Intermediate writing persuasion and discussion skills - Lesson 1(t)
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This document outlines a SkimaTalk lesson on the topic of location of living. Students are assigned homework to write a 2,400 character response arguing whether the city or countryside is a better place to live, including reasons and examples. The lesson will involve the student reading their homework aloud, receiving 10 minutes of feedback from the teacher on grammar, structure, and vocabulary. Finally, the teacher will ask 3 follow up discussion questions.
Intermediate writing persuasion and discussion skills - Lesson 1(t)
- 1. © 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. SkimaTalk Official Course Intermediate Writing – Let’s improve persuasion & discussion skills. Lesson 1: Location of Living
- 2. Homework: Write down your answer to the question and send it to your teacher BEFORE the lesson. You should send the answer to your teacher using the SkimaTalk Message feature (maximum 2,400 characters). Preparation / Homework (Important!) 2© 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. This lesson requires students to complete the homework BEFORE the lesson. Which is a better place: the city or the countryside? Present your opinion, including specific reasons and examples. Q
- 3. Lesson Guidelines 3 Your session with your SkimaTalk instructor will be structured as follows: Introduction / briefing Student to read the homework to the teacher Feedback from the teacher 5 min 5 min 10 min 5 min © 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. Follow-up questions
- 4. Teacher Notes 4 Please structure your lesson as follows: 1. After a brief introduction, ask the student to read his/her homework assignment out loud. Note any grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation errors. 2. Spend 10 minutes helping the student proofread the document. Focus on correcting grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary. 3. In the final 5 minutes, ask the discussion questions on the following page of this lesson. 4. After the session, please spend 15 minutes proofreading the student’s homework assignment. Send the edited assignment to the student using the SkimaTalk Message feature. © 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. Teacher Version Only
- 5. Discussion Questions 5© 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. 1. In which situation would you prefer to live: an exciting place with a lower salary or a boring place with a higher salary? 2. Living in the countryside will keep you healthy and enable you to live longer. Do you agree or disagree? 3. In which country would you like to live after retiring? Teacher Version Only
- 6. © 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. 6 End of Lesson We Hope You Enjoyed It!