Activity # 1

Level: False Beginners

Objective: Students will be able to write
about their families.

Writing Strategy: Clustering

Kind of Writing: Informative/ Expository
Schema
Pre- Reading Activity

Instruction: Read about Patrick Binchey and then write the names
                of the people in the correct place
Pre - Writing Activity
Clustering Activity A. Family photos worksheet
Task

 Write an informative writing task about your family.
 My mother is Lia.
 My father is Jose.
 My brother is Juan.
 My sister is Ana.

 Lia is fourty years old.
 Jose is fourty five years old.
 Juan is twenty years old.
 Ana is seventeen years old.

 My parents are teachers.
 My brother and my sister are students.

 We live in Escazú
Activity # 2

Level: Real Beginners

Objective: Students will be able to
describe the house where they live.

Writing Strategy: Brainstorming

Kind of Writing: Descriptive
Schema

Students will answer the following
questions orally.


               Where do you live?
    Do you live in a small or enormous house?
         Where is your house located?
         How many rooms are there?
                 Is there a yard?
         What color is your bedroom?
         What color is the bathroom?
Pre- Reading Activity

Instruction: Look at the picture and write the words in the correct
                               place
Pre - Writing Activity
Read the text
Pre - Writing Activity

Brainstorm about your house           #
                                  Bedrooms

                       bathroom                  garage




               Two /one            My                     Living
                floor (s)                                 room
                                  house


                        Dinning
                                                  yard
                         room

                                    Kitchen
                                  (size, coor)
Task

 Write descriptive writing about your house.
                            My house

    I live in a big house in Cartago. There are 3 bedrooms and 2
 bathrooms. My brother´s bedroom is blue and it has many objects
                     like a tv, dvd, and a computer.

Reading

  • 1.
    Activity # 1 Level:False Beginners Objective: Students will be able to write about their families. Writing Strategy: Clustering Kind of Writing: Informative/ Expository
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Pre- Reading Activity Instruction:Read about Patrick Binchey and then write the names of the people in the correct place
  • 4.
    Pre - WritingActivity Clustering Activity A. Family photos worksheet
  • 5.
    Task  Write aninformative writing task about your family. My mother is Lia. My father is Jose. My brother is Juan. My sister is Ana. Lia is fourty years old. Jose is fourty five years old. Juan is twenty years old. Ana is seventeen years old. My parents are teachers. My brother and my sister are students. We live in Escazú
  • 6.
    Activity # 2 Level:Real Beginners Objective: Students will be able to describe the house where they live. Writing Strategy: Brainstorming Kind of Writing: Descriptive
  • 7.
    Schema Students will answerthe following questions orally. Where do you live? Do you live in a small or enormous house? Where is your house located? How many rooms are there? Is there a yard? What color is your bedroom? What color is the bathroom?
  • 8.
    Pre- Reading Activity Instruction:Look at the picture and write the words in the correct place
  • 9.
    Pre - WritingActivity Read the text
  • 10.
    Pre - WritingActivity Brainstorm about your house # Bedrooms bathroom garage Two /one My Living floor (s) room house Dinning yard room Kitchen (size, coor)
  • 11.
    Task  Write descriptivewriting about your house. My house I live in a big house in Cartago. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. My brother´s bedroom is blue and it has many objects like a tv, dvd, and a computer.