Prompt – based writing : - arrange SS into groups of four - give each group some prompts given to write complete sentences, then add suitable connectors to link those sentences into a pa[r]
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Period 126: Preparation date : 21/4/2008 Unit 15: Lesson : writing (cont)
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to organize accounts in chronological order.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a biography
II Lexical items :
- biography
- chronological order
III Structures :
- he was born in Dijon, France, in 1832, to a family known for fine craft work of wood
- he graduated from L’Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, in 1855
IV Teaching aids:
- chalk and board - pictures
V Techniques :
- writing-based
- Procedures :
1
warm-up
(7’)
Checking the previous lesson
- write on the board parts of a biography which are ordered randomly
- call on a St to rearrange in order
- check the answer Transition: last time we studied components
of and a biography; and words and phrases for writing a biography Today we’ll how to write a complete a biography
- write down on the board: P.126: Unit 15:Writing a
biography
pictures
2 Pre-
writing
(10’)
Activity 1: presenting an outline again ( quickly)
- elicit what to be included in a biography
from SS:
Name, date, and place of birth, his or her family, social, cultural Educational background
- tell SS that a biography is normally organized in chronological, i.e in the order of time that the events take place
Activity2:introducing useful language
- expressions of time:
In his later years….
at the age of 20….
On March 1st , 1890 …
During the winter, he ….
- clause of time:
she moved to China when
she was nine
as soon as she finished her
degree, she worked as a nurse
after his father died, his
mother went to work
Chalk and board
Chalk and board
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while-writing
(20’)
Prompt – based writing :
- arrange SS into groups of four
- give each group some prompts given to write complete sentences, then add suitable connectors to link those sentences into a paragraph
- go around to monitor the class and give help where needed
- ask group representatives to read out their paragraphs
- call on SS to write the sentences up on the board
- tell SS that the completed paragraphs will make up a biography about A Graham Bell
- Elicit the order of the paragraphs
- invite class opinions and make corrections
in front of the whole class
Small board cards
4
Post-writing
(5’)
Speaking:
- put SS into pairs
- ask SS to talk the life of someone famous
- go around giving help where needed
- if time allows, call on some SS to present a short biography of the writing
Handouts + sheets
of paper
5
Homework
(1’)
- Ask Sts to write a biography of famous person of their own choice
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