Hany Muhammed Hany Muhammed

Writing a facebook post
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students learn how to write a proper facebook post in the context of travelling and holidays.

Materials

Abc PPT, hand out, Oxford Discover Futures 2 Student's Book and vocabulary practice

Main Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of a facebook post in the context of travelling and holidays.
  • To provide process writing practice of a facebook post in the context of travelling and holidays.

Subsidiary Aims

  • by the end of this lesson students will be able to write a facebook post.
  • by the end of this lesson students will be able to evaluate a facebook post.

Procedure

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

T shows Ss some pictures of diffrent places both local and international. T elicits feelings associated with these places. T shows ss some questions relating to travellings. T asks ss to discuss these questions in pairs. Ss report to the teacher. T gives feedback.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

T shows students a facebook post and a postcard. T divides ss into two groups. Ss work in groups and try to spot the similarties and diferrences between the post card and the facebook post. Ss report to the teacher. T gives feedback. T then asks them to pick up all the adjectives in the facebook post and the post card. Teacher asks them to replace the adjectives with some synonyms. Ss report to the teacher. T gives feedback.

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

Ask ss if they have ever sent or received a postcard. Write two sentences on the board. We’re having a great time. The hotel is nice. Ask students to try to make them shorter without changing the meaning. Elicit that we can omit the pronouns, the auxiliary and the article. Ask students why we do that. Elicit that we omit to save space. Ss read a model writing of a postcard. The model has some words left out. They work individually to indicate which words were left out. Tell them that the words which were left out are in a box. Direct their attention to the box and ask them to try to sort them back to their original place. They work in pairs to decide which words are left out of a postcard and why. Elicit that we usually take out the articles, the pronouns and the auxiliary verbs. Ss check their answers in pairs. T gives feedback. Write on the board We’re having lovely/great /amazing/wonderful time. We’re thinking of you. The weather is sunny/hot/lovely/brilliant/cold/chilly. It’s our (first/second) (day/week) We’re flying back on …….. We’ve got (three days) to go. I’ve caught the sun a bit. Say hello to ……….. Wish you were here. Discuss the sentences with ss.

Productive Task(s) (18-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Ask ss to write their own postcards/ Facebook posts. They write the first draft. Ss check their writings in pairs. Ss get feedback and modify their writings. They finish their postcards/ Facebook posts. Ask students to stick their postcards to the wall of the class. Ask ss to read their colleagues’ postcards/ Facebook posts and choose the best one by giving it a heart or a like.

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

They will have a look at each other's postcards and check: If they omitted the pronouns, articles, and verb to be. what was the most interesting thing they have read from the postcards? Then, listen to their feedback. If there is still time ask ss to discuss these questions in pairs. What is a famous landmark in your country? Where is it? How does it look like? What is special about it? Does it symbolise something? Does it attract many tourists to come?

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