TP8-Writing
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide practice with writing emails in the context of a party invitation, using the correct functional language.
Subsidiary Aims
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Students can practice reading for gist in the context of emailed invitations.
Procedure (37-42 minutes)
Pictures of events that require an invitation. “You’re invited!” Question: Have you ever received an invitation to an event? What was it for? T demos answer then elicits a short response from students (to take turns asking answering).
Gist- one question, choose a, b, c Layout- Ss identify general structure of an email invitation by putting the email in order to the given structure. Students can work individually on gist task. T shares Gist task to share screen, gives instructions, then shares the Google Form link to the chat. T checks answer then shares Google Slides with layout activity. S can discuss answers in open class. T shows answer key from Google Slides.
MFA (no pronunciation) thru Guided Discovery Elicit form of useful language, such as “What comes after this fixed sentence?” Noun, etc.
S write an invitation using a template. Aim for 60-80 words. S each given a Google Silde to edit (make whole thing editable, not just viewable). T monitors with camera off, and gives FB/suggestions, as needed during task.
Get Ss to read to themselves a partner’s invitation. If +3 send to BOR, otherwise can do in OC- give partner peer feedback using a checklist. T gives instructions- You’ll have 2 mins to read your partners email. After, use the checklist to see if they did the task correctly. After, elicit answers from Ss, such as “Did your partner use the correct layout?” and “Did your partner use the correct salutation?” T gives general FB to Ss, such as good content or use of language, and DEC/possible reformulation.