ELT365 · Day 196 — Product writing — the model text approach
Idea — Product writing focuses on the finished text. Learners analyse a model, identify its features, then write their own version. The model is a target,…
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ELT365 · Day 195 — Process writing — plan, draft, edit
Idea — Process writing treats writing as a cycle: plan → draft → feedback → redraft → edit. It mirrors how real writers work and makes…
ReadELT365 · Day 194 — What makes writing hard for learners
Idea — Writing demands precision, structure, and register — with no partner to fill gaps. Learners must generate ideas, organise them, and edit, often without knowing…
ReadELT365 · Day 173 — Using transcripts — when and how
Idea — A transcript is a support tool, not a first resort. Use it after two listens. Let learners read while the audio plays, not instead…
ReadELT365 · Day 212 — Month 7 Review
Idea — This month covered productive skills: fluency vs. accuracy, controlled and freer tasks, speaking feedback, the writing process, and integrating reading with writing. Example —…
ReadELT365 · Day 210 — Creative Writing in ELT
Idea — Creative writing builds vocabulary range, sentence variety, and risk-taking. Low-stakes tasks — poems, micro-fiction, dialogue — produce language learners own. Example — A six-word…
ReadELT365 · Day 209 — Academic Writing at B2+
Idea — Academic writing requires formal register, hedging, evidence-based claims, and explicit structure. Teaching it begins with register awareness, not essay format. Example — ‘It seems…
ReadELT365 · Day 207 — Paragraph Structure
Idea — A clear paragraph has a topic sentence, supporting detail or evidence, and a concluding link. Teaching this explicitly helps learners at B1 and above.…
ReadELT365 · Day 206 — Writing Integrated with Reading
Idea — Reading models provide genre exemplars. Learners read to analyse, then write to replicate — analysis feeds production. Example — Read a film review: identify…
ReadELT365 · Day 205 — Planning a Writing Lesson
Idea — A writing lesson has three stages: pre-writing (generate ideas, activate genre knowledge), writing (draft), and post-writing (feedback, revise). Skip one and quality drops. Example…
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