Topic my friends and me. Microtopic: My pen-friends Objectives: by the end of the lesson pupils will be able to talk about their friends and write the informal letter to their pen-pals. Vocabulary: a pen-friend (pen-pal), an informal letter, parts of the letter (heading, greeting, main body, closing, and signature) Materials: handouts, Power Point presentation, video, CD.
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{5940675 A-B579-460 E-94 D1-54222 C63 F5 DA}1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10 Read the definition and do the crossword
Have you ever had a pen-friend?Today you wiil learn how to write an informal letter to your pen-friend
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Match, please and then make up the sentences. as cold as as old as as black as as green as as wise as as busy as as free as as poor as Grammar practice
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Speaking. Have you got friends?Would you like to have friends abroad?How can you communicate?Is it good to have a pen-friend or a pen-pal?
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Reasons to have a Pen Pal. It teaches how to be patience;It is fun. To practice your English
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Reading September,9 Dear Marcus,A: My name’s David Spencer and I’m 15 years old. I’m as tall as my father. I’ve got blue eyes and short blond hair. B: I live with my parents and my little brother and I love music. I play the guitar and I’ve got a band with a group of friends. My parents are both teachers, but luckily they don’t teach at my school. That’s why I don’t see them very often. C: I’ve got lots of hobbies and interests. I love playing chess and computer games with my brother. I also do a lot of sports – I particularly enjoy swimming and karate. I’m also interested in photography. D: I’m quite an ambitious person. I want to go to university and then get a job in web design. I think I’m quite hard-working, kind and loyal. Anyway, that’s all for now. Please write soon and tell me about your life in Germany. And what’s the weather usually like in autumn?Best wishes,David.
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Post-reading activity. Answer the questions: Who wrote the letter? Who is he written to?- Underline all the short forms in the letter. How many main paragraphs are there? Match the topics with the paragraphs: 1)Hobby A) 2)Family B) 3)Personal Information C) 4)David as a person D) What type of letter is it: an informal or formal? Why do you think so?
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Presentation of new material
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Heading. Greeting. Body Closing. Signature
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Practice. Game “Find your place”GREETINGHEADINGBODYCLOSINGSIGNATURE
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listening
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Post-listening activity Group work. Put mixed sentences into the correct order. Best wishes,I’ve got lots of hobbies and interests. I love playing the piano and riding my horse. I also interested in photography and I’m crazy about fashion. I hate cleaning my room or playing computer games. Sandra. Well, that’s all about me. Write back and tell me about yourself. My name is Sandra Jones and I’m fourteen years old. I’m looking for pen pals in Ukraine. I’m a student and I live in Sydney, Australia. I’m tall and slim with long, curly, red hair and green eyes. I’m not a shy person. I’m quite confident and I prefer talking to other confident people. There four of us in my family. My parents, Greg and Tara, my brother, Kenny, aged twelve, and, of course, me. My father is a vet and my mother is a lawyer. We live in a large house in the city centre. Dear pen pal,
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Writing Greeting. Dear + (your friend’s first name), Introduction. Paragraph 1: Who are you?How old are you?What is your occupation?Where do you live?What do you look like? Main Body. Paragraph 2: How many members are there in your family?Who are they?How old are they?What does your father/mother do?Where do you live?Paragraph 3: What do you like doing?What do you hate doing? Closing Paragraph 4: Ask your pen-friend to write back. Best wishes/Love, Signature (your first name).
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With friend you have a lot of fun. A friend will never let you down. You’ll tell your secrets to your friend,And he will always understand. A friend is always there for you,And you can talk your problems through. And now the most important thing,He’ll be with you through thick and thin. But if your friend just wants some fun. And when you need him-lets you down. And doesn’t give a helping hand,That is a fair-weather friend. He’ll stand by you to the end –And then you call that one your friend.
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Make new friends and keep the old. New are silver, old are gold.