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Br Brit itish ish Cou ounc ncil il Pr Pres esentation entation Writing Skills that Support EFL for Lower Levels at Secondary Level and Above Leona Wellington www.leonawellington.com magleona@gmail.com

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Ac Acti tivities vities for or This is Work orkshop shop 1. Create a title 2. Share a personal story (incident in 1 st person) 3. Newscast about story (3 rd person) 4. Dialogue or ‘Movie’ (1 st , 2 nd 3 rd person) Motivate your students--make it personal!

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Wr Written en Pr Prac actice ice The Th e Happiest appiest Da Day of My f My Li Life fe By Yussuf uf Ali limukha khamm mmad ad The happiest day of my life was when I got a message from the Ambassador of Oman in Russia. He told me I had won a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to the University of Nizwa in Oman. I always dreamed of studying in Oman so I saved my money and came for 2 semesters. Then my money ran out and I was so sad because I thought I had to leave Oman. One day I got the notice of the scholarship from the Omani Ambassador in Russia, where I had been living. It was the happiest day of my life!

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2 NEWSC SCAST ST Writ itten en Pr Practice ice Happy News for r Mr. Ali limukha ukhamm mmad ad Good morning! This is Qataralnada Al Mantheri from Al Arabiya News. Yesterday was the happiest day for young Yusuf Alimukhammad, a student at the University of Nizwa. His money had run out, and he was very sad because he had to leave Oman forever. Then, to his great surprise he got a message from the Ambassador of Oman, in Russia, who informed him he had won a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to attend the university. Yusuf said, “It is the happiest day of my life!”

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Idr Idris Al Idris Al Idr is Al Ri is Al Ri Riya Riya yami yami mi mi dialogue or ‘Movie’ dialogue or ‘Movie’ Group work begins in dialog and we make a video With a video there are: Many retakes • Lots of practice • Indir irect ect SLA of core elements •

Yusuf’s Movie e Writte tten n Practice actice Ahmed: Hey Yusuf, you look pretty sad. What’s the matter? Yusuf: Well , Ahmed I’m so sorry to tell you that I must leave Oman. Ahmed: Leav ave Oman! ! Why? I thought t yo you love ved d Oman! Yusuf: I I do! I love ve Oman. . I alway ays s dream amed d of coming g here! ! I saved d money for 2 ye years s to to come here to to study! y! I love ve Oman! Ahmed: So why are you leavin aving? Yusuf: I I ran out of money I can’t stay any longer . [Yusuf’s phone makes a message sound. Yusuf goes to pick it up and looks at the screen. A look of amazement comes over his face. He covers his mouth and lets out a scream of joy!] Ahmed, Ahmed, look at this!!! I can’t believe it! Ahmed: [ Ahmed goes to Yusuf’s phone, looks at the screen and reads the message out loud.] Dear Yusuf f Alimukham ammad ad, , this is to to inform rm yo you that t yo you have ve just won a FULL SCHOLARSH SHIP IP to to attend d the Unive versi sity ty of Nizwa to get your BA. Congratulations! [ambassador’s name or Omani Embass ssy in Russia] a] Omani i Ambass assador ador to to Russia. a. Yusuf and Ahmed: [dancing around the room singing] Long live ve Oman! ! Long Live Oman!

Act ctivity vity On One Bra e Brainst nstormin orming 1. Watch slide show 2. Write down emotion for each slide 3. Chose an emotion 4. Create a title from your memory Examp mple le: : The Day I Fell in the Wadi

Ac Activity ivity Two wo (1 (12 min inutes) es) 1.Quickly write your story (7 min.) 2. Share stories with group (4 min.) 3. Pick best story for your table (1 min.)

1. Each table has selected one story to represent that table. 2. Table number is picked from bag 3. One member shares story with the whole group

4. All the tables work together to create a newscast of story.. 5. New Table number is picked and someone From that table comes to read the newscast.

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Activity Ac ivity Fou Four (12 minutes) 1.Each table writes a dialogue about the ongoing story 2. A table is picked and participants act out the dialogue

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This type of writing facilitates Crea eativi tivity ty George ge La Land Leadership 2000 – Test for NASA – 1,600 pre-school children, 98% tested at genius level for diversified thinking a primary skill for creativity Five years later only 30% of these same children tested at genius level Five years after that, only 12% of these same children tested at genius level Over 200,000 adults were given this test for diversified thinking and only 2% tested at genius level! “We concluded that non - creative behavior is learned.”

How Do Beginners Learn a New Language? Lef eft Brai Lef eft Br ain Right Brain • Specif cific ic wo words • Alp lphab abet et  Touch ch  Tone • Pronoun • Negativ ative  Sound  Speed funct ctio ion • Spell lling ing rule les  Inten tention ion  Shapes • Word d order • Interr rrogati ogative  Sensua uality ty  Rh Rhythm thm • Memori rizati zation • Voca cabula ulary  Volume me  Taste • Affi firm rmati ative • Verb b co conju jugati ation  Images es  Humor • Grammar mmar rule les  Pro Pronun uncia ciati tion  Emotion on Jill Bolte Taylor

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