unit 6- lesson 4

Confirmation is the letter that responds to the requests.. Task 1:Work in pairs: Read the two letters in your book and find the requests in Nga’s letter and the confirmation in Hoa’s...

Kinds of letter:

letter

love complaint invitation thank you confirmation

Unit 6: An excursion

Lesson 4: Writing

Saturday, November 17 th 2007

Confirmation is the letter that responds to the

requests It confirms whether the help is

provided or the information is available or not

A confirmation letter

Task 1:

Work in pairs: Read the two letters in your book and find the requests in Nga’s letter and the confirmation in Hoa’s

• Nga’s Requests: Can you go shopping with

me to buy the things we need for the trip

• Hoa’s Confirmation: Certainly, I will help you

to prepare everything you need for the trip

• Greeting:

• Showing interest:

• Confirming the request:

• Confirming the time:

• Closing:

Dear Nga

Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need

I’ll be waiting for you at 2:30 p.m tomorrow

Love, Hoa

Now read Hoa’s letter again and find out the

following points:

Structures of a confirmation letter:

• Greeting

• Expressing interests

• Confirming the request

• Confirming the time/place

• Closing

• Signature

Rearrange the following sentences to make a completed letter:

1. Nam

birthday party

Rearrange the following sentences to make a completed letter:

Dear Vinh

Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party I will certainly come.

I am looking forward to meeting you soon

I am sure we will have a great time

With the best wishes

Nam

Some useful expressions

Showing

I’m very

happy/glad/

pleased

That’s great

It’s lovely

to

Thank you

for

Certainly, I will

Of course, I will

I would really like

to

How about ?

Why don’t you ?

Let’s

I look forward to seeing/

meeting you See you soon See you later Hope to see you soon

Task 2:

• Read the situations and write a confirmation

letter responding to each of them

on Saturday She asks you to buy her two bunches

of bananas, three kilos of oranges, ten mangoes,

and bring them to her house an hour before the

party You agree to help her.

coming for the book at 9:00 a.m this Saturday You accept his request but suggest a later time.

Suggested answers:

Letter 1:

Dear Lan, I’m very happy to come to your birthday party on Saturday Luckily, I don’t have to go to school on that day so I will help you to buy bananas, oranges and

mangoes Surely, I will bring them to your house at 7:00 p.m on Saturday.

See you later,

• Letter 2:

Dear Minh, I’m willing to lend you the book about wildlife You can get it as long as you need However, I’m going to visit my grandmother

on Saturday morning so can you come in the afternoon? I’ll wait for you

See you then Hung