abdelrahman barakat abdelrahman barakat

Your dream job
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students get to produce a cover letter for a job application using writing skills

Materials

Abc PowerPoint presentation
Abc Cutting edge intermediate

Main Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of a Cover letter in the context of Job application

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide reading practice using a text about Cover letter in the context of Job application

Procedure

Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To generate interest in topic and brainstorming

Students work in pairs to discuss tge questions of (what's your dream job?) T monitors T conducts feedback

PTV (5-10 minutes) • Help students unblock difficult vocabulary for better comprehension

Students match word to meaning, CCQ's to understand the meaning and form structure then drill and model the words

Reading task (7-10 minutes) • To provide ss with a model for later writing

Teachers show letter and asks is this a cover letter or a CV ? Students match addresses and dates to their correct places then they rearrange the letter to correct form

Genre analysis (5-10 minutes) • To highlight the key language features of a xover letter (contractions/formal register/fixed phrased)

Teacher asks difference between writing to a manger and a friend (which is formal and which is friendly?) Do an activity to find contractions and fixed phrases

Writing task (10 minutes) • To provide ss with an opportunity to practice free writing

Writing cover letter about their dream job then have them read each other letter and match

Feedback (5 minutes) • To provide ss with feedback on their content and language

Teachers gets feedback on content and language and illustrates antespaited mistakes

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