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Could you please send me details of the competition, the number of participants, entry procedures, venue, date and time?. Please provide me with your phone number and e-mail.[r]

Find words that go with “letter”

penpal

Thank you

invitation

request

confirmation

Letter

UNIT 6

Lesson 4: WRITING

THU TRANG

 Task 1: Read the letter and find out the

information required for English Speaking Competition.

Thu Trang

Opening

(writer’s address)

Identify

the parts

of this letter.

Body

Closing and ending

A LETTER OF REQUEST

The reason why

you write the letter

The request

140 Kham Thien St,Dong Da District

Ha Noi, Vietnam 17th October,2006 Dear Sir / Madam,

I read the information about the English Competition on your Language Centre"s website

I am interested in practising English with native speakers and I want to get some information about the competition.

Could you please send me details of the competition, the number of participants, entry procedures, venue, date and time? Please provide

me with your phone number and e-mail.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully, Thu Trang

I read the information about the English Speaking Competition on your Language Centre’s website I

am interested in practising English with native speakers and I want to get some information about the competition.

Could you please send me details of the competition, the number of participants, entry procedures, venue, date and time? Please provide me with your phone number and e-mail.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully, Thu Trang

140 Kham Thien st, Dong Da District Hanoi, Vietnam

17 th October,2006 Dear Sir/ Madam,

The information

required for English

Speaking Competition

Number of

participants

entry procedures

venue

date and time

• number of participants: 25

• entry procedure: registration

• venue: 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

• date : 25th November

• arrival time: 7:00 p.m; starting time: 8:00 p.m

• phone number: (04) 9838188

• e-mail: Englishclub06@yahoo.com

Task 2: Imagine you are Kate Johnson, secretary of the English Speaking

Competition Write a letter to respond to Thu Trang, using the details below.

A letter of reply

Identify

the parts

of the

letter.

Heading Opening

Closing and ending

Confirming the letter

you’ve received

Providing necessary

information

Body

 A letter of reply is the letter that responds to the request.It confirms whether the help is provided or the information

is available or not

Useful language

Confirming

the letter

you’ve

received

Providing

necessary

information

- Thank you for your letter and welcome to _.

-Thank you for your interest in _

- Here are some details about .

- Here is the important information you should know about _.

A letter of reply

Work in groups

3 Post - WRITING

Correct the letter.

106 Tran Hung Dao St, Hoan Kiem District

Ha Noi City, Vietnam

25th October,2009.

Dear Thu Trang,

Thank you for your letter and welcome to our English Speaking

competition Here are some details about the competition.

The number of participants is limited- just 25 The competition is held

on 25 th November, 2009 at 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem

District, Ha Noi It starts at 8.00 a.m Contestants should be present at about 7.00 a.m for registration.

For more information please contact me on the phone number

(04)9838188 and e-mail : Englishclub06@yahoo.com.

Best wishes,

Kate Johnson

Secretary

1

5

3 2

LUCKY NUMBERS

1 How many parts are there in a letter of reply? What are they?

-4 parts

They are heading, opening, body, and

closing

2 What do we write in

the formal letter?

We write :

With best wishes/ Yours faithfully/ Yours

1 Heading

2 Opening

The reason why you write the letter

3 Body The request

4 Closing and ending

3 What do you call this form of letter?

A letter of request

1 Heading

2 Opening

Confirming the letter you’ve received

3 Body Providing necessary information

4 Closing and ending

4 What do you call this form of letter?

A letter OF REPLY

5/ CONGRATULATION !

You have chosen a

LUCKY NUMBER

Redo task 2

Prepare Part E