Writing skills: a poster project on tourism
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide writing practice of a poster in the context of tourism
Subsidiary Aims
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To recycle adjective noun word formation in the context of tourism
Procedure (43-50 minutes)
-Show the picture of Jakarta. -Divide the class into pairs. -Ask the SS to make a list of questions about Jakarta. -Elicit questions. -Give the poster sample. -Ask the SS to check if they can find the answers of their questions in the poster. -Elicit contents of the poster: What kind of information can you find in the poster? -Disclose the necessary contents for the poster. -Elicit the poster writing style: -The text in the poster, is long or short? -Are there any pictures in the poster? -Are the text and the pictures attractive?
-Divide the class into groups of 4s. -Put the envelopes on the board. -Tell the SS to choose 1 envelop. -Give instructions for making the poster: "Now you will make a poster. The information about the city is in the envelope. You need to have these information in your poster (point on the contents), use the stationery and art kit together and your time is until 12:35."
-Divide each group into 2 subgroups (A and B). -Give instructions: -Group A will ask questions and recommendation about the city from other groups. -Group B will give information and recommendation about their cities. -Show the rotation of Group A. -ICQs: -Group A, raise your hands. Will you ask questions or give information? -Yaren (example from group A), which group will you ask/question? (ask other A subgroups the same ICQ to make sure they are questioning the correct group). -Let the SS do the activity for 10 minutes. -After 10 minutes, stop the activity and switch the role. -Give similar instructions to group B: -Group B will ask questions and recommendation about the city from other groups. -Group A will give information and recommendation about their cities. -Show the rotation of Group B. -ICQs: -Group B raise your hands. Will you ask questions or give information? -Fatih (example from group B), which group will you ask/question? (ask other group Bs the same ICQ to make sure they are questioning the correct group). -Let the SS do the activity for 10 minutes. -After 10 minutes, have the SS back to their seats and if time permits, have a WCFB about the cities they have questioned. Which city did you ask? What are interesting things in that cities? -End the lesson.