Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

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ENGLISH 9
UNIT 4
PHU THINH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Teacher: Vương Khải
Unit 4
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Lesson5: Write
Tuesday,12th Novembrer 2013
1. Vocabulary
yêu cầu, đề nghị
ấn bản
chi tiết
cung cấp
trông mong
- request (v):
- edition (n):
- detail (n):
- supply (v):
- look forward to(V):
What do you write in each part of the letter? Do the matching to find the answer.
1. Heading
2. Opening
3.Body of the letter
4. Closing
A-Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely,
B-The content of the letter
C-Writer’s address and the date
D-Dear...,
FORM OF A LETTER
- John Robinson, From England
- live in HCM city-Vietnam
- want to learn Vietnamese
2. Read and understand the content of the letter :
1. Where did Robinson see the school’s advertisement?
2. What language does he want to learn?
3. What aspects 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 the 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.
Answer the questions:
25 Le Duan St.,District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 17th 2003
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
introduction
request
further information
conclusion
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
3. Writing: (Read the advertisements in READ 5 again. Choose one of the schools you want to attend to improve your English. Write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the courses and fees. Follow the outline below)
Could you please send details of courses and fees? (a polite request)
NOTES
I would like ...
I am interested...
I’d like...
I’m interested...
(to) look forward to +V-ing
Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely,
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/time able/ teachers / scholarship /...
I can complete a test / supply my school report /...
I look forward to hearing from you
Yours faithfully,/ Yours sincerely
Hai Phong City
November 12th , 2013
Dear sir,
I saw your Institute’s advertisement in today’s edition of the Times
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 skills. 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.
Yours faithfully,
Thai Thuy Linh
SUGGESTED PARAGRAPH:
*Homework
- Rewrite the letter of inquiry.
- Do exercises in your exercise book.
- Prepare : Language focus
THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!
The end
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