is as as air. 12. He is really smart, He is as as an owl. Unit 11 | Student's Handbook 103Practice 1 4. Entertain, Inform 2. Inform 3. Instructions Practice 2 1. Entertain 2. Explain 3. Inform 4, Persuade 5. Inform Practice 1 ‘Answers may vary. Earth Day, Sports Day, Science night out, National Harmony Day, Fun Fair, Bake Sale, ‘Annual Day Practice 2 Lantern Festival During the Lantern Festival, I went to the market with my father in the moming. The market was crowded with visitors, People ‘were seen buying moon cakes, dumplings and lanterns. There was a lion dance performance In the market. The beating of gongs and drums created a festive atmosphere in the air My brother and I made lanterns at home. We used bright red paper to make the lanterns. In the evening, my family and I went to the Singapore River. The place was beautifully decorated with numerous gigantic lanterns hanging on each side of the river. Children ‘were holding brightly lit lantems of different shapes and sizes. The lanterns looked beautiful as they glowed in the dark, We felt delighted as we strolled on the streets. Some children were holding lighted candles. ‘We had brought some mooncakes with us. We ate them while gazing at the beautiful full moon. Mum told me that the Lantern Festival is also known as the Mid Autumn festival. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, when the moon is at its fullest Tt marks the conclusion of the Spring Festival celebration, ‘At night, there was a spectacular fireworks display. We took lots of pictures. It was a wonderful day! 1. Amonkey, a boy and a gir. 2. In the park, while the kids were playing, 3. At the picnic spot, under a tree, 4, He eats up all the food. 5. The children open the food basket and are surprised to find nothing left Answers 1056. The children are hungry after playing, so they leave for home because the monkey has not left anything for them to eat. actice & 11. Answers may vary. What I saw: Christmas tree, Santa Claus distributing sweets to children What I heard: Christmas carols, people talking, laughing What I smelled: freshly baked cookies and cakes pastries and cream rolls ‘What I felt: excited and happy in the festive environment A Scene at a Shopping Mall | I went shopping on Orchard Road on / hristmas Eve with my family, The road _ was lit up with fairy lights, bells, and multi- | coloured ornaments. The festive atmosphere ‘made the evening special. Everyone was in a celebratory mood. We could see some people wearing balloon hats and blowing party homs. There were giant Christmas trees outside the huge shopping malls. We went in Plaza Mall, Lots of activities such as a magic show, colouring competition, and a fashion show were going on. A group of children in beautiful outfits were singing and dancing to Christmas carols. Santa Claus was moving ‘around giving out sweets to the kids. He gave me sweets too, I was so excited! My dad took 2 picture of Santa hugging me. The eateries ‘were full of food enthusiasts. The aroma of freshly baked pizza made my mouth water. Twas feeling hungry. We had some delicious crepes with vanilla ice cream. I had a lovely Christmas outing! 106 Creative Writing Book 4 Practice 1 ‘Answers may vary. 1. A fairyland birthday party 2. Sunset at the beach 3. Life cycle of a dragonfly Practice 2 Titles may vary, 11. Tour of San Francisco City, ‘Topic Sentence - That was my first Duck tour and I had a blast! 2. A Stormy Night “Topic Sentence - It was raining cats and dogs. A Visit to the Old Age Home Last Friday, I visited a home for the elderly with my classmates. Our form teacher, Mrs Chia, and Physical Education teacher, Mr Goh, accompanied us. We had planned ‘some fun activities for the residents. We had packed some food and gift hampers too. (On reaching there, we arranged the hampers (on the tables. The elderly were eagerly waiting for us. We could see the happiness ‘on their faces when they met us. Our team ‘greeted each and every person there. Ihad a chat with a few and made friends with Madam Irene who is 82 years old. She said that her ‘two sons live far away and cannot visit her often. She feels lonely at times. However, her grandsons come to visit her every weekend. We distributed some food that we had taken along with us. We served them cakes, curry puffs, cookies and coffee. Then some of theboys played guitar and sang some songs. The old folks sang with us too. We then played some games, like passing the parcel ‘and dumb charades. We were there for three hours. When it was time for us to leave we were all sad. We promised the old folks that we would ‘come again soon, We were happy that we could bring joy to the old folks. Practice 4 ‘A Thoughtful Boy As the train gathered