Ask participants to work in pairs. Nominate them As and Bs.
Distribute Handout A to As and Handout B to Bs.
Say that As will dictate their sentence to Bs. Then Bs will dictate their sentence to A.
Ask them to check their mini dictations.
Say that these are the learning outcomes of the session.
Answer Key – see Learning Outcomes
2. Lead in
Ask teachers to answer the question: What do people write in real life?
Write their ideas on the blackboard. Accept all ideas.
Possible answers
Letters, e-mails, shopping lists, diaries, notes, lectures, lesson plans, poems, novels, articles, essays
Ask teachers to answer the following question:
1. What’s the main aim of writing? (Answer key: communication.)