Christian Di Fonso Christian Di Fonso

Writing lesson
Upper-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson Ss learn how to write an email through guided discovery based on an complaint email regarding a defective service/product.The lesson starts with a discussion about online shopping and if they had negative experiences. This is followed by a reading of an email,and a task where they have to match the expression, with the correct remaining part. Finally students, practice writing their own email using the TL they've just learned.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide writing practice of a email in the context of defective product/service

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide expressions used in an email to complain about a product

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (4-4 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T shows Ss a slide with a Q: Do you like online shopping? Have you ever had a negative experience? T does a demo and Ss are instructed they have to answer the questions in pairs in BORs. Ss come back to main class and T asks them to share their experiences.

Exposure (12-13 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

T shares a slide with Ss of an email. with a question next to it. Q: Can you individuate the parts we have in a complaint email? T instructs Ss they have to read the email individually and answer the question in red. each student gets assigned a slide and works individually on it. (OCFB) T shares a slide with Ss. They get instructed they have to match the starting part of an expression we use to complain, with the parts that complete them. T does demo Ss are assigned each to one slide and complete the task individually Ss are put into BORs to compare their answers. T check answers with the whole group nominating Ss. (OCFB)

Useful Language (11-14 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

T shares a Google slides doc with Ss containing some model sentences of the TL and elicits M from Ss. T elicits A from Ss using CCQs. T elicits F from Ss using CCQs.

Productive Task(s) (10-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

T shares slide with Ss. Ss are instructed on the task and are each assigned one slide. T monitors them as they complete the task.

Feedback and Error Correction (5-5 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

T check emails with the whole group reading Ss emails. (OCFB) T exposes mistakes seen during the writing practice and elicits correction from Ss on the white board

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