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Writing
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students will practice their comprehension skills by reading the teacher's text messages. Also, they will writing skills by replying to text messages.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of a text messages in the context of casual conversations with friends

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide review of language used for general texting phrases

Procedure

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

T will greet and as he is talking he will receive a text message. T will look at his phone and talk about the text message he got. T will ask the SS to talk to their partners about the following questions; Do you call or text? Who do you text with? Do you text in English? WCFB

Exposure (7-9 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

T will show the two text messages he received from his friends. T will give instructions and give the HO SS will answer questions about the two text messages. After peer check, T will get WCFB

Useful Language (7-8 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

T will highlight the useful language examples in the texts. And will try to elicit new ones and list them on the WB. "My friend had a bad day, how would I start my message by laughing or saying sorry?" Clarify meaning only with the ones SS don't understand

Productive Task(s) (18-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

T will tell the SS that they will get to do their own examples of text messages. T will regroup pairs and give them message bubble sheets. T will ask SS to write a message to their partner and their partner to reply and complete 4 messages. T will ask SS to post their messages on the walls so that other pairs could compare their work. (They will also take notes as they are looking at others' work) T will put feedback sheets on each pairs messages so that other pairs can tick or cross)

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

T will use the feedback sheets to choose the conversations he is going to have error correction with. T will ask SS what is wrong with the texts to the SS first (referring to their notes). T will correct the parts SS couldn't figure out.

If time activity (7-10 minutes) • Provide SS with freer writing practice in the context of informal communication with friends.

T will show an example of an e-mail with his tutor Jennifer. T will show that he used the same sentences from his texts(informal e-mail) After showing the structure, T will give students sheets of e-mail paper. T will ask SS to write their own e-mails with in the light of the example. T will ask SS to switch and read each others` work. T will look at a few examples and get WCFB

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