Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

WELCOME TO CLASS
Teacher: LE NGOC THU
BAC HOA SECONDARY SCHOOL
REVISION
1/ Which school is suitable for Mr.Lam ? Why?
Foreign language council is suitable for him.Because :
This school has class time in the evening,
It begins on 3rd November ( late October)
He can learn at intermediate level
1/ Do the advertisements have enough information for us to read?
No, they don’t.
2/ What should you do to get more information
from the advertisements?
We should write a letter of inquiry .




I/ Vocabulary:
- Inquiry
Sự đề nghị cung cấp
- edition
số lượng in/ ấn bản
- Detail
Chi tiết
- Fees
Học phí
- To look forward to
Trông đợi/mong điều gì
- Faithfully = sincerely
Chân thành
UNIT 4 : LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Period 25:
LESSON 4: WRITE
LESSON 5 : WRITE
+ V(ing)
MATCHING

1. Inquiry
2.Detail
3. Fees
4.edition
a. số lượng in/ ấn bản
d.Chi tiết
b.Học phí
c.Sự đề nghị cung cấp
e.Trông đợi/mong điều gì
II/ How to write a letter of inquiry.

There are 4 sections/parts in a letter of inquiry
1/ Introduction:
2/ Request:
3/ Further information:
4/ Conclusion:



I saw your school’s advertisement in today’s edition of the
Vietnamese 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 courses and fees?
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
J. Robinson

John Robinson
25 Le Duan Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
April 17th, 2003
Dear Sir
Let’s read a letter
Introduction
Request
I saw your school’s advertisement in today’s edition of the Vietnamese 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 courses and fees?
Further information
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary
Conclusion
I look forward to hearing from you.
Reread the letter and answer the questions given
1.Where did Mr. Robinson see the school advertisement?
He saw the advertisement in Today’s edition of Vietnam news.
2. What language does he want to learn?
He wants to learn Vietnamese.
3. What aspect of Vietnamese does he want to learn?
He wants to learn how to read and write
4.What does he want to know?
He wants to know details of the course and fees.
III/Practice writing:
Read the advertisements in 5.Read 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.
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 to know
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
What about you?
1/ When did you see the school’s advertisement?
2/ How do you study English now ?
3/What information do you want to get from that school?
4/ what do you write at the end of the letter ?
Writing
1/ When did you see that school’s advertisement
Dear sir/madam,
I saw your school’s advertisement on today’s TV program. I am very
interested in learning English and I would like some more information about
your school
2/ How do you study English now?
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.
3/ What information do you want to get from that school?
Could you please provide more information about the length of the courses
and fees for beginners? I can supply my record of English study if necessary.
4/ What do you write at the end of the letter?
I look forward to hearing from you soon
Your faithfully

Thu
* Home work
1/ Rewrite the complete letter in your notebook
2/Prepare “ Language focus”
GOODBYE
Thank you very much