Where is the class?
Original fictional classroom material. The level is a teaching target, not a validated test result.
Teaching sequence
- 2 minutes: read the learner context and first draft. Ask what the writer wants the reader to understand or do.
- 3 minutes: answer the three decision questions. Require an explanation, not just a letter.
- 3 minutes: rewrite the original. Compare grammar, preserved meaning and communicative effect separately.
- 3 minutes: complete the new transfer task without copying the model.
- 1 minute: choose one reusable editing habit; revisit it in the linked activity.
Student task / print handout
Read the context on the learner page, then repair this message:
Where the class is? It in the room next the lift.
New situation: Ask where a café is, then answer that it is next to a bank.
Teacher answer guidance — separate before handing out
Use the learner page for Turkish instructions. These teacher notes and answer rationales are in English.
- Where is the class? — Where is the class?
- to — Next to takes to.
- I know where the class is. — I know where the class is uses embedded word order.
Original repair: one possible version
Where is the class? It is in the room next to the lift.
Direct be-questions invert subject and verb; embedded questions use statement order. Next to is a fixed location phrase.
The activity asks for a room’s location, not a person’s. Accept another clear location when the transfer prompt changes the place.
Transfer: one possible version
Where is the café? It is next to the bank.
Feedback without false precision
Review three dimensions separately: target-form accuracy, preservation of supplied facts, and suitability for the reader and purpose. Do not deduct points for a valid alternative wording. Ask the learner to explain one choice. The three-item recognition score is not a writing proficiency or CEFR score.
Delayed retrieval
At the next lesson, ask for a fresh two-sentence message using the same target. Then use the linked practice; ask the learner to identify where grammar alone is not enough.