speed, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The compartment was crowded with men, women and children. A weary lady stood near the door, with a sleeping child in her arms. There was no place to even move. Edward, sitting in a far corner, was watching the woman's discomfort. No one offered to help her. Finally, he decided to give her his, seat. He tried to catch her eye by waving at her. At last, she saw him and started moving towards him slowly. She had barely reached him, when, suddenly, an announcement was made for the passengers to be ready to get, off, as they were reaching the next station. ‘The woman gave a tired smile and with her hands, conveyed, that her destination was approaching. She sighed and started walking back towards the door, but not before casting a look of gratitude at Edward for his kind and. helpful gesture, Practice 5 ABrave Act ‘One afternoon, as I was walking home from school, I saw a man following a lady. The ‘man was looking suspicious. I decided to walk behind them at a distance. ‘The lady was carrying a shopping bag in fone hand and a handbag was dangling on her shoulder. She seemed unaware of being followed. As she turned into a quiet alley, the man began to walk faster, I also increased my pace, wondering what was in his mind, Suddenly, he pushed the lady, who fell on the road and started shouting for help. He snatched her handbag and was about to run | off, when T pounced on him. We both fell down, with me on top of him. I held him to the ground and prompted the lady to take bback her handbag. Once she had managed to snatch it from him, I gave him a few hard punches! Hearing the commotion, people started gathering and the cops were called. I felt like a movie hero as I handed over the robber to them. Then I walked over to the | Tady who was stil shaken up. I made her sit down on a bench, got some water for her ‘and helped her to regain her composure. She kept thanking me. Finally I bid her goodbye with a feeling that T hhad done my good deed for the day. ‘Answers may vary. A Practice 2 ‘Answers may vary. Warm and friendly, patient, punctual, smart and charming, knows her subject well, hardworking, teaches well, disciplinarian, approachable Answers 107Practice 3 My Favourite Teacher Al my teachers at school are very nice, but my favourite is Mrs Beth, who teaches us Mathematics. Many of my friends from other grades do not ike Mathematics, butweall love it because Mrs Beth makes it so interesting. She is a strict teacher, a disciplinarian and vvery punctual. She expects the same from us too. The mast special thing about her is that she never gets angry, no matter how many questions I ask her. She patiently explains everything till I have understood. She helps all the children with their problems and does not favour any student. She has a smart ‘and dignified personality but she is easily ‘approachable and friendly to everyone, Once ‘a week, Mrs Beth talks to us about our family. She asks us what we want to do when we {grow up, and what our hobbies are, and she tells us how we can be good human beings. She is not just my teacher - she is also my friend, philosopher and guide. She is the best teacher I have ever had and when T grow up, want to be like her. Practice 4 Two Friends Sally and Anna are fiends. They are different in looks and personality but have similar interests. Sally is almost a foot taller than ‘Anna and her voice is shrill and warm at the same time. She is opinionated and loves to gossip, Anna, on the other hand, is more reserved. Anna loves to stay at home with her family wile Sally loves to party. Sally has short blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes to complement her golden skin, Everyone is attracted to Sally's natural beauty. Anna has dark brown hair that falls to her waist. She has a perfect round face, hazel eyes and brown skin. She Is attractive in her own way. Both girs have common interests and 108 Creative Writing Book 4 hobbies. Both love singing. Sally and Anna ‘were among the 14 finalists in the Super Star singing competition. The two girls love to draw and paint. Both go to the garden on weekends and spend long hours painting ‘An Encounter with a Dinosaur The Land Rover moved slowly through the dense jungle, I held on to the stand, looking ‘out for the sight of an animal. There were deer, elephants and bears, all roaming around freely in the forest. Suddenly, I saw a huge figure in the far distance. I pointed it out to my dad and he told me it was a Dinosaur! It looked like @ huge bird to met It was large and high. Its body was balanced nicely on the long hind legs. Its forearms were short. It had a large head with large zigzag teeth. My dad told me it