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Oxford Basics
Simple Writing Activities
Oxford Basics are short, easy-to-use books based on communicative methodology. They provide ideas for teachers and guidance on how to handle everyday classroom situations.
72 pages, Paperback
First published February 8, 2001
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About the author
Jill Hadfield
45 books14 followersJill Hadfield has been involved in EFL either as a teacher or teacher trainer for over 20 years and is the author of over 20 books for teachers, some written with her husband Charles.
She has taught and trained teachers in Britain, France, China, Tibet, and Madagascar, and held workshops and courses for teachers around the world. She is currently senior lecturer in the School of English and Applied Linguistics at Unitec, Auckland, NZ.
She has taught and trained teachers in Britain, France, China, Tibet, and Madagascar, and held workshops and courses for teachers around the world. She is currently senior lecturer in the School of English and Applied Linguistics at Unitec, Auckland, NZ.
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July 29, 2011
I teach Writing for level 2. I don't think the book is up to their level, but it's not bad as a starter.
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"Writing is easier if the learners are prepared for the task, and if their imaginations are stimulated beforehand."
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"It is difficult to write when you don't know who you are writing to or why. In real life, we always have a reason for writing... In the classroom, there is often no apparent reason for writing beyond 'the teacher said do this for homework.'"
How to have students write in a context:
1. writing from a picture
2. responding to a text
3. survey and report (gather info and sue to write)
4. visualization (close their eyes and visualize a scene that you describe)
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"Writing is easier if the learners are prepared for the task, and if their imaginations are stimulated beforehand."
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"It is difficult to write when you don't know who you are writing to or why. In real life, we always have a reason for writing... In the classroom, there is often no apparent reason for writing beyond 'the teacher said do this for homework.'"
How to have students write in a context:
1. writing from a picture
2. responding to a text
3. survey and report (gather info and sue to write)
4. visualization (close their eyes and visualize a scene that you describe)
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