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Learn to write a paragraph

Each exercise takes you through a paragraph one sentence at a time. You think about the job of the next sentence, write it yourself, and then see a good example and why it works.

Starter

Short paragraphs about a photo

Five sentences each. Simple words, clear patterns, and a word bank to help you. Start anywhere, or work through them in order.

Animals and nature

A bright red bird with a black face and orange beak stands on top of an old gray wooden fence. Green leaves are behind it.
Starter, 5 sentences
A red bird on a fence
A golden dog sits on green grass in a park with a red ball in its mouth. A gravel path and tall green trees are behind it.
Starter, 5 sentences
A dog in the park
An orange cat sits on a white windowsill next to a small green plant and looks out at a rainy garden.
Starter, 5 sentences
A cat by the window

Food and home

A wooden table by a sunny window with a bowl of oatmeal and berries, a glass of orange juice, a cup of coffee, and toast with butter.
Starter, 5 sentences
Breakfast by the window
A bright kitchen with white cabinets, yellow curtains on the window, a wooden table with a basket of fruit, and a pot on the stove.
Starter, 5 sentences
A bright kitchen
A tidy bedroom with a bed with a light blue blanket and a teddy bear, a wooden desk with a lamp and books, a round rug, and a window with white curtains.
Starter, 5 sentences
A quiet bedroom

People and activities

Three children stand in a big green field and fly a red kite in a blue sky. One child points up at the kite.
Starter, 5 sentences
Children flying a kite
A family of four sits at a round wooden table and passes bowls of rice and soup. A lamp hangs above the table.
Starter, 5 sentences
Dinner with the family
An older man in a blue apron arranges oranges at an outdoor market stall with baskets of tomatoes, green peppers, and bananas.
Starter, 5 sentences
A fruit market

Places and weather

A sandy beach with blue waves, a red umbrella and two wooden chairs on the right, and three seagulls standing on the sand.
Starter, 5 sentences
A quiet beach
A person in a dark coat walks along a wet city street with a bright yellow umbrella. Shops and parked cars have glowing lights.
Starter, 5 sentences
A street in the rain
A wooden bench and a red bicycle under a large tree with orange and yellow leaves, next to a gravel path covered with fallen leaves.
Starter, 5 sentences
A park in autumn
Advanced

Write a full paragraph

Ten sentences each. You plan your ideas, write one sentence at a time with a good example after each one, and then polish the whole paragraph.

Unit A: Build a paragraph

Topic sentence, reasons, examples, and a conclusion. Frames and a connector bank help you.

A wooden dock and a red rowboat on a calm lake at sunrise, with pink and orange clouds and pine trees along the shore.
Advanced, 10 sentences
A place I love
A teacher sits beside a student at a classroom desk and points at his notebook while he writes.
Advanced, 10 sentences
A person who helps me
A person plays an acoustic guitar in a sunny living room, with an open music book on a stand and a cup of tea beside them.
Advanced, 10 sentences
A skill I want to learn
A view of green mountains and a winding river from a train window, with a paper map, a camera, and a cup of coffee on the table.
Advanced, 10 sentences
A trip I remember

Unit B: Connect your ideas

Compare ideas and explain causes and effects. Frames are off, so use the connector bank.

A split photo: a crowded city street with tall buildings on the left and a quiet country road beside a farm on the right.
Advanced, 10 sentences
City life vs country life
A split photo: a student on a video call with a laptop on the left and a teacher with students in a classroom on the right.
Advanced, 10 sentences
Online vs classroom learning
A tired student sleeps with his head on open books at a library table.
Advanced, 10 sentences
Why sleep matters
A person sits on a couch in a dim room, lit by a glowing laptop screen, with a phone and a snack nearby.
Advanced, 10 sentences
Too much screen time

Unit C: Test-style writing

Timed practice: opinion and problem-solution paragraphs with no hints. Models are shown at the end.

A group of students in school uniforms and backpacks walk along a tree-lined path.
Advanced, 10 sentences
School uniforms
A desk with a lamp, a pile of books, an open notebook with pencils, a clock, and a glass of milk.
Advanced, 10 sentences
Homework
A person picks up plastic bottles and trash on a cloudy beach.
Advanced, 10 sentences
Plastic waste
A traffic jam of cars and taxis on a city street, with a green bike lane beside it.
Advanced, 10 sentences
Traffic in cities