TM English 1.2 lesson 5 in 24-25

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LESSON 5

ENGLISH 1.2

Assignments Term 1.2 input for English portfolio 1.3

Assignment 1: discussion in pairs about 3 project stories, film the discussion and fill in the peerfeedback form

Assignment 2: motivation letter about the 6 project stories

Assignment 3:  discussion in pairs about the 6 stories of the project and film it

Goals for today

Goal 1

Module 7 Modal verbs

Goal 2

Vocabulary from the wordlist

Goal 3

Criteria oral assessments/

feedback

Goal 4

Work on your motivation letter/finish oral assignment 1 )

Modal verbs

ability/lack of ability/possibility: can/can't/could/couldn't

possibility (present or future): may/might

obligation: must(strong), should, ought to

prohibition: mustn't, can't, shouldn't

speculation:can't/could/must/may/might

predictions/decisions made at time of speaking: will/won't

Modal verbs Module 7

do the diagnostic test (p. 137 of MygrammarLab book)

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THIS IS A KAHOOT QUIZ.  THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST ABOUT MODAL VERBS FROM MODULE 7, page 137, from MGL.

Goal 2

Vocabulary from the wordlist

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this is a quiz in Kahoot about the vocabulary words from 20-47. 

This was your homework from last week.

Goal 3 Criteria oral assessment

What was your feedback? 

Pronunciation

The assignment

Grammar/vocab/structure etc?

Non-verbal communication?

Goal 4: Formal Letter 

(input for final oral assessment in week 6)

The purpose of the letter is to inform the tour operator of the City Trip. The letter (350-450 words). 

It explains the choices behind the stories of your project. This will be input for your oral assessment.

 

What are your stories of your project?

1. Destination analysis (for example: package/transport/excursions/hotel)

2. Target group

3. Sustainability

4. Trends

5. Best practices (what is the competition doing?)

6. Financial substantiation

Structure for your letter

- Make your letter follow this structure:

- Write a brief introduction (aim is to introduce a new City Trip/ why?)

- Use one paragraph with 1 or 2 sentences per story (explain each story)

- Write a brief last paragraph (about future plans/ next steps)

Structure

The sender:

Fusion Insurance Ltd.

General manager Mr Graham
 22 Bloomsbury Street

London

WC1B 5TZ

Structure

Date

16 October 2022

The recipient

Ms Marie Smith

Head of Marketing and Communications

Deadline Digital Ltd.

Structure

16 Ravenscourt Park

Hammersmith

SW1B 8HR

Subjectline

Re: Your correspondence 33A25BQ dated 7 September 2024

The salutation

(Note: the salutation in a British English letter is always followed by a comma.)

Structure

Introduction

The letter body

Closure

The complimentary close:

Yours sincerely,

Yours faithfully,

Name (function) and signature 

Motivation letter (assignment 2)

To further assist you in your preparation for the 2nd formative oral assessment in week 6, you will write a professional, formal letter. The letter explains the choices behind the stories of your project 1.2. 

 You will write the letter to the senior management of the tour operator that your project group works for. The letter must contain 350 - 450 words and will be included in the English portfolio 1.3.

Remember:

No contractions in formal writing

Use formal language:

'We would like' to etc.

Not:  Don't, Won't, Can't

Yes:  Do not,  Will not,  Cannot

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Start writing your letter

Week lesson 7

Carry out assignment 3 of the English portfolio 

Wheel Decide

Rewrite this sentence using the modal verbs can / could:

"Summers in Lisbon are sometimes quite hot."

Rewrite using can / could:

"If the weather is good, this outing will possibly be the highlight of the trip."

Rewrite using the modal verb may / might:

"If the amenities are not modernized on time, it is possible that there will be regular power cuts in this hotel."

Rewrite using the modal verb should:
"It is expected to tip the hotel staff if they provide good services."
Tip: You may need to change the word order.

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THIS IS A KAHOOT QUIZ.  THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST ABOUT MODAL VERBS FROM MODULE 7, page 137, from MGL.

Goal 2

Grammar tests: done!

You know what to do at home based on how you did.

ANSWERS

1. Can be

2. Managed to

3. May

4. Might

5. Must be

6. Will

7. Must

8. Have to

9. Needs

10. Didn’t need to show

ANSWERS

11. Are supposed to

12. Are not allowed to

13. Shouldn’t

14. Will be

15. Won’t have

16. Always helped us out / would always help us out

17. Would not reveal

18. Can

19. Had better not

20. Wouldn’t

Goal 3

Dictation

Dictation

Take pen and paper

Dictation check

1. When they calculated the price, they forgot to take the indirect costs into account.

2. After the calculation of all the costs, the outcome is a profit margin of 8%.

3. The financial side of our project is extremely solid.

4. How many trips must be sold to reach the break-even point?

5. This package may provide a valuable boost to your revenue.

Goal 4

Gain clarity on theformal letter.

What is the objective of the formal letter and what should be included?

The letter:  To give the senior management of the tour operator insight into why they made the choices which they made - for the city trip.

Objective of the formal letter

The letter to the senior management of your tour company justifies and elaborates on why you made the choices behind the city trip.  

You will persuade senior management to add your city trip to the products already offered by tour operator.

Why did you make the choices you made to create/craft your city trip.?

Your teacher is / represents the senior management.

Feedback draft formal letter

• Use Formal Letter Feedback form on Teams to give ONE (1) classmate feedback.

• Revise your letter based on the feedback, and on 

your own progressive insight.

If students did not bring the letter, then put them to work.

 

Those students who DID bring the letter, will get rewarded by receiving teacher feedback.

We're ALMOST THERE!

Oral assessment in week 6

Your task now:

Go to Teams and find your English assessment 

1. date  
2. time  
3. room location