7.4 Creating interest in the topic and activating students’ knowledge
Try to choose topics that will interest your students and introduce variety into the type
of writing activities you do with your classes to keep their interest. In business English
classes it is also important to practise styles of writing that your students are likely to
do in real life; e.g. a sales letter or an e-mail confirming a meeting. You can arouse
your students’ interest in and activate their knowledge of the topic, possibly through a
debate (especially recommended if they will be writing about their opinions), by
watching a video or listening to a recording on a related subject. Other ways of
activating their knowledge of the topic are by asking them what they know about the
topic and what experience they have of it.
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