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Writing: my lunch and my school subjects

Practise two everyday writing topics: the food in your lunch bag and the subjects on your timetable. Give precise details, use have got consistently and check questions, full stops and capital letters.

English 1AC · Original supplementary practice · Follow your teacher’s sequence · Updated

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Le sujet, un exemple complet rédigé et les exercices corrigés.

By the end of this lesson, you can

  • Plan two focused paragraphs
  • Check have got, capitals and punctuation
  • Add a reason without leaving the topic

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How do I write about my lunch and my school subjects?

Keep the two topics in separate short paragraphs. For lunch, name food and a drink with have got. For school subjects, give a day, time and preference. Use full stops for statements and a question mark for a direct question such as What have you got for lunch?

A handwritten English school notebook beside a lunchbox with an apple, an egg sandwich and water; a school timetable partly visible,
Use full stops for statements and question marks for direct questions.
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Plan two focused paragraphs

A statement ends with a full stop; a direct question ends with a question mark. Compare I've got an apple. with Have you got an apple? Use on with days and at with times. English and French take capitals; food words such as rice do not normally need them.

For a lunch paragraph, name the meal, two food items and a drink. For a school paragraph, choose a day, two subjects and one preference. You can add because to give a reason. A model is a possible response; your own meal or timetable may be different.

Check have got, capitals and punctuation

TopicStatementQuestion or writing tip
LunchI've got a sandwich and water.What have you got?
SubjectsWe've got English on Monday.When have we got English?
PreferenceI like art because I like drawing.Give a clear reason.

Two completed models: lunch and subjects

Completed original English writing example: My lunch and school subjects
A complete original writing example. Read the same text below, then write your own version.
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A complete original writing model

My lunch: I have got an egg sandwich and an orange. I have got a bottle of water too. What have you got for lunch? My subjects: On Monday, we have got English at nine and maths at ten. My favourite subject is English because I like learning new words.

Add a reason without leaving the topic

A reason should explain the idea immediately before it. My favourite subject is English because I like learning new words connects a preference with a relevant reason. A lunch paragraph needs food details instead: naming a favourite subject in its middle would distract the reader. When you finish, check the questions separately. Have you got an apple? is a direct question, while I've got an apple is a statement. Their endings should not be interchangeable.

A writing checklist with two mini-sections
Choose details and give a reason for a preference.
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Remember

Keep the two models as separate paragraphs. Do not put a question mark after a statement just because it contains what: I know what I like is a statement.

Step by step

Put the idea into practice

  1. Make one food-and-drink list and one day-time-subject list.
  2. Write a separate short paragraph from each set of notes.
  3. Check language names, days, I and the punctuation of every question.

Frequently asked questions

How do I write about my lunch and my school subjects?

Keep the two topics in separate short paragraphs. For lunch, name food and a drink with have got. For school subjects, give a day, time and preference. Use full stops for statements and a question mark for a direct question such as What have you got for lunch?

Why should English and Monday have capital letters?

English is the name of a language and Monday is the name of a day. Both use capitals, even when they appear in the middle of a sentence.

Is there one correct lunch paragraph?

No. Details vary. A successful answer responds to the task and uses understandable sentences with accurate grammar and punctuation.

Quiz: 1 questions

1 questions are randomly selected from this lesson’s 1-question bank. Choose one answer for each question and get an immediate explanation.

Q1Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Correct answer: Have you got water?

A direct have got question ends with a question mark.

Exercises with answers

4 exercises, from easy practice to challenges. Try each one yourself, then reveal the answer and explanation.

Exercise 1

Easy

Punctuate: Have you got an apple / I've got some water

Answer and explanation

Have you got an apple? I've got some water. The first is a question; the second is a statement.

Exercise 2

Intermediate

Correct: we've got english on tuesday. i like maths.

Answer and explanation

We've got English on Tuesday. I like maths. Capitalise the sentence opening, language, day and pronoun I.

Exercise 3

Challenge

Write three lunch sentences and three timetable sentences.

Answer and explanation

For lunch, include food, a drink and a question. For school, include a day, a time and a preference. Check have/has got and punctuation; use the two models as a structure.

Exercise 4

Intermediate

Finish these paragraphs with one relevant sentence each: I've got a sandwich and water. / We've got science on Tuesday.

Answer and explanation

Possible endings: What have you got for lunch? / I like science because I enjoy experiments. Each ending stays with the paragraph's topic; the first needs a question mark.