1. Aim: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to write a thank-you letter to donor to acknowledge the donor’s contribution.
2. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: donor, donate, donation, cooperation.
- Grammar/ Structures:
- (Pronunciation):
3. Skill: Writing II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: textbook, workbook, chalk.
2. Students: textbooks, workbooks.
III. PROCEDURE:
1. Warm-up: (5’) Game: Jumbled word
- Ask Ss to rearrange the word.
Stanhk
- Call Ss to give the answer.
Expected answer:
THANKS
* Lead – in :
When do you say “ Thanks ?”
- When someone give a present.
- When someone does me a favor.
- When someone help me with something.
2. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities A. Preparing to write (10’)
Activity 1:
* Discussing the purpose of the letter - Ask Ss to read the sample letter on page 52 and discuss the purpose of the letter in pairs.
- Call on some Ss to answer the
questions and elicit more ideas from the class.
- Give comments and feedback .
Activity 2:
* Underlining the sentences expressing the given points.
- Ask Ss to work individually.
- Call on some Ss to give the answers.
- Correct and give feedback.
Activity 3:
* Eliciting some useful expressions used to express gratitude or thanks.
+ On behalf of ..., I would like to thank you for your ... Your
Whole class
- Discuss the purpose of the letter in pairs.
- Give the answers in front of the class.
Expected answers :
1.The sample letter is written to thank- you a donor for donating money.
2. Thank-you letters to a donor serve two important purposes: + they acknowledge the donor's contribution and help cultivate a relationship, making it more likely for the individual/ orgarnization to donate again, and they serve as proof of the donation for income tax purposes.
Individual work - Read the letter and underline the given points.
- Give the answers in front of the class.
Expected answers
- The opening the letter: sentence 1.
- The donate amount: sentence 2.
- The way (s) the money is used:
sentence 2.
- The way the receipt is issued sentence 3.
- The gratitude to the donor : sentence 4.
- The closing of the letter : Yours faithfully.
Whole class
- Note down the useful expressions.
contribution makes it possible for us to ...
+ Thank you very much for your generous donation of $... in support of ...
+ As a result of gift, we will be able to continue the care for ...
+ I would like to take this opportunities to thank you for your generosity in donating...
B. Practice (18’)
- Get Ss to read the instruction carefully.
- Ask Ss to use the sample letter in Task 1 to make an outline for their writing individually.
- Have Ss compare their outline with a partner.
- Have Ss write their letter individually.
- Walk around the class and provide help when they need.
Individual work - Make the outline of the letter.
- Write the letter individually.
Sample letter Quang Tri , 42 HungDao Street
December 15, 2011 . Dear Sir,
On behalf of New Future School, I would like to thank you for generous donation of VND 500 million. Your contribution will make it possible for us to build our school library. A good library can help the students very much in their studying.
I would like to express our faithful thanks for the donation from your organization and hope to get more assistance and cooperation from your organization in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your faithfully,
Secretary,
School Building Fund C. Production (10’)
- Choose one letter and read it to the class.
- Then elicit corrective feedback from the class and give final comments afterwards.
- Draw Ss’ attention to the format of the letter and the organization of ideas and language use.
Whole class
- Compare the writing to another.
- Then take the note of checking - Observe to the corrections of some the others' writing.
IV. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: (2’) - Rewrite the letter expressing gratitude.
- Prepare next lesson, unit 4-language focus.
V. COMMENTS:
Period: 35th Date of preparation: November 14th, 2011 UNIT6: COMPETITIONS
Lesson: Language Focus I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Aim: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- distinguish the clusters /tr/, /dr/, /tw/ and pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly.
- understand reported speech with gerund and use these structures to solve communicative tasks.
2. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: words containing sounds /tr/, /dr/, /tw/ and verbs used with gerund.
- Grammar/ Structures: Reported speech with gerund - Pronunciation: /tr/, /dr/, /tw/
3. Skills: speaking, writing II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: textbook, projector, cassette, chalk.
2. Students: textbooks, notebooks, pens.
III. PROCEDURE:
1. Warm-up: (5’) Game: Match the pictures with their names - Divide the class into 2 groups.
- Give 5 pictures.
