Assessment for Learning Resource Bank Web-based Learning and Teaching Support
Learning and Teaching Activity – Letter Writing
Learning objectives:
| Text Types |
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| Vocabulary | |
| Language Items and Communicative Functions |
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| Language Skills |
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| Attitudes |
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| Generic Skills |
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Related Basic Competencies:
L3-R-5-P6BC: Using a range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of simple texts with the help of cues (IS, KS, ES)
L3-W-3-P6BC: Writing and/or responding to simple texts with relevant information and ideas with the help of cues (IS, KS, ES)
| Activity | Description | Suggested duration (minutes) | Available for self - learning? |
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Part 1 |
An interactive activity: A Letter to a Friend Learners get familiar with formulaic expressions and their positions in a personal letter. |
15 |  |
| Part 2 |
An interactive activity: What is Different? Learners distinguish the difference between an informal letter and a formal letter. |
15 | |
| Part 3 |
An interactive activity: A Letter to the Principal Learners recognize the layout and formulaic expressions of a formal letter. |
15 | |
| Part 4 |
A classroom activity: A Letter from a Pen-friend Learners read a letter and write a reply. |
30 |  |
Dimension targets for KS2:
To develop an ever-improving capability to use English
| ISc- | To exchange messages such as writing simple letters |
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| KSb- | To interpret and use given information through processes or activities such as matching, sequencing, describing, classifying and to follow instructions |
| ESd- | To give expression to one's experience through activities |