was a meat eater. The uneven sharp teeth helped it to catch and tear its prey. Behind the large dinosaur were some smaller ones too. They seemed to be ‘moving in herds. The large dinosaur had a scaly body but the smaller ones looked like they had feathers. I had never seen such an animal before. I was spellbound. The Land Rover suddenly went over some stones and lost my balance. I realised then that I had fallen from my bed and I had actually been dreaming! Practice 6 Answers may vary. 1. A hospital ~ automatic door, polished corridors, smell of antiseptic, chairs, television, injured people, patients 2. Acinema - ticket, dimly lt room, smell of popcorn, narrow ise, folding seats, rows of chair, big screen3. A supermarket - trolleys, fruits, ‘vegetables, fresh produce, frozen section, cool draught, weighing ‘scale, trolleys, cashier 4. A.MRT station — ticket vending machine, information counter, posters, TV monitors, sign boards, escalator, MRT System map Practice 7 ‘Answers may vary. 2. Fairytale Place ~ faraway land, castle, magic land Time — Jong long ago Mystery Place ~ a haunted house Time —a dark night 4, Outer space Place ~ space, planets Time future Practice 8 ‘Answers may vary. 2. (a) Ata restaurant (b) afternoon 2. (a) Floods in the village (b) day time (a) In the sea (b) night 4, (a) In the desert (b) night Answers may vary. = flash of lightning, rain drops, Tsee people standing in shelter umbrellas, sky overcast with clouds Thear rain drops, thunder, Tsmell ~ banana fritters, hot coffee, scent of wet mud I taste — sipping hot chocolate Tfeel — cool breeze, feeling cold, wet ‘ground ‘ARainy Day Tt had been raining all day. Mum was going to bake a cake, She asked me to get some eggs from the nearby grocery shop. I took ‘my umbrella and hurried through the rain, The rain became hard. In spite of having the umbrella, I got wet. The raindrops trickled down my face. The roads were flooded with water. I walked carefully on the pavement so that I would not slip. The grocery store was just across my block. I quickly bought a carton of eggs and walked back home. When I reached home, mum saw me thoroughly drenched. I was shivering with cold, She {Quickly got a towel and wiped my hair and body. She asked me to change into dry clothes immediately. She made hot chocolate for me.I sat in front of the TV sipping a cup of hot chocolate and watching my favourite TWshow. Practice 10 Imagine a setting of a room on a cold ‘winter night A Cold Snowy Night It's the coldest night ofthe year! Ithas been snowing heavily the whole day. Grandmather is sitting in the rocking chair by the warm. fireplace, sipping hot chocolate. She is looking through the big oass window, gazing at the snow covered streets and houses. Grandfather, huddled in @ bianket on the couch, is watching his favourite TV show. The lighted fireplace has made the room Answers 109warm and cosy despite the chill outside, Grandmother continues knitting a pullover for her grandson, She does not want him to {90 out playing in this weather without proper ‘woollens. She is hoping and praying that the ‘weather would improve. c Practice 11 Solution 1 - Peter called his dad. His dad drove to the spot. Dad put the bicycle in the car boot and dropped Peter to the school. Dad repaired the flat tyre at home. Solution 2 - She looked up a recipe for an ‘eggless cake and made a cake without eggs. He decides to go to bed early ‘and wake up earty. He decides to pack his bag at night. He feels that this change in routine will help him reach the bus stop on time. Solution 3 ~ Solution 4 - Elaine and her parent agree that they should take tums to pick their favourite radio station. Practice 12 Answers may vary. Practice 13 110 Creative Writing Book 4 ‘The Day I Missed My School Bus Te was my first day at school. I was nervous ‘and tense, I woke up early, took 2 quick shower and had my breakfast. Mum had packed lunch for me. I took my bag and sprinted towards the bus stop. To my dismay | found out that the bus had just let, 1 had missed the bus. I slumped on the bench wondering what to do. Dad would be so angry if T went back and told him that 1 missed the bus. I wondered if 1 should start walking, but it would take me hours to reach school! Should I go to Uncle Albert next door and request him to drop me to school on his way to the office? But what if he tells Dad ‘and Mum? I was getting quite worried now. | couldn't afford to get late on my very first day! finally decided to go back home after all. Thad just turned around when suddenty 1 heard the screeching of brakes and my name being called. I saw my Mum's friend, Aunt Linda, waving out to me. When I went closer, she asked me whom Twas waiting for. On hearing my