TP 7 writing
Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide writing practice in the context of a restaurant review
Subsidiary Aims
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To learn and use descriptive terms for food, location and atmosphere.
Procedure (37-47 minutes)
Show slide with people eating in a restaurant. Ask questions: 1. How do you decide which restaurant you want to eat at? 2. Have you ever read restaurant reviews online? 3. What do you look for in a restaurant review?
Ss will quickly read the following review and decide how many stars it should have (put in chat). I was really excited about eating at the Spicy Kitchen, but it was very disappointing. The location's great and the atmosphere's very cool and modern. The food's tasty, but it isn't good value because the portions are tiny! We weren't happy with the service because we waited a long time for the food. So, all in all, we aren't planning to go back!
Ss will then be asked what topics the review discussed. The goal of the discussion will be generating the following list (with definitions and CCQs) Overall opinion -- a thought or belief about something or someone: Is it true? No Is it the same for everyone? No Atmosphere -- A feeling that exists in a place or situation Is it what you breathe? No Is it how it feels? Yes If time, students will be asked to complete a google form matching sentences to different parts of the review.
Students will be given a wordwall activity to sort adjectives describing food, atmosphere and service. Answers will be discussed, along with definitions as needed. Students will be encouraged to make notes of words they want to use in their reviews. Food: tasty, delicious, bland, spicy, salty Atmosphere: formal, romantic, cool, modern, traditional Service: Slow, fast, friendly, rude If there is time, students will be asked to complete a second wordwall activity sorting language for Overall Opinion and Recommendation. BAD: Disappointing. Terrible, I won't go back MEDIUM: So-so, okay, Not my favorite, average GOOD: Fantastic, excellent, impressive, I highly recommend it Each student will be given a page to write the words they want to use in their review
Students will write their restaurant reviews on provided slides. T will communicate with students as they write via chat.
Students will be asked to provide feedback on one another's reviews. Specifically, they will be asked to answer the following questions: What words did they use to talk about the atmosphere? What words did they use to talk about the food? What words did they use to talk about the service? At the end of the lesson, T will provided Delayed Error Correction
