Paragraph Writing 寫段落
BasicCapital letters and full stops.
- Four-part plan: opening → games → afternoon → feelings.
- Superlatives shine in writing: flies the highest.
- look forward to + noun or -ing.
文體小知識：Write a short paragraph.
§Text Passage
1Our School Picnic
2Every autumn, our class has a school picnic. This year we go to a big park in Tai Po. I always look forward to this happy day.
3The weather is sunny and cool. We play ball games and fly kites on the grass. My friends share sandwiches and juice under a tree. Ken's kite flies the highest, and we all clap for him. After lunch, we take photos near the lake.
4In the afternoon, my teacher plays games with us too. We sing songs and tell funny stories on the grass. At three o'clock, we clean up the rubbish together. We put the bottles and papers into three bags. The park looks clean and beautiful again.
5The bus ride home is quiet because everyone is tired. Still, we all smile on our seats. I love our school picnic because we learn and play together. I cannot wait for next year's picnic!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Our School Picnic
我們的學校旅行（標題）
Every autumn, our class has a school picnic.
每年秋天，我們班都會去學校旅行。
This year we go to a big park in Tai Po.
今年我們去大埔一個大公園。
I always look forward to this happy day.
我一直都好期待這個開心的日子。
The weather is sunny and cool.
天氣晴朗又涼爽。
We play ball games and fly kites on the grass.
我們在草地上玩球類遊戲同放風箏。
My friends share sandwiches and juice under a tree.
朋友們在樹下面分享三文治同果汁。
Ken's kite flies the highest, and we all clap for him.
Ken 的風箏飛得最高，我們全部人都拍手。
After lunch, we take photos near the lake.
吃完午餐，我們在湖邊拍照。
In the afternoon, my teacher plays games with us too.
下午，老師都同我們一起玩遊戲。
We sing songs and tell funny stories on the grass.
我們在草地上唱歌同講笑話。
At three o'clock, we clean up the rubbish together.
三點鐘，我們一起收拾垃圾。
We put the bottles and papers into three bags.
我們把瓶子同紙分別放進三個袋子。
The park looks clean and beautiful again.
公園又變得乾淨又漂亮。
The bus ride home is quiet because everyone is tired.
回程的巴士很安靜，因為個個都很累。
Still, we all smile on our seats.
不過我們坐在座位上都還在笑。
I love our school picnic because we learn and play together.
我好喜歡學校旅行，因為我們一起學習一起玩。
I cannot wait for next year's picnic!
我真是等不及明年的旅行！
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 model planOur School Picnic has four parts: the opening tells when and where; part two covers the games; part three the afternoon; part four closes with feelings. One focus per paragraph, and each paragraph starts on a new line. Tip: the usual mistake is squeezing everything into one block — a change of focus means a change of paragraph.
- The openingThe opening has three sentences: Every autumn, our class has a school picnic gives the time and event; This year we go to a big park in Tai Po gives the place; I always look forward to this happy day shows excitement. Tip: the to in look forward to is a preposition — it takes a noun or -ing: look forward to seeing you.
- Middle: detailsThe middle adds details: The weather is sunny and cool sets the scene; We play ball games and fly kites names two activities joined by and; My friends share sandwiches and juice under a tree adds the place under a tree. Tip: fly kites sounds natural with the plural; plural subjects keep the verbs plain.
- Superlatives scoreKen's kite flies the highest: the + -est compares three or more and makes the day vivid. Sprinkle one superlative into an event story — the loudest cheer, the funniest game. Tip: the must sit before the -est word, and flies takes s because the subject Ken's kite is third person singular.
- The endingThe closing line I love our school picnic because we learn and play together uses because to join the feeling with its reason, ending the piece with force. Tip: what follows because must be a full clause with a subject and verb — we learn and play; because happy alone is not a clause, and the reason must echo the text.
- Format checkThree format checks: paragraphs on separate lines with indents; capitals at every sentence start and full stops at every end; spelling and grammar read through line by line. Hand in only when all three pass. Tip: forgetting a new line between paragraphs is the commonest slip — one focus, one paragraph, then move on.
- Sentence practiceWrite Our Sports Day with the same four parts: opening (time and place), races, afternoon, feelings. Give each part one topic sentence first, then one or two detail sentences, and check the format when two paragraphs are done. Tip: do not chase long sentences; get the four focuses clear and the paragraphs will form.
5Worked example Example
Write the first two paragraphs of 'Our Sports Day', following the four-part plan, then check the format.
- Opening: Every autumn, our school has a Sports Day. This year it is in October — time and event first.
- Add excitement: I always look forward to the races. The to takes the noun the races.
- Middle: The weather is sunny. I run in the race and my team wins a red star — weather first, then the action.
- Superlative: Ben runs the fastest in our class. the + -est, with in our class as the scope.
- Check: are the paragraphs separate? Does every sentence start with a capital and end with a full stop?
- Answer: Every autumn, our school has a Sports Day. This year it is in October. I always look forward to the races. The weather is sunny. I run in the race and my team wins a red star. Ben runs the fastest in our class.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Where is this year's picnic?
Q2Whose kite flies the highest?
Q3What do friends do under the tree?
Q4What do they do at three o'clock?
Q5Why do I love the school picnic?
8Recap Recap
- Four-part plan: opening → games → afternoon → feelings.
- Superlatives shine in writing: flies the highest.
- look forward to + noun or -ing.
- End with because + reason.
- Check capitals and full stops paragraph by paragraph.