The Ministry of Higher and secondary education of the Republic of Uzbekistan The Uzbekistan state World Languages University

The end of the lesson

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   Marking
   
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   Write a paragraph on topic ,, My favourite place”
   

The beginning of the lesson


Lead-in (5 min)

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  Greeting with good mood
  
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  Asking participants the last lesson topic
  
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  Starting the process of new topic
  

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  Tell participants that now they are a group of intermediate learners who are going to
  

have a writing lesson
Activity 1. . Getting ready to write
Before you begin writing , you decide what you are going to write about. Then you plan what you are going to write. This process is called pre- writing.

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  Choose the topic.
  
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  Gather ideas.
  
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  Edit ideas.
  

These words are important for understanding the writing process. Match each word with the correct definition.

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   step 1. to check a piece of writing for errors
   
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   topic 2. a group of related sentences
   
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   gather 3. one thing in a series of things you do
   
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   organize 4. subject; what the piece of writing is about
   
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   paragraph 5. to change or correct of a piece of writing
   
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   essay 6. a short piece of writing, at least three paragraphs long
   
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   proofread 7. to arrange in a clear, logical way
   
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   edit 8. to find and collect together
   

Actitivity 2.
Brainstorming exercises. ,, Making a list”
Write single words, phrases, or sententes that are connected to your topic. Look at this list a student made when brainstorming ideas to write about her topic, ,, What should I study at university?”

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  history- learning about the past
  
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  maths ( too difficult, not interesting?)
  
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  what job do I want later?
  
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  English for work? Travel ?
  
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  Writing ?
  
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  Science – biology, chemistry
  
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  I don’t like physics!
  
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  Journalism
  
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  I like reading – literature?
  
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  Art – drawing, painting, sculpture
  
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  Photography?
  
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  Studying / homework
  
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  Friends / social life
  

Activity 3.
Group-work: Choose three topics from this list. Narrow each of the three down to a paragraph topic. Then compare with a partner.

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   Festivals
   
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   Friends
   
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   My country
   
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   Dancing
   
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   cars
   

Activity 4. Read this paragraph. It is beginning of an article about Switzerland in a student newspaper. Then write the correct answer the question.