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SCHEME OF WORK: TEXTBOOK BASED LESSON (UNIT 1)
LESSON 11 (Writing 2) MAIN SKILL(S) FOCUS: Writing THEME: Science and Technology

WEEK: __ TOPIC: Let’s Chat CROSS CURRICULAR ELEMENT(S): Information LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR FOCUS: Words/phrases
related to free-time activities; words/phrases/language
and Communication technology
used in informal letters and emails

CONTENT LEARNING LEARNING OUTLINE MATERIALS / DIFFERENTIATION
STANDARD STANDARD REFERENCES STRATEGIES
Full Blast Plus 4
Main Skill Main Skill Pre-lesson Student’s Book, pp 18- Support can be given to less
Write on the board 6 sentences / phrases (3 using formal language, 19 proficient pupils depending on
Writing 4.2 Writing 4.2.4 3 using informal language). Ask pupils what is different about the Teacher’s Book, pp18- their needs, such as by
Communicate Use formal and sentences. Once you have established formal / informal language 19 providing a framework for the
with appropriate informal registers ask pupils to work with talk partner(s) and change the formal Strips of paper with email in Activity E.
language, form appropriate to the phrases / sentences to informal and the informal to formal. sentences or phrases
and style target audience in using either formal or For additional differentiation
most familiar Lesson delivery informal language strategies, please refer to the
situations This lesson focuses on Activities A, B, C and E (Activity D can provided list of differentiation
be given as homework). See the Teacher’s book for detailed strategies and select
guidance. To maximise time, read Simon’s email as a class and appropriate strategy
Complementary Complementary explain any unknown words. Put pupils in pairs to answer the /strategies based on the
Skill Skill questions for Activity A. Check answers. In order to focus on the needs of the pupils.
complementary skill in the lesson, Activity A should be extended by
Reading 3.1 Reading 3.1.5 asking further questions about the writer’s attitude. (What does
Understand a Recognise with little Simon think about getting a new laptop? / How does he think Mark
variety of texts by or no support the will feel about this news? / What is Simon’s attitude towards having
using a range of attitude or opinion a birthday party? / How does Simon think Mark will feel about this
appropriate of the writer in news?) Do Activity B as a class. Put pupils in small groups to
reading strategies extended texts on a complete Activity C. Activity E focuses on developing the main skill.
to construct wide range of
meaning familiar topics Post-lesson
Divide pupils into small groups and give each group 10 strips of
paper (5 with an informal sentence or phrase suitable for an informal

letter, 5 with a formal sentence or phrase suitable for a formal letter).
Ask pupils to divide the strips into two groups ‘formal’ or ‘informal’
When pupils are ready elicit answers onto the board.

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