-show slide 1 -ask Ss “Looking at the picture, what problems can you have on a holiday?” “Talk about this in groups for about 1 minute.” -send Ss to BORs in groups of 3 for 1 min -monitor -send Ss back to the main room -ask Ss “Which problem do you think is the worst to have on holiday? 1, 2, 3, or 4? Why?”

-show slide 2 -tell Ss ”Now please read this postcard about a trip to Paris to see what problem they have on their holiday” Please read and answer the questions alone for 3 minutes” -ICQs: Are you reading quickly or for detail? (quickly) -tell Ss “Please check your answers and talk about the organization of the postcard with your partner. You have 2 minutes.” -send Ss to BORs in groups of 2 for 2 minutes -monitor -send Ss back to the main room -show the answer key for the first question -Ask Ss “What tense is written in paragraph 1…etc?” -elicit what tense is in each paragraph from Ss -ask Ss “What is this part of a postcard or letter called?” -elicit greeting and closing from Ss, if they don’t know don’t wait, show them the names

-show slide 3 -tell Ss “In pairs, find words that can be shortened or combined together. For example…” show example ‘we’re’ “Do you know what this is called?” (don’t wait long, just show answer) “A Contraction. Please find places in the text that can use contractions.” -ICQs: “Do you need to write the whole sentence or only the word? (the word, the contraction only) -send Ss to BORs in pairs for 4 minutes -monitor -send Ss back to the main room -show slide 4 -show the contractions answer key (unless there is a big problem in monitoring) -ask Ss: “Did you find them all? Did you miss any?” -CCQs: Do contractions help make sentences shorter or longer? (shorter) Yes, this gives you more space on a postcard so you can write more information. Are contractions formal or informal? (informal) Is this postcard likely written to friends and family OR to a boss or coworkers? (friends are family) How do you know? What tells you it’s written to friends/ family? (contractions, greeting, closing) Are the greeting and closing formal or informal? (informal) Postcards are generally informal. What is another possible INFORMAL closing, sincerely or from? (from)

-show slide 5 -tell Ss “Now it’s your turn to write a postcard about a city you visited on holiday.” “Please read the instructions alone now.” “Remember not to write the name of the city for now.” ”Now you have about 5 minutes to think of your city and make an outline of your ideas. For example… Please read my outline.” -ICQs: How many paragraphs should you have? (3) Who are you writing to? (friends or family) Did you have a good time or a bad time? (your choice!) -allow silence for Ss to brainstorm for 5-6 min -tell Ss: “Now you have about 10 minutes to write your postcard in Google Slides.” -ICQs: Are you writing the name of the city in the greeting? (no) Are you writing formally or informally? (informally) -monitor Ss in Google Slides (plan b chat box) for language errors, correct use, and organization -stop Ss after 10 minutes

-show slide 6 -tell Ss “In pairs, please you have 3 minutes to read your partner’s postcard in Google Slides and guess what city they are writing about. Please make corrections too!” -send Ss to BORs in pairs for 3 minutes -monitor Ss and read their postcards for language feedback -send Ss back to the main room -ask Ss “Did anyone guess correctly? Who wrote about their hometown?” -tell Ss “Please look at the sentences. How can we correct them?” elicit Ss to correct the sentences