Cheryl Sunder
Writing Lesson- TP7 - Upper Intermediate level
Writing Lesson- TP7
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide process for writing an e-mail in the context of a personal relationship.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide detailed and gist reading practice in the context of a personal e-mail.
Procedure (45-59 minutes)
To discuss in BORs for 2 mins: How do you say hello to a friend? How do you say goodbye? Review answers OCFD
Read for gist- text (sample e-mail) and match color-coded sections to the following sections of writing that comprise an e-mail: Salutations, introduction, body paragraph and conclusion.
Writing out salutations for students to contribute to and see listed (5 mins)
quarantine (noun) Expressions used: How have you been? I heard that... What have you been doing?
Students practice writing a similar e-mail including; salutations, introduction, and body paragraph. (Shared document with student's names written on each page and description of task on first page) Ability to review and monitor students' progress while writing.
Students review and read their paragraphs to each other in pairs. Discuss.
Students to read their e-mails to each other in pairs (BORs) and discuss.
