A2 Key
Lesson Plan: Writing
This lesson plan accompanies A2 Key, Test 1, Writing, Part 6 and 7, p16 to p17
This lesson is suitable for students of Elementary level and above
Lesson Goals
1. Compare the differences between poorly and well-written answers
2. Use brainstorming techniques to outline the content of writing
3. Describe past experiences and feelings about sports and shopping
4. Recall use of linking words in stories
Time Interaction
needed
1. Warmer 10 mins
Show a picture of a sports competition from a magazine, the internet or 2 mins S-T
from your picture bank. Elicit if students have taken part in any
sports competitions.
Divide your students into groups of three. Give each group a piece of 3 mins Ss -Ss
card each, with the name of a sport written on it. (e.g. Football,
Skiing, Running, Golf, etc.) Ask them to think of as much
vocabulary as they can associated with that sport and write it on
their card.
Regroup the students to tell each other the vocabulary they thought of 2 mins Ss-Ss
and think of and write down anymore.
Write on the board - It was… At the beginning… I was very good at…I was 1 min S
very bad at…
Tell students to reflect on the first time they played a sport
using these prompts
Pair students to talk about a sports competition they have taken part in 2 mins S-S
2. Main activities – Resources 1, 2 & 3, p16 & p17, p85 & 35 mins
p86
Part 6
1. Tell Ss to read Q31 and elicit what they have to do. (e.g. Who to, 1 min S-T
What about, What for, How many words, etc.)
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2. Display Resource 1 and pair students to discuss which email 2 mins S-S
opening and closing would be appropriate for this task. Elicit
their answers.
3. Tell students to turn to p85 (sample answers) and hand out 2 mins S-S
Resource 2. Ask students to compare the three answers to the
question in groups and one person note down any differences
they spot.
4. Write Good, OK, Poor on the board - nominate a student from 3 mins S-T
each group to write down their ideas on the board under these
headings.
5. Elicit differences between the three answers. (e.g. answers the 2 mins S-T
task, use of linking words, grammatical control, vocabulary
usage, etc.)
6. Briefly recall what Ss talked about when they discussed a sports 1 min S-T
competition they had taken part in.
7. Tell students to write an answer to Part 6. 8 mins S
8. Pair students to evaluate their writing against the sample 3 mins S-S
answers on p85 and Resource 2.
Part 7
9. Put your students into 3 groups. Cut up and enlarge each of the 5 mins Ss-Ss
three pictures for Q32 on p17. Ask students to discuss what
happened when their picture was taken using all or some of the
linking words in Resource 3. They should take notes for their
words. (e.g. when she visited the market, she bought…while she
was walking home…during her walk home…etc.) Students should
also note down any key vocabulary (e.g. drop, broke, market,
vegetables, etc.)
10. Regroup your students into groups of three, tell each group to 3 mins Ss -Ss
look at p17 and share ideas on how to construct the story
11. Regroup your students to retell their stories to the each 5 mins Ss - Ss
other.
12. Extension activity - Resource 4, p17 and p86 15 mins
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● Tell students to turn to p86 (sample answers) and hand out 3 mins S
Resource 4. Ask students to compare the three answers to the
question in groups and one person note down any differences
they spot.
● Regroup students to discuss the differences they found between
2 mins T-S
the three answers to Part 7.
● Ask your Ss to write a story according to the prompt on p17 8 mins S
● Pair Ss to check analyse their answers according to the model 2 mins S-S
answers given.
● Rather than writing an email in class, students can write an
answer to Part 6 as homework, if time is limited.
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Resource 1: Email Greetings and Endings
Which of the words in the box can you use when you write to a friend?
Hi Yours sincerely
Best Dear Jane
Dear Sir/Madam Bye Bye
Hello Jane Best wishes
See you soon All the best
Regards Thank you
Yours faithfully Goodbye
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Resource 2: Poor Answer part 6
Handout this example of a poor answer to go with the two marked examples
on p85
Sample answer C
Hi,
Saturday I am at the video game. It is well. I very like game. I no win. I very sad.
Goodbye,
Commentary and mark
A poor attempt at the task. No part of the message is communicated and the
reader is not informed. The text is not connected. On the whole sentences are
short and there is limited control of grammatical forms (I am, It is). Vocabulary
is very basic due to possible misunderstanding of the task.
