This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
Items in this lesson
Welcome class
Slide 1 - Slide
Today's programme
Lesson aim and success criteria
Introduction
Pre-task: adjectives
Task + peer-assessment
Exit ticket: Evaluate/close lesson
Slide 2 - Slide
Lesson aim and success criteria
Lesson aim: At the end of this lesson you will be able to write an informal email to a friend abroad, in which you will describe how you spent your Christmas holidays using a minimum of 150 words.
Success criteria:
1. You will be able to use at least six adjectives from a list to describe your Christmas holidays experiences in the email.
2. You will be able to describe three things that took place, using the past simple -> regular (verb+ed) or irregular verbs.
3. You will be able to use the structure of writing an informal email.
Slide 3 - Slide
Describe your Christmas break in three words.
Slide 4 - Open question
What adjectives would describe this picture?
Slide 5 - Slide
Task + peer-assessment
Have a look at the list of adjectives and think about which adjectives you can use to describe your Christmas holidays then look at the handout (Grammar and writing).
Read the email and reply.
- Share three of your Christmas holidays experiences.
- Use at least six of the adjectives from the list.
- Use the past simple.
- Use a minimum of 150 words.
Done?
Exchange your written email with your peer.
Then fill in the checklist to assess your peer's work.
timer
25:00
Slide 6 - Slide
Do you understand the task?
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Slide 7 - Poll
Structure of informal email
Informal greeting (e.g. Hi, Hey, Hello etc.)
Opening paragraph (Start with answering -> I'm fine, how are you?)
Main body of the text (Describe three things you did during the Christmas holidays, mention everything you want to include.)
Closing paragraph (e.g. Hope to seen you soon!)
Finish your email/signing off (e.g. Love, Best wishes, Bye, etc.)
Slide 8 - Slide
How are you going to start your informal email?
Slide 9 - Open question
What sentence can you use to end your informal email?
Slide 10 - Open question
Exit ticket
When writing an informal email, which structure is being used?
How would you describe this lesson? Use one adjective from the list.