I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would like some information about your school.. I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and to write it.. I am interested i
Trang 2Jumbled words:
adversetimnet
wnes iresetnt inatmorfion
sasecenry
advertisement news
interest information necessary
Trang 3LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Unit 4
Trang 41 (to) request:
2 (to) look forward to:
3 a fee :
4 an edition :
5 a detail :
I Vocabulary:
yêu cầu = trông mong = học phí
bản in, lần xuất bản chi tiết
ask for expect
Trang 525 Le Duan St., Dis trict 1
Ho Chi Minh City, V ietnam
April 17, 2003
Dear Sir,
I saw your schoo l’s advertisement in today’s edition of th e Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnames
e and I would like so me information abo
ut
your school.
I speak a little Viet namese, but I want to learn to read and to write it Could y
ou please send details of courses and fee
s?
I can complete a sp oken Vietnamese te
st
if necessary.
I look forward to he aring from you
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
Trang 6Where did Mr Robinson see the
school’s advertisement?
What languages does he want to
learn?
What aspects of Vietnamese
does he want to improve?
What does Mr Robinson want
to know?
1
2
4
3
He saw the school’s advertisement in
today’s edition of the Vietnamese news.
He wants to learn Vietnamese.
He wants to improve his reading
and writing.
He wants to know some details of
the courses and fees.
25 Le Duan St., Dis trict 1
Ho Chi Minh City, V ietnam
April 17, 2003 Dear Sir,
I saw your school ’s advertisement in today’s edition of th e Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnames e and I would like som e information about your school.
I speak a little Vietn amese, but I want t o learn to read and t o write it Could yo
u please send deta ils of courses an
d fees?
I can comple te a spoken Vietna
mese test if necessary.
I look forward to he aring from you
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
II Write:
* Questions:
Trang 725 Le Duan St., Dis trict 1
Ho Chi Minh City, V ietnam
April 17, 2003 Dear Sir,
I saw your schoo l’s advertisement
in
today’s edition of th e Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnames
e and I would like so me information abo
ut
your school.
I speak a little Viet namese, but I want to learn to read and to write it Could y
ou
please send details of courses and fee s?
I can complete a sp oken Vietnamese te
st
if necessary.
I look forward to he aring from you
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
Trang 8Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 17, 2003 Dear Sir,
I saw your school’s advertisement in today’s edition of the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would like some information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want
to learn to read and to write it Could you please send details of courses and fees?
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
Find the sentences in the letter
which match to the headlines.
Conclusion
Further information
Request
Introduction
A
B
C D
Trang 9Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 17, 2003 Dear Sir,
I saw your school’s advertisement in today’s edition of the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and
I would like some information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and to write it Could you please send details of courses and fees?
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
- Say how you come to know about the Institute
(advertisement on newspaper/ watch TV)
-Express your interest (want to know more
information)
- State how good your English is; exactly what
kind of information you want.
- Say you are ready to supply more information
about your English / study (record of study) if
necessary
- End with a polite closing
(to) be interested in + V-ing
Could you please + V ?
(to) look forward to + V-ing Yours faithfully,
Trang 10FOREIGN LANGUAGE COUNCIL
ACADEMY OF LANGUAGE
NEW ENGLISH INSTITUTE
Trang 11FOREIGN LANGUAGE COUNCIL
ACADEMY OF LANGUAGE
NEW ENGLISH INSTITUTE
Why not learn to speak a foreign language with
others?
We have well-qualified teachers.
Classes in the morning, afternoon and evening Courses begin first week of November
Phone 8278787 for more information
G / F, 12 Nam Trang Street Study English, French or Chinese in the morning & evening
Places available in beginner / intermediate classes Courses start on November 3.
Tuition
If you want to improve your English , we can help you Our teachers offer afternoon, evening and weekend classes for those new to English Come and see us at the new English Institute today.
We are at 108 Trang Thi Street.
Read the advertisements in 5 READ again Choose one of the
schools you want to attend to improve your English
Trang 12FOREIGN LANGUAGE COUNCIL
ACADEMY OF LANGUAGE
NEW ENGLISH INSTITUTE
Why not learn to speak a foreign language with others?
We have well-qualified teachers.
Classes in the morning, afternoon and evening Courses begin first week of November
Phone 8278787 for more information
& evening Places available in beginner / intermediate classes
Courses start on November 3.
Tuition
If you want to improve your English , we can help you Our teachers offer afternoon, evening and weekend classes for those new to English Come and see us at the new English Institute today.
We are at 108 Trang Thi Street.
25 Le Duan St., District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 17, 2003
Dear Sir,
I saw your school’s advertisement in
today’s edition of the Viet N am News.
I am interested in learning
Vietnamese and I would like some
information about your scho ol.
I speak a little Vietnamese , but I want
to learn to read and to write it Could you please send details of c ourses and fees?
I can complete a spoke n Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing fr om you
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
Introduction:
-Say how you come to know about the Institute (advertisement on
newspaper/ watch TV)
-Express your interest (want to know more information)
- State how good your English is; exactly what kind of
information you want.
- Say you are ready to supply more information about your English /
study (record of study) if necessary
- End with a polite closing
Request:
Further information:
Conclusion:
(to) be interested in + V -ing
Could you please + V ?
(to) look forward to + V -ing Yours faithfully,
Trang 131 A letter of inquiry is a request for information
or action.
2 In all formal letters, you must include the addresses of the writer and the recipient.
3 There are 4 parts in a letter of inquiry:
+ Introduction + Request
+ Further information + Conclusion.
Trang 141 Write a letter of inquiry to a centre to get to know more information about the courses and fees (you want to attend one of the courses there)
2 Prepare for Language Focus:
Reported speech and questions; Modal verbs with Conditional Sentences Type I; Adverb clauses of Result; Prepositions of Time; Wishes
Trang 16Bacninh City, Viet Nam
Dear Sir!
I saw your Institute’s advertisement in today’s edition of the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learn English and I would like some more information about your Institute.
I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing is bad So I want to improve my reading and writing Could you please send details of the courses and fees for beginner?
I can supply my record of English study if necessary.
I look forward hearing from you soon Yours faithfully,
Hoang Linh
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