Lesson
the letters). Taking that into account, tell them to write an appropriate greeting and opening formula to include in their letter. 2. Write an appropriate closing. Read instructions aloud and this time, have them choose appropriate closing formulas depending on their recipient. Invite pairs to read their greetings, openings, and closings aloud and encourage them to explain why they chose them. Learning to Learn 114 Go to page 114 in the Activity Book and read aloud the introduction in the Learning to Learn section. Invite volunteers to read the phrases provided. Explain to students that they can use the green ones as an opening formula, the red ones in the body of the letter, and the blue ones as closing formulas. 3. Read the letter and write a reply showing interest. Tell students to write their own names on the line next to the word Hello and their recipient’s name as a signature; then, have them read the letter in silence. Explain to them that they should write a reply to that letter using the information they have already written about their personal experience. Stress that it is important to show interest to maintain communication. Monitor while pairs work to offer help and check their work. Differentiated Instruction Activity 3: Use the Group Based on Goals Strategy to differentiate the task. Struggling students may include only one event in the letter instead of three.
Lesson
1 Write a greeting and an opening for your letter.
(Possible answers)
Hi Santiago, It was great to hear from you!
2 Write an appropriate closing.
(Possible answer)
Keep in touch,
3 Read the letter and write a reply showing interest. 114
(Possible answer)
July 6, 2019
July 9, 2019
Hi Santiago, It was great to hear from you! During our visit to the aquarium we learned interesting facts about dolphins; for example, that they can live for up to 50 years. Also, we saw a big shark that had big, sharp teeth. While we were going back to school, we were singing on the bus and we were very happy. Keep in touch, Marina
Hello , How’s everything? I’m writing you to tell you about my school trip. We went to the water park and it was amazing! We swam, we walked through a hanging bridge, and we took rides on the slides . How was yours? All the best,
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Achievement
Write and reply to letters that narrate personal experiences.
Teaching Guidelines
• Include greetings and opening formulas. • Choose appropriate closing formulas depending on the recipient. • Reply to letters about personal experiences showing interest to maintain communication.
Development How can you choose an appropriate greeting and closing for your letter?
Ask students: How can you choose an appropriate greeting and closing for your letter? and invite them to share their ideas. 1. Write a greeting and an opening for your letter. Have students get together with the same partner they worked with during the previous session. Tell them to reread the greetings and closings included in the letters of this unit and ask: Why are they different? (because of the different relations between the senders and the recipients, and also the themes of
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