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STAGE OF LESSON/TIME CHECKING ATTENDANCE 1 min WARM UP 2 min

TEACHERS ACTIVITY - T. checks attendance Whos absent today? T asks Ss to prepare their materials for the lesson and tries to create a warm atmosphere. - T tells Ss they will learn about the steps they should follow in order to manage to write an informal letter (a letter giving advice) and that they will concentrate on some structures specific to these kinds of letters. 1.T gives Ss a self-assessment worksheet and asks them to write everything they know about informal letters. 2. T gives Ss a worksheet and asks them to do the first exercise. In this case they have to decide if those paragraphes are formal or informal and then they have to write the correct answer on their handouts. T stars drawing two circles that have a common part (Venn diagram). Above the first ones T writes Formal and above the second one Informal.

STUDENTS ACTIVITY - Ss answer X is absent today. - Ss prepare their books and notebooks

INTER ACTION

SKIL LS
Speaking

T-Ss

TEACHING TECHNIQU ES Conversation

AIDS

PURPOSE/ AIM
- to check attendance - to make Ss feel comfortable in the class. -to make Ss aware of the items they will learn

T-Ss

Speaking

Conversation

ANNOUNCING LESSONS AIMS 1 min

- Ss pay attention

T-Ss

Speaking

Conversation

5 Lead in (presentation) 10 min. - Ss write everything they know about informal letters. -Ss do the exercise - Ss report their answers T-Ss IW
Writing

Brainstorming

Blackboard Worksheetselfassessment

- to reactivate some already learnt items

T-Ss Ss-Ss PW

Reading Writing Speakin g

Conversation

Blackboard Worksheetselfassessment

- to identify the difference between formal and informal language

3. T asks to do the next exercise. Ss have to indentify some structures from the previous exercise. Then T fills in the Venn diagram structures characteristic to formal/informal letters. Practice 15 min.

-Ss do the task - Ss report their answers - Ss pay attention to the Ts explanations - Ss draw in their copybooks Venn diagram and fills it with characteristics specific to formal/informal letters.

T-Ss Ss-T Ss- Ss PW

Reading Writing Speaking

Exercise Conversation Venn diagram

Handouts Blackboard

- to identify and label some structures specific to formal/ informal letters

4. T asks students to do the 3rd exercise. Ss have to read an -Ss read the letter informal letter (a letter giving -Ss do the task advice) and then they have to - Ss report their answers choose which of the comments above refer to that letter. 5. T asks Ss to read again the letter of giving advice and then they are asked to make changes to the underlined parts of the students letter so that it is a good answer to the 5th extract from exercise 1. 6. T asks Ss to do the 4th exercise and then they have to decide if there are other changes to be done in order for the letter to be written in the correct way. 7.T uses the deductive method and asks Ss to look again at the letters layout and then -Ss choose from the list of words and phrases - Ss perform the task - Ss report their answers

T-Ss Ss- Ss Ss-T PW

Reading Writing

Exercise

Handouts

- to become aware of the mistakes one can do when writing a letter giving advice

Reading

Exercise

T-Ss Ss-Ss Ss-T PW

Handouts

Speaking Writing

- to replace some formal structures with informal ones

- Ss perform the task T-Ss - Ss present their answers Ss-T IW

Speaking

Exercise

Handouts

- to become aware of the mistakes one can do when writing an informal Letter

- Ss perform the task - Ss answer the Ts questions.

T-Ss Ss-T
Lockstep

Reading Speaking

Exercise Conversation Explanations

Handouts Blackboard

- to write the steps one should follow when

they have to answer some questions: How does the writer start her letter?, How many parts does this letter have? Can you give some examples of opening remarks? How does the writer continue her letter? What expressions does she use in order to give an advice,etc. Production 15 min. 8. T divides the class into 6 groups. T uses the method Phillips 6x6. Each group receives a situation/problem. Ss have to read that situation and in groups they have to decide and write pieces of advice that are more suitable for that particular situation. At the end of the activity each group will have to present their pieces of advice. - Ss perform the task in groups of 5 - Ss report their answers T-Ss Ss-Ss Ss-T GW

Writing

writing a giving advice letter.

Reading Speaking Writing

Exercise Conversation Presentation

Handouts

-to write suggestion for some situation - to provide practice on this situations

6. FEEDBACK 5 min. T explains Ss that they will receive again their first worksheet and now they have to write in the second row everything they found out about writing informal letters. - T tells Ss that their homework is going to be exercise 5. Now they have to - Ss write everything they found out about informal letters - Ss listen the song - Ss write down what their homework is. T-Ss Speaki ng Conversation Notebook Handouts T-Ss Ss- T IW
Writing

Brainstorming

Self assessment worksheet

- to make them aware of the thing they have learnt today

TRANSFER (HOMEWORK SETTING)

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write their own letter giving advice.