H4B - P2 - Week 7 - Lesson 2-3 - Writing class + Christmas

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H4 - Week 7 - Lesson 2-3

Lesson Goals

Today's lesson:

- You will practised your writing skills

- You will have practised your watching skills

- You will have practised your reading skills

- You will have tested your Christmas knowledge

Today's lesson

Writing class

Christmas activities

Peer review

You wrote a formal letter to the school about the phone ban

I printed the ones that were sent to me

You will check each other's work before I check it: 

1. Did they follow all of the lay-out rules? (addresses, date, opening, ending)

2. Check if all the information is in the letter: opinion, arguments, examples

3. Did they do anything that's not allowed? (don't = do not, want = would like)

Fixing mistakes

After doing the upcoming task you will have practised correcting all kinds of different mistakes people make. 

By doing this you will now know what not to do in your formal letter. 

Good luck!

Correct the mistakes in the sentences:
1. I have >unfortunate< had no opportunity to write you before.
2. The reason why I >write< to you is that I am greatly interested in the post you have advertised.
3. >Even when< I am not suitable for the job, I would be grateful for a reply.

Tips

- Learn the letter writing rules (adresses, date, opening, ending)

- Study the lay-out: know what goes where

- Use paragraphs like in the lay-out

- Do not use: !!!!

- Do not use: don't, can't, I'll, etc.  = do not, cannot, I will, etc. 

- Do not use: but - because - and  = at the start of a sentence

- Make sure all the information is in your letter

- Ask questions in the correct way = check the reader

Reading

It's almost Christmas, so we're going to read a text about it and do different reading tasks. 

You'll be practising various reading skills, which is good for upcoming tests. 

First task: Gap fill

- Fill in the gaps with the words at the top

- You can use a dictionary

Reading

Now that the gaps are filled we're going to read the text aloud together. 

When the spinner lands on your name it's your turn to read.

Pay close attention, there will be multiple choice questions afterwards. 

Some shops in the UK begin promoting Christmas months before the holiday

1. True
2. False

Everybody enjoys the Christmas season

1. True
2. False

The average woman polled in the survey spends 11 hours preparing for Christmas

1. True
2. False

Some people believe Christmas has become too commercialised

1. True
2. False

Which of these expressions has a similar meaning to "the busiest"?

1. the franticest
2. most hectic

Which of these words has a similar meaning to verb "poll"?

1. compare
2. analyse
3. survey

Which of these has a similar meaning to the word 'elaborate'?

1. interesting
2. ornate
3. pretty

Which of these has a similar meaning to the word 'promoting'?

1. preparing
2. buying
3. advertising

Which of these has a similar meaning to the word 'preparing'?

1. getting ready
2. going forward
3. making good

Watching

You're going to watch three different short films about Christmas. 

- Take notes of what you see (use the back of the text)

- After the three videos you need to write a short opinion piece

- You'll write about what you liked and disliked in each film

- You'll eventually decide which one was best

Write an opinion piece of at least 50 words:
- Mention what you like/dislike in all three of the videos
- Which one is the best? Write down why
- Make sure you give examples from the films

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Lesson Goals

Today's lesson:

- You practised your writing skills

- You have practised your watching skills

- You have practised your reading skills

- You have tested your Christmas knowledge

Well done! 

Watching

We are going to watch the news

- Pay close attention

- Take notes

- We will talk about each news item together