"A place you have visited"

Instructions: Write a short holiday blog entry about a place you have visited. Use three paragraphs. Include facts, experiences, and your opinion.

Use the grammar and connectors we've seen in this unit, ¿Qué necesitas un recordatorio? OK, pay attention:

Grammar Remind / Recordatorio de Gramática

Past Simple for finished actions (acciones terminadas).

Examples:

➕ Affirmative

(regular verb: Verb-ED) I visited London Bridge.
(irregular verb - 2nd column) I went by bus.

➖ Negative

We didn't visit the London Eye.
I didn't go by train.

❓ Question

Did you visit the museum?
Did they go to the beach?

Past Continuous for actions in progress in the past ( acciones en progreso en el pasado).

Examples :

➕ I was walking near the river.
➕We were taking photos.

➖ I wasn't eating lunch.
➖ They weren't swimming.

❓ Was she visiting the castle?
❓ Were they travelling by car?

When/ while

when + Past Simple (one action interrupted another action)

I was walking when I saw Big Ben.

while + Past Continuous.

I fell while I was walking near the Houses of Parliament.

Connectors

also = también (before the main verb/ after auxiliary )

I also visited the museum.
I would also recommend it.

too = también (at the end, after comma)

We visited the castle, too.

In addition = además (at the beginning)

In addition, we went shopping.

Writing Structure

OPENING: Name, Location and why it's special.

BODY: Experiences

🤔 What were you doing there? / ¿Qué estabas haciendo allí?
😲 What happened when you were there? / ¿Qué pasó cuando estabas allí?
👀 What did you see? / ¿Qué viste?
🎡 What activities did you do? / ¿Qué actividades hiciste?

👉 Use when / while here.

CLOSING: Opinion and recommendation

😊 Did you enjoy it? / ¿Te divertiste?
Why? / ¿Por qué?
Would you like to return? / ¿Te gustaría volver?

TEMPLATE "My Holiday Blog Entry"

Paragraph 1: Name and Location. It's special....

Hi everyone!
Last ____________, I visited ____________________. It is in ____________________. I went there with ____________________. This place is special because ___________________.

Paragraph 2: Experiences

I visited a lot of places there, such as ____________________.
We( past continuous) ____________________ when (past simple) ____________________.
In addition, we ____________________.
We visited/ saw / met ____________________, too.

Paragraph 3: Opinion/ Recommendation

I think ____________________ is a great place to visit. It was ____________________.
I would like to go again because ____________________. I would also recommend it to my friends/ people who like sports/ beach / history /....

✅ Checklist

¿ Quieres tener un 10 en tu writing? Pues, echa un vistazo y asegúrate que lo tienes todo.

✔️ Use 3 paragraphs and the correct content.
✔️ Use past simple and past continuous
✔️ Use when correctly
✔️ Use while correctly
✔️ Give your opinion
✔️ Use connectors: "also", "too" and "in addition".