Diary 日記
BasicCapital letters and full stops.
- Diary heading: date + weather.
- Use the past tense for yesterday.
- Three irregulars: go→went, eat→ate, see→saw.
文體小知識：Write a diary entry.
§Text Passage
1Miss Lee shows us how to write a diary. A diary tells what we did on a day. We write the date and the weather first. Then we write our story.
2Sunday, 13 October. Weather: cloudy. In the morning, I went to the library with my father. I borrowed three story books and read them with my classmate Amy. We read under a big tree. It was a happy day.
3I check the spelling, capital letters, full stops and grammar before I close my diary. I put my sentences in one paragraph. Writing a diary helps me remember my happy days. I love writing my diary. I will keep writing every week!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Miss Lee shows us how to write a diary.
李老師教我們怎樣寫日記。
A diary tells what we did on a day.
日記是記下我們某一天做過的事。
We write the date and the weather first.
我們首先寫日期同天氣。
Then we write our story.
接着就寫下我們的故事。
Sunday, 13 October. Weather: cloudy.
十月十三日，星期日。天氣：多雲。
In the morning, I went to the library with my father.
早上，我同爸爸去了圖書館。
I borrowed three story books and read them with my classmate Amy.
我借了三本故事書，和同學 Amy 一起看。
We read under a big tree.
我們在一棵大樹下面看書。
It was a happy day.
那真是開心的一天。
I check the spelling, capital letters, full stops and grammar before I close my diary.
合上日記之前，我會檢查串字、大楷、句號同文法。
I put my sentences in one paragraph.
我會把所有句子寫在同一段。
Writing a diary helps me remember my happy days.
寫日記幫我記住那些開心的日子。
I love writing my diary.
我好喜歡寫日記。
I will keep writing every week!
我會繼續每個星期都寫！
1Summary 重點摘要
Capital letters and full stops.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Write.
Sentence.
Paragraph.
Capital.
Full stop.
Spelling.
Grammar.
Check.
3Step by step Steps
- The headingExample: the first line carries the date and the weather: Sunday, 13 October. Weather: cloudy. The day comes first, then the date, then Weather: for the sky. P1 taught the format and P2 keeps using it.
- Past tense arrivesExample: a diary tells what happened yesterday, so the verbs change: I went to the library (go becomes went); I borrowed three story books (borrow adds ed). Remind yourself before writing: this all happened yesterday, so every verb must change.
- Three irregular past formsExample: go becomes went, eat becomes ate, see becomes saw. They ignore the ed rule and must be learnt one by one, and tests love them. Say one sentence about yesterday with each, and in a week they will come out by themselves.
- Regular past formsExample: borrow becomes borrowed, play becomes played, watch becomes watched — most verbs simply add ed. Watch the spelling: a verb that already ends in e takes only d, as in like becoming liked. Look at the ending first.
- Writing the newsExample: In the morning, I went to the library with my father. I read the books with my classmate Amy under a big tree. Read keeps the same spelling in the past, so use the context to tell; the time phrase In the morning sits at the front to mark the order.
- Check four thingsExample: check the spelling, capital letters, full stops and grammar — all four, just as the passage says. Pay special attention to every verb: did it all change into the past form? Tick the four boxes one by one.
- Write one todayExample: use went, ate and saw for yesterday: I went to the park. I ate a bun. I saw a dog. Three past-tense lines plus a heading with the date and the weather make a proper little diary.
4Diagrams Diagrams
5Worked example Example
Write a past-tense diary: heading first, three sentences about yesterday, then a feeling to close.
- Heading: Monday, 14 October. Weather: sunny. Date and weather on line one.
- Sentence 1: I went to the park with my sister. Went is the past of go.
- Sentence 2: We ate sandwiches on the grass. Ate is the past of eat.
- Sentence 3: I saw a big dog near the gate. Saw is the past of see.
- Close with a feeling: It was a happy day. Was is the past of is.
- Check: every verb in the past? Heading, capitals and full stops all in place?
- Answer: Monday, 14 October. Weather: sunny. I went to the park with my sister. We ate sandwiches on the grass. I saw a big dog near the gate. It was a happy day.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Where did I go yesterday?
Q2What is the past of go?
Q3What is the past of eat?
Q4How many books did I borrow?
Q5Who did I read with?
8Recap Recap
- Diary heading: date + weather.
- Use the past tense for yesterday.
- Three irregulars: go→went, eat→ate, see→saw.
- Most verbs add ed: borrowed, played.
- Check four things: spelling, capitals, full stops, grammar.