Wp Level 4 Perfect Presents 60 Th

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IHWO Writing Portfolio - Level 4 Lower Intermediate

International House World Organisation Writing Portfolio - Level 4 Lower Intermediate

Perfect Presents

Aim: Learners write a response to an email request for help, giving suggestions and

imagining their possible consequences.

Topic: Giving presents

Writing Sub-skill: Giving advice

Language Focus: Conditional phrases

Materials: Unfinished conditional phrasesEmail from a friend

Pre-Task Time: 25 mins

Post-Task Time: 15 mins

Concept: Being asked to make suggestions about what to buy people for special occasions isvery common. Learners are asked to think about the presents they might buy for afriend while considering how to phrase such suggestions. The task asks them toreply to an email from a friend and imagine what gifts might be suitable for a range ofpeople.

Pre-Task Procedure:

1 Ask learners when they usually buy presents, for whom and what they have bought recently and why.

2 Tell learners to think about a friend and what kind of presents they like getting. Then hand out theunfinished conditional sentences and ask learners to complete them about their friend. Pairs exchangeideas before comparing how they have finished the sentences grammatically. Elicit possible ways to

complete each of the sentences. Elicit which sentences are first and second conditional. Ask learners tocircle commas in the phrases and elicit that they must use a comma to separate the two clauses only if thesentence begins with if (or since / because which act as substitutes here).

3 Tell learners they are going to read an email from a friend asking for present ideas. Learners read theemail and underline the information in the email which might help them decide on a present for each person.

4 Pairs discuss present ideas and make more notes in the box on the right, considering the facts they haveabout each person.

Task Procedure:

1 Learners write a reply to their friends email, including at least one suggestion for each person and using

hypothetical language to do so.

Post-Task Procedure:

1 Learners read each others emails and choose the best present suggestion for each person.

2 Collect in the emails and mark them according to the Task Specific Mark Scheme. Tick everyconditional phrase used correctly. Write , if a comma should have been used.

3 Encourage learners to rewrite their emails to learn from their mistakes and remind them to use as wide arange of hypothetical language as possible.

4 Re-mark second drafts quickly, praising improvements wherever possible.

5 Record final marks for the task in the learners Writing Portfolios.


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To: [email protected]: [email protected]

Dear Friend,

You have to help me! Its the big day on Fridayand I still havent bought any presents yet. Youalways give me such thoughtful gifts for mybirthday so I know youll think of something.

First theres Grandma. Shes been so lonely

since Granddad died that I really want to getsomething thatll make her smile.Hmm

Maybe my little sister Susan is easier. Shesstarting university next month when she getsback from Italy. I think shell really miss living inRome and Fabrizio of course!

Then theres Tom. He always says theres no

need to get him anything but he works so hard allyear to support the family that Id feel terrible ifhe had nothing to open. Hes been looking reallystressed lately actually

Oh, and I was forgetting Mum and Dad. Theyquite like getting joint presents as they neverwant me to spend too much money! You mustcome with me to see them some time soon. Im

sure theyd love to show you the new house. Itsprobably best if we go in the evening, or Dadllhave us helping in the garden as usual!

Please get back to me today if you can. Thanksa million I dont know what Id do without you!

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Present Ideas

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1. Im sure theyd be delighted if ...

2. Since they like ..., you could .

......

3. If you got them a , theyd .....

4. If they dont already have a .., you could ..

..

5. Theyd love it if..

6. Because theyre going to , a

would

7. They probably wouldnt be too keen if .

8. They might like it if you .


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Task Specific Mark Scheme

CONTENT

1. What info needs to beincluded?

2. What functions does thetask need to fulfill?

present suggestions for each person

provide useful present suggestions based onthe information given by the friend

RANGE &ACCURACY

1. What kind of languageshould be used?

2. What vocabulary shouldbe expected?

conditional phrases

presents, hobbies, interests, characteradjectives

ORGANISATION

1. Are the ideas clearly andlogically organised?

2. Are the paragraphsappropriate?

3. Evidence of linking within

each paragraph?4. Evidence of linking

between paragraphs?

response follows structure of received email

each paragraph deals with a different person

N/A

N/A

APPROPRIACY

1. What register should thetask be?

2. What format does the taskdemand?

3. What tone does the taskrequire?

informal

email

friendly

TARGET READER

1. Are they engaged?

2. Are they informed?

3. Are they taken intoaccount by the author?

useful information is provided

relevant information is provided

reader feels suggestions have been properlyconsidered

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