unit11, national parks

Expected answer: work in pair + Do you complete the letters by filling each blank with one of the ways to accept or refuse an invitation provided in the table?. -Read the expressions in

LESSON PLAN

Unit 11: National Park Period 4: Writing

1 Class detail: grade 10 (basic level)

2 Time: 45 minutes.

3 Objectives:

After the lesson, students will be able to write letters of acceptance and refusal

4 Assumed knowledge: Students have already known how to write an

invitation letter

5 Anticipated problems:

- Ss may not be familiar with expressions used in acceptance and refusal letter, so teacher should teach them

- There may be time left, so the teacher should prepare an extra activity

6 Teaching aids: textbook, handouts, posters, board

7 Procedure:

activities

Competition game – Network

- T prepares a handout with a network of the word

“letter”

- T divides class into 4 groups and gives each group a

handout

- T asks Ss to complete the network with different

types of letter they know

- T gives time for Ss to take part in the game

- The winner will be the group with the quickest and

many correct answers

Suggested answers

- Make groups

- Play the game

- T prepares 3 similar sets of statements which are

some common ways of inviting, accepting and

refusing

- T divides the class into 3 groups

- T gives each group a set of statements

- T gives instruction: Now, I’d like you to work in

your group and put the statements into the correct

column

- T checks Ss’ understanding about instruction

- Make groups

- Listen to T

- Answer T’s questions

Questions for checking:

+ Do you work in pair or group?

Expected answer: work in group.

+ Asks a student: What group do you belong to?

+ What is your duty?

Expected answer: put the statements into the correct

column

- Calls on representative of each group go to board

and write down their answers (Each group in charge

of one column)

Suggested answers:

1 Inviting:

+ Would you like…

+ How about…

+ Do you feel like…

2 Accepting:

+ Yes, I’d like/ love to

+ Yes, that’s a great idea

+ Yes, I’d be delighted to

3 Refusing:

+ I’m afraid I can’t come because…

+ I’d love to, but…

+ I’m sorry I can’t because…

- T checks answers and gives feedback

- T reads aloud the above expressions

- T asks class to read after her

- Go to the board and write the answers

- Listen to T

- Read aloud

- T calls some Ss to read the expressions individually

- T asks Ss to copy into their notebooks

a Activity 1 : Filling in the blank ( Task 1, page 117,

textbook)

Instruction: You are going to complete the letters in

task 1 by filling each blank with one of the ways to

accept or refuse an invitation provided in the table.

- T asks Ss to do the task in pairs and reminds

them that for each blank they can have more than one answer

- T checks students’ understanding about

instruction:

Questions for checking:

+ Do you work in pairs or work in groups?

Expected answer: work in pair

+ Do you complete the letters by filling each blank

with one of the ways to accept or refuse an

invitation provided in the table?

Expected answer: Yes

- T gives time for Ss to do the task.

- T calls on some Ss to go and write their answer

on the board

- T calls for correction and gives T’s own

feedback

Suggested answers:

1 That’s a great idea! / I’d like to/ I’d love to

2 I’m afraid I can’t come because / I’m sorry I can’t

come because

3 I’d be delighted to

-Read the expressions individually

- Copy into notebooks

- Listen to the T

- Answer T’s questions

- Work in pairs -Go and write their answers on the board

- Correct mistakes

5’

b Giving the features of a letter of acceptance or

refusal

- After finishing task 1, T gives Ss the features of a

letter of acceptance or refusal

- T uses the letters in the task 1 as models to elicit or

introduce the features of a letter of acceptance or

refusal

Questions for eliciting:

1 What is the similarity between the three letters?

Do the writers thank their friends for invitations?

Expected answer: Yes.

2 What is the similarity between the first letter and

the third letter? Are they letters of accepting an invitation?

Expected answer: Yes.

3 How about the second letter? Is it a letter of

refusing an invitation?

Expected answer: Yes.

4 Why does the writer of the second letter refuse

the invitation? Is he busy with his study?

