Bai 5

* What do you often write about?
12 Tran Hung Dao St.
Ha Noi
February 10, 2008.
Dear Tim,
Thanks for your letter. I`m pleased to hear you had
an enjoyable Christmas vacation.
We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grades for Science, English and History, but my math result was poor. My math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must study harder next semester.
It is almost Tet. That`s the Lunar New Year Festival in Viet Nam. I think I told you about it in my last letter. We`re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother. I`ll send you a postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.
Regards,
Hoa
* What is this?
It’s a letter.
* Do you often write to someone?
* To whom do you usually write?
CHATTING






Unit 5
STUDY HABITS
Write
enjoyable (adj.) :
vui thích, thú vị
result (n) :
kết quả
Lunar New Year :
Tết Nguyên Đán
Mid – Autumn Festival :
Tết Trung Thu
(to) celebrate :
tổ chức kỷ niệm
regards (n) :
những lời chúc tốt đẹp
I. Vocabulary
Put these parts into the right order to make a complete letter:
II.WRITE
12 Tran Hung Dao St. Hanoi
November 17, 2007
Dear Tim,
Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.
We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grade for Science, English and History, but my Math result was poor. My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must study harder next semester.
Regards,
Hoa
It is almost Tet. That’s the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam. I think I told you about it in my last letter. We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother. I’ll send you a postcard from there. Write soon and tell me all your news.
Heading:
Opening:
Body of the letter:
Closing:
12 Tran Hung Dao St.Hanoi
November 17, 2007
Dear Tim,
Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.
We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grade for Science, English and History, but my Math result was poor. My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must study harder next semester.
It is almost Tet. That’s the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam. I think I told you about it in my last letter. We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother. I’ll send you a postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.
Regards,
Hoa
Name parts of a letter:
How many parts are there in a letter ?
- There are four parts
What are they ?
- They are: Heading
Opening
Body of the letter
Closing
Body of the letter
Heading
Closing
Opening
The content of the letter
Dear…,
Love / Regards / Your friend, …
Writer’s address and the date
* Match parts of the letter and their contents:
Read the letter in your books and answer the questions:
1. Who wrote the letter ?
2. What is Hoa pleased about ?
3. What did Hoa receive ?
- Hoa wrote the letter
- She is pleased to hear that Tim had an enjoyable Christmas vacation
- She received her first semester report card
Read the letter in your books and answer the questions:
4. How about her report ?
5. What is Tet ?
6. What is Hoa going to do ?
- She got good grades for Science, English and History but her Math result was poor.
- It is the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam
- She is going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with her grandmother
Now help Lan write a letter to her pen pal Donna in San Francisco. Use the information in the box and the questions:
Mother’s Day
second semester report / last month
good grades for Geography / Physics / Math
teacher / tell / improve English / History
in a few weeks / Mid-Autumn Festival / moon festival
Ha Long Bay / aunt and uncle / bus this afternoon
send you / postcard
What is Lan pleased about?
What did Lan receive ?
How about her report ?
When is Mid-Autumn going to come? And what is Mid-Autumn ?
What is Lan going to
do ?
Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable
We received our semester report I got good grades for but my results were poor. My math teacher asked me to I think I have to study harder next

Dear
Correction:
Mother’ Day.
11 Le Loi – Hoi An city
November,1st 2011
…………………………
…………………………
….……
………………
………….
second
……………………………….
…………
last month
Geography, Physics and Math
English and History
………………………………
improve my English and History.
school year.
…………………….
………………
Donna,

In a few weeks
That’s the in Viet Nam. I think I told you about it in my last letter. I’m going to
I’ll send you a postcard from there.

Write soon and tell me all your news.
Lan
…….……
………………………………………………………...
Moon Festival
Ha Long Bay with my aunt and uncle by bus this afternoon.
……………
…………
Your friend,
……………………………………
we are going to celebrate the Mid-
Autumn Festival.
…………..
HOMEWORK
- Learn new words
- Write a letter to your friend telling about your last semester report.
- Prepare for Language focus (p.52-53)