Writing: Composition About Mother – Basic 3 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

Write 10-12 sentences about your mother.

Plan your composition:

• Appearance: What does your mother look like? (2-3 sentences)
• Activities: What is she always doing for the family? (4-5 sentences)
• Qualities: What makes her special? (3-4 sentences)
• Feelings: How do you feel about your mother? (2 sentences)

Use past continuous tense:

• She was cooking…
• Mother was helping…
• I was watching her…
• We were spending time…

Think about:

• How does your mother look?
• What work does she do at home?
• How does she take care of you?
• What special things does she do?
• How does she make you feel loved?
• Why is she important to you?

Helpful words: beautiful, kind, loving, strong, busy, gentle, caring, patient, hardworking, devoted, special, wonderful

Sample beginning: My mother is the most wonderful person in my life. She was always taking care of our family…

CLASS EXERCISES

1. Fill in was or were:
   1. Mother _____ cooking rice for dinner
   2. The children _____ helping their mother
   3. I _____ learning from my mother
   4. We _____ eating breakfast together
2. Change to past continuous:
   1. Mother cooks → Mother _____ cooking
   2. I help → I _____ helping
   3. She sings → She _____ singing
   4. They work → They _____ working
3. Match words to meanings:
   1. Caring → showing love and concern
   2. Patient → able to wait calmly
   3. Gentle → kind and soft in manner
   4. Devoted → giving all your love and attention
4. Fill in vocabulary words:
   1. My mother is very _______ and never shouts at us
   2. She is _______ to our family’s happiness
   3. Mother is _______ because she does many tasks daily
   4. She speaks in a _______ voice when we are hurt
5. Answer about Mrs. Adamu:
   1. What was she doing while chopping vegetables?
   2. What was she teaching Blessing?
   3. How was Blessing feeling about her mother?
6. Write your composition about your mother (10-12 sentences) using past continuous tense
7. Complete these sentences:
   1. Last night, my mother _____ reading to me
   2. This morning, she _____ preparing my school lunch