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Types of Pens
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By Prof. Jonathan Acuña-Solano, M. Ed.

Head of Curriculum Development Senior Language Professor

Academic Department School of English
Centro Cultural Costarricense- Faculty of Social Sciences
Norteamericano Universidad Latina de Costa Rica

Monday, March 24, 2020

Post 340 / Vocabulary 002

Oftentimes students of mine come to me asking about a particular kind of

pen that their parents or grandparents have hidden in a drawer of their desks;
for sure you understand that it is a fountain pen that probably comes into your
mind. Based on this experience of mine, exposing learners to other kind of
vocabulary regarding types of pens, I have decided to post some ideas about
this.
 Stylus Pen Fountain Pen

Ballpoint Pen Fiber-Tip Pen

Having some simple discussion questions when dealing with pens, a good
warm up is to have them discuss a bit about their preferences when it comes to
using pens to write.

1) In your opinion, what kind of pens are good for high schoolers?
2) What sort of pen is good for a birthday present? What do you recommend?
3) What do you think it’s the cheapest type of pen you can buy?
4) What’s a stylus pen for? Are they easy to find in bookstores?
5) If you want to write something on a birthday card, what’s the best pen choice?

A second option is to have them recognize or identify types of pens. Why

don’t you provide them with a little (digital or paper) handout where you simply
write the names and students do look for (or even draw) the types of pens you
are requesting?
a) Stylus pen

b) Fountain pen

c) Ballpoint pen

d) Fiber-tip pen

e) Mechanical pencil

Exercise CEFR rage A1

Bloom’s Taxonomy layer Understand: identify, recognize

References
Images taken from:
1) Stylus pen https://www.amazon.co.uk/
2) Fountain pen https://www.amazon.co.uk/
3) Ballpoint pen https://www.algurgstationery.com/
4) Fiber-tip pen https://www.swingdesign.com/
5) Bloom’s taxonomy https://twitter.com/profkhalid_ksa/status/1056576381751119872