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Pre-writing activities
Tasks
Time
Activity procedure
Justification
Materials
A model text gives
students examples of
language and layout
which they will need
in order to perform
their writing task. The
comprehension
questions
give
students a purpose for
reading and help
students realize that
the letter is an act of
communication which
involves a writer who
wants to communicate
something to a reader
who is not physically
present.
This task presents
students with the
organization of an
informal letter in the
form of a flow
diagram. By splitting
the text in stages
students
become
aware of the content
of each stage and how
this
is
expressed
through
certain
language.
This task provides
students with input
both in terms of
layout and special
language used.
A model letter
Task
1
4 min
Students are exposed to
a model of an informal
letter which they have
to read in order to
answer comprehension
questions
Task
2
4 min
Students are presented
with a flow diagram
which
shows
the
production of a letter in
five stages. Then they
have to split the model
letter in these five
stages.
Task 3 3 min
Students are asked to
focus
on
specific
features in the layout
and language of an
informal letter such as
where the sender’s
address
and
date
appear
and
the
language of opening
and closing formulas.
Students read the reply
to the first letter and
answer comprehension
questions.
Task 4 4 min
Comments
A flow diagram
with
five
stages.
The function of the Another model
second letter which letter.
comes as a reply to
the first one is to
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