Choosing a shop for a notebook
A2.1 · Describe useful features and relate them to a need.
A1 foundations and sentences linked with and, but or because in the target language. No new tense is required.
Model
La tienda de la esquina está junto a la parada del autobús. Vende pan y fruta y abre de ocho a doce. Es pequeña, pero tiene lo necesario para un desayuno sencillo. Yo compro allí antes de clase porque la parada está cerca. Por la tarde la tienda está cerrada.La tienda de la esquina
· It names what is being described before adding details.abre de ocho a doce
· It gives a feature the reader can use.para un desayuno sencillo
· It links the description to a practical need.
Task
Describe in Spanish where a classmate can get a notebook after class at four. The bookshop by the square sells notebooks and opens from three to seven. The food shop by the station opens until six but only sells food. Recommend a shop and explain why the other is unsuitable.
40–65 words
Planning
- Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
- Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
- Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.
Criteria
- Identify the bookshop by the square.
Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.
- Keep notebooks and opening hours from three to seven.
Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.
- Explain that four o’clock is within its opening hours.
Connect your decision to the need in this situation.
- Explain that the station shop only sells food.
End with useful information for the next step.
Review
Keep your draft. Mark an improvement and explain why it helps the reader; if it already meets the criteria, identify and justify a specific check.