Unit 8 life in the future

I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from Roston Railway Station.. Now, when you come out of the station, turn right.. Go over the bridge, walk past a medical centre, then take

Railway Station ['reilwei 'stei∫n]: nhà ga

Bridge [brid ] ʒ : cái cầu

tâm y tế

kèm theo (trong phong bì, bưu kiêên )

Dear Jim,

I’m very pleased to hear that you have decided to come here for the holiday I’m writing to tell you how

to get to my house from Roston Railway Station

Now, when you come out of the station, turn right Keep walking for about 5 minutes; you’ll see a small bridge ahead Go over the bridge, walk past a

medical centre, then take the first turning on the left Keep on until you come to the end of the road, turn right Walk past a small shop Mine is the second house after the shop, opposite the bookshop It’s the one with a green gate You can’t miss it I have

enclosed a map so that you can follow my directions easily

Looking forward to seeing you soon

Love,

Ann

Task 1: Read the letter and look at the map Find

Ann’s house on the map.

Task 2:

* Read the letter again Underline the words and phrases you can use to give directions Then write them down in your notebook.

- come/ get out of : ra khỏi

- turn right / left: rẽ phải / trái

- keep walking for… minutes: tiếp tục đi

bộ …phút

- go over the bridge: đi qua cầu

-walk past …: đi qua

- take the first turning on the left / right:

rẽ trái/ phải ở ngã rẽ thứ nhất

- take the second turning on the left /

right: rẽ trái/ phải ở ngã rẽ thứ hai

-keep on until…: tiếp tục đi cho tới khi…

To be opposite: đối diện

To be next to: bên cạnh, sát bên

Eg: Mine is the second house after the

shop, opposite the bookshop

My house is next to the shoe shop

It’s the one with…

How to write a letter

of giving directions

1 Greeting: Dear…,

2 Body

- Your feeling about your friend’s visit: I’m very happy/ pleased/ glad to hear that you …

-The ways of showing directions:

Come out of/ go along /turn right / turn left / walk past/ keep

walking/ go over/ keep on/ take the second turning on the left/

take the first turning on the right

-The feature of your house:

My house is yellow, on the right/ next to the shop.

3 Closing

•I’m looking forward to seeing you again / Looking forward to

seeing you soon

•Yours/ Loves

4 Signature

Get out of the station  turn right  keep walking  go over the bridge

 go along the street past a medical centre and a car park  take the second turning on the left  walk past the souvenir shop  my house

Dear Jim,

I’m very happy to hear that you will come here for the summer holiday I’m writing to tell you how to get

to my house from the Roston Railway Station.

Now, when you come out of the station, turn right Keep walking for about 5 minutes, you will see a

small bridge ahead Go over the bridge, go along the street, walk past the medical centre and the car park, then take the second turning on the left Walk past the souvenir shop and you will see my house Mine is the first next to the shoe shop You can’t miss it I have

enclosed the map so that you can follow my directions easily.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Love,

Huong

•Complete your letter

•Practice writing another letter to your friend

to show the way from the railway station to your school