How to Write Get-Well Letters or Emails.pptx

Writing a letter lesson presentation

1. How to Write Get-Well Letters or Emails? Language functions: Showing or expressing concern; Giving advices In this practice, you will be able to: Learn some useful phrases to show or express concern in informal writing. Write an email expressing concern and giving advice to a sick friend.

2. Tips & Tricks A get-well letter to a friend or relative should carry a feeling of warmth and concern. It should also offer some genuine encouragement and help. Keep your letter brief and sincere. You may find this step-by-step guide useful when planning your idea: Express your concern. Reassure the reader of your support. Suggest or advise on health tips End with best wishes.

3. Examples of useful sentences and phrases

4. Examples of useful sentences and phrases

5. Sample: Dear Suzy, We are so sorry to hear of your accident. Jessica and I had been wondering why we hadn't seen you lately. I'm glad it wasn't any worse than it was. We were hoping to drop in on you next week as we drive to Danga Bay Height. We know how much you hate staying-ins so if there’s anything we can bring to make your days pass more easily, just drop us a line and we’ll be glad to bring it. Be sure to take your meds on time, alright? We sincerely hope you are comfortable and that you are not worrying too much about our school project. Can’t wait to see you next week! Bye. Ready to write yours now? Writing your own email: You can use Google Doc, Microsoft Word (file drop), Padlet (see link below) or any email domains of your preference. Padlet: https://padlet.com/nakoabdullah/getwellsoon

6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standard when dealing with positive COVID-19 patients

7. Writing: A Fictional Narrative Writing focus: Sequencing words and expressions When writing a narrative, sequencing words and expressions are essential as they help readers to understand the order of events that take place throughout the story. When used effectively, sequencing words and expressions can add fluency to your writing and they help to organise your story better!

8. Examples of sequential words and expressions:

9. GEAR UP! Gap-filling exercise & paragraph writing STEP 1: Complete the following gap-filling exercise by choosing correct sequential word/phrases. STEP 2: Create an ending to the story. Use the Padlet section and choose [+] button to add your idea. A good ending should contain at least TWO sequential words or phrases.

10. PRACTICE 2: Writing a Fictional Narrative TASK: Write a fictional narrative about an eventful day trip. PLAN: Think of an idea for your story. Make notes and use WH-Questions to help you expand your plot of the story. WRITE: Organise your story into a minimum of THREE paragraphs: an introduction, the main part and the ending. Include sequential words and expressions to link your events. CHECK: Check your writing. Be sure to use correct tenses: Simple Past Tense and Past Continuous. Read the story again and re-check.

11. READING In this section, you will be able to: read an extended text on a familiar topic about Tsunami and understand main ideas by identifying topic sentence and supporting details. read for details by scanning for specific information. identify topical vocabulary related to Tsunami and guess meaning from context by matching synonyms correctly. Before Reading: Parts of Paragraph

12. Before Reading: Parts of Paragraph Topic sentence Supporting details The sentence that states the main, or controlling, idea. It can come at the beginning of a paragraph, in the middle or towards the end, depending on the style of writing. The sentences that explain this main point. Examples: facts, statistics, reasons, elaboration or examples that provide further information about the topic. Floods are natural occurrences where an area or land that is normally dry abruptly becomes submerged in water. In simple terms, flood can be defined as an overflow of large quantities of water onto a normally dry land. Flooding happens in many ways due to overflow of streams, rivers, lakes or oceans or as a result of excessive rain. (Adapted from: Earthclipse.com)

13. LISTENING In this section, you will be able to: learn a list of topical vocabulary related to space exploration by matching correct words and phrases; listen for gist about a space experience by identifying True/False statements; listen for specific information about space odyssey by rearranging steps and completing a gap-filled song lyrics. THE SPACE ODDYSEY

14. INTO THE SPACE! Well done! Now that we have learned some vocabulary about the topic, we will next join the Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti in ISS. She will give us a tour of one area of the space rocket that a lot of people ask about, the toilet! Are you ready? Click on the following video to join Samantha in the ISS! THE SPACE ODDYSEY

15. WELL DONE! You just completed the most critical ISS mission! The astronaut is finally back in Earth, safe and sound. The NASA crew and ISS team would like to thank you for your outstanding effort and cooperation throughout the space odyssey. Now that our journey has come to an end, we look forward to seeing you in the space saga in other chapters! THE SPACE ODDYSEY