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Trang 1Unit 4 : VOLUNTEER WORK
Period : 24
Date of preparation : 26-09-2010
Date of teaching : 30-09-2010
Teaching item : WRITING
I) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
+ LANGUAGE CONTENT :
* To supply the students with a thank-you letter
+ LANGUAGE FUNCTION :
* To write about a formal letter expressing gratitude
+ EDUCATIONAL AIM :
* By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
+ write a formal letter expressing gratitude
1/ Languages :
* Vocabulary :
* Structures:
2/ Skills : Productive writing
3/ Educational factor:
* To help students know how to write a letter of thanking
II) TEACHER AND STUDENTS' PREPARATION
1/ Method : Communicative approach
2/ Techniques : Game: “Jumbled word”, Synonym, Gap-Fill, Transition , Eliciting,
Question-Answer
3/ Materials needed : Lesson plan , Textbook , Handout , Color chalk
4/ Students' preparation :
* Read the guiding books and grammatical books before going to school
* Prepare the writing
III) PROCEDURES IN CLASS
1 Stabilization : ( 1 minute)
* Greeting the students and asking them something about the attendance , their health, the weather and preparation
2 Checking-up the previous knowledge : ( 5 minutes)
* Calling one student to B/B :
+ Talk about Mai’s birthday party that learned in the previous period
* Correcting the mistakes , giving remarks and marking:
3 Presentation of the new materials
SPECIFIC STAGES
TIME TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS'
ACTIVITIES
THE CONTENT
OF THE LESSON
8ms
I Warmer
Game : “Jumbled Word”
* Asking the students to work
out the anagram of the
following word
STANHK
Expected answer :
THANKS Lead-in:
* Eliciting the answers from the
students and asking :
+ When do you say “thanks” ?
Expected answers:
* Playing the game
“Jumbled Word”
* Answering the questions
Expected answer :
Unit 4 : VOLUNTEER WORK Period 24 : WRITING
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Trang 2 When someone gives you a
present
When someone does you a
favor
When someone helps you
with something
Today , you’ll learn how to
write a formal letter to express
gratitude or thanks
Unit 4 :
VOLUNTEER WORK
Period 24 : WRITING
When someone gives you a present
When someone does you a favor When someone helps you with something
* Writing the title of the lesson
Unit 4 : VOLUNTEER WORK Period 24 : WRITING
5ms
2 Pre writing:
Activity1 : Pre-teach
vocabulary
1 amount (n) (synonym)
+ What is the synonym of “sum
of money” ?
2 donation (n) (translation)
+ Ask Ss: How do you say “vật
tặng , sự đóng góp” in English
?
3 issue (v) (realia + situation:
phát hành
+ Show a volume of Women
Magazine to Ss:
This is a monthly magazine
It is …… once a month
* Asking the students to read
the words after the teacher in
chorus
* Writing down the new words
1 amount (n)
2 donation (n)
“vật tặng , sự đóng góp”
3 issue (v) phát hành
* Asking the students
to read the words after the teacher in chorus
Vocabulary
1 amount (n) (synonym) + What is the synonym of “sum of money” ?
2 donation (n) (translation) + Ask Ss: How do you say “vật tặng , sự đóng góp” in English ?
