Task

to involve the students

to find something useful for them

Ideally, I would like to find an activity linked withanother subject they are studying

Develop skills

Linguistic competence

Sociolinguistic competence

Strategic competence

Practicing discursive skills:

What is a letter composed of?

How do I write a letter?

Practicing Sociocultural skills:

How can I adress somone I don’t know?

Which are the polite forms to be found in a letter?

Am I talking to another student or to an official person? How does this affect the writing?

What are the basic questions I may want to asksomeone I meet for the first time?

Developing linguistic skills:

How do I introduce myself?

How can I describe my living environment?

How do I talk about my hobbies?

Developing sociocultural and formative skills:

In the letter, I will show and explain severalcultural aspects that characterize my city (food, carnaval,…) .

I will ask my correspondant which are the main features of his/her city.

Introducing oneself

Hobbies

Family

Food

The formal vocabulary specific to the letter