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Rob Whyte is a university teacher, teacher trainer and writer.

#9 Teach English Writing – Sentence Fluency

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Teach English Writing – Sentence Fluency

Main Idea

Here’s an ESL writing activity that might become part of your weekly lesson plan. It helps students improve English writing fluency by targeting specific sentence patterns in timed writing exercises.

This lesson asks students to write targeted sentence patterns based on pictures prompts in conjunction with their own imagination and experience.

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Learn English Writing, 4

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Learn English Writing, 4

  1. Write a summary of a video – plot, character, setting, and message.
  2. Improve logical writing style by completing third critical thinking assignment (not a murder mystery);
  3. Complete 3rd draft of first story (past actions);
  4. Complete 2nd and 3rd draft of murder mystery 1 (stairs) and 2 (restaurant);
  5. Self-check answers for chapter 3 in the textbook;
  6. Complete third time repeated writing task;
  7. Complete new writing fluency activity – timed creative sentences;
  8. Discuss quiz #1 schedule.

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Learn English Speaking, 4

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Learn English Speaking, 4

Here is the plan for this week’s English conversation class.

  1. Learn to speak English with greater precision with a pair work activity describing the locations of things (handout from teacher).
  2. ESL conversation Activity #1: Reading Puzzle: This ESL problem solving worksheet has a thinking puzzle. Read the question. Work with a partner to understand the problems and answer the questions.
  3. ESL conversation Activity #1: Words and Symmetry: This video helps students review and improve their vocabulary skills. It uses the idea of symmetry. That is, two things that seem to go together very well.
  4. Textbook: chapter 8 A/B.
  5. Help improve listening and pronunciation skills with the final S worksheet.
  6. Suggested answers for the Symmetry video.

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