Amber Amber

TP8_Writing
Pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson ,students will learn and practice of writing a postcard. Students will start discussing if they like to write postcard when they travel as lead in. Then they will be given a sample postcard to analyze. The layout and language of the sample will be analyzed to give students some ideas of how to write a postcard. at last, students will write their own postcard and check their work among themselves with a checklist.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide analyzation and practice of writing a postcard.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist reading of the sample postcard message.

Procedure

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

A postcard will be shown to students and they will be asked to discuss whether they will write postcard when they travel or what other things they prefer to do when they travel.

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

Students will be provided with a sample postcard and they will be asked to read and answer 2 or 3 questions about the postcard. Then they will be asked to identify the layout of the postcard via an exercise. a whole class feedback then is conducted.

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

students will be asked to analyze the languages for writing a postcard. questions like "do we use formal or informal language to write a postcard to friends?" etc. will be asked. a whole class feedback is conducted after the analyzation.

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

At this stage , students will be asked to write their own postcard. but before that, they will be asked to brainstorm about ideas about whom they are going to write to, and where they are .

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

Students will be provided with a checklist containing factors to include in a postcard writing ,students will use the checklist to each other's work. Then a whole class feedback is conducted.

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