Level Domain Benchmark Content Theme
2 Access to Information Pupils identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed. Colours and Clothing


Unit Name Sending a Greeting Card
Task Name Send Your Greeting Card
Number of Lessons in Task 2 lessons
Language Level 2
Desired Task Outcome Pupils will understand the structure and conventions of email greeting cards. Pupils will be able to access email greeting card sites and be able to choose an appropriate card, fill it in and send it to someone.
Task Description Pupils will pretend to be one of the characters of the story, "Old Lamps for New". They will choose an occasion and another character of the story. Then they will answer "wh" questions about what they chose. They will visit a greeting cards page on the Making Waves site, choose a card from this page and send it to another character. The cards they send will appear in the "greeting card gallery" for other pupils to see. Finally, pupils will send an email greeting card to a friend from suggested sites.
Assessment Pupils will have a rubric to assess their performance in this unit. They will also answer questions that encourage them to reflect on this learning experience.

Task Stages

Task Stages Learning, Teaching and Assessment Principles
Pre-task: The teacher can ask pupils to play the roles of the different characters of the story.

Internet safety should be discussed at this point. This is the reason for the pupils pretending to be one of the characters and not publishing their own private email addresses on the gallery. Teachers can explain that, as in real life, not all strangers can be trusted on the Web. People may make abusive use of email addresses and send disturbing and unpleasant messages.
However, pupils should be told that they can send real email greeting cards using their email accounts to friends whom they trust.
  • Task encourages multiple modes of expression.
The pupils will see three lists:
"My name is..." - a list of the characters of the story whom the pupils can pretend to be.
"..and I'm sending the email greeting card to..." - a list of the characters in the story, "Old Lamps for New".
"..for this occasion..." - a list of reasons for sending the email greeting card.
  • Pupils have the opportunity to choose texts and tasks according to individual preferences.
Pupils make one choice from each list and the words will be highlighted.
As in task 2, the pupils will have to answer "wh" questions about the occasion for sending the email greeting card, the recipient, etc. The answers will help them when sending the email greeting cards from email greeting card sites. The questions include:
You will send the card. Who are you? What is your email address? What is the occasion? Who will receive your email greeting card? What is his/her email address? What do you want to tell him/her on this occasion?
  • Teachers create a supportive environment, one that allows pupils to take risks, to make errors and experiment with the language.
  • Teachers encourage pupil autonomy.
  • Teachers stimulate pupils to broaden their horizons through the use of English.
  • Material provides opportunities for contextual language use and practice.
Pupils will visit a section for greeting cards on the Making Waves site and send a card from the characters they pretended to be to their friends. The greeting card emails will appear in the "email greeting card gallery" and all pupils will look at them.
  • Teachers create a language-rich environment, one that provides pupils with ample opportunities to encounter a variety of verbal and visual stimuli and use the language in different contexts and situations.
They will be encouraged to send a real email greeting card to a friend from recommended links.
  • Pupils can see the usefulness of what they are learning.

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