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TP 8 LP Raquel Ruiz Barba
Upper Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students learn about writting a postcard. The lesson starts with images of many postcards on a table. T asks Ss if they know what is a postcard, aimed to elicit answers from the begining of the lesson. On a second activity Ss identify the elements that go on the back side of the post card. A third task has students organize the order of the steps to send a post card. The MF part is presented in a G Slides sequence where T and Ss go over the tenses that are ususally used in the text body of a post card, Ss answer an activity. A forms activity is shared to reinforce concepts of each element in the post card as a controlled task. The freer paractice consists in writting a post card on G Slides.

Materials

Abc Google Tools
Abc Zoom platform
Abc Break Out Rooms ZOOM
Abc Google Docs
Abc Google Forms
Abc Google Jamboard
Abc Google slides
Abc Power Point

Main Aims

  • To provide Ss a reflexion of handwritting to others while being away from home. To provide Ss with elements to communicate via friendly messages in post cards, refering to past activities, going on activities, and planned activities, and using the right tenses to effectively transmit ideas.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To make Ss think and imagine about the places they want to go and practice English.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (4-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Teacher displays a G Slides presentation to elicit from Ss the name and concept of a post card. Then through a G Jamboard activity Ss identify elements that go on the back side of the post card.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning and form of the target language

T displays a G Jamboard quick task and a G Slides presentation to address the possible topics for the body of a text in a post card, and then elicits from the Ss the analysis of the text, focusing on the tenses used to write the message. Then Ss answer an activity related to the same grammar items.

Controlled Practice (5-6 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

A forms activity is shared to reinforce concept and use of each element in the post card.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

The freer paractice consists in writting a post card on G Slides. One slide for each student, to be able to display and read in group during FB and DEC

FB & DEC (5-9 minutes) • To have Ss revise al the components are properly put in the exercise post card .

T sends Ss a checklist to verify that the peers have fulfilled the task correctly.

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