This lesson is about writing agony letter , it appears in the productive tasks of the New Slimming of the syllabus. Teachers can use the letters or Reading and Writing as brainstorming without referring to the Second Conditional ( since it is omitted according to the New Slimming )

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File five: “Dreams, Dreams….” Reading and Writing Fourth Level
Agony Letter
Lesson Focus:
 Which aspects of language are you teaching: e.g. grammar point(s), aspect of pronunciation (phonemes, intonation, etc …), vocabulary (words, word phrases, idioms,
etc…) functions (polite requests, apologizing….)?
In this lesson I will teach the following aspects of language:
 Function: Writing agony letter (Seeking for advice)
 Grammar: Simple present tense + If type 1+ conjunctions of {similarities-result-opposition-conclusion}
 Vocabulary related to: Vocabulary related to daily life routine.
Objectives / Assessment: SWBAT by the end of the lesson, students will be able to :
1) Ask for advice (Write agony letter)
Required material and / or resources: The manual’s flashcards (p133) & Script page 133 – 134 and 135.
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Time Rationale Interaction Procedure Swbat Who are my learners?
Difficult
Situations &
Unpleasant
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Difficult
Situations &
Unpleasant
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Difficult
Situations &
Unpleasant
experiences
Difficult
Situations &
Unpleasant
experiences
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Warm‐up : The teacher greets his learners and welcomes them, he tries to interact with his leaners
about their daily life school.
Brainstorming :
The learners are invited to interact about the cartoon on page 133,the teacher may help them by
asking the following questions.
1. What does the picture represent?
2. What do the writings show?
3. What's going on with this woman?
The teacher listens to the learners' interpretation then explains the instructions of 'activity1p133'.
Activity1p133: Look at the illustration then guess from which newspaper page it is taken.
It's taken from a problem page of a newspaper.
The teacher invites the learners to give their answers, and then they are asked to give other
examples of newspapers that show such problems.
The pupils are invited to pay attention at the letter on page 133, the teacher may interact with his
learners about the lay out of the letter, then explains the new words and expressions contained in it
,and then invites the learners to read and check their answers to the previous activity.{ wise –
opportunity – whether – abroad }
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The teacher invites the pupils to pay attention at the second paragraph of the previous letter , he
reads it, explains the new words and expressions.
The teacher asks the learners to guess what the conclusion would be of Nacera's letter.
Activity6p134: Guess what Nacera will say in her letter. Choose the right letter.
I think Nacera will continue her letter by giving positive and negative prospects.
The teacher helps the learners to do the activity by asking some of them to read the parts of the
letter, then correct together.
The teacher invites the pupils to give their opinion since the end of the letter requested that.
The pupils are asked to pay attention at 'coping ' section that is based on how to organize their
writings and ideas while writing.
Interact
Interpret
Produce
Interact
Interpret
Produce
. Interact about
daily life problems
Interpret a
cartoon
Produce the
appropriate
statements to the
given cartoon
Read and check
what they've
already improvised
Identify grammar
words such linkers
Recognize the use
of each of the
linkers
Recognize the
function expressed
by each of the given
linkers.
Read and produce
coherent
paragraphs using
the appropriate
linkers
Imagine the end
of a story by
guessing the
appropriate answer
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4. Difficult
Situations &
Unpleasant
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Difficult
Situations &
Unpleasant
Experiences
Difficult
Situations &
Unpleasant
Experiences
Giving
advice
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Situation of Integration: .
The pupils are asked also to talk about the way Nacera edited her letter.
 The teacher explains the instructions of “write it out” section then invites the learners to do the tasks.
The teacher asks the pupils to pay attention at ‘Activity1p135’, he explains the instructions, and then
invites them to read the whole letter of Nacera and try to answer the activity.
Planning :
 Activity 1p135: Match these heading to the five paragraphs of Nacera's agony letter'
Paragraph 1 : "b" Introduction
Paragraph 2: "d" The reality of the situation
Paragraph 3:" e “ Positive prospects
Paragraph 4 : " e " Negative prospects
Paragraph 5 : " c " Conclusion
 The learners are invited to give back their answers and justify them
Drafting:
The teacher invites the learners to elicit their ideas about any problem they see or live , then write
the first draft using the above plan,
Editing :
The Learners are invited to revise their piece of writing ( grammar, spelling , style and organization)
Publishing.
Possible answer:
The learners are invited to read their productions, the teachers reports on the board the best of the
productions
The learners read the corrected task then copy down on their copybooks.
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Interact
Interpret
Produce
Interact
Interpret
Produce
Interact about
grammar linkers
and their functions
Look and
interpret tables and
charts
Compare the new
linkers to the ones
they have seen
Read and exploit
written text
Read and
complete the
missing information
in a text to make it
coherent
Discriminate
between the use of
the linkers
(similarities –
result‐ opposition
and concluding)
Bear in mind how
to organize a piece
of writing
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Dear Dr,
I 'm writing to seek your kind advice .I'm a four-year Middle School student .I took my Brevet last June and had a pass
with merit .The problem is that I 'm facing a dilemma as to the choice of the stream in which I 'll register in the lycée .My
parents want me to register in the scientific stream whereas my choice goes for the literary stream.
Indeed ,if I decide to register in the stream of my choice ,I will realize the dream of my life which consists of becoming a
translator .I will work very hard to get a literary stream Baccalaureate ,which will be really disappointed .They want me to
become a doctor…
In conclusion ,I 'm at a crossroads in my educational career .I don't know whether I must listen to my parents or decide
about what do with my school life on my own .What should I do?
Yours sincerely ,
Karim
• Your friend is facing problems and needs some advice. He /she wants to write
agony letter to the newspaper to find solution to his /her problem.
• Help your friend to write an agony letter.
• Use Nacera’s letter as model.