TP7: Writing
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide process and product in the context of description of place
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice in the context of describing places
Procedure (35-45 minutes)
Show visual of three types of living environments: beachside, city, rural. Ask Ss to think about where they live and prompt them with questions from slide. Ask Ss to take three minutes in pairs/small groups to describe to their partners about where they live.
T will show text about a specific location being described. T will elicit and review difference between pronouns (it's, there's, they're) before activity. Ss will take 3-4 minutes in BORs to identify correct pronoun for each sentence. T will show answer key and ask anyone for questions from their answers.
T will show same text with questions to elicit parts (introduction, body, conclusion) based on writer's decision of what to include in each part. T will also show text is informal based on the first sentence "I love Oxford." - which affirms the writer is writing from an opinion of what she likes about living in Oxford.
Ss will be given opportunity to write their own description (75 words) of a place they like to visit in their country. T will provide wordbox in separate document to help Ss produce their own writing according to the text model used in previous stage.
T will provide Ss with a checklist of 5-6 questions (in separate document to review peer's work. The focus of this task is so the Ss have an opportunity to read each other's writing and identify the correct form and language of their descriptions. T will monitor each room to collect items for feedback and in OCFB, acknowledge good use of language and errors- use reformulation in this stage to elicit any grammar errors.