Writing an Amusement Park Review
B2 First, Upper intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide process and product writing practice of a place review for a school magazine in the context of an amusement park
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice of entertainment activities in the context of an amusement park
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To provide practice of entertainment activities in the context of an amusement park
Procedure (34-43 minutes)
Students see a photo of an amusement park and are asked to guess the place and mention if they have been there before or not.
Show the students the pictures, convey the meaning, and elicit the words from them. If they do not get it, then give the word. Check the meaning by asking some CCQs Model, drill chorally, and nominate some to drill individually, while they still cannot see the word. In the end, show the new words on the board and highlight any aspects related to pronunciation or form. Refer back to the language analysis sheet above
Tell the students that today's focus is writing a place review for a school magazine in the context of an amusement park.
Divide the ss into pairs Tell the ss they will watch a one-minute video about Zed Park and that they will have a list of items, activities, and games and are required to identify only the ones that are relevant to the park or can be found there. Show the ss the right answers on the board (or hand them the right answers) and check if they got sth wrong.
Elicit from the ss the layout of writing a review for the school magazine. Tell the ss that the session's focus is writing the description paragraph for a place review. Show the students the elements of the description paragraph - Words & phrases for introducing points - Description of the place - Using vibrant adjectives, vivid images, and present simple.
Divide the ss into groups of 3 Stand in the middle of the class, hold the materials to your chest, and tell them to read the provided paragraph and identify the focus elements in 5 minutes. Tell them that a representative from each group will mark the elements on the SB ICQ: - Will you answer T/F questions? (no) - How many minutes do you have? (3) Monitor effectively to see if they got the answers correctly or if they need more time or help Ask the representative to identify the useful language on the board. Show the answers on the board and highlight the items the ss missed.
Ask the representative to identify the useful language on the board. Show the answers on the board and highlight the items the ss missed.
Show the ss on the board both the layout of the description paragraph and the list of activities and ask them to write their own paragraphs.
Ask the student to exchange their papers and correct each others' work. Then let some students stand up and highlight the language and the structure used in the papers they have.