ELIA 101 - Possible writing topics ( 1 paragraph)

Unit 1: Write a paragraph about yourself. Write about: 50 -60

 What’s your name and surname?

 How old are you?
 Where are you from? I am from Saudi Arabia
 Where do you live? (Jeddah or Rabigh…) I live in …….
 Do you live in a house or an apartment? I live in a nice house \big house with my
big family . I love my house because it is a nice house
 What’s your job? What do you do? I don’t have a job I am a student at King
Abdulaziz University. I study English ………….
 Are you married? Do you have children? I am not married and I have no children

Unit 2: Write about someone you know. Write about: or Write about your family present
simple she \he works – has – likes – lives -

 His/her name, age, and how you know him/her. (sister/friend/brother)

 What’s his/her job? Where does he/she work? Who does he/she work for?
 What does he/she have? Name 3 things (p 19)

Unit 3: Write about the street where you live. Write about:

 What is the name of the street and where is it? The name of our street is …….. . It is
in Rabigh near the…………
 What can you see in your street? Name 4 things. (cars, a tree, a mosque etc.) p 22
There are ……………., --------------, ……………. and -------------. Also, there is a big school .
 Do you like your street? Why? Or why not? (busy/noisy/quiet/beautiful/nice) p 22
I like my street because it a quiet and beautiful street.
I don’t like my street because it is a noisy street.

Unit 4: Write about your favorite restaurant. Write about:

 What is the name of this restaurant? Where is it? The name of my favorite
restaurant is ………. . It is in Rabigh…… near \ next to Arab Mall\ beach \ hospital
 How often do you go there? What food can you eat there? p 33 ( sometimes -–
everyday -every weekend – every month)

I sometimes go there with my family every weekend. We have dinner --------

The food is Italian --------------- International . I order meat with pasta ----------
 Why do you like this restaurant? p 36 I like this because it is cheap \ expensive \
not too expensive
Unit 5: Write about the clothes you like to wear. Write about:

 What clothes do you like to wear? I like to wear -------------

 What clothes don’t you like to wear? I don’t to wear ----------
 What colors do you like and what colors don’t you like? I like the colors ------ , --------, --------- and
--------. \ I don’t like ---------, ---------and --------.
 What do you wear at home? At home I wear ---------
 What do you usually wear to university? At university I wear---------- with ---- and -------
 What do you wear at the weekend? At the weekend I usually wear -----------

Write about what you like and don’t like. Write about:

 Food and drinks, you like and don’t like.

I like pasta , but I don’t like rice .
 Thing you like and don’t like to buy. I like to buy ------- ,but I don't like to buy ----------
 Sports and free time activities that you like or don’t like . I like to play -------- \ read ------\ watch
------- \ I don’t like to watch ------\ play ------ \ read -----\ listen ------

Unit 6: Write about your daily routine. Write about: p 46 and 47

 Your morning routine . What time do you wake up?

 Your afternoon routine.
 Your evening routine. What time do you sleep?

PLEASE NOTE: Use sometimes/never/always/usually

Or write about someone else’s routine (your friend, sister…)

Write about transport in Jeddah (or your city) . Write about what transport:

 What you usually use to get to the university

 What you can find in Jeddah and,
 What you want to see in Jeddah and why

Unit 7: Write about a movie you saw recently. Write about: ( page 58 and 59)

 Its name and how often do you watch it

 Who was with you?
 What is it about (what happens) and,
 What was it like?
 Why you like it and why it is popular
Write about your weekend. Write about:

 What time you wake up and what you do in the morning

 What you do on Fridays and Saturdays, and
 Why you like or don’t like weekends

Unit 8: Write about a city you visited. Write about:

 Where did you go and when?

 Who was with you?
 What did you do there?
 How was the weather
 What was it like

Write to your friend and tell him/her bout the best time to visit Jeddah. Write about: P 66

 Which months are summer and which months are winter in Jeddah?
 What the weather is like in summer and what she/he can do in summer
 What the weather is like in winter and what she/he can do in winter