Amira
Communication - Lesson 1.2: The letter is dead, long live the letter! - B2 level
Communication - Lesson 1.2: The letter is dead, long live the letter!
B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of writing letters vs. writing emails in the context of written communication
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To provide detailed reading practice using a text about handwritten letters vs writing emails in the context of written communication
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To provide review, clarification and practice of Ppresent Perfect Simple & Present Perfect Continuous in the context of Written communication
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide review and further practice the use of the present perfect simple and continuous
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a handwritten letters vs writing emails in the context of wri
Procedure (25-33 minutes)
T writes on the Wb "communication" --> to brainstorm SS ideas with focus of different types of communication.
T asks SS to open their books on p.8 --> T directs SS attention to the vocab box and asks them to divide the words into groups. T assigns 5mins to do the activity --> Individual work - whole class feedback T asks ss to do activity 2a p.8 --> individual work, peer check, whole class feedback 5mins
T assigns 10 mins maximum to Ss to do activity 3 p.8 -->Checking & Monitoring => whole class feedback T asks ss to re-read the text and answer Qs of Task4
T writes on the Wb: * People have been communicating by letter for at least 2,000 years. * There are signs that people have been writing more letters recently. *Newspapers have reported a rise in stationery sales * Several internet compaigns hav sprung up in an attempt to save the art of letter writing * The fact of writing more with digital media has had a positive impact on on our writing skills. * I've only written 2 or 3 letters in my life. * I've always had terrible handwriting.
