Period 25: :WRITE page 37 I.Aim: Writing a letter of inquiry II.Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting
Trang 1Period 25: :WRITE (page 37)
I.Aim: Writing a letter of inquiry
II.Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter
of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the courses and fees
III.Teaching aids: Textbooks
IV.Procedure:
*Warm-up : Jumbled words:
+ versetimadnet -> advertisement + swne -> news
+ restetni -> interest + atmorfioinm -> information + eef -> fee + sasecenry -> necessary + psulpy -> supply
1.Pre-writing
Pre-teach vocabulary
- request (n/v) : đòi hỏi (synonym: ask for)
- detail (n) : chi tiết ( a small part of a whole, particular fact)
- look forward to (v): trông mong, trông chờ (synonym: expect)
- express(v) : biểu lộ ( show or make known a n idea or feeling)
- exactly (adv) : một cách chính xác (translation)
- - edition (n) : ấn bản (translation
Trang 2- * Checking vocabulary: Slap the board
2While -writing
a.Reading comprehension
- Have students read the letter written by John Robinson on page 37
- Ask them to work in pairs to answer some questions about the letter
* Questions:
a Where did Robinson see the school's advertisement?
b What language does he want to learn?
c What aspect of Vietnamese does he want to improve?
d What does Robinson want to know?
- - Give feedback and correction
* Answers:
a He saw the school's advertisement in today's edition of Vietnamese news
b He wants to learn Vietnamese
c He wants to learn to read and write Vietnamese
- d He wants to know some details of the courses and fees
b Matching
- Give students four parts of a letter of inquiry
a Introduction
b Request
Trang 3c Further information
- d Conclusion
- Ask students to divide the letter (written by Robinson) into 4 parts and match each paragraph with a suitable headline
- - Let students work in pairs compare their the answers
- * Answer keys
a Introduction:
I saw your school's advertisement in today's edition of the Vietnamese news
b Request:
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I'd like some information about your school
c Further information
I speak little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and write it Could you pleas send details of courses and fees? I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary
- d Conclusion: I look forward to hearing from you
* Writing a letter:
- Have students read again the three advertisements on page 36 and choose one of the schools they want to attend to improve their English
Trang 4- Get students to write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the courses and fees The exercise Matching above will help students write their letters easily
- After finishing the letter, students have to compare with their partners and make some correction
- Give feedback Call on some students to read their letters before class
- - Make some corrections
* Suggested letter:
Dear Sir,
I saw your Institute's advertisement on today's TV programs I am very interested in learning English and I would like some more information about your Institute
I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing is bad
So I want to improve my reading and writing
Could you please provide more information about the length of the courses and fees for beginners? I can supply my record of English study if necessary
- I look forward to hearing from you soon
3.Post writing
Your faithfully,
Lan
Trang 5- - Choose three letters which were written to 3 schools
- Ask students to read aloud the letters
- - Give feedback and correct
4Home work
- - Ask students to write the letters in their notebooks
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