New lesson plan: Writing a cover letter

Hagar Saeed

Writing a cover letter - Intermediate level

Writing a cover letter
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, Ss will learn new vocabulary related to the topic as well as get exposed to writing their own cover letter.

Materials

Powerpoint Presentation

Gap-fill handout.

Powerpoint Presentation

Gap-fill handout.

Main Aims

To provide product writing practice of a cover letter in the context of job

Subsidiary Aims

To provide detailed reading practice using a text about a cover letter for a job to later infer back to it.

Procedure (28-36 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Show Ss a picture of asking ''what is your dream job and why?'' then ask Ss to discuss the answers in pairs

Exposure (9-11 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

I start the pre-teach vocab containing 5 words, each word will be presented on the PPP as a picture and let Ss guess the word then the next slide contains the word, the type of the word (adj or n.) and the English meaning of the word. After eliciting the word and its meaning from them, I will start drilling with Ss. After that stage, I allow Ss to read the letter in SB P.56 and arrange the sequence of the cover letter accordingly individually and in pairs.

Useful Language (8-10 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

Draw Ss attention to some of the language features used in writing a cover letter by introducing what set phrases, no contractions and formal vocabulary are in the sample cover letter of the HO.

Productive Task(s) (8-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Allow Ss to write their own version of a cover letter for their dream job that they discussed previously in the lead-in using the cover letter in the book as a reference while I monitor them and let them stick it on the wall of the class after writing, then comes the part where Ss decide which written cover letter on the wall should win the job opportunity from their POV.