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DOs and DON'Ts Activity

 

Aim:

To assess students’ understanding of the DOs and DON'Ts of the Writing exam

Target Audience:

Students

Relevance to SfL:

Levels 1 and Level 2 Writing paper

Organisation:

Pairs

Materials needed:

Worksheet

  1. Put students in pairs and hand out the list of DOs and DON'Ts and one copy of the worksheet between pairs.
  2. Students must do the True/False activity by referring to the list of DOs and DON'Ts.
  3. Feedback as a group, discussing why statements were true or false.
  4. It is useful to use the True/False activity as a warmer for a later lesson in order to revise the main points.