Expected answer: No His father has been ill and he

has to look after his father

- T gives Ss form of a letter of acceptance or

refusal

A letter of acceptance:

+ Thank for invitation

+ Use expressions of accepting

A letter of refusal:

+ Thank for invitation

+ Use expression of refusing

+ Write the reasons for refusal and suggest another

date

- T asks Ss to copy the form into their notebooks

c Activity 2: Ordering (Task 2, page 118, textbook)

Instruction: you are required to arrange the sentences

in the correct order to make a letter of accepting an

invitation to spend a weekend in the country

- Asks Ss to do the task individually

-Listen to the T

- Answer T’s questions

-Copy into notebooks

- Listen to the T

- T checks:

T: Do you arrange the sentences in the correct order or

write a letter?

Expected answer: arrange in the correct order

T: Do you work individually or work in pairs?

Expected answer: Individually.

- T gives time for Ss to do

- T goes around and checks

- After Ss finish, T asks Ss to exchange their answers

with their partners to check

- T calls on a student to read the letter out loud and asks

other Ss to listen and give feedback

- T comments and gives the correct order:

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

d Activity 3: Rearranging 2 letters (Handout)

Instruction: Imagine that Mary invited you to go to the

circus with her family Depending on the given

sentences; you have to arrange them to make two

complete letters of acceptance or refusal.

- T checks:

T: Do you arrange into one or two letters?

Expected answer: Two

T: Do you work individually or work in pairs?

Expected answer: Work in pairs.

- T gives time for Ss to do

- T goes around and checks

- Calls on 2 students to write their answers on the

board

- Comments and gives the correct order:

Accepting: 1c, 2g, 3b, 4i, 5e/ 1c, 2g, 3b, 4e, 5i

Refusing: 6j, 7a, 8h, 9d, 10f

- Answer the T’s questions

- Do exercise

- Exchange answer with partner

- Read the answers and give feedback

- Listen to T

- Listen to T

- Answer the T’s questions

- Work in pairs

- Write the answers on the board

- Listen to T

10’ III While-writing:

Instruction: One of your friends has invited you to

dine on Saturday next weekend Write a letter of

acceptance or refusal his/ her invitation

- Listen to

T

- T divides class in 4 groups.

- T asks Ss to write the letter in group (on your poster)

Group 1, 2 write letter of acceptance, group 3, 4 write

letter of refusal

- Reminds them to pay attention to all the features of

this type of letter

- T checks instruction again

Do you work in pairs and groups?

( answer: work in group)

T asks one student in group 1

Does your group write a letter of acceptance?

(answer: yes)

T asks one student in group 4

Does your group write a letter of acceptance or

refusal?

(answer: a letter of refusal)

- T gives time for Ss to write

- While Ss write the letter, T goes around observing

and provides help

Suggested answers:

Letter of refusal:

37/89 Duy Tan Street, Hue city, October 19th, 2010

Dear Ha,

Thank you for your very kind invitation to dine on

Saturday next week I am sorry I can’t come because

my mother will come to see me that day And I have

arranged to see her You were very kind to invite me

Very sincerely yours,

Hoa

Letter of acceptance:

237 Ba Trieu Street, Hue city, October 19th, 2010

Dear Chi ,

I am very glad to accept your kind invitation to have

dinner on Saturday next week at six o'clock The

- Make groups

- Work in groups

- Answer T’s questions

- Write the letters

prospect of seeing your family and enjoying your

mother’s great foods again is very delightful And I am

sure I have several interesting things to tell you

Yours very sincerely,

Oanh

6’ IV Post-writing

*Feedback on Ss’ writings

- After Ss finish their letters, T sticks 4 letters of 4

groups on the board

- T asks other students to give their comments

- T gives comments and corrects mistakes if they have

WRAPPING UP

- Summarizes the main point.

- Homework: T asks Ss to write a letter of acceptance

or refusal (if they have written a letter of acceptance in

class, at home they will write letter of refusal and vice

versa)

- Ss give comment (Whole class)

- Whole class

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

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 lI’m sure we will have a very good time together

Susan

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

b  Give my best regards to your parents and hope to you soon

c  I would really like to come

d  Thank you for your letter

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

in the country

f  I will catch the usual train on Friday evening

Love,

Lam