PRACTICE THE USE OF BASIC ACTION WORDS AND LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS EARLY...

4. Practice the use of basic action words and language functions early in the course. These include words like eat, sleep, study, walk, run and drive and functions like introducing, describing, giving information, and asking questions. Later add more difficult verbs and functions. As the students’, writing ability progresses, they can practice writing about more abstract things like ideas, opinions, and feelings.