story, she told me that she was going in that dection anyway s0 I could hop in, She also promised not to tell my mother about this incident. Soon we were on our way. I was secretly very happy that T had missed my bus because I had always wanted to sit in Aunt Linda's beautiful car! Practice 15 At the Supermarket David went to the supermarket to buy ‘groceries for his mother. He gathered all the items in the lst and pushed the trolley towards the cashier. When he reached the counter he found that his wallet was missing He took off his jacket and checked all the pockets again and again, but to no avail. His phone was intact but the wallet was nowhere to be seen. He left the trolley near thecounter and went back the way he had come. ‘strange looking man who reminded him of an He looked over all the places he had gone in astronaut, "I have come from outer space. the store but it was nowhere to be found. Do you want to come with me?" asked the He began to get really woried. He told the alien. “OF course, I wil accompany yout” cashier to wait for him to return with cash, ‘The cashier assured him his basket would | S0er ‘hey boarded the space ship and in a few seconds Simon was in a new world! be there untouched and he could take MIS be fet as if he were ina void with celestial time. David went back home and told M2", bodies all around, There seemed to be no his sister what had happened, She gave him ful andar petwoon guts epoca the pap blah nerd Soe Sand sted Earth, As they moved on, he saw a cluster back toe shop. s of stars. Looking at it, he realised it was the Eagle cluster, because it looked like heads At the store, he took his basket for bling. As of eagles joined together. It looked beautiful the counter boy took out the last packet from with hues of gold and blue rays, There was the basket, he exclaimed, "Where did this a huge red mass, which seemed to be Mars, come from?” Lo and behold! It was David's There was Jupiter, the largest planet, and wallet, lying at the bottom of the items. David | Neptune as well. Venus has volcanoes and confirmed that it was his wallet. His face Is hot beyond description, so they did not go brightened with happiness. He had probably anywhere near it. In the spiral of the nine dropped It in the basket when he had taken _ planets of the Solar System, Earth occupied out the handphone from the pocket! The the third place from the Sun, cashier smiled and asked him to be more | sygving futher on, Simon saw the galaxy careful in Future: which is the nearest and the largest, the ‘Andromeda. In the far distance was the Saturn Ring, composed of rocks. All the stars and planets moved freely along their orbits Coe es of gravity. In his excitement of touring outer space, Practice 1.4 : ‘Simon realised that he had lost track of time ‘Answers may vary. and that he should be getting back home. So he requested his mysterious friend to take Practice 1.2 him back to Earth. He couldn't wait to get eseseesesenssene | back and narrate the story of his amazing ‘Space Adventure Visit to outer space, ‘Simon was siting under a tree reading his mystery book. This was his favourite spot Practice 9 where he always came and sat when he ern wanted to read by himself It was getting late Hide and Seek in the Park and in a litle while, the sun would se. It was Sunday morning. The day was bright Suddenly a movement in the nearby trees and sunny. Robert and his friends had planned caught his attention, When he looked up, 2 42Y ou, playing hide-and-seek in the park. he saw a figure, which scared him. It was @__ Everyonewasina cheerfulmood. They started Answers 111the game with gusto and were thoroughly | and she took her bowl of noodles. She looked enjoying themselves. They hid wherever they around for a place to sit and eat and saw an could ~ behind bushes, shrubs, boulders, benches, trunks of trees, and rockeries. When twas Ben's turn to find them, Robert realised the only place left to hide was the tree-top! He quickly began to climb a tree, but in hurry, he did not notice that he was putting his foot in the wrang place where there was ‘no support. ‘Suddenly, he slipped and fel straight onto the ‘ground. When the other boys saw him falling, they all rushed to see what had happened. He seemed to have injured his leg because when they tried helping him to stand, he cried in pain. Then two boys gave him support from both sides and helped him reach home. Once at home, Robert was shown to the doctor who said it was a sprain and that it would be alright in 3 to 4 days time. His friends felt bad that their day had ended lke this but were also relieved that it was just a sprain, They bid him goodbye, promising to return the next day to spend some time with