Content 1
Organisation 1
Language 1
Total 3
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Resource 3: Linkers
Use these words to create a text for your picture
Before Then One day
When While During
After that Suddenly After
At first And Which
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Resource 4: Poor Answer p7
Handout this example of a poor answer to go with the two marked examples
on p86
Sample answer C
Yesterday night I go to market.
I go to shop next to other. Then I buyed a carrot, potato and banan. I had very
big bag of stuffs. I go to home and my bag was fallen. It was terrible. I was on
the floor and go home again. I was felt terrible.
Thank you
Commentary and mark
A poor attempt at the task. Although parts of the story are communicated,
there is strain on the reader. The text is connected in a limited way (then, it).
On the whole sentences are short and there is limited control of grammatical
forms. Vocabulary is very basic with the noticeable misspelling of banana.
Content 1
Organisation 1
Language 1
Total 3
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Test 1
PART 6
QUESTION 31
You took part in a sports competition at the weekend.
Write an email to your English friend, Robbie.
In your email:
• say which sport the competition was for
• explain how you felt at the start of the competition
• say how well you did in the competition.
Write 25 words or more.
Write the email on your answer sheet.
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Reading and Writing
PART 7
QUESTION 32
Look at the three pictures.
Write the story shown in the pictures.
Write 35 words or more.
Write the story on your answer sheet.
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Test 1 answer key
Part 6
Sample answer A
Hello Robbie!
At last weekend I took part in a running competition. At the start I felt
pretty nervous I wasn’t sure if I can do this. But when I started to run
I forgot about everything and felt so relaxed that I won the competition.
I was really proud of myself because I have never win anything.
Martyna
Commentary and mark
A very good attempt at the task. The content of the message is Content 5
relevant to the task and all three elements of the message are clearly
Organisation 5
communicated, so the reader is fully informed. The text is coherent
Language 5
and connected using basic linking words and cohesive devices (this,
but, the, because). Everyday vocabulary ( pretty nervous, everything, Total 15
proud ) is used appropriately and simple grammatical forms are used
with a good degree of control (running, I took part in, At the start I felt,
I wasn’t sure if, felt so relaxed that).
Sample answer B
Dear Robbie
I played football mach on last weekend and I felt very well when I started
the mach but when the match finished I was very tired.
Bye and see you soon.
Commentary and mark
A satisfactory attempt at the task. The first two parts of the message Content 3
have been communicated, but the final part has not been addressed,
Organisation 3
so the reader is only on the whole informed. The text is connected,
using basic linking words (and, but). There is some control of Language 3
grammatical forms (when I started, I was very tired), but vocabulary is Total 9
only basic. Incorrect spelling of match is noticeable, but meaning can
still be determined.
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Part 7
Sample answer A
One day, Jane was in a market. She bought a bag of fresh fruits. After
buying the fruits, Jane walked back to her home.
During the journey, Jane was walking back to her home happily. Suddenly,
the bag of fruits broke and all the fruits fell to the ground. Jane was
shocked when the fruits fell. She don’t know what to do.
Suddenly, Jane thinked of an idea. She took of the hat which she was
wearing. After that, she put the fruits into the hat. After putting the
fruits into the hat, she continued her journey back home.
Commentary and mark
A very good attempt at the task. All the content points are dealt with Content 5
and the target reader is fully informed. The text is connected and
Organisation 5
coherent, using basic linking words and some cohesive devices ( After
buying, Suddenly, when, which, After that). Everyday vocabulary is Language 5
used appropriately and correctly (a bag of fresh fruits, the ground, hat, Total 15
journey). Simple grammatical forms are used with a good degree of
control (Jane was in, She bought, what to do, which she was wearing).
Errors are minimal (She don’t, took of).
Sample answer B
One good morning I go to the market.
I go to one shop next to other shop after to other. Then I have got big
packet of food. It was bananas, apples, and many other food. After four
shops my packet was broke. I feel very bad. Then I found all food and go to
home. It was the worst day of my life.
Commentary and mark
A satisfactory attempt at the task. All parts of the story are Content 4
communicated. Although the description of picture 2 is not completely
Organisation 3
clear because of a vocabulary error (my packet was broke) meaning
can be determined. The text is connected using simple linking words Language 3
and cohesive devices (then, and, it). The story uses basic vocabulary Total 10
reasonably appropriately (shop, bananas, apples, worst day) and
simple grammatical forms with some control (I have got, I found, It was).
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