Teaching writing

• English
• Secondary Education
• Age 13

Teaching writing

Writing a personal profile

PRE-WRITING task.
What information would you include in a personal profile?

1. My name, my age, how much money I earn
2. My personality, my job, my hobbies
3. My age, my address, my phone number
4. My interests, my family, my future plans

Task 1.

Read Charlie's email and try to find ten mistakes (grammar, punctuation, spelling).

Task 2. Comprehension check

Where is Charlie from?

What's his real name?

Who does he live with?

What does he do?

What does he look like?

What's he like?

What are his favourite free time activities?

Task 3|Hometask.

Write a similar email about you or a person you know.  Write four paragraphs.

Paragraph 1	name, nationality,age,family, work/study
Paragraph 2	physical appearance
Paragraph 3	personality
Paragraph 4	hobbies and interests