him ‘The ringing of the recess bell in school was always a welcome sound! By this time the children had digested their breakfast and they could fee! their stomachs growling! The ‘moment the teacher walked out of the class, starving children began to run towards the canteen. By the time Amy reached the canteen, a lot of children were already there. There were a ‘number of food stalls serving different kinds ‘of snacks to choose from. Children were ‘queuing up at the stalls that served their favourite food. Amy also stood in 2 queue at the Chinese food stall. Finally, her turn came 112 Creative Writing Book 4 ‘empty bench at the far end of the canteen. She balanced the bowl carefully and started walking towards it All of a sudden, 2 clumsy boy coming from behind knocked into her. The noodles were piping hot and as the bow! toppled, Amy's hand got scalded at once. She began to wall loudly, so bad was the pain. The other children gathered around and one of them called their teacher. The teacher immediately asked a boy to get some ice. This gave some relief to Amy. Then she took Amy to the Medical-Aid Room. The discipline master reprimanded the boy who was responsible for Amy getting burnt and admonished al the children to be more careful and not behave in a rowdy manner, AKind Act Peter sat at his desk, completing his homework. A dog's barking kept disturbing him. Suddenly, he heard the walling sound of ‘puppy coming from somewhere. He opened the door to see where the sound ‘was coming from and saw a puppy standing ‘outside the house. It was shivering with cold, caying away continuously. It looked hunary and forlorn. Peter stepped out and picked it up in his arms. He brought it inside the house and then ran to get some food for it. ‘As he put the food down, the puppy pounced on it. It must have been starving for a long time. Peter watched as the puppy gobbled up the bread and lapped up the milk in no time. Once it had finished, it moved its head around, wagging its tall. Peter picked it up and put it on a rug. He then looked around for something to cover the puppy with. Alle ‘ould find was his jacket. As he put the furry, warm jacket on it, the puppy licked his hand.Within minutes it curled up and fell asleep. Peter looked at it fondly, comfortable and snug in its new bed, he felt a warm glow and knew he had found a friend. Practice 1 ‘A Camping Trip Who? When? Where? twas a long weekend, so my family decided | to go camping. There was a beautiful spot in the lap of mountains and forests, where my dad's friend ran a camp. I had never been out ‘camping in the midst of nature so I was really excited about this outing, What did you want to do? What did you do? We travelled by car for almost 120 miles and reached a spot where there was a big water body. We had to park our car there because there was no cemented road leading to the camping site. We got out and took our luggage from the car. My father went to the shops near the lake to get information ‘about the route. He came back and told us that we had to travel a mile by boat and then {90 trekking another mile before reaching our destination. This was really going to be an ‘exciting adventure! Tknew I was going to love it! We got into the boat and started moving slowly. The water was clear and when I put my hand into it I realised it was very cold too! We soon reached a grassy patch where we disembarked from the boat. Putting the bags over our shoulders, we began the trek. After walking through the forest, we suddenly came to 2 clearing down below. We ‘carefully went down the uneven stony path ‘and found ourselves in a large patch of land. ‘As we stood there and looked up, there were mountains and trees all around us. It was breathtakingly beautifull There were 30 tents spread over the entire area. We settled our bags in the tents and freshened ourselves. We were offered tea with hot dogs and marshmallows. We had a campfire in the evening. We ate barbecued chicken and bread for dinner. Siting In the ‘open space near fire and eating food was a ‘wonderful experience! We got up early next moming and just like the night, the morning looked fresh and new. Soon we left for home, wishing we could have stayed longer. \What happened in the end? ‘What did you lean? How did you feel? Il’s now been two days since we got back. But the memories are stil with me. T had never known the beauty and trangulty of nature till T went camping. What a memorable trip ithad been! Practice 2 ‘The Day I Took my Pet to School Our Principal announced in the morning assembly that 21 of Dec will be celebrated as Animal Awareness Day in school. We were all told to bring along our pets to school. took my little pup, Molly, with me. T had