Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

course
complete
information
necessary
improve
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25 Le Duan St, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
April 17th , 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 write it. Could you please send details of the courses and fees? I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, John Robinson
25 Le Duan St, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
April 17th , 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 write it. Could you please send details of the courses and fees? I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, John Robinson
1. Where did Robinson see the school’s advertisement?
2. What language does he want to learn?
3. What aspect of Vietnamese does he want to improve?
4. What does Robinson want to know?
He saw the school’s advertisement in today’s edition of Vietnamese News.
He wants to learn Vietnamese.
He wants to learn to read and write Vietnamese.
He wants to know some details of the courses and fees.
*Questions:
I/Vocabulary
1-(to) request
2-(an) edition
3-(a) detail
4-(to) supply
5-fee (n)
6-(to) look forward to
yêu cầu/đề nghị
ấn bản/ấn phẩm
chi tiết
cung cấp
học phí
trông mong
My Mom has gone away to HCM city for long. I miss her much.
I am looking forward to seeing her again.
(to) ask for
Period 25-Unit4-Lesson 5-Write
25 Le Duan St, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
April 17th , 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 write it. Could you please send details of the courses and fees? I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
Introduction
Request
Further information
Conclusion
Outline
Introduction: Say how you come to know about the Institution
(advertisement on newspaper/ watch on TV)
express your interest ( want to know more information)
Request: State how good your English is ; exactly what kind of
information you want.
Further information: Say you are ready to supply more information about
your English/ study ( record of study) if necessary.
Conclusion: End with a polite closing.

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Dear sir,
I saw your school 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 write it. Could you please send details of the courses and fees?
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson
Period 25-Unit4-Lesson 5-Write
Introduction,
Request
Further information,
Conclusion,
*I saw/heard/watched .... in the Times / the Sunflowers / on TV /on BBC,..
*I am interested in/like/love .... Vietnamese/ English/... and I would like some information about your school/ institute/...
*I speak a little.... But I want to read/write/speak better...
*Could you.... courses/fees/timetable/
teachers/scholarship/...
*I can complete a test/supply my school report/...
*I look forward to hearing from you
*Yours faithfully,/Yours cincerely,
Suggested letter
45 Thanh Nien St, Hoa Binh city, Viet Nam
November 14th , 2014
To: Manager of Institute.
108 Trang Thi Street.
Dear sir,
I saw your Institute’s advertisement in today’s edition of the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning 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 to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Hoang Long
UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
LESSON 5 : WRITE
3. Homework:
Write the letter into your notebook.
Do the exercise in the workbook.
Be ready for language focus.

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