1. Writing Essay’s
– First steps..
Belinda Baardsen, American Ex Pat, ESL
Instructor, March 2013

2. Where do we begin?
What do
you think
you need to
start?

3. What else do we need?
Something to
write about!

4. I have an idea!
I want to write
about where I
live, so they
will come and
visit!

5. Where do I begin?
Start from the beginning.

6. What do people need to
know about my town?
Where is it?
What are the famous places?
Where to eat?
Where to stay?
How to travel?

7. How do I describe my
town?
How about this – if you wanted to go
someplace – what would you want to know
about it?
Well, I would want to know the
name of the place I was going.
Why don’t we start with a
name?
Riyadh!

8. That’s all you are going to
say?
Where is Riyadh?
Riyadh is in
Saudi Arabia!

9. That’s it?
Riyadh!?

10. That’s not going to help you get to
50 words very fast!
Try this:
I live in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia!

11. How many words is that?
That’s only
six words,
but it’s a stert!

12. What about spelling?
That’s only
six words,
but it’s a
stert!

13. What about punctuation?
Is it
ok?

14. What’s next?
The next
question!

15. What are the famous
places?
What
are
they?

16. List one famous place in a
sentence.
Punctuation?
Spelling?
There are
famous places in
Riyadh. The
Kingdom Tower
is amazing.
How many words is that?

17. Ok, now you try it!
What other
famous places are
in Riyadh?

18. Where to eat?
List a few
restaurants you
enjoy, or have
heard about.

19. Where to stay?
List a few hotels
to stay in while
you are staying in
Riyadh.

20. How to travel in Riyadh?
How do you get
around Riyadh?

21. Let’s talk about
punctuation!
? ” ! ’, .
What are
these?

22. How do use them?
We use them to ask
questions.
Where?
What?
Who?
How?
When?
Is…?
Are….?
Do….?

23. Give examples of how we use
punctuation in a sentence.
What is he doing?
Where is he going?
Who is he?
How will he do it?
When will he do it?
Is it he going?
Are we going?
Do we eat fish?

24. Capitalization! What’s
that?
I like your Car.
That’s a really Big tree!
Where are we goinG?
WhY are wE goinG theRe?
WhaT Kind of TREe is ThaT?
WHAt is the name of thaT TOWn?
Does youR DRIver take you everyWHere?
Correct the
mistakes.

25. How do you spell that
word?
Choe?
Shuz?

26. Can I read it?
I can’t grade it if I can’t read it.

27. What should my paper look like?
All about Riyadh
I live in Riyadh, which is in Saudi Arabia.
There are many famous places to see in Riyadh. I can
go to the Kingdom Tower, and see the entire city.
I can eat at many different restaurants, but I prefer
Saudi food over McDonalds because I don’t like fast
food.
I can stay in many different hotels, like the Ritz
Carlton, which is really nice.
It’s easy to get around Riyadh by car which is driven
by a taxi, or a private driver. I love my city because it is
beautiful, and I have a lot of fun with my family, and
friends shopping. You should come and visit soon!