unit11(listening&writing)

• There are some common ways of accepting or refusing an invitation : • Ways of accepting Ways of refusing Yes, I’d like to / I’d love to I’m afraid I can’t come because … Yes, that’s a

UNIT 11:

Part C

LISTENING

VIDEO CLIP

Cuc Phuong national park

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Rule: There are six flower pictures Four of them are 4 questions (page 115) and the others are lucky

pictures You can volunteer for

choosing one picture If you answer right or choose a lucky picture, you will get 10 points Good luck!

LUCKY NUMBER

4

* Listen and repeat these words, then

+ Threatened and

endangered species (n.ph)

+ Flora (n)

+ Attack (v)

+ Ethnic minority (n.ph)

+ Fauna (n)

+ Enemy (n)

Tấn công, công kích

Hệ thực vật

Hệ động vật

Dân tộc thiểu số

Kẻ thù, kẻ địch

Loài gặp nguy hiểm

Task 2: Listen again and fill in the missing information

1 Cuc Phuong National Park was officially opened in _.

2 Cuc Phuong is located 160 kilometres

of Hanoi.

3 In 2002, nearly _ visited Cuc Phuong.

4 There are _ different species of flora and _ species of fauna.

5 Nguyen Hue’s army was stationed in Quen Voi before it made its _ on Thang Long.

1960

south west

100,000 visitors about 2,000

450

surprise attack

Task 2: Listen again and answer the following questions:

1 How many provinces does Cuc Phuong National Park belong to?

2 How far is it from Ha Noi to Cuc Phuong ?

3 What do many people go to Cuc Phuong

for ?

4 When did Nguyen Hue defeat the Qing

invaders ?

5 What do the Muong ethnic minority in

Cuc Phuong live mainly on?

Click to answer:

 There are three provinces: Ninh Binh,

Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa.

Click to answer:

 It is about 160 kms.

 Many come there to see the work being

done to protect endangered species.

Click to answer:

Click to answer

Nguyen Hue defeated the Qing

invaders in the spring of 1789.

Click to answer

They live mainly on bee keeping and

farming.

Work in groups Talk about the special features of Cuc

Phuong National Park

location

visitors

flora and fauna

relics ethenic

minority

Part D :

• There are some common ways of accepting or

refusing an invitation :

• Ways of accepting Ways of refusing

Yes, I’d like to / I’d love to I’m afraid I can’t come because …

Yes, that’s a great idea I’d love to , but ……

Yes, I’d be delighted to I’m sorry I can’t (come) because…

WRITE A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

OR REFUSAL

Task 1 Fill each blank of the notes with a suitable expression.

Ways of accepting Ways of refusing

Yes, I’d like / love to.

Yes, that’s a great idea.

Yes, I’d be delighted to.

I’m afraid I can’t come because…

I’d love to, but…

I’m sorry I can’t (come) because…

1.Dear Chi,

Something is wrong with my phone, so I am leaving you this note Thanks for your invitation. _! How about meeting at the school gate at 8:30

Lien

2 Dear David,

Thanks for your note. my father has been ill since yesterday and I have to look after him Let’s go another time

Mike

3 Dear Daisy and Tony,

Thanks very much for your invitation to dinner Of course,

I’d like to

I’m afraid I can’t come because

that’s a great idea

Task 2 Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter

accepting an invitation to spend a weekend in the country

Dear Nam,

a You know how much I love spending a weekend in the country after a long and hard term

4

b Give me best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon

6

c I would really like to come

3

d Thank you for your letter

1

e It’s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country

2

f I will catch the usual train on Friday evening

5

Love,

Lam

Answer: 1d 2e 3c 4a 5f 6b

Dear Nam,

Thank you for your letter.

It’s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the

country.

I would really like to come.

You know how much I love spending a weekend in the country after a long and hard term.

I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.

Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see

you soon.

Love,

Lam

Task 3

One of your friends has invited you to g o for a picnic to Ha Tien beach next

weekend Write a reply letter accepting or declining his/her invitation.

*Suggestion

- The format of a letter: greeting,

organization (introduction, body,

conclusion), ending.

accepting or refusing the

invitation ( like swimming

and eating sea food).

-A sample letter

- Give the time to meet if you agree

Dear Thanh,

Thank you for your letter It was

lovely to hear that we are going to spend the next weekend in Ha Tien beach I

love swimming and eating sea food so much How about meeting at your place

at 9:30 am to prepare the plan for the

picnic.

Love,

Nga

- Rewrite the letter

- Prepare Part E : Language Focus

- Learn by heart the ways of accepting and refusing

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