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Welcome!

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Road Map

  • Writings skills: theory
  • Writing skills: do

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Lesson focus
  • Formal and informal writing
  • Giving and receiving feedback

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Writing


Formal  vs. Informal 
Audience 
Purpose 

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Letter/Email Writing

  • Introduction: state why you are writing the letter
  • Body: what is the problem exactly?
  • Conclusion: what should the solution be? I hope that .../ I look forward to ...



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Letter/Email Writing

  • one topic per paragraph;
  • use signal words/linking words (conjunctions!);
  • Skip a line between paragraphs.

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Grammar
  • I am writing to you ....
  • Since, for, yet etc .......... 
  • yesterday, last year, 
  • future: how definite are your plans? 

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Feedback
Be specific and clear, yet kind!

Check: 
  • grammar: e.g.mistakes in tenses, word order, prepositions
  • lay-out: e.g. salutation, address, white lines, closing
  • structure: intro-body-conclusion, coherence, signal words

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Topic: New Year's resolutions
1. Choose audience and tone  =  friend - informal
2. Decide what you want to include: think of 3 resolutions
3. Start writing
4. Introduction = first paragraph: why are you writing your letter
5. Body: three paragraphs, one resolution per paragraph. Be specific!
6. Conclusion: what do you expect from your reader, any hopes you wish to express?
7. Reread your letter: have you used the correct address and such?

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Writing assignment
Are you a Tennis / Pickleball / Racket Sports instructor or have a passion for the sport? Summer camps in the USA want YOU to work on their camp this summer! All travel costs will be reimbursed!
You could spend your days in the sun, teaching a sport that you love to amazing kids in America.
You may be working individually or as part of a team of specialists to organise and lead coaching sessions tailored towards different age groups, abilities and gender of campers. This will provide the opportunity to introduce and teach the basics of the sport to the younger beginners as well as to help the more advanced kids improve their skills. You could also potentially coach teams in organised sports matches against other camps.

For the remainder of the day, it's likely that you'll also take on a role as a 'General Counsellor' in which you'll be assigned to take care of a specific bunk of kids during meal times and throughout the night.

Join us now! Write your letter of application to Summer Camps USA, c/o Ms J. Dumas, 5 West 63rd Street, New York, NY 10023
                            Respond to this advertisement. Adhere to the structure discussed. Write about 250 - 325 words. 



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Look ahead
  • Mission 6
  • Prepare for MS 4, 5, 6 test
Wordle
https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

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