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BAONINH SECONDARY SCHOOL

* What do you often write about?

12 Tran Hung Dao St.

Ha Noi

February 10, 2008…

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter I’m pleased to hear

you had

an enjoyable Christmas vacation.

We received our first semester report a few

days ago I got good grades for Science,

English and History, but my math result was

poor My math teacher asked me to spend more

time on it I must study harder next semester.

It is almost Tet That’s the Lunar New Year

Festival in Viet Nam I think I told you

about it in my last letter We’re going to Hue

tonight to celebrate the festival with my

grandmother I’ll send you a postcard from

there.

Write soon and tell me all your news.

Regards,

Hoa

* What is this? It’s a letter

* Do you often write to someone?

* To whom do you usually write?

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Unit 5: Study habits

Lesson 4: Write (p.50, 51)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

New words:

enjoyable (adj.) : vui thích, thú vị

result (n) : kết quả

Lunar New Year Festival : Tết Nguyên Đán

Mid – Autumn Festival : Tết Trung Thu

(to) celebrate : tổ chức kỷ niệm

regards (n) : những lời chúc tốt đẹp

Rub out and Remember:

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Put these parts into the right order to

make a complete letter:

Jigsaw dictation:

12 Tran Hung Dao St.

Hanoi

November 17, 2007

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable

Christmas vacation.

We received our first semester report a few days ago I got good

grade for Science, English and History, but my Math result was poor

My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it I must study

harder next semester.

Regards,

Hoa

It is almost Tet That’s the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam I think I told you about it in my last letter We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother I’ll

send you a postcard from there.

Write soon and tell me all your news.

It is almost Tet That’s the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam I think I told you about it in my last letter We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother I’ll

send you a postcard from there.

Write soon and tell me all your news.

Heading:

Opening:

Body of the letter:

Closing:

12 Tran Hung Dao St.

Hanoi November 17, 2007

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter I’m pleased to hear you had

an enjoyable Christmas vacation.

We received our first semester report a few days ago I got good grade for Science, English and History, but my Math result was poor My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it I must study harder next semester.

It is almost Tet That’s the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam I think I told you about it in

my last letter We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother I’ll send you a postcard from there.

Write soon and tell me all your news.

Regards, Hoa

Name parts of a letter:

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How many parts are there in a letter ?

- There are four parts

What are they ?

- They are: Heading

Opening

Body of the letter

Closing

Body of the letter

Heading

Closing

Opening

The content of the letter Dear…,

Love / Regards / Your friend, … Writer’s address and the date

* Match parts of the letter and their contents:

What do we write in each part ?

Read the letter in your books and answer the

questions:

1 Who wrote the letter ?

2 What is Hoa pleased about ?

3 What did Hoa receive ?

4 How about her report ?

5 What is Tet ?

6 What is Hoa going to do ?

- Hoa wrote the letter

- She is pleased to hear that Tim had an enjoyable Christmas vacation

- She received her first semester report card

- She got good grades for Science, English and History but her Math result was poor

- It is the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam

- She is going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with her grandmother

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Now help Lan write a letter to her pen pal Donna in San

Francisco Use the information in the box and the questions:

 Mother’s Day

 second semester report / last month

 good grades for Geography / Physics / Math

 teacher / tell / improve English / History

 in a few weeks / Mid-Autumn Festival / moon festival

 Ha Long Bay / aunt and uncle / bus this afternoon

 send you / postcard

1 What is Lan pleased about?

2 What did Lan receive ?

3 How about her report ?

4 When is Mid-Autumn going to

come? And what is

Mid-Autumn ?

5 What is Lan going to do ?

Thanks for your letter I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable

We received our semester report I got good grades for

but my results were poor My math teacher asked me to I think I have to study harder next

In a few weeks That’s the

in Viet Nam I think I told you about it in my last letter I’m going to

I’ll send you a postcard from there Write soon and tell me all your news Dear Correction: Mother’ Day Bao Ninh, Dong Hoi town Quang Binh November 9 th , 2009 Lan ………

………

………

….………

……….

……….second ……….

………

last month Geography, Physics and Math English and History………

………

………

improve my English and History school year. ………

we are going to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Festival……….

Ha Long Bay with my aunt and uncle by bus this afternoon. ………

………

…………

Your friend,

Donna,

Write a letter to Donna

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- Learn new words

- Write a letter to your friend telling about your last semester report.

- Prepare for Language focus (p.52-53)

HOMEWORK: