UNIT 12: WRITE

1 2 3 4 5 Buy and send postcards Buy and send postcards Buy souvenirs Take photographs Visit their friends or relatives Eat special food... Do you often send postcards to your friends o

Unit 12:

A vacation abroad

Lesson 5: WRITE

Created by: Nguyen VAN AI

MY HANH Junior High School School year : 2007 - 2008

POSITION ACTIVITIES

What do people enjoy doing best

when they are on holiday?

1 2 3 4 5

Buy and send postcards Buy and send postcards

Buy souvenirs

Take photographs Visit their friends or relatives

Eat special food

• Eliciting questions:

In daily life, we usually send and receive postcards In this lesson, we will learn how to write

on a postcard First, you look at the following situation.

Do you often send postcards to your friends or relatives when you are on holiday?

What do you usually write on the postcards?

What about you? What do you enjoy doing best

when you are on holiday?

Mrs Quyen

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 When Mrs Quyen was on holiday in San Francisco, she sent Sally a postcard.

 Now you read and complete the postcard Mrs Quyen sent from the USA.

Dear Sally,

We are having a wonderful time (1) the USA The (2) are friendly and the (3) has been warm and sunny

In San Francisco, I (4) my friend, Sandra Smith and (5) family It was (6) _ to see them

I (7) lots of souvenirs (8) _ the children Thanh is always complaining about the (9) of my suitcase

See you (10) _

Love,

Quyen

weather

her nice / lovely

heaviness visited

soon

1 Complete the postcard Mrs Quyen sent from the USA.

2 Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation in certain place / city in Viet Nam.

Write a postcard to a friend about your trip You need to cover the information about:

- place: name of the place

you visit

- how you feel about the

people: friendly, hospitable,

helpful, etc

- what the weather is like:

warm, cold, windy, sunny,

etc

- who you meet/see: old

friends, teachers, neighbors,

relatives, etc

- What you see: museums,

libraries, parks, zoos, etc

- What you buy: souvenirs,

books, photos, postcards,

etc

2 Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation in certain place / city in Viet Nam Write a postcard to a friend about your trip You need to cover the information about :

place: name of the place you visit

how you feel about the people:

friendly, hospitable, helpful, etc

what the weather is like: warm,

cold, windy, sunny, etc.

who you meet / see: old friends,

teachers, neighbors, relatives, etc.

What you see: museums, libraries,

parks, zoos, etc.

What you buy: souvenirs, books,

photos, postcards, etc.

Dear Sally,

We are having a wonderful time

in The people are and the weather has been

In San Francisco, I visited

It was nice to see them

I bought for the children Thanh is always complaining about the heaviness

of my suitcase

See you soon

Love, Quyen

the USA

friendly

warm and sunny

my friend, Sandra Smith and her family

lots of souvenirs

the USA

friendly

warm and sunny

my friend, Sandra Smith and her family

lots of souvenirs

2 Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation in certain

place / city in Viet Nam Write a postcard to a friend

aout your trip You need to cover the information

about :

* Guiding postcard:

Dear Lan,

I am having a good time on Phu Quoc Island The people are very friendly and helpful The weather has been sunny and windy.

In Phu Quoc town, I visited my aunt, Mrs Lien and his children I spent the whole morning playing with the kids.

I bought lots of souvernirs and two bottles of fish sauce Shopping here is wonderful There are a lot to buy.

See you soon.

Yours truly, Tuan

Dear John,

I’m having a time in Ha Long Bay The people here very hospitable and We are

lucky, the weather has been fine and

during the trip I saw a lot of here are

really beautiful I bought of souvernirs and a about Ha Long .

you soon.

Your friend, Peter

wonderfully

sun

lot

Saw

wonderful are friendly

sunny

caves They lots

book Bay See

Should we send

postcards ?

Why (not) ?

- Write your postcard in your notebook.

- Prepare Unit 12(cont.) : Language focus

* You have to:

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Thanks for being with us! Good-bye everybody!