Teaching objectives:

1. to learn how to write formally.

2. to complete a note sheet.

3. to find more about the computer room

4. to write a proposal for a new computer room.

5. to learn and practise language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

Teaching focus and difficulties:

1. collecting information about computer room by themselves.

2. writing a proposal.

3. grasping formal and informal English.

Teaching methods:

1. Listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.

2. Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities.

Teaching aids:

The multimedia

Teaching procedures:

Lead-in

Draw students' attention by asking the following questions:

Do you find the computers in the computer rooms in your school are old and out of date?

Have you ever thought of advising your headmaster to improve the computer rooms?

Could you write a letter to your head master to give some advice?

Skills building 1: distinguishing between facts and opinions

1. Ask students to read the guideline and tell facts from opinions:

Fact: information that is proved to be true.

It includes: statistics; names; dates; places

Opinion: feeling or belief that is not founded on certainty or proof.

It starts with:

In my opinion, ...

I (don't) believe / think (that)

It seems (that) looks like

2. Ask students to do exercise A and B

Step 1 completing a note sheet

Read the letter and complete the sheet.