Laura Sponselee Laura Sponselee

TP8 - Writing
A2 level

Materials

Abc Slide deck

Main Aims

  • To provide practice writing a short informal email (35-45 words) inviting friends to visit.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To identify the layout and sections of an informal email in the context of invitations
  • To clarify and practice informal language and phrases used for inviting friends

Procedure

Lead-in (4-5 minutes) • To contextualize the lesson and seed content ideas

T displays pictures of visiting friends/writing an email T: "Today we're going to write an email inviting a friend to come and visit.” [shares brainstorming slide] - Do you like having visitors? - Who do you invite to visit you? - What's the best time of year to visit your city? - What fun places can you show visitors?" S-T brainstorm ideas T annotates student ideas on the slide. [copy for later] Note: This discussion seeds content ideas for their writing later (who to invite, when, where to go, what to do).

Sample Analysis - Layout (5-6 minutes) • To identify the sections (parts) of the email

Discovery Task (Email Form) T: "I have a friend who lives far away, and I want to invite her to visit me. I wrote this email to ask her if she would like to come." T shares screen with sample email with numbered/highlighted sections (1-5) and labels (a-e) on the side (randomized): - Greeting - Reason for writing - Invitation details - Closing - Sign-off T instructs - Read the email individually. - Match the numbered parts to the labels. - Write your answers on paper like 1-A, 2-B. - You have 3 minutes to read and match. ICQ: - What are you matching (labels to sections) - How much time? (3 minutes) Ss work individually. T: ”Check your answers together. You have 1 minute." S-S Peer-Check OCFB - T elicits correct answers - Do all emails need these parts? (yes)

Sample Analysis - Language (8-9 minutes) • To clarify meaning, form, and appropriacy of key functional language for informal invitations

Discovery Task (Phrase Meanings) 2 mins T: "Now let's look at the language. These phrases are from the email." T shares slide/form with key phrases and meanings: - "What are you doing (this summer)?" - "Do you want to (come and visit...)?" - "I'd love to (see you)" - "You could stay (at my place)" - "We could (activity)" - "Let me know!" - "Hope to hear from you soon" T instructs: - Work in pairs - Match each phrase to its meaning - Write your answers on a piece of paper. 1-a, 2-b, etc. ICQ: - Are you working alone or in pairs? (Pairs) - What are you matching?(phrase and meaning) - How much time? (2 minutes) T sends to breakout rooms (if 4+). OCFB - Confirm answers T elicits correct matches: 1-e, 2-d, 3-a, 4-g, 5-b, 6-f, 7-c Quick MFA for priority phrases (phrase-by-phrase): 6 mins [Show MFA/brainstorming slide] T elicits and annotates examples on the screen for each phrase 1. "Do you want to come and visit?" ◦ "Can I use this with my boss?" (No, too casual) ◦ Elicit 2-3 examples ◦ (visit me this summer / come in December / stay with me for New Year’s) 2. "I'd love to see you" ◦ "What's the full form of I'd?" (I would) ◦ "If I write 'I would,' does that change the tone?" (Yes, less casual) ◦ Elicit 2-3 examples ◦ (show you my city / take you to my favorite restaurant) 3. "You could stay at my place" ◦ "What is 'my place'?" (My house/apartment) ◦ "Is this formal or informal?" (Informal, casual) ◦ Elicit 2-3 examples ◦ (with me / in my guest room/ at a nice hotel nearby) 4. "We could explore the mountains" ◦ Elicit 2-3 examples ◦ (visit the beach / try some local food / explore the city) 5. "What are you doing (this summer)?" ◦ Why do I ask this first? (To be friendly/to see if they are free) ◦ (remember form from last lesson?) 6. "Let me know!" ◦ Can I say "Let me to know"? (No - fixed phrase, no "to"!) 7. "Hope to hear from you soon" ◦ Why do I say this at the end? (To ask for a response in a friendly way) ◦ Comment on dropping the “I” in casual contexts

Writing (14-15 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

"Now it's your turn to write your email." T shares Google Doc link in chat: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_HX_7EfkgoUrpJkZbOTvXIan2s_mfZcAOrQ4BTwjjek/edit?usp=sharing T instructs: - Ss go to the tab with your name on it - Mobile: use arrows to find your name, click the pencil to start typing Backup: - type in your notes app - copy and paste into chat when finished [shows instructions slide] Task: Write an email to invite a friend to visit you. Include: - Why you want them to visit - When they could come (season/month) - What you could do together (2-3 activities) - 35-45 words ICQ: - How many words? (35-45) - What do you need to include? (Why, when, what activities) - Is it formal or informal? (Informal) - Where do you write? (In your own tab, or notes app) [T switches back to language phrases slide] (from Stage 2B brainstorming, as language bank) T: "You can see the phrases on the screen to give you some ideas. You have 13 minutes." Students write individually in their own tabs. T monitors, offers support, notes common errors for DEC.

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

[T quickly paste checklist to each page] T assigns pairs and explains navigation: - "Lessley, go to Marleni's page" - "Marleni , go to Jamilka's page" - "Jamilka, go to Dayleni’s page" - "Dayleni, go to Lessley's page" T instructs: - Read your partner's email. - Check to see if they included everything. - The checklist is at the bottom. T demonstrates: Put an X inside like this: [X] Checklist items (already in Google Doc): [ ] Does the email have a greeting? [ ] Is there a clear invitation? [ ] Are there invitation details? (when, what to do, where to stay) [ ] Is there a closing and sign-off? [ ] Is the body 35-45 words? ICQ: - Whose tab do you go to? (Your partner's) - How do you check a box? (Put X in brackets) Students work in main room with mics off T monitors. __________________ OCFB: Quick content celebration (30 sec) T: "What did your partner write about? Where did they invite their friend?" (Ask 1-2 students) T: "Did your partner include all the parts? Thumbs up if yes." DEC: Language error correction (1 min) T writes 2-3 good examples and 2-3 anonymous error patterns from monitoring on screen (form, appropriacy, word choice errors — not checklist completion issues) T: "I saw these sentences. What can we fix?" T elicits corrections from class T: "Great work today! You can all write informal invitation emails now." T ends the lesson.

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