Writing about getting from getting from A to B
Beginner: A1/A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide product writing practice of a letter in the context of transportation directions between two places.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification and review of conditional can and can't in the context of transport.
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To provide review of transport words in the context of giving directions.
Procedure (40-49 minutes)
(TL written on WB before class) T shows pictures of different types of transport available in Istanbul. T asks CCQs to drill vocabulary. *What is this? *Do you have this in Istanbul? T gives find your partner gap-fill to ss. Half ss have answers, half ss have gap-fill sentence. ICQs *Who has the answers? *Who has the sentences? *How many partners will you find? OC-FB *Is this correct? *Should we change the answers?
T chests letter and asks CCQs *What goes here? etc... *Whose name? *What is this part? etc... T instructs students to read the letter and answer the questions (gist task). Then check with a friend (pw) OC-FB
(T has already written 2 sentences on the board from letter) T CCQs sequencing words: T writes numbers 1-4 on the board and points to each. *Where is this word in the sentence? T instructs ss to underline the TL and nominates ss to demo on WB. T points to "you" and CCQs: *Where is this? *Is this word before or after the verb?
T gives ss map and chests. CCQs *Where is Ataturk Airport? *Where is Besiktas? T instructs ss to think about directions from Ataturk Airport to Besiktas and talk (gw). T gives get ideas/writing HO. T chests HO and instructs students to fold in half to write ideas on left. T instructs ss to change groups. T chests ho and instructs ss to write share ideas and write new ideas on other side. Ss return to seats and T instructs ss to write a letter to the friend. T flips ho and chest to show ss where to write the letter.
Ss exchange letters with a partner and read. Then they compare directions and check (pw) T writes you, first, second, third, can/can't on board and instructs students to check for these words and underline them. Ss discuss TL, decide if correct or not and make changes. T collects writing from ss.