22 PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press | Incredible English 5Term 3 Sandybridge Island

1 Look at the map. Where are these places? Write.

2 Read the postcard. Which photos did Jill and her family take? Tick four.

north south east west middle

Seven StoriesSeven Stories11

The history of numbersThe history of numbers33

Unusual musical instrumentsUnusual musical instruments55British food traditionsBritish food traditions66

Sailing in the 16th centurySailing in the 16th century99

All about giraffesAll about giraffes77

EscherEscher88

The invention of photographyThe invention of photography44

Pop artPop art22

Term 1 A treasure mapTerm 1 A treasure map

Term 2 Nonsense poemsTerm 2 Nonsense poems

Term 3 Sandybridge IslandTerm 3 Sandybridge Island

1 Ivybridge (town)

2 Kingswood (town)

3 Bishton (town)

4 mountains

5 lake

6 beaches and

7 forest

town

adventure playgroundbeach

waterskiingforest

skiinghotel

sailingcampsite

rollerbladingmuseum

walkingcastle

market

aquarium

KEY

Dear Sam,I’m having a great time on Sandybridge Island. I’m here with my mum and dad. We’re staying at the campsite in Ivybridge. There are lots of things to do on the island. In the east of the island, there are some high mountains. There isn’t very much snow so we can’t go skiing. But we went walking yesterday. We walked 20 km! I was very tired but it was fun. We saw lots of birds in the mountains. I took a photo of an eagle. On Monday we went to Bishton, in the west of the island. We visited the aquarium because I love fish. There were lots of beautiful tropical fish. I liked the sharks best! Love from,Jill

23PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press | Incredible English 5 Term 3 Sandybridge Island

Writing: writing a postcard

Tip

Tip

3 Read.

4 Join these pairs of sentences with because and so.

5 Write a postcard.

1 We went to a café. We were hungry. We were hungry so we went to a café.

We went to a café because we were hungry.

2 I love castles. We visited Bishton castle.

3 We stayed in a hotel. Dad doesn’t like campsites.

4 I wanted to buy some postcards.

We went shopping.

1 Imagine you are on holiday on Sandybridge Island. Write a postcard to a friend about the last two days. What did you do? Where are you staying?

2 Make some notes. For example:

staying in hotel

yesterday: swimming at the beach (we love swimming), adventure playground Saturday: walking in the forest, sailing on the lake (fell in the water!) 3 Now write your postcard.

- Try to use because or so in your postcard - Use time phrases to organize your writing. For example: yesterday on Tuesday in the morning after breakfast at ten o’clock - Include some interesting details!

Look: There isn’t very much snow. $ We can’t go skiing.

We can join these sentences together with because or so: We can’t go skiing because there isn’t very much snow.There isn’t very much snow so we can’t go skiing.

You can use these phrases to talk about things you enjoy:

I’m having a great time. / I had a great time.It’s fun. / It was fun.I like the sharks best. / I liked the sharks best. /

6 Review your writing.

Dear Jack,I’m on holiday on Sandybridge Island. It’s fantastic. I’m with my mum, dad and sisters. We’re staying in a hotel. Yesterday we went to a beach in the south of the island. We all went swimming. There were lots of waves. In the afternoon, we went to an adventure playground. I climbed up a 30 metre ladder. I was scared because it was very high! On Saturday, we went walking in the forest. Then we had a picnic next to a lake. After lunch, we went sailing. It was fun. I fell in the water! See you soon. Love from, George

1 Read this postcard. - Does it use because or so? Can you

find one example? - Does it use time phrases? How

many can you find? - Is it interesting? 2 Now read your postcard. Answer the

questions above. Can you make your writing better?

7 Copy your writing neatly on a piece of paper.