Completing a form
Elementary level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide product writing practice of a form in the context of in the context of filling an application for immigration.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of language used for using capital letters in some English words in the context of writing.
Procedure (29-45 minutes)
I will begin the lesson by presenting a picture of someone filling a form and start eliciting by asking them ''Did you go for an interview before?'' ''Were you required to fill out an application?'' ''Was it easy for you to do or hard?'' after eliciting, I begin to clarify that this was called a form and the action is filling or completing a form then I will let them discuss in pairs when was the last time they filled out a form and for what purpose and if they remember the kind of questions they were asked. OCF
I will move on to the next slide which will contain a picture of a surname and try to elicit it, if they cannot identify the word, I will ask one of the students to provide me with his full name highlighting his surname. The second word is nationality where I will show a picture of Egypt's flag and elicit the word Egypt then ask them ''if you are from Egypt, then what is your nationality?'' to get the word Egyptian from their mouth. Later, I will move to the word marital status showing a picture of marriage rings and a broken heart, if they cannot identify the word I will show them my personal ID and point to the ''single'' status on it asking them to do the same verbally. Fourth, the word ''signature'' will be illustrated through a picture letting them guess what that is and ask them 1 or 2 students to come on board and show us their signature. Last is the word ''immigration'' show them a picture of people illegally moving through the sea and elicit the word while asking them CCQs.
I will write my own name on the board with small letters and ask students to try to spot the mistake I did, then clarify that some words in English must begin in capital letters such as names, nationalities, cities, days of the week, pronouns and the first word of each new sentence with marker sentences as per the coursebook. Second, I ask them to apply what we just discussed by re-writing a small text with the necessary capital letters in group. Answer key will be shown on the powerpoint presentation to compare their answers.
I will introduce the form and ask students to imagine they are immigrating to a new country and should fill out the immigration form and wait fir acceptance or rejection, I will monitor students thoroughly then ask them to swap their paper with their partner acting as an immigrant and an immigrant officer who should decide if the immigrant deserves it or not
Take notes of the student's mistakes and write on the board all the mistakes I spotted while they are reading and going through each other's forms, discuss the probabilities and answers together and end the class with asking students if they have further questions.