ACTIVITIES FOR GUIDED/CONTROLLED WRITING

compose their own short, simple texts

writing about personal, shared or imaginative experiences.
simple shared writing activities,
innovate on known reading texts,
word lists, sound charts, or personal dictionaries as resources
introduced to a range of writing materials and to basic
computer applications for writing
Establishing Writing habits under supervision

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Rewrite sentences with small change (ENGLISH IN TABLES)

MAD LIBS
Substitutions and transformations
Expansion of vocabulary
Completion exercises
Replacement exercises
Substitution drill
Rewrite a story

:TASK
.In pairs or threes, devise some writing activities based on a text
:State the following details of your real or virtual class
1. How many children in the class.
2. How many groups and nature of groups (native speakers/non
readers etc.)

TEST TYPE : CLOZE TESTS (ONE WORD)

CLASS

: 3 VAIRAM

Fill in the blanks with ONE word only.

Exercise 1
Mr.Anand is a forty-two year old over-weight farmer. His wife Mrs.Meena is a
thirty-nine year old housewife. They have __________ (1) three bright obese
children. __________(2) names are Raju, Prathab and Ravi. Raju __________(3) a
six-year old, round faced, freckled, ginger __________(4) boy. He has got gig, brown
__________(5). Prathab is an 8 year old, short straight haired, fair and tall girl. Hes
got green eyes like hIS mother. Ravi is an 11 year old curly haired, scruffy boy.
__________(6) has got glasses. They all like eating, so Mrs.Meena is usually in the
kitchen to cook delicious __________ (7) for __________ (8).

1. got

2. Their

3. is

4. haired

5. eyes

6. He

7. food

8. them

Exercise 2
I __________(1) Thulasi. I go to Kluang High School. My school __________(2) near
my house so I usually walk to __________(3). I have many friends. My best friends
__________(4) is Uma. She __________(5) got twin sisters. __________(6) names
are Geetha and Anbarasi. __________(7) are in class 1.

1. am

2. is

3. school

4. name

5. has

6. Their

7. They