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Assessment for Learning Resource Bank Web-based Learning and Teaching Support

Learning and Teaching Activity – Card Writing

Learning objectives:

Text Types
  • cards
Vocabulary
Language Items and Communicative Functions
  • use formulaic expressions to begin and end a short written message, e.g. Thank you for your letter. / Merry Christmas
  • use nouns/noun phrases to refer to days of the week and dates
Language Skills
  • Reading
  • Writing
Attitudes
  • develop sensitivity towards language use in the process of communication
Generic Skills
  • communication skills

Related Basic Competencies:

L2-R-5-P3BC: Using a small range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts with the help of cues (ID, KD, ED)

L2-W-3-P3BC: Writing and/or responding to short and simple texts with relevant information and ideas (including personal experience and imaginative ideas) with the help of cues (Id, KD, ED)

Activity Description Suggested duration (minutes) Available for self - learning?
Part 1
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A presentation: Writing Cards
Learners learn the format of greeting cards with the help of prompts.
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Part 2
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An interactive activity: Sending Miss Chan a Card
Learners place information at appropriate places in a card with the help of prompts.
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Part 3
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An interactive activity: Tom's Halloween Party
With the help of word prompts, learners put words at appropriate places in a card.
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An interactive activity: Mike's Christmas Party
Learners learn the format of a card by rearranging some jumbled sentences/ phrases.
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Part 5
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A classroom activity: Write Your Own Reply Card
Learners write a reply to an invitation.
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Dimension targets for KS1:

IDc - To exchange short simple messages such as writing greeting cards and notes