ideas. What topics will you write about? How do you describe the events?

　　 The students' thoughts can be inspired by each other's ideas. The group can write about the same topic, but it's not necessary. They can write about different topics from the others'.

　　2. Each student chooses one topic and writes a composition entitled something like "My Birthday Party", or "An Interesting Trip". They should use the learned layout and ideas brought forward by the peers and they can read Writing Help 3 on page 91 for reference. Try to use the newly learned "anniversary, as well as, unfortunately, a bit of, a mess" if possible. Try to make the description interesting as well.

　　3. Self-correction.

(1) Can you add any adjectives to make the description more interesting?

　　(2) How about the irregular past tenses in the description?

　　(3) Has your description included some linking words?

　　(4) Any punctuation and spelling mistakes?

VI Exchanging of Writings

1. In groups of four, students read each other's composition and give suggestions on how to make improvement.

The teacher can give some tips: criterions of evaluation of an article.

　　criterions excellent good OK poor 　　Structure

　　1. Introduction to the situation.

　　2. Beginning of the party.

　　3. Anything interesting happened.

　　4. The end of the party and your feeling. 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　Linking 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　Language 　　 　　 　　 　　 2. The teacher chooses one of the writings and improves it with the students.