Teach english new edition r

B Writing issues (pages 112-113)
Put these writing activities in an order of preference for you and a group of intermediate students 
(aged 14-16).
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autobiographical narrative
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construct a class website
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fill in a university application form
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imaginary ‘agony column’ letters
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magazine advertisement
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poems
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postcards
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poster for an imaginary amateur drama production
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report on eating - people’s habits
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script for an imaginary soap-opera episode
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students rewrite statements to reflect their own views 
EH 
write an email to a mousepal/keypal
Chapter 8: Teaching writing
What were your reasons for your number 1 choice? What were your reasons for your last choice?
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Jeremy Harmer 
H ow to Teach English
© Pearson Education Limited 2007
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Task File
C Writing sequences 
(pages 114-118)
L ook a t th e se tw o w ritin g activities fo r stu d e n ts a n d answ er th e q u estio n s w hich follow. 
TASK A
Report writing
Work in groups and complete the follow ing tasks:
1 
Write a m ultiple-choice questionnaire to find out about people’s attitudes to
one of the following:
m obile phones 
computers 
housew ork 
marriage
2 
Do the 
questionnaire in class and collate the results.
3 
Write a report to sum m arise your feelings. Use expressions from the survey
highlights above.
8 Write
Write an answer to the problem. 
Use these prompts to help you.
• not to worry
• see a dentist
• wear a brace
• talk to friends who wear one 
You shouldn’t worry...
TASK B
a W h a t age an d level are they ap p ro p riate for? 
b W ould y ou feel confident using th e m as a teacher? Why? W hy not? 
c W h a t problem s, if any, can you an ticipate w ith these activities?
d W h a t w ould you need to do before sta rtin g th e activities to ensure th a t they were a success? 
e W h a t do you th in k m ig h t have com e before th e m an d after th e m in the textbooks from
w hich they were taken?