TP 8: WRITING
Pre-intermediate level
Main Aims
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To introduce and provide practice of writing a short email (35-45 words) inviting friends (in another country) to visit you
Subsidiary Aims
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To learn new lexis suitable in emailing a friend to visit you
Procedure (36-50 minutes)
On Google Slides: "How do you like to contact people? - Phone call? - Email? - Text? - Letter?" T will display a picture to accompany each form of communication and conduct the discussion as OCFB T will demo first
T shows students an email inviting a friend to their country. The email's contents are rearranged and need to be put in order. S will use Breakout Room groups where they will discuss which pieces go in which order. All students will have access to the Google Slides link. T demos ICQs: - What are you doing? (Putting the parts in order) - How many minutes do you have? (5)
**Depending on time constraints, this activity may be skipped** T shows students a slide in which a table has the long-form of 7 words (I have, how is, etc.) and they must write the short form (I've, how's). Contractions are used in formal writing, which is the type of writing used when emailing a friend. There is no word-bank, as students are already familiar with contractions and use them frequently. S will work in Breakout Room groups to fill in the short-form version of each word. S will have access to the Google Slides link. T demos OCFB conducted for errors ICQ: - What are you doing? (Writing the short-form of the word) - How many minutes do you have? (3)
T shows students slide of TL and images, both annotated S match which image the definition belongs to in Breakout Room groups ICQ: - What are you doing? (Matching images to definitions) - How many minutes do you have? (5)
T shows students a slide in which they need to match (using the phrase bank) to choose the informal version of the formal phrase. For example: "I am having a party = I'm throwing a party." This works as the "meaning" portion of MFP. S will choose the correct phrase in Breakout Room groups. T demos OCFB conducted for errors ICQ: - What are you doing? (Matching the informal phrase to the formal phrase) - How many minutes do you have? (5m)
T shows students a slide of TL with parts of speech
T shows example email from before S are given online checklist to write their own email, with word count, contraction use, TL use, and structure. S write their email inviting their friend to their country, and have their Breakout Room partner review it with the checklist. Once finished, students send it to me only via Zoom messages Errors noted by T for DEC ICQ: - What are you doing? (Writing an email to a friend inviting them to our country) - What will you and your partner do when finished? (Use the checklist to review it) - How many minutes do you have? (10)
DEC conducted with mistakes made during the freer practice