Teaching Recount

WRITING A LETTER TO TELL ABOUT PAST EVENTS Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter to tell about their past events.. I’m writing to tell you about my

WRITING A LETTER

TO TELL ABOUT PAST EVENTS

Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter to tell about their past events.

Level: Pre-intermediate

Number of students: 45

Time allowed: 45 minutes

Materials: handouts, OHP, computer, markers…

- Adding details

- Matching

Activity 1 Work in groups and add details into each of

the sentences to make it longer.

2 I’m writing to tell you about my trip …(where?)…(with whom?)

….(when?)……

4 On the first day, we visited …(what places?)……

1 After we had a wonderful time at these places, we spent the rest time of our trip visiting ………(which places?)

3 The trip left me….(what feelings?)……

Activity 2 Work in groups, fill the blanks of the letter

using the sentences below.

b I am writing to tell you about my last trip to Hue with my classmate last summer holiday.

a After we had a wonderful time at these places, we spent the rest time of our trip visiting some historical places such as Hue citadels and royal tombs

c The trip left me unforgettable memories of Hue and its people.

d On the first day, we visited Thien Mu pagoda, Noon Gate, Dong Ba market and Trang Tien bridge.

Dear Nam,

…(1)… On this occasion, my class paid a

visit to some places of interest in Hue

…(2)… The next day, we had a meeting

with students of Quoc Hoc high school

We played a lot of games on a spacious

piece of grass land (3)…

….(4) How about your recent trip? Was it

interesting? Please share with me I am

looking forward to hearing from you soon

Give my best regards to your family

Love,

An

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- Comprehension questions

- Scaffolding

1 What is the text type of this letter?

2 How many parts are there in this letter?

3 What is each part about?

4 Which tense is used in this letter?

Activity 3: Read the letter and answer the following

questions.

Dear Nam,

I am writing to tell you about my last trip to Hue with my classmate last summer holiday On this

occasion, my class paid paid a visit to some places of interest in Hue

On the first day, we visited Thien Mu pagoda,

Noon Gate, Dong Ba market and Trang Tien bridge

The next day, we had a meeting with students of Quoc Hoc high school We played a lot of games on a spacious piece of grass land After we had a wonderful time at these places, we spent the rest time of our trip visiting some historical places such as Hue citadels and royal tombs

The trip left me unforgettable memories of Hue

and its people How about your recent trip? Was it interesting? Please share with me

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon

Give my best regards to your family

Love, An

orientation

sequence

of events

conclusion

Past tense

Proper nouns

Words showing the

order of events

Activity 5 Work in groups Imagine you are Nam Write a letter

to tell An about your recent trip, using the cues below.

1 Where and on what occasion did you go?

2 Who did you go with?

3 How long did you stay there?

4 Which places did you visit?

5 How did you feel after the trip?

Dear An,

I am happy to receive your letter Like you, I also had some days off at the end of the first semester My family decided

to make a trip to Da Lat, where my uncle is living.

We visited my uncle’s farm and tasted some delicious fruits from his farm He took us some famous places around Da Lat city In the evening, we took a horse ride around Xuan Huong Lake It was a wonderful moment in my life.

We also took a lot of pictures at Bao Dai palace, Da Lat flower garden, Valley of Love and so on We went to Da Lat market to buy some souvenirs for my classmates.

I enclosed some of my photos with my letter Take a look and give me your comments.

Give my love to your family, too.

Your friend, Nam