Mario Mendoza Mario Mendoza

TP7_Writing
Intermediate level

Description

The lesson starts with the Ss discovering the use of a postcard through a gist activity. Ss identify the different section (parts) and the language used in a postcard. Ss write individually their own postcard. Finally, Ss swap their postcard to give feedback each other using a checklist. T monitors and give DEC.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • Provide the practice of writing a postcard addressed to a family member.

Subsidiary Aims

  • Ss should identify the main parts of a postcard (greeting, body, closing)
  • Ss will know what is the appropriate vocabulary to write a postcard.

Procedure

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

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1AH9KBouLIBsKUUditTNvrBkHrrqX5oNf6ah8C7WZrNw/edit?usp=sharing T screen shares GJamboard and elicits answers from Ss as an initial task: Ask Ss: What do you see in the picture? (Postcards) Ask Ss: Have you ever received a postcard? (Yes/no) Ask Ss: On what situation is a postcard sent? (To share a place during a trip, to send congratulations, to share, as marketing invitations) Ask Ss: Who will you send a postcard to? (Family, friends, marketing)

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

https://forms.gle/wejRmb28pNtFk4WQ8 T screen shares a Gform link in the chatbox. T gives 3min for this pair-work activity. Ss read the postcard written by the T. Ss will need to answer the 2 questions in the Gform activity. Use ICQs and call on Ss by name: •What is the activity about? (Read and answer the questions) •How many minutes do you have for this activity? (3 min) •Will you work individually or in groups? (groups) T split Ss into BORs. T monitor conversations in BORs. T elicit answers from 2 Ss. 1. The sentence "I'm having so much fun on this trip to France" refers to: a positive experience. 2. The sentence "Last weekend I went to visit the Eiffel Tower" talks about: the past.

Useful Language (8-10 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

https://forms.gle/459uEwPQP82X2pfY7 T share a Gform link in the chatbox and give 4min to answer in pairs the questions. Ss read again the postcard written by T. Ss should match the numbers with the name of each section of the postcard. As an example, T match number 1 with the name section Date. Use ICQs and call on Ss by name: •What is the activity about? (Read and answer the questions) •How many minutes do you have for this activity? (4 min) •Will you work individually or in groups? (groups) T split Ss into BORs. T monitor answers in BORs. T elicits answers from Ss. T gives OCFB and check answers using CCQ. 1. Date 2. Greeting Ask Ss: is the greeting at the end or the beginning? (beginning) 3. Body. Present continuous. Ask Ss: Is it a formal or informal writing? (Informal) 4. Body. Simple past Ask Ss: Is this referring to the future or the past? (The past) 5. Closing and signature. Ask Ss: is the closing at the beginning or at the end? (end) 6. Stamp. 7. Address. https://forms.gle/YRaL4VkTNHNkjmzNA T share a Gform link in the chatbox and give 3min to answer in groups the task. Ss read the postcard and answer the 4 questions. Use ICQs and call on Ss by name: •What is the activity about? (Read and answer the questions) •How many minutes do you have for this activity? (3 min) •Will you work individually or in groups? (groups) T split Ss into BORs. T monitor answers in BORs. T elicits answers from Ss. T gives OCFB and check answers using CCQ. a. Hello Mom Ask Ss: can the other answer be used in formal postcards? (yes) b. Subject + verb to be + main verb with ING ending Ask Ss: can you give an example using this pattern? (I’m enjoying) c. Subject + verb in past tense Ask Ss: can you give an example using this pattern? (Yesterday I went to visit the museum xxx) d. Lots of love Ask Ss: can the other answers be used in formal postcards? (yes)

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

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1AH9KBouLIBsKUUditTNvrBkHrrqX5oNf6ah8C7WZrNw/edit?usp=sharing T screens shares a GJamboard link in the chatbox. T asks Ss to find the slide with their name on it. Each student's name is highlighted in yellow. T explain to Ss that they should write their own postcard with the structure seen in the previous activities. (Date, greeting, body, closing, etc). Use T gives 6min to work individually in their own postcard. Use ICQs and call on Ss by name: •What is the activity about? (Write a postcard) •How many minutes do you have for this activity? (6 min) •Will you work individually or in groups? (individually) T monitors Ss while they write their postcards and help with any question.

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

T tells Ss that they will give cross feedback with their peers using a checklist. In the checklist Ss will focus on 4 points. Greeting, content (2 points) and closing. T gives 4min for this activity. Use ICQs and call on Ss by name: •What is the activity about? (Conduct fb using a checklist) •How many minutes do you have for this activity? (4 min) •Will you work individually or in groups? (individually) T split Ss into BORs. T monitor feedback in BOR to gather material for DEC. T complies Ss on interesting content and language used in the postcards. T nominates Ss to elicit comments from their feedbacks. Use to gather more material for DEC. T writes a few examples of good language and gaps in GJamboard. Include issues with content and language.

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