- Give 5 names:
a. tree b. dress c. twin d. train e. drum - Ask Ss to match the pictures with their names in 2 minutes.
- Declare the winner with more correct answers.
Suggested answers:
1
4 5
2 3
1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-e, 5-d
- Ask the question: “What are the initial sounds of these words?”
Suggested answers:
/tr/, /dr/, /tw/
Lead-in: Today, you will learn how to pronounce the words containing the sounds /tr/, /dr/, /tw/.
2. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities A. Pronunciation /tr/, /dr/, /tw/
Activity 1: (5’) Listen and repeat
- Model the sounds /tr/, /dr/, /tw/ and explain how to make these sounds.
- Ask Ss to listen to the tape and repeat in chorus.
- Call on some Ss to pronounce these words.
/tr/ /dr/ /tw/
traffic drive twelve
troops dreadful twenty
trousers drink twin
tropical dress twinkle
Activity 2: (5’)
Practise reading the sentences.
1. John always enjoys travelling by train.
2. Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
3. Goerge is driving dangerously.
4. Her new dress is an absolute dream.
5. She has an amused twinkle in her eyes.
6. Think twice before doing something.
- Ask Ss to listen to the sentences from the tape and underline the words containing the sounds /tr/ - /dr/ - /tw/.
- Call on some Ss to give the words containing the target sounds.
- Call on some Ss to read the sentences loudly.
- Comment and give correction if necessary.
- The whole class listen and repeat the words in chorus.
- Some Ss read the words loudly.
- Work individually, listen to the tape and underline the words containing the sounds /tr/ - /dr/ - /tw/, then some Ss go to the board and write down the answers.
Expected answers:
/tr/ /dr/ /tw/
travelling driving twinkle train dress twice troubling dream
- Some Ss read the sentences in front of class.
B. Grammar
Reported Speech with Gerund a. Presentation:
Activity 1: Reporting (3’) - Give 3 situations:
1. Daisy said: “I want to be a famous singer.”
2. Jim said to Mary: “You won the game. Congratulation!”
3. Susan said: “Why don’t we stop smoking?”
- Ask Ss to report the words in each situation by eliciting the questions:
1. What did Daisy dream of?
2. On what chance did Jim congratulate Mary?
3. What did Susan suggest?
- Show the answers on the screen and introduce about the Reported Speech with Gerund.
- Elicit the usage of reported speech with gerund.
- Give a direct speech sentence and ask Ss to change it into reported speech.
“It was very nice of you to help me with my homework yesterday”, Son said to Hoa.
- Ask Ss to pay attention to pronouns, possessive pronouns and adverbs, then elicit the changes of these functions.
Activity 2: Giving formations &
verbs/phrasal verbs followed by prepositions. (2’)
- Give the examples and the formations of reported speech with gerund.
- Elicit the verbs/phrasal verbs followed by gerund from the Ss.
Ex1:
Jim congratulated Mary on winning the game.
Ex2:
- Read each situation and give the answers.
Suggested answers:
1. Daisy dreamed of being a famous singer.
2. Jim congratulated Mary on winning the game.
3. Susan suggested stopping smoking.
- Give the usage.
Usage:
We usually use a gerund structure to report thinking , congratulation,
suggestion, apology, accusation and so on.
- Give the answer:
Son thanked Hoa for helping him with his homework the day before.
- Give the note.
Note:
When changing a direct speech into a repoted speech , we need to pay
attention to the changes of pronouns and possessive pronouns and adverbs of time and places.
- Give the the verbs/phrasal verbs followed by gerund.
Phrasal verbs with object and preposition:
accuse … of, congratulate … on , warn
… against, thank … for, stop/prevent … from,…
Phrasal verbs with preposition:
apologize for, insist on, dream of, think of, look forward to…
S+ V + O + prep + V-ing
Daisy dreamed of being a famous singer.
Ex3:
Susan suggested stopping smoking.
b. Practice:
Activity 1: Change the direct speech into reported speech. (7’)