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A Good Guest: Writing Lesson Plan
Micro Lesson Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zstvd4tLVJH9hxQ6t_gXdfx_zBJFwlvF/view?usp=sharing
Business/Materials
- Worksheets (Excerpts from Speak
Out: Elementary)
- Internet Access
- Smart device or Computer
- Zoom Application
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Objectives
- Students will learn how to use phrases of being
a good guest in simple present tense.
- Students will learn how to write and email and
how to reply in arranging a stay as a guest.
Warm-up and Objective Discussion
Students will share their guesses for the questions below in the PADLET.
https://padlet.com/arkarhtet/j15wioh726t1fr38
1 Do you like having guests in your home?
2 What's good about having guests?
3 What don't you like?
4 What are three problems with bad guests?
Instruct and Model
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Teacher will write down the sentence: 'A good guest .. .' with three different endings choosing from
the topics below.
bring a big/ small gift
bring food/drink
give money
arrive early/late
use the phone
help with cooking
speak in your/their language
stay a short/long time
A student who volunteers will write down the other sentences for the class with teacher’s
guidance.
Guided Practice
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1. Students will listen to two people talk about being a good guest and tick the key phrases you
hear in recording 2.13.
https://youtu.be/jM5FD4_G46A
What do you think?
What does a good guest do?
For example, he ...
Yes, I agree. That's bad.
What do you mean?
A good guest doesn't ...
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I think it's important to ...
I don't agree.
It depends.
2. Teacher will highlight the use of present tense in the phrases.
3. Students will read the parts of the email below and a student will determine what the writer
wants.
Dear Antonio, 1
I'm in Barcelona
Best wishes.
How are you?
Can I come and stay with …?
Are you very busy?
for ten days next month
Do you know a good hotel in the city?
you for the last weekend?
Dom
4. Students will try to number the phrases in the correct order and check the answers with the
teacher.
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Independent Practice
Students will write an email to another student using the phrases in the Exercise above to help
and give it to them.
Assessment
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Students will answer the email that another student gives you.
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