Activity 3

Paraphrase the sentences with the correct form
Use the words below, study the example

example:
usually get up – early – late
I usually get up early, but this morning I got up late.

1. normally have breakfast – at home – at school
2. usually take a nap after lunch – play games with friends
3. generally go home from school straight away – to see a friend in the hospital
4. after study the lessons for two hours – for three hours
5. always help my parents after school – do the homework

Clause Pattern of Past Tense

Statement
was/were at home
{I/We/You/He/She/It/They} worked hard yesterday
flew to England last week

Negative
was/were not at home
{I/We/You/He/She/It/They} did not work hard yesterday
did not fly to England last week

Question
Was/were {I/We/You/He/She/It/They} at home?
Did {I/We/You/He/She/It/They} work very hard yesterday?

Short Answer
Yes, {I/We/You/He/She/It/They} was/were/did
No, {I/We/You/He/She/It/They} was not/were not/ did not

Word Showing Order

one of the language features of recounts is the use of words that show the order in which the events in the text happened

first next then
when now soon after
at this point lastly at this time
at this moment before that after a while
afterwards following that meanwhile

Adverbs

here is a list of adverbs that you may need to use when you begin to construct your own recounts.

Adverbs that tell how Adverbs that tell when Adverbs that tell where
carefully again here
quickly often there
loudly seldom up
slowly now down
happily then forward
easily sometimes everywhere

What is recount text?

1. Constructing a written recount
The recount text type retells past events, usually in the order in which they happened. The steps for constructing a written recount are:
a. a first paragraph that gives background information about who, what, where, when (called the orientation)
b. a series of paragraphs that retell the events in the order in which they happened.
c. a concluding paragraph (not always necessary)

2. Language features in a recount
a. proper nouns to identify those involved in a recount
b. descriptive words to give details about who, what, when, where, and how
c. the use of past tense to retell the events
d. words that show the order of the events (for example, first, next, then)