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WRITING

Modeling Read the following paragraph and pay attention to its structure.

Diversity is everything that makes people different from each other. This includes many different factors, such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, physical or cognitive abilities, etc. My classroom is very diverse. There are students from different countries and religions. There are students of different origins too.

I think there are a lot of benefits to a multicultural classroom. We can learn about the cultural backgrounds of other students, we can talk about life in other countries and develop tolerance to their culture.

Organizing ideas Discuss these questions.

a. How diverse is your school and your town?

b. Are your customs different from / similar to your classmates'customs? Why?c. What are the advantages/ disadvantages of living in a diverse society?

Copy the chart below in your notebook and take some notes of the main ideas discussed.

Drafting Use your notes to write some sentences, summarizing your conclusions,feelings and opinions about this topic.

Revising and editing Check your text. Correct spelling, punctuation and grammar when necessary. Exchange texts with your partner and make notes to help correct his/her work.

Writing Write the final version on a piece of paper.

Publishing Present your opinions to the class orally. Use the text you wrote as help.

UNIT 4· Equality and Diversity •LESSON 1




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