"A place you have visited"

Instructions: Write a short holiday blog entry about a place you have visited. Use three paragraphs. Include name/location/ why it's special, experiences, and your opinion. Use the template below to help you.

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 ( an action in progress in a particular moment in the past or two simultaneous actions).

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

I was watching a film while my sister was reading a book.

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

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✔️ Use 3 parts (Opening /body/ closing) 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".