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Activity 9 (continues)
                                                                                 • On the CD, we have included
                                                                                   images with the experiments.
                                                                                   These can be used as models of
                                                                                   how to illustrate their own sets of
                                                                                   instructions later on this practice.

                                                                                 • RB Box can either extend the
                                                                                   current practice or provide
                                                                                   material for developing it. If
                                                                                   you have enough material, take
                                                                                   time during the practice to go
                                                                                   through the Reader’s Book to
                                                                                   foster curiosity and improve
                                                                                   reading skills.
                                                                                 Activity 10
                                                                                 • This activity shows that the
                                                                                   addressee and purpose of
                                                                                   the instructions are mutually
                                                                                   dependent and that may
                                                                                   change how a text is presented.
                                                                                   For example, although an
                                                                                   elementary school student may
                                                                                   not be interested in a scientific
                                                                                   experiment every minute of
                                                                                   the day, she/he may need  to
                                                                                   concentrate on it because of a
                                                                                   science fair. This shows that a
                                                                                   specific occasion may also play
                                                                                   a role as a contextual element.
                                                                                   The student may therefore need
                                                                                   to use certain types of texts that,
                                                                                   in other situations, would not be
                                                                                   of much interest to her/him.

              • The problem when there is plenty of information available is how to select the most appropriate texts and
               discard useless information. The criteria your students use may be different from those you expected. It is
               important, therefore, for you to guide your students toward good sources of information and to help them
               choose the best criteria. For example, webpages that have a backing institution, the type of site domain
               (.org, .edu) and experts’ participation on the webpage.

























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