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TP8_Writing
Pre-intermediate level level

Description

In this lesson, students will have a writing task based on the product approach

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of a an email in the context of a request to your boss

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide detailed reading practice using a text about a formal email in the context of a request to your boss
  • To provide gist reading practice using a text about a formal email in the context of a request to your boss

Procedure

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

Start telling students about your job: I work as an English teacher. I like my job, and sometimes I need to talk to my students, send messages to teachers, and also write to my boss. Then, show this question on the screen: Why do you need to talk to your boss? What is difficult about writing to your boss?

Text analysis 1 (5-7 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading

Show Ss an email where you asked for a raise. Tell them to identify the purpose of your writing by providing a multiple choice question. Then, elicit their ideas and check the correct answer

Text analysis 2 (5-7 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

give them strips of paper with different parts of the email. Ask them to organize the email and identify the elements of each part. Ss can work in pairs.

Writing Task (12-15 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Give Ss a template to write a formal email to their boss requesting something. Provide some examples on the screen, and ask them to select one of the topics or one of their own ideas.

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

write some errors using informal language and ask them to correct the mistakes Provide content feeback by asking them the following: what platform do you use to write emails? Is it difficult for you to write a formal email? Have you written an email to your boss requesting something before?

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