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Writing Everyday Explanations

Read each question carefully. For the writing tasks, choose a practical everyday process and explain it in a clear, logical order.

Understanding Everyday Explanations

1.What is the main purpose of an explanation that describes an everyday process?

To recount an amusing event
To show how or why something happens
To describe a person or place
To convince readers to change their minds

2.Select all the linking words or phrases that signal a next step in a single sequence.

To begin with
On the other hand
After that
For example
Eventually
Meanwhile

3.Arrange these instructions for making a toasted sandwich. Write 1 beside the first step and 4 beside the last step.

Spread filling on one slice of bread.
Place the second slice of bread on top.
Put one slice of bread on a plate.
Toast the sandwich until it is hot and golden.

4.Which opening best introduces an explanation about how to organise a homework space?

My desk is beside a window and has a green lamp.
This explanation describes how to set up a space that helps you get ready to study.
Homework is sometimes difficult after a busy day.
Last week I borrowed a ruler from my cousin.

5.Match each linking phrase to the job it usually does in an explanation.

First
Next
Because
Finally

Gives a reason
Introduces the opening step
Signals the last step
Signals a following step

Planning an Explanation

6.Choose a practical task you know how to do. Write a specific title beginning with “How to …”.

7.Write an opening sentence that tells the reader what your explanation will show them how to do.

8.Plan four to six actions for your chosen process. Use brief notes and put them in the order a reader should follow.

Write and Review

9.Use your plan to write an everyday explanation. Include a clear opening, ordered steps, linking phrases, enough detail for a reader to follow, and a closing sentence.

10.Review the explanation you wrote. Tick every feature that is present, then add one improvement you would make. ☐ A clear opening names the process. ☐ The steps are in a logical order. ☐ Linking phrases help connect the steps. ☐ The explanation includes enough detail to follow. ☐ A closing sentence finishes the explanation.