2. File five: Dreams, Dreams. Reading and Writing Fourth Level
Agony Letter Lesson Focus: Which aspects of language are you
teaching: e.g. grammar point(s), aspect of pronunciation (phonemes,
intonation, etc ), vocabulary (words, word phrases, idioms, etc)
functions (polite requests, apologizing.)? In this lesson I will
teach the following aspects of language: Function: Writing agony
letter (Seeking for advice) Grammar: Simple present tense + If type
1+ conjunctions of {similarities-result-opposition-conclusion}
Vocabulary related to:Vocabularyrelatedtodailyliferoutine.
Objectives / Assessment: SWBAT by the end of the lesson, students
will be able to : 1) Ask for advice (Write agony letter) Required
material and / or resources: The manuals flashcards (p133) &
Script page 133 134 and 135. [email protected]
3. Time Rationale Interaction Procedure Swbat Whoaremylearners?
Difficult Situations & Unpleasant experiences Difficult
Situations & Unpleasant experiences Difficult Situations &
Unpleasant experiences Difficult Situations & Unpleasant
experiences Page2 Teacher students students teacher students
students Teacher students students teacher teacher students
students students File5 MS4level
Warmup:Theteachergreetshislearnersandwelcomesthem,hetriestointeractwithhisleaners
abouttheirdailylifeschool. Brainstorming:
Thelearnersareinvitedtointeractaboutthecartoononpage133,theteachermayhelpthemby
askingthefollowingquestions. 1. Whatdoesthepicturerepresent? 2.
Whatdothewritingsshow? 3. What'sgoingonwiththiswoman?
Theteacherlistenstothelearners'interpretationthenexplainstheinstructionsof'activity1p133'.
Activity1p133:Lookattheillustrationthenguessfromwhichnewspaperpageitistaken.
It'stakenfromaproblempageofanewspaper.
Theteacherinvitesthelearnerstogivetheiranswers,andthentheyareaskedtogiveother
examplesofnewspapersthatshowsuchproblems.
Thepupilsareinvitedtopayattentionattheletteronpage133,theteachermayinteractwithhis
learnersaboutthelayoutoftheletter,thenexplainsthenewwordsandexpressionscontainedinit
,andtheninvitesthelearnerstoreadandchecktheiranswerstothepreviousactivity.{wise
opportunitywhetherabroad} .
Theteacherinvitesthepupilstopayattentionatthesecondparagraphofthepreviousletter,he
readsit,explainsthenewwordsandexpressions.
TheteacherasksthelearnerstoguesswhattheconclusionwouldbeofNacera'sletter.
Activity6p134:GuesswhatNacerawillsayinherletter.Choosetherightletter.
IthinkNacerawillcontinueherletterbygivingpositiveandnegativeprospects.
Theteacherhelpsthelearnerstodotheactivitybyaskingsomeofthemtoreadthepartsofthe
letter,thencorrecttogether.
Theteacherinvitesthepupilstogivetheiropinionsincetheendoftheletterrequestedthat.
Thepupilsareaskedtopayattentionat'coping'sectionthatisbasedonhowtoorganizetheir
writingsandideaswhilewriting. Interact Interpret Produce Interact
Interpret Produce .Interactabout dailylifeproblems Interpreta
cartoon Producethe appropriate statementstothe givencartoon
Readandcheck whatthey've alreadyimprovised Identifygrammar
wordssuchlinkers Recognizetheuse ofeachofthe linkers Recognizethe
functionexpressed byeachofthegiven linkers. Readandproduce coherent
paragraphsusing theappropriate linkers Imaginetheend ofastoryby
guessingthe appropriateanswer [email protected]
4. Difficult Situations & Unpleasant Experiences Difficult
Situations & Unpleasant Experiences Difficult Situations &
Unpleasant Experiences Giving advice Page 3 Teacher students
students teacher students students Teacher students students
teacher teacher students students students SituationofIntegration:
. ThepupilsareaskedalsototalkaboutthewayNaceraeditedherletter.
Theteacherexplainstheinstructionsofwriteitoutsectiontheninvitesthelearnerstodothetasks.
TheteacherasksthepupilstopayattentionatActivity1p135,heexplainstheinstructions,andthen
invitesthemtoreadthewholeletterofNaceraandtrytoanswertheactivity.
Planning:
Activity1p135:MatchtheseheadingtothefiveparagraphsofNacera'sagonyletter'
Paragraph1:"b"Introduction Paragraph2:"d"Therealityofthesituation
Paragraph3:"ePositiveprospects Paragraph4:"e"Negativeprospects
Paragraph5:"c"Conclusion
Thelearnersareinvitedtogivebacktheiranswersandjustifythem Drafting:
Theteacherinvitesthelearnerstoelicittheirideasaboutanyproblemtheyseeorlive,thenwrite
thefirstdraftusingtheaboveplan, Editing:
TheLearnersareinvitedtorevisetheirpieceofwriting(grammar,spelling,styleandorganization)
Publishing. Possibleanswer:
Thelearnersareinvitedtoreadtheirproductions,theteachersreportsontheboardthebestofthe
productions
Thelearnersreadthecorrectedtaskthencopydownontheircopybooks.
[email protected] Interact Interpret Produce Interact
Interpret Produce Interactabout grammarlinkers andtheirfunctions
Lookand interprettablesand charts Comparethenew linkerstotheones
theyhaveseen Readandexploit writtentext Readand completethe
missinginformation inatexttomakeit coherent Discriminate
betweentheuseof thelinkers (similarities resultopposition
andconcluding) Bearinmindhow toorganizeapiece ofwriting
[email protected] Dear Dr, I 'm writing to seek your kind
advice .I'm a four-year Middle School student .I took my Brevet
last June and had a pass with merit .The problem is that I 'm
facing a dilemma as to the choice of the stream in which I 'll
register in the lyce .My parents want me to register in the
scientific stream whereas my choice goes for the literary stream.
Indeed ,if I decide to register in the stream of my choice ,I will
realize the dream of my life which consists of becoming a
translator .I will work very hard to get a literary stream
Baccalaureate ,which will be really disappointed .They want me to
become a doctor In conclusion ,I 'm at a crossroads in my
educational career .I don't know whether I must listen to my
parents or decide about what do with my school life on my own .What
should I do? Yours sincerely , Karim
Yourfriendisfacingproblemsandneedssomeadvice.He/shewantstowrite
agonylettertothenewspapertofindsolutiontohis/herproblem.
Helpyourfriendtowriteanagonyletter. UseNacerasletterasmodel.
