Unit 8 - Writing (Formal Letter about Brain Drain - Causes and Effects).docx

Level: 2nd Year Baccalaureate Textbook: Gateway to English 2 Lesson Type: Writing Topic: Formal Letter about Brain Drain (Causes and Effects) Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Teacher: Abdel-illah Alioui

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Unit 8: Brain Drain Timing:

55 min (1h)

Identify the different parts (layout) of a formal letter. Use cause effect in their writing Write a formal letter about brain drain.

Instructional Aids :

Blackboard / textbook Lesson Outline Content

Stage s

Warm -up

 T greets Ss.  T elicits information from Ss about the layout of the informal letter which they studied during Unit 6 “Humour”.

PreWriting

 Ss check their knowledge of the format of formal letter by matching the different parts of the letter suggested on p, 112 with their appropriate parts: A. The Layout/Format of Formal Letter:

……………………………………….. ………………………………………. ………………………………………. …………………………………….... ………………………………………. ………………………………………. ………………………………………. Dear ……………………,

Warmingup Eliciting

Timin g

Mod e of Wor k

T-S 5 min

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S-S

Guessing Questioni ng Checking

( Sender’s Address)

(Date)

(Recipient’s Address)

(Formal Salutation)

T-S

Matching Explainin g

…………………………………………………... …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. (Body of the Letter) ………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………... …………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………….. Yours Sincerely

Techniques

10 min

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S-S

Modeling Guiding

(Signature)

(Sender’s Name)

Whilewriting

Reading

T-S

Questioni ng

B. Topic:  T introduces the topic of the formal letter that Students would write about as follow:

You have recently read a lot about the phenomenon of Brain Drain in a magazine. Write a letter to the editor suggesting some measures that may solve the problem or at least reduce its negative effects.

10 min

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S-S

Explainin g Modeling Guiding

C. Ideas:  T elicits information from Ss about the causes, negative effects and some practical solutions to reduce the negative effects of Brain Drain. This brainstorming is to help the students get as more ideas as possible to facilitate the task of writing the formal letter:

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Negative Effects

Low salaries and  wages Lack of support staff Unsatisfactory  working and living conditions Social unrest, political  conflicts, and wars.  

Decrease of the economic growth of the home country Declining in the number of active population Lack of certain branches and specializations People may imitate the immigrated brains Economic crisis

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Higher salaries and wages Better working and living conditions Support and help staff Substantial funds for research and advanced technology. Intellectual freedom

T-S 15 min

Eliciting

Questioni ng Brainstormin g

T-S 15 min

Postwriting

(Your address)

Modeling Guiding

............................................. (Date)

Explainin g

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Questioni ng

(the editor’s address)

Dear Editor, I have recently read a lot about the phenomenon of Brain Drain in your magazine. Therefore, I am writing to you this letter to talk about three points: 1) The causes of Brain Drain 2) The negative effects of Brain Drain. 3) Some practical solutions to this problem. On the one hand, there are several causes of brain drain. First of all, ..................... …………………………………………………………………....................................... ...... Second,

S-S

Guessing

D. An example to follow:

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Drafting

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S-S

………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………….. The third cause of this problem ……………………………… ……………………………………………………………………….

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On the other hand, there are a number of different negative effects of the present phenomenon. Firstly, ………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………… Secondly, ………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Thirdly, ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………

Finally, I think that the following solutions would help reduce the negative effects of Brain Drain. To begin with, …………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………… Another one is …………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. The last solution is …………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………. Yours Sincerely, (Your Name)

 As homework, Ss use the above example to write a formal letter about the problem of Brain Drain, stating some causes, negative effects, and suggesting some practical solutions which help reduce its negative effects.

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