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Writing: A for-and-against essay
B2.2 level

Description

In this lesson students will analyse a model essay on using technology in sports and write a balanced essay about using the Internet to enjoy life to the full. They will recycle the vocabulary learned previously in this unit

Materials

Abc Ready for First 4th edition SB

Main Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of an essay in the context of influence of technology recycling topical vocabulary and using the target linking devices

Subsidiary Aims

  • To revise topical vocabulary
  • To provide students with functional language for structuring arguments
  • To develop brainstorming and debating skills

Procedure

Lead-in (2-4 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

A couple of lessons ago we discussed the influence of technology on our lives over the last hundred years. Can you remember which aspects of life were mentioned? Can you remember the changes? What other spheres of life have been influenced by technology? In what way do we use technology in sport?

Exposure (10-20 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading

MODEL TEXT ANALYSIS SB: Now, read the text on p. 42. What are the uses of technology in sport? Do you agree with the writer's conclusion? Why (not)? FB: Elicit ideas from a couple of students. SB: Now, read the writing task in ex 1. Underline the key words. FB: Elicit ideas OC. What kind of writing should we make? (An essay) What is the topic? (The influence on technology on sports) How many points should we include? (Three) Do we need to give our own opinion? (Yes) Who will read the essay? (Your English teacher) FOCUS ON CONTENT: SB: Now, please read the model essay again. FB: What's writer's third idea? (Safety of sports people) Did they express and explain their opinion? (Yes) Does the writer give only the arguments to support their opinion? (No, they give a balanced view) Do they do it in the same paragraph? (No) FOCUS ON LAYOUT: SB: How many paragraphs are there? (Four) WIth a partner, decide what is the purpose of each paragraph. FB: Elicit ideas on board. How many words should we have in our essay? (140-190) FOCUS ON REGISTER: SB: Read the first 2 paragraphs of the text. Prove that the essay is formal. FB: Are there any short forms? (No) Phrasal verbs? (No) Personal questions? (No) Why do we use formal register? (The essay is for an ENglish teacher, all exam essays are formal).

Useful lnaguage (10-11 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

FOCUS ON LANGUAGE SB: Look at the underlined phrases in the text. Why does the writer use them? (To organize ideas). Do ex 5 on your own. Compare with a partner. Now do ex 6 with your partner. Add the phrase to the table in ex 5. FB: Show on the screen, deal with meaning. Is it possible to use all of these phrases in your essay? (No) Is it a good idea to choos 5 or 6? (Yes)

Productive Task (10-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

FOCUS ON THE TASK SB: Read the task for ex 7. Underline the key words. FB: ICQs similar to model task. In ex 8 we have some ideas we could include as the tird point. Let's have a vote and choose one. BRAINSTORMING SB: Work in 2 groups. Group 1 - you think that we absolutely need the Internet to enjoy life to the full. Together, talk about the 3 points in the task and brainstorm argument to support your opinion. Group 2 - you think that we do not need the Internet to enjoy life to the full. Together, talk about the 3 points in the task and brainstorm argument to support your opinion. Make notes - you will need them later. DEBATE SB: Talk to a person from the other group. Use your arguments to prove your opinion. Listen to your partner's arguments. FB: Elicit arguments in a table on whiteboard. What do you really think?

Feedback and summary (5-8 minutes) • To answer any questions students' might have and provide them with all the necessary infromation for their homework

Look at the whiteboard. Here we have everything we might need for our homework essay: some ideas, a plan, some useful phrases, an appropriate register and word limit. Will you need to write the essay at home? (Yes) Will you need to use all of the ideas? (No) Do you have any questions?

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