Greet SS and take attendance. Show them a picture of identical twins and elicit from them what they expect the topic to be about. Show them pictures of the twins after they had spent some time away from each other. Let SS discuss the similarities and differences. Write this question: Do we behave in a certain way because we were born that way or because the environment taught us to be have that way? Give them 2 minutes to discuss in groups. Have an open-class feedback.

Ask SS about the type of essay that this task falls under. Remind them of the types in Unit 1 p. 20 if necessary. Tell them that they are going to read some texts to help them get ideas for the essay. Pre-teach vocabulary first. Divide SS into pairs. Give them HO1 and let them answer the matching activity. When finished, SS check with another pair. Display answers on the screen.

Use cards/numbers to divide SS into pairs (A & B). Student A skims texts 1-4. Student B skims texts 5-9. Each one is to take quick notes in order to report what s/he has read to his partner. ICQs: Will you read quickly or slowly? Quickly. Will you take notes? Yes. Why are you taking notes while reading? To report. Give them 8 minutes. When time is up, let each student report to his/her partner. Tip: If SS are too friendly with each other, one can ask an "A" student to join a different "B" student to report.

Now, if necessary, change pairs again. Students now read a bit slower than the previous time. They need to summarise all 9 texts (students A & B) to produce a list of the main points that are relevant to the essay in 1.2a. Give them 10 minutes, ICQs: How many texts will you summarise? Nine. Will you write ALL the main points or just the relevant ones? The relevant ones. How many minutes do you have? Ten. When finished, have an open-class feedback. Students now try to organise the main points so that they form the outline of the introduction and the body of an essay. Give them another 10 minutes. Tip: Show them a sample outline if necessary. ICQs: Will you form a full outline or just for the intro and body? Intro and body. How many minutes do you have? Ten. Play some soft music in the background. When finished, have an open-class feedback by listening to different pairs. Let SS comment and/or discuss what they have listened to.

Now, SS decide what additional information they should look for in their reading before they begin to write the essay. SS compare between their different outlines and edit them accordingly. Follow-up: Start editing your draft based on your tutor’s feedback for ASTD1. Choose a topic for your mock presentation in Week 7 (Formative assessment 4 portfolio).