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8.9 Information TransferThis is a variation of Activity 5.5, in reverse order.Students look at information and write it as text.- a picture- a map- a timeline- a timetableWorldwide English Academy: Intermediate Class5 - 6 pm 6 - 7 pm 7 - 8 pmMonTuesThursGeneralEnglishExamPreparationAcademicReading andWritingAcademicReading andWritingGeneralEnglishGeneralEnglishPublicSpeakingAcademicReading andWritingGuestSpeakerPurpose: students present the sameinformation in different waysPracticalities: students workindividually, or in pairs or groupsPreparation: prepare a graph, picture,map or chartThe Intermediate Class at theWorldwide English Academymeets on Mondays, Wednesdaysand Thursdays. Classes run from5 to 8 pm.On Mondays, they start withGeneral English. At 6.00 theyhave Academic Reading andWriting, followed by PublicSpeaking at 7. . .- a table - a graph - a dialogue, poem or song8.10 Rephrase the TextStudents rewrite a text using their own words.They must have the same information, butdifferent language.Purpose: students write the sameinformation using different languagePracticalities: students workindividually, or in pairs or groups- lower level students can rewrite sentences. Allow them to use the same function words(prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliary verbs, pronouns, articles)- higher level students can rewrite paragraphs or longer texts. To make it harder, you can tell themthey are not allowed to re-use certain function words, e.g. conjunctions or modal verbs8.11 Text from Key Wordsa. Write some key words from a topic students havebeen studying.b. Students write a text using all the key words.8.12 Group the Ideasa. Provide a list of sentences or ideas that belong todifferent parts of a text.b. Students decide which ideas belong together inthe same paragraphs.c. Students write an essay, using the sentencesgrouped in relevant paragraphs.You can either provide full sentences or just notes.Purpose: students write a text usingkey words and phrasesPracticalities: students workindividually, or in pairs or groupsPurpose: students sort informationinto different parts of a textPracticalities: students work alonePreparation: prepare a list ofinformation that belongs in differentparagraphs of an essay or article- nice beaches - comfortable hotels- cheap guest houses - convenient buses- beautiful forests - fast trainsPage 24