T presents shows ss a slide with the following questions: - Did you studied or are you currently in college? - How would you describe your experience? T lets ss share their experiences.

T then shares a slide with the model text. Ss are given 2-3 minutes to read for gist. T asks ss: - What kind of text do you think is this? - What is the purpose of this text? to give the reader an idea how is student life in NY. Ss are given some headings for them to assign to the different paragraphs. Ss write their answers in the chatbox + OCFB

Then T asks: - What do you notice from the text? it has some phrases in bold (to direct their attention to the useful language) - What is the purpose of these phrases? to make comparisons / point out differences. T shows a slide with examples from the text using these phrases and elicits form learners which are used to compare, to talk about similarities or differences. Then T shows the slide with the answer key and send it to the chat for ss to download.

Ss are asked to write their own guide. "Imagine a friend from another country wants to study in yours. What do you think will be useful for them to know about your country?" T displays a slide with the aspects they should write about: People stereotypes, food, holidays, living costs. Ask them if there are any questions. If not, provide them with a google doc link so they can start (15 min) *Send them to break out rooms in pairs so they can help each other if they need it.

When they finished writing, ss are provided with a checklist to check and correct their partners' guides. T makes sure that ss understand the checklist. Ss are sent to breakout rooms in pairs for feedback (10 min*) After coming back, ss share their experience regarding giving feedback to each other.