Task 2:8’ Letter of acceptance: Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter of accepting an invitation to spend a weekend in the country.. Thank you for your letter.[r]
Trang 1NGO QUYEN HIGH SCHOOL
SUPERVISOR : LÊ LÊ LỘC UYỂN
TRAINEE TEACHER: NGUYỄN THỊ TOÀN
Date of Preparation : February, 18 th , 2010 Date of Teaching : February, 23 rd , 2010 (Period 3)
Time allotted : 45 minutes
Period 68
UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS
WRITING
A Objectives:
1 Educational aim: To help Sts know how to write a letter of acceptance or refusal.
2 Knowledge: - General knowledge: Students should learn about the organization of the
content on acceptance or refusal letter
- Language: expressions are often used to accept or refuse something
3 Skills: writing
B Method: Communicative approach
C Teaching aids: Communicative approach.
D Procedure:
I) Class stabilization:(1’)
I) Check up:(4’)
Tell about some special features of Cuc
Phuong national park
II) Warm up:(4’)
- Questions:
- Have you ever written a letter?
- Who do you often write to?
- What do you write for?
- What kinds of letter have you learned?
II) New lesson:
I) Pre- writing:
Task 1(7’)Poster:
Ways of accepting Ways of refusing
Yes, I’d like/ love
to
Yes, that’s a great
idea
Yes, I’d be
delighted to
I’m afraid I can’t come because…
I’d love to, but…
I’m sorry, I can’t come because
- One student answers T’s question
Feedback:
+ There are many different species of flora and species of fauna
+ Cuc Phuong national park has many caves
- T asks some questions to lead them into the new lesson
Suggested answers:
+ Yes, I have
+ I often write to my friend and my relatives
+ Because I want to invite my friends to birthday party because I’d like to thank for
my friend’s invitation
+ I have learned some kinds of letter such
as letter of invitation, letter of complains, confirmation letter
- T introduces the new lesson
- T sticks the poster on the board and explains how to use these expressions
- Ss listen and take notes
- T asks Ss to work in pairs and do task 1(page 117, textbook)
- Ss work in pairs to do the tasks
- T calls on some Ss to answer orally
- T gives feedback
Trang 21 Dear Chi,
Something is wrong with my phone, so I am
leaving you this note Thanks for your
invitation ! How about
meeting at the school gate at 8: 30?
Lien
2 Dear David,
Thanks for your note. _ my
father has been ill since yesterday and I
have to look after him.
Let’s go another time.
Mike
3 Dear Daisy and Tony,
Thanks very much for your invitation o
dinner Of course, _.
I’m sure we will have a very good time
together.
Susan.
A letter of acceptance:
- Thank for invitation
- Use expressions of accepting
A letter of refusal:
- Thank for invitation
- Use expression of refusing
- Write the reason for refusal and suggest
an alternative date or activities
Task 2:(8’)
Letter of acceptance:
Rearrange the following sentences to make
a letter of accepting an invitation to spend
a weekend in the country.
Dear Lan,
1 Thank you for your letter.
2 You know how much I love spending a
weekend in the country after a long and
hard term.
3 It is lovely to hear that you are going to
spend the next weekend in the country.
4 I will catch the usual train on Friday
evening.
5 Give my best regards to your parents
and hope to see you soon.
6 I would really like to come.
Letter of refusal:
Rearrange the following sentences to make
a letter declining an invitation to go to a
birthday party
Dear Hoa,
1) It’s great to hear that you are going to
hold a birthday party at home on the next
Saturday.
2) On that day, I have to take an important
examination.
Feedback:
1 Yes, that’s a great idea
2 I’m afraid I can’t come
3 I’d like to
- T analyses 3 letters in task 1 and explains the way to write a letter of acceptance and refusal
- T gives Ss 2 letters of acceptance and refusal with jumbled sentences
- T asks Ss to work in-group of 4 to rearrange these sentences to make complete letters
- T calls on some Ss to give answers and corrects
Feedback:
Letter of acceptance:
13 6 2 4 5 Letter of refusal:
4 1 5 6 2 3
Trang 33) Anyway, thank you for inviting me and
give you best wishes on your birthday.
4) Thank you for your invitation.
5) I’d really love to come to your party.
6) But, I’m afraid I can’t come.
II) While writing:
Task 3: (textbook, page 118)(10’)
One of your friends has invited you to go
for a picnic to Cuc Phuong national park
next weekend Write a reply letter
accepting or declining his/her invitation
III) Post- writing:(10’)
Correction
IV) Homework(1’):
Write a letter of acceptance or refusal with
the same topic in task 3
- T asks Ss to do task 3 individually
- Ss write the letters
- T goes around to help Ss if necessary
- T has some Ss write their letter on the board
- T asks other students to give their comments
- Ss give comment
- T writes errors and mistakes on the board and gives correction
Suggested answers:
Dear Nam, Thank for your letter It’s great to hear that you are going to have a picnic in Cuc Phuong national park I’d like to go with you I will meet you at the school gate at 6.00 am next weekend
Give my regard to your parents
Love, Minh Dear Hoa, Thank for your letter It is lovely to hear that you are going to have a picnic in Cuc Phuong national park I’d love to but I’m going to visit my uncle in HCM city next weekend Let’s make another time perhaps Give my regard to your parents
Have a good journey
Love, Minh
VICE-PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR TRAINEE TEACHER