Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

English 9
Lien Bao secondary school
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language ( Lesson 5. Write)
Teacher: Hoang Thi Kim Oanh
Period 24
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Letter
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
6. Write
Period 24.
A letter of inquiry is a request for information or action.
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
6. Write
edition(n)
detail(n)
fee(n)
a. Read this letter.
25 LeDuanSt.,District1
HoChiMinhCity,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
1. New words:
Period 24.
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
6. Write
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Exercise: Complete the missing letters
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bản in
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Period 24.
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
6. Write
edition(n)
detail(n)
fee(n)
a. Read this letter.
25 LeDuanSt.,District1
HoChiMinhCity,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
1. New words:
2. Structure:
I would like...
Could you please.....?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Period 24.
25LeDuanSt.,District1
HoChiMinhCity,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
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 Viet Nam 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:
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
6. Write
a. Read this letter.
Period 24.
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,
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Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
6. Write
a. Read this letter.
Period 24.
Introduction,
Request
Further information,
Conclusion,
*I saw/watched .... in the Viet Nam news / on TV /...
*I am interested in/like .... 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/
teachers...
*I can complete a test/supply my school report/...
*I look forward to hearing from you
*Yours faithfully,/Yours sincerely,
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
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
(6. Write)
a. Read this letter.
Period 24.
b. 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.
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
(6. Write)
a. Read this letter.
Period 24.
Introduction:
Request:
Further information:
Conclusion:
*I saw/heard/watched .... in the Times/ on TV /on BBC,...
*I am interested in/like/love.... 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 please send details of courses/fees/ teachers/scholarship,..
I can complete a test/supply my school report/...
*I look forward to hearing from you.
*Yours faithfully,/Yours sincerely,
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
a. Read this letter.
b. Write a letter of inquiry
Period 24.
(6. Write)
Suggested letter
Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
a. Read this letter.
b. Write a letter of inquiry
(6. Write)
Period 24.
Put the sentences in the correct order to form a former letter.
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
Dear sir,
I saw your Institute’s advertisement on today’s TV program.
I am interested in learning English and I would like some more information about your Institute.
Could you please send details of the courses and fees for beginner? I can supply my record of English study if necessary.
25 Tran Phu street
Nam Dinh city, Viet Nam
November 11th , 2010
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
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Thursday, November 11th 2010
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
6. Write
edition(n)
detail(n)
fee(n)
a. Read this letter.
1. New words:
2. Structure:
I would like...
Could you please.....?
I look forward to hearing from you.
b. 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.
Period 24.
Homework:
Complete the letter
Homework:
Complete the letter.
Write a similar letter.
Thank you for your attention