TP5-Writing-Leslie_Trejo
B1 level
Description
Main Aims
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To introduce and provide practice of writing a short email (40-50 words) inviting friends (in another country) to visit you
Subsidiary Aims
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To develop students' awareness of mail structure
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To provide clarification and practice of useful expressions to persuade a friend to accept the invitation to visit to another country.
Procedure (36-45 minutes)
1.- Teacher sets time for stage (5 min) 2.- T shares screen showing the slide with 2 questions: “Think of your best friend… Have you ever invited them to visit you? What happened?” “What’s the most exciting invitation you’ve ever sent or received?” 3.-T indicate: "You will discuss in pairs in breakout rooms for 3 min this questions, and you will answer by pairs, in the slide with your name" 4.- T assign a slide with their pair name and shares link in the chat box. PW- 3 min 5.- OCFB
1.- Set time for stage (8 min) 2.- Share screen in Google Slide with jumbled email sentences, and shares the link in the chat box 3.- Say: “Work with your partner. Put the email in the correct order and Match each part of the email. Greeting Reason Invitation Plans/Details Closing, "You have 5 min in Break out Rooms, please use the slide with your name, The link is in the chat box” 4.- ICQs Nominate a SS “Are you writing or reading?” reading “Are you ordering the paragraphs or are you listening to?” Ordering paragraphs 5.- Share link to slides in the chat box PW – 5 min- T share screen the timer 6.- T monitors and supports 7.- T Conduct OCFB: check correct order quickly eliciting from other students. MODELING EMAIL 1.- Set time (4 min) 2.- Show model email organized 3.- Say: “Read quickly. Don’t worry about every word.” 4.- T sets task: “Underline the invitation phrase and 2 activities. Individual, use the slide with your name. You have 2 min” IW –2 min- Teacher screen share timer 5.- Pair check answers in Break out rooms- If not possible BR ("Text a private message to your partner to compare answers, you have 1 min") PW – 1 min 6.- Conduct OCFB
1.- Set time (7 min) 2.- Show same email 3.- Say: “Fill the gap with the phrases in the word bank" 4.- ICQ: “Are you writing or finding?” → Writing PW – 4 min 6.- Monitor and support 7.- Conduct OCFB 8.- Show useful language box 9.- Say: “Choose 2 phrases you can use in this email for persuading”
1.- Set time (12 min) 2.- Show instructions on slide 3.- Say: “Write a 40–50 word email to invite a friend to visit you.” 4.- T clarify: "Write by paragraphs each stage of an email including 2 activities proposed, You have 8 min" 6.- ICQs: “How many words?” → 40–50 “Do you include activities?” → Yes 7.- Share slide link IW – 10 min 8.- Monitor and support
1.- Set time (4 min) 2.- Show checklist table 3.- Say: “Read your partner’s email and check the boxes you have 4 min.” 4.- Model one example quickly 5.- Put students in breakout rooms PW – 4 min 6.- Monitor Stage: Feedback & Error Correction (3–4 min) 1.- Set time (3–4 min) 2.- Show 2 incorrect sentences EX: “I invite you come Montreal” “We can to go Niagara” 3.- Say: “Lets work together. Can you help me correcting the sentences?.” 4.- Conduct OCFB and confirm answers of all students