3 issue (v) (realia + situation: phát hành
+ Show a volume of Women Magazine to Ss:
This is a monthly magazine
It is …… once a month
5ms
Activity2 : Task 1(page 52)
Read and underline
* Asking the sts to work in pairs
to point out
1 The opening of the letter
Line 3
2 The donated amount :
Line 4,5
3 The way (s) the money is
used : Line 5,6,7
4 The way the receipt is issued
: Line 7,8
5 The gratitude to the donor :
Line 9,10,11
6 The closing of the letter :
Line 12,13
* Working in pairs, pointing out
1 Read and underline
* Asking the sts to work in pairs to point out
1 The opening of the letter
Line 3
2 The donated amount :
Line 4,5
3 The way (s) the money is used :
Line 5,6,7
4 The way the receipt is issued :
Line 7,8
5 The gratitude to the donor :
Line 9,10,11
6 The closing of the letter :
Line 12,13
5ms
Activity3 : Eliciting
* Eliciting some useful
expressions used to express
gratitude or thanks in a formal
* Eliciting some useful expressions used to express
2 Some useful expressions used to
express gratitude or thanks in a formal thank-you letter
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Trang 3thank-you letter from Ss
Expected answers:
+ I am most grateful to you for
…
+ I would like to express my
thanks to you for …
+ On behalf of … I am writing
to thank you for …
+ I would like to offer my
sincerest thanks to you for …
+ My heartfelt thanks go to you
for …
+ I am very much obliged to
you for …
I owe a great debt of gratitude
to you for …
I would like to give a special
thanks to you for …
gratitude or thanks in
a formal thank-you letter
+ I am most grateful to you for … + I would like to express my thanks
to you for …
+ On behalf of … I am writing to thank you for …
+ I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to you for …
+ My heartfelt thanks go to you for
… + I am very much obliged to you for
…
I owe a great debt of gratitude to you for …
I would like to give a special thanks
to you for …
7ms
3 While writing:
Task 2 (page 53)
Writing a thank-you letter
* Asking the sts to read the
situation in task 2 on page 53
and then write a letter to thank
for the donation
* Going around the class to
control and giving help if
necessary
* Collecting some sts’ writing
to give comments in front of the
class as models
Suggested writing
120 Nguyen Trai, Phu Cat
15th September , 2010
Dear Sir (Madam)
On behalf of Phu Cat I School ,
I would to the thank you for
your generous donation of VND
one million Your contribution
will make it possible for us to
build our school library A good
library can help the Sts very
much in their studying We will
issue a receipt as soon as
possible
Once again thank you very
much for your kindness We
hope to receive more assistance
and cooperation from your
company in the future I look
forward to hearing from you
soon yours faithfully, Nguyen
* Trying to write a letter to thank for the donation
* Listening and watching correct the writings
3 Task 2 (page 53) Writing a thank-you letter
120 Nguyen Trai, Phu Cat
15th September , 2010 Dear Sir (Madam)
On behalf of Phu Cat I School , I would to the thank you for your generous donation of VND one million Your contribution will make it possible for us to build our school library A good library can help the Sts very much in their studying We will issue a receipt as soon as possible
Once again thank you very much for your kindness We hope to receive more assistance and cooperation from your company in the future I look forward to hearing from you soon yours faithfully, Nguyen Van An
Principle of Phu Cat I school
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Principle of Phu Cat I school
8ms
4 Post writing:
Peer correction
* Choosing one writing and
asking a student to write it on
the board
* Asking the rest of the class to
correct the mistakes and giving
comments
* Giving feedback and
comments
* Looking at the piece
of Sts’ writing on B/B and giving comments
1m
HOMEWORK:
* Asking the students to write
down the homework:
+ Prepare LANGUAGE
FOCUS
* Writing down the
+ Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS
Suggested writing No 1
NGO MAY, Phu Cat Binh Dinh
September 20th , 2010
Dear Hanh and Trung,
I’m writing to thank you for what you have done for us during your stay in our remote village We really appreciate your precious help The newly-built wooden bridge is very useful to our daily transportation Once again we’re extremely thankful for these invaluable things
We wish you good health and great success
I look forward to seeing you again next year
Sincerely yours,
Suggested writing No 2 Writing a Thank-You letter:
A number of Vietnamese and foreign Green Summer volunteers rebuilt some classrooms
(mending roofs, windows, tables, desks, benches, …) in your school Now write a letter to thank them The letter should be focused on the following items:
+ Date
+ Salutation
+ Express thanks and appreciation for what has been done for the school
+ Say how the work will be useful
+ Express thanks / gratitude again
+ Write a social note
+ Closing
+ Signature
Self-evaluation:
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