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1. Do you know how to keep a gold fish? Look at the following materials you may need and think about the steps to keep a gold fish; then, put the following statements in a correct order.


Materials:
Fish bowl, small rocks, green water plants, fish food, goldfish, water conditioner, water.

a. Leave the bowl for a few days
b. Fill the bowl
c. Put fish in the bowl
d. Sprinkle food in the bowl
e.Wash the bowl
f. Place the bowl
g. Add water conditioner

Answer: a-5; b-3; c-6/7; d-7/6; e-1; f-2; g-4

2. Now, you are familiar with the steps to keep a goldfish, so we can write a complete and detailed passage to tell people how to keep a goldfish. Before you start writing, please look at the word bank below, because you may need them to write your passage. 


Words Pronunciation Meaning
rinse (v.) to wash something in clean water
remove (v.) to take something away
let sth settle to put something in a place for a while, thus makes it sink slowly down and become still
sprinkle (v.) to scatter something over
a pinch of a little of

After you know these words, please read the following requirements for the passage you will write. Make sure you include all of them in your passage.


  •  Use at least 3 adverbs in your passage. These adverbs include 'how', 'when' and 'where' adverbs.
  • Use at least 1 imperative sentence for each step.Make sure you write the correct verb form. 
  • Use at least 1 action verb in each step.
  • Try to make each step/action as detailed as possible (to do this, you may need to add more adverbs or even some steps to keep a goldfish).

Now, you can write the passage in the following text box (the beginning part is already finished).


How to Keep a Goldfish


You will need:
  • a fish bowl or tank
  • some small rocks
  • green water plants
  • water conditioner 
  • water 
  • fish food
  • gold fish
goldfish
What to do (Please write your passage in the following text box; don't foget to put step number in front of each step!)