Writing prompt: Using the given vocabulary and sentence patterns, and referring to the picture, write a short essay. It is currently 7 PM. Based on the information provided by Linda below, use the present continuous tense to describe what Linda and her family are doing. Writing hints: Linda: help mother do housework; grandparents: watch TV; brother: play computer games; mother: cook; sister: listen to the radio.

Student essay:
"What time is it? " I sid "It's seven o'clocl in the evening. " mom sid. My mother is cooking dinner in kitchen, I help my mother doing housework. My grandparents watching TV in the living room. My brother is playing computer games. My sister is listening to the radio.

Corrected essay:
"What time is it?" I said. "It's seven o'clock in the evening," Mom said. My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen, and I am helping my mother do housework. My grandparents are watching TV in the living room. My brother is playing computer games. My sister is listening to the radio.