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Keeping it real…
Real life and motivating writing tasks
Slide2Slide3I
wish to express my dissatisfaction with…
I was very disappointed by…
I would be very grateful if you would let me know…
I would appreciate it if you could replace the missing part by next week.
Please
let me know as soon as possible what action you propose to take.
I
look forward to hearing from you within the next ten days.
Slide4Slide5What tasks to choose?
What language to focus on?
How to engage/motivate learners?
How to provide meaningful feedback?
Slide6Commenting on a travel blog
Voicing your opinion on discussion forum
Writing a tweet to promote your small business
Writing a letter on behalf of Amnesty International
Writing a report for your line manager
Writing a poem for a poetry competition
Slide7Writing a letter of complaint
Passive voice
Narrative tenses
Set phrases
Tone
Slide8Online review
Online advertisement
Writing a tweet
Writing to your local councillor
Writing a CV
Slide9How can we enga
ge and
motivate students?
Slide10Personalise existing material to suit your students
Use a speaking activity to whet interest
Use humour
Provide a real life audience
Slide11Slide12You really don’t know anything about beggars. They also just a normal people like us, only they are not as lucky as us.
I am so sorry, but I have to say that your thought seems to be silly, it is punk...
I think the beggars are someone who we really need to help; mostly for kids or handicapped people. However, this day we almost can’t tell which one really needs ours help.
Slide13Teaching Points
Hedging Language
Formal/informal language
Taking into account both sides of the argument
Polite disagreement
Slide14Further Reading
Blogs
http://elt-resourceful.com/2012/12/06/real-world-writing-activities/
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-in-action-writing-for-audience-rebecca-alber
http
://oupeltglobalblog.com/2013/12/13/how-to-keep-writing-tasks-real-hotel-reviews/
Books
Hedge, T. 2008
Writing Oxford University PressRaimes, A. 1983 Techniques in Teaching Writing, Oxford University PressTribble, C. 1996 Writing Oxford University Press