Book Description

Excel Basic Skills: English Workbook Year 5 will help you wi th the writing you do every day at school - in English and in other subj ects. Each chapter looks at a different type of writing. Some are imagin ative text types such as narratives and poems. Others are factual text t ypes such as reports and explanations. All the chapters begin with a sam ple text. Make sure you read the sample text carefully and look at the s pecial features marked on it. You should then try the activities that fo llow. These give you guidance and practice in writing a similar type of text. Some activities help you with grammar and punctuation. Others focu s on words - the way they are spelt and what they mean. Some activities are just for fun. Each chapter ends with activities that help you write a complete text yourself. The Excel series of English Wo rkbooks for Years 3- ...6 will help primary school students with t he reading and writing they do every day at school - % in English and i n other subjects. Each chapter is set out as a separate unit of work cov ering a different type of writing (etext type,,) and contains exercises that relate to that particular text type. In this book you will find: eleven chapters, each set out as a unit of work cover ing a particular text type (such as narratives, letters, speeches and in formation reports), including a chapter on writing for school projects exercises and activities in each chapter which are directly link ed to the text type covered practice in skills such as spelling, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and comprehension interestin g and relevant sample texts, including many written by Year 5 students, with important features highlighted Answers to all questions at the back of the book