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      A business letter

      Submitted by TE Editor on 1 November, 2006 - 12:00

      In this activity, learners attempt to re-write an inappropriately informal business letter in a more appropriate, formal style.

      Average: 4.2 (39 votes)
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      Writing correction code

      Submitted by TE Editor on 14 November, 2007 - 12:00

      This is a common tool to optimise learning opportunities from mistakes learners make in written homework and to encourage the editing stages of process writing.

      Average: 3.5 (32 votes)
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      Writing activities

      Submitted by TE Editor on 1 January, 1970 - 12:00

      On these pages you will find ideas for classroom activities which involve writing.

      Average: 3.1 (15 votes)
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      Creative group writing

      Submitted by TE Editor on 11 September, 2008 - 12:26

      This activity really makes writing in class fun. I have used this activity for years and it has always been a hit. It's good practice for writing creative stories using narrative tenses.

      Average: 3.6 (94 votes)
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      To Catch A Thief: Past simple and past continuous practice.

      Submitted by swiffin on 13 January, 2010 - 12:08

      I use this activity as practice for using narrative tenses, particularly past simple and progressive/continuous with pre-intermediate students.

      Average: 3.7 (78 votes)
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      A Perfect story

      Submitted by TE Editor on 1 January, 1970 - 12:00

      The present perfect is a tense that many students have problems with. Most course books provide only controlled grammar sentences where students choose the correct tense.

      Average: 3.4 (19 votes)
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      A creative writing activity: A dark and stormy night

      Submitted by NikPeachey on 1 January, 1970 - 12:00

      This is an idea I learned when I first started teaching and still use to this day. The main focus of the activity is on developing writing skills, but it's also good for developing listening and reading skills and also for practising past tenses and descriptive vocabulary.

      Average: 4.2 (31 votes)
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      Text lingo

      Submitted by TE Editor on 11 December, 2007 - 12:00

      Many of our teenage students now have mobile phones and enjoy sending text messages to each other. This activity introduces them to some English text messages that they could start to use with their friends.

      Average: 3.6 (43 votes)
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      Poems for the future

      Submitted by TE Editor on 8 September, 2010 - 09:51

      Here are some suggestions to help get your students writing poems based around the theme of the future.

      Average: 3.6 (76 votes)
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      Picture to story

      Submitted by Derek Spafford on 8 February, 2011 - 07:19

      I use this activity mainly to provide writing practice. It also practises question forms and encourages creativity. It is a student-centred activity which encourages collaboration and teamwork.

      Average: 3.6 (54 votes)
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