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Teacher’s book
7. WRITING
Each unit presents two writing options that are relevant for the unit they are included in.
The options are also meant to elicit pieces of written work of variable formality, ranging
from informal and personal descriptions of experiences and events to more formal styles
such as professional letters.
One important factor in writing exercises is that students need to be personally involved
in order to make the learning experience of lasting value. The choice between options is
meant to make students chose the topic they feel most comfortable with. In addition, the
writing tasks require of students to write in pairs in role-play writing tasks. Writing can be
much more motivating if each student is given a chance to play a role.
In preparation for the writing activities, teachers could try to introduce, when considered
appropriate, writing tips or techniques. These include writing structure (introduction, body
paragraphs, and conclusion) and the wide range of discourse markers that can be used to
organise a composition. Teachers should also help students with their writing by eliciting
vocabulary before students start writing, as well as making connections with other sec-
tions in the unit or book.
Teachers should expect each piece of writing to be between 50 and 100 words, although
longer pieces can be requested if considered appropriate. Teachers should also remind stu-
dents to use vocabulary and grammar structures as much as they can from the unit.
Finally, it is up to each teacher to decide on which type of correction should be applied
to each writing task, for which thinking of the overall target language area or areas of the
exercise may help.
8.KEYS
8.1. Grammar
Unit 1.
2.1.
a) eats b) are c) doesn’t drink, drinks d) is e) do/lead f) eats g) don’t/go h) helps i) is j) recom-
mend k) are
Unit 2.
2.1.
a) hate, eat b) cleans c) am cleaning d) do/like e) don’t/study, am learning f) is crying g) is
spending h) is getting i) works, is working j) go k) isn’t getting along