Diary 日記
BasicCapital letters and full stops.
- Heading: Day, Date - Weather.
- Because explains the feeling.
- Order time with after, in the afternoon, at night.
文體小知識：Write a diary entry.
§Text Passage
1Saturday, 16 May - Sunny
2Today I wake up early because I am very excited. My mother takes me to the Central Library. The library is quiet and cool, and there are books everywhere. I borrow three storybooks about animals. My mother reads magazines and drinks tea there. We sit by the big window and read quietly.
3After the library, we eat noodles in a small restaurant. The noodles are delicious, and the soup is hot. In the afternoon, I write my reading diary at my desk. I draw a picture of a panda on the cover. I write the title on the first page too.
4Writing a diary helps me remember my happy days. My teacher says good writers write a little every day. At night, I read one more story about a brave little bird. Tomorrow I will tell my best friend about my new books. I think she will want to read them too!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Saturday, 16 May - Sunny
五月十六日（星期六）— 晴天（日記日期）
Today I wake up early because I am very excited.
今日我很早起床，因為太興奮。
My mother takes me to the Central Library.
媽媽帶我去中央圖書館。
The library is quiet and cool, and there are books everywhere.
圖書館又安靜又涼爽，周圍都是書。
I borrow three storybooks about animals.
我借了三本關於動物的故事書。
My mother reads magazines and drinks tea there.
媽媽在那裡看雜誌同喝茶。
We sit by the big window and read quietly.
我們坐在大窗旁邊靜靜地看書。
After the library, we eat noodles in a small restaurant.
離開圖書館之後，我們在一間小餐廳吃麵。
The noodles are delicious, and the soup is hot.
那些麵很好吃，湯又熱。
In the afternoon, I write my reading diary at my desk.
下午，我在書桌上寫閱讀日記。
I draw a picture of a panda on the cover.
我在封面畫了一隻熊貓。
I write the title on the first page too.
我還在第一頁寫了標題。
Writing a diary helps me remember my happy days.
寫日記幫我記住開心的日子。
My teacher says good writers write a little every day.
老師說好的作家每天都會寫一點。
At night, I read one more story about a brave little bird.
晚上，我多看一個關於勇敢小鳥的故事。
Tomorrow I will tell my best friend about my new books.
明天我會把新書的事告訴我最好的朋友。
I think she will want to read them too!
我想他都會想看！
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 headingThe diary opens with a heading: Saturday, 16 May - Sunny — date, month and weather on one line. A comma follows the day, the month takes a capital, and a dash links the weather. The P3 format is fuller than the lower grades. Tip: months are capital anywhere; the date is written 16, not sixteenth.
- Open with feelingsOpen with feelings: Today I wake up early because I am very excited — because joins the result and the reason. A diary records the day's feelings, so naming the mood first pulls the reader in. Tip: for yesterday's diary, switch to past forms — woke up, was excited; for today, keep the present.
- Place detailsGive the place: My mother takes me to the Central Library — takes me to means bring me there; The library is quiet and cool, and there are books everywhere uses two adjectives plus there are. Name the place, then give the feel. Tip: Central Library is a proper noun with two capitals; a library in general is just the library.
- Order the activitiesOrder the day: library first, noodles at lunch, the reading diary in the afternoon, one more story at night. Time words — after, in the afternoon, at night — keep the order clear for the reader. Tip: a comma follows a time word at the front; use and only to join two actions in one sentence, not four.
- Quote someoneQuote someone: My teacher says good writers write a little every day. Says introduces the thought with no quotation marks — an indirect quote. Tip: in an indirect quote the verbs stay in the present; use quotation marks only for direct quotes: My teacher says, "Write every day."
- Check four thingsCheck four things: the heading is complete (date, month, weather); the tense matches — present for today, past for yesterday; capitals and full stops all present; spelling and grammar checked. Tip: the commonest error is mixed tenses — half present, half past; decide today or yesterday before you write.
- Write one todayWrite one today: a heading line, one feeling sentence to open, three activity sentences, one closing line — tonight it is done. Diaries work best when true; write your real day and the lines will fill themselves. Tip: one activity per sentence is enough; the closing should echo the opening mood, as in It is a quiet and happy day.
5Worked example Example
Write a library diary: heading, feeling, three activities and a closing, in four moves.
- Heading: Sunday, 17 May - Cloudy — comma after the day, dash before the weather.
- Feeling opening: Today I wake up early because I am excited. because links waking early with the excitement.
- Activity 1: My father takes me to the library. takes me to means bring me there.
- Activity 2: I read two story books about animals. two needs the plural books.
- Activity 3: We eat noodles for lunch. for lunch means as lunch.
- Closing: It is a quiet and happy day. Two adjectives joined by and wrap up the day.
- Answer: Sunday, 17 May - Cloudy. Today I wake up early because I am excited. My father takes me to the library. I read two story books about animals. We eat noodles for lunch. It is a quiet and happy day.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What is the weather in the model diary?
Q2Where does Mother take me?
Q3What is the library like?
Q4What does the teacher say good writers do?
Q5I am ___ (excited / exciting)?
8Recap Recap
- Heading: Day, Date - Weather.
- Because explains the feeling.
- Order time with after, in the afternoon, at night.
- People are excited; things are exciting.
- Close the diary with one feeling line.