WEEK/LESSON NO.

LESSON 79 (Writing 15) FORM 3 Bestari

SUBJECT English DATE / DAY
UNIT 8 TIME
TOPIC Time to Spare Duration
THEME People and Culture
MAIN SKILL Writing CROSS-CURRICULAR ELEMENTS Patriotism and Citizenship
21ST CENTURY LEARNING Choose an item. Linking words and phrases
TECHNIQUE(S) LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR FOCUS:
CONTENT STANDARD(S)
Main: Complementary:
4.1 Communicate intelligibly through print and digital media on 4.2 Communicate with appropriate language, form and style
familiar topics
LEARNING STANDARD(S)
Main: Complementary:
4.1.5 Organise, sequence and develop ideas within short texts on 4.2.2 Spell written work with moderate accuracy
familiar topics
LEARNING OBJECTIVE(S)
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
 Read eight sentences and circle the correct linking words and phrases in each sentence.
 Read the example postcard and circle three linking words and phrases the writer has used in writing the postcard.
Close-Up Student’s Book, p.104
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE(S Choose an item. MATERIAL(S)
Close-Up Teacher’s Book, p.86-87
ACTIVITIES
 Ask pupils how often they write and send postcards to friends or family when they are on holiday. If they do not
 send postcards, ask them why not.
 Explain to pupils that they are going to learn how to write a postcard in this lesson.
PRE-LESSON  Ask pupils to read the information on Linking word and phrases and explain anything they do not understand.
 Ask pupils to come up with two or three possible things they could write in a postcard about the place shown in the
picture next to the Learning Focus box (e.g., swimming, the sea, restaurants, cafes, architecture, the weather.)
Encourage everyone to say something that they could write in a postcard, even if it is not relevant to the photo.
1)
 Ask pupils to read the instructions and point out that they can refer back to the Learning Focus box to help them make
their choices.
 Remind pupils to read the sentences before they circle their answers and to read them again after making their
choices to see each one makes sense.
 Ask pupils to do the task on their own and then to compare it with a partner's answers and justify any differences.
LESSON  Check answers as a class. (Student’s Book p.104 – Activity A)
DEVELOPMENT 2)
 Ask pupils to read the writing task and to underline any key words before doing the task.
 Ask pupils to answer the questions on their own and then to check their answers with a partner.
 Check answers as a class.
 Ask pupils to read the example postcard again and circle the linking words and phrases that Luke has used.
 Ask pupils to do the task individually but check answers as a class. (Student’s Book p.104 – Activity B&C)

 Ask pupils to review their learning by writing a postcard about their learning in this lesson (the postcard can be
addressed to an imagined friend in another class or school).
POST-LESSON  Pupils need to re-use linking words and phrases from the lesson.
 Allow pupils to practise reading their postcard to a talk partner before selecting pupils to read their postcard to the
class.
By amount of teacher’s support:
Low-proficiency pupils
DIFFERENTIATIO
- pupils complete the tasks(s) with teacher’s guidance
N High-proficiency pupils
- pupils complete the tasks(s) on their own
TEACHER’S _____ out of ______ pupils achieved the learning objectives.
REFLECTION _____ pupils were given remedial treatment.