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Select a target task and develop your own instructional sequence using this six- step procedure as a model.

Step 1 The teacher will start the lesson by asking students about their favourite country in the world. Then, the students will read brief descriptions about the most amazing countries to visit. They will underline all the adjectives with green pen. Step 2 They will watch short videos of famous youtubers talking about their own countries.  The students should take down notes of the most important facts.   Step 3 The students will have to choose a description from step one and a video from step two so as to compare two countries by using the vocabulary from the previous activities. Step 4 The students will write short descriptions about their own countries.  They are free to choose the perspective they want to develop in the description. For example, some can talk about football, others may want to talk about music. Step 5 The teacher will start a video c...

Select one or two pedagogical tasks and elaborate them in terms of macrofunctions, microfunctions and grammatical exponents.

Tasks           Macrofunctions          Microfunctions               Grammar Open Google Maps on your smartphone. Ask your partner for directions to find his/her favourite place in the world. Socializing Asking for and giving directions. Wh - questions Imperatives Chose a place you and your friend would visit together. Your partner is the travel agent. Calculate how much the trip will cost you.   Exchanging goods and services  Asking about and stating prices. How much/how many? Wh - questions Yes/No questions Now, you and your friend are in a plane going to your favourite travel destination. There, you meet a friendly group of people from Indonesia. Describe your life to them. ...