Paragraph Writing

Activity 01

Write a paragraph on “My Favourite Animal”. Use the mind map and underline the correct word to complete
the sentences.

eat fish

My favourite animal is (a cat, a fish). Its name is (Kitty , Bunti). It is (brown , white) in colour. It likes to (eat
fish , eat rice). Its favourite drink is (orange , milk). It (plays , dances) with me. It (sits,sleeps) on the (bed,
chair). It has (black, white) , (sharp, not sharp) teeth. It has a bushy (leg, tail). It (likes, doesn’t like) to (run,
bath). I love my (dog, cat).

Activity 02 Follow the above example and write about your favourite animal – “dog”. Include the facts given
in the mind map.

Black and brown eat meat and bread

3 4
Rover like water

2 5

dog 1 My Favourite 6 dislike string

Animal hoppers

10 7 run in the garden

9 8

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love my Rover sleep on the rug
has sharp eyes and a thin
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 Activity 03

Study the following mind map and fill in the blanks in the given paragraph.

lives in Nugegoda

My best friend is …………………………… . She is ………………………………… old. She is

……………………… and ………………….. . She has ………………… hair. She has ………………
brothers and one …………………….. . She is …………………….. and ………………………. . She lives in
…………………… . Her favourite ………………….. is …………………… . She is a …………………….
friend. I love her very much.
Activity 04
Write a paragraph on “My class teacher” by arranging the jumbled words in order in each sentence.

wears/she/a saree

She/in/lives/Kandy

my/teacher/is/
class/Mrs.Kamala Perera

My class teacher …………………………….………………………………………………………...

Activity 05

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Activity 05

Write a paragraph on “A relative I like most”, using the given words in the box. Use about 50 – 60 words.

Sarath Perera / about 45 years old/ fair and thin/ live in Anuradhapura/ wife – an English teacher/
one daughter and two sons/ a doctor/ work – Jaffna hospital/ very clever doctor/ kind and cheerful/
hobby – singing songs with us/ never blame us/ give advice lovingly/ come – see us – with gifts
and sweets/ love very much/

A relative I like most is my uncle. His name ………………………………………………………….

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Activity 06

Read the following sentences and categorize them under “How I spend my last December holidays” and
“How I spent my last December holidays”.

I get my December holidays on 9th December. I do my vacation assignment until lunch.

I did my vacation assignment until

I got my December holidays on 9th December.
lunch.

After lunch I play badminton with my

I get up little bit later than school days.
sister.

After lunch I played badminton with my

I got up little bit later than school days.
sister.

At the weekends my parents take us to

I take out my bicycle in the mornings.
the beach and we enjoy.

At the weekends my parents took us to

I took out my bicycle in the mornings.
the beach and we enjoyed.

I go to the playground with my friends.

I went to the playground with my friends.

We fly kites and enjoy very much.

We flew kites and enjoyed very much.

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 How I spend my last December holidays How I spent my last December holidays

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Activity 07

Write a paragraph on “The things I will do next Sunday”. Use the given phrases to write the paragraph.

 wiil get up - 5.00 a.m.

 will wash – face
 will do – English “Writing” home work
 will have – breakfast – 7.30 a.m.
 going to study till 11 o’clock
 hope to help mother
 will have my lunch – 1.00 p.m.
 will play carom – friends
 will read – story book – evening
 will watch T.V. – brother and parents
 hope – go to bed – 10.30. p.m.
 These are the things I will do next Monday.

I will get up at 5.00 a.m.……………………………………………………………………………….

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Activity 08
Write a paragraph on “What I did last Sunday”,using the phrases given in the box . Use about 50 – 60 words.

got up/ washed face/ did maths assignments/ had breakfast/ participated in online lessons/ helped mother/
had lunch/ played – with brother and sister/ read – English newspaper/ went to bed/

I got up at 5.00 a.m. ………………………………………………………………………………………

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Activity 09

Write a paragraph on “A famous place to visit in Sri Lanka”. Use the given phrases and write the paragraph.

 Sigiriya
 a rock fortress
 an ancient kingdom
 built by King Kashyaa
 in Matale district
 8th wonder of the world
 a world heritage site
 entrance – called – “a lion’s jaw”
 important places in the rock – frescoes, mirror wall, graffiti
 historically important
 popular among tourists
 many tourists – visit

Sigiriya is a famous place to visit in Sri Lanka. ………………………………………………………

Activity 10

Answer the following questions and write a paragraph on “Our last year class trip”.

1) Where did you go on your last year class trip?

2) When did you go?
3) At what time did you leave the school?
4) How did you go?
5) Who organized the trip?
6) How many students and teachers did join the trip?
7) What were the different places you visited there?
8) What did you see?
9) What did you do there?
10) When did you come back home?
11) What did you feel about the trip?

We went on trip to
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Activity 11

Write a paragraph on “How to protect ourselves from “Covid 19” .Use the guidelines given below. Use
about 50 – 60 words.

 can protect myself from Covid – 19.

 wear masks
 wash our hands – soap
 maintain social distance of one meter.
 avoid social gathering
 not share our personal items with others
 do online banking – wear gloves – money handle
 drink lot of hot water and coriander
 quarantine ourselves, if we have any doubts.
 eat fruit items with vitamin C
 meet the doctor – fever, sore throat or cold
 This is how I can protect myself from Covid 19.

I can protect myself from Covid 19. …………………………………………………………………..

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Activity 12

Write on one of the following topics. Use about 50 – 60 words.

1) “Favourite story book I have read.”

2) “An interesting film I enjoyed.”

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