Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

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What do the three advertisements mention?
Class time
School fees
Length of the course
Language level
Number of students in a class
Time to start


I/Vocabulary
1- request (n)
2- edition(n)
3- detail(n)
4-(to) supply
5-(to) look forward to
yêu cầu/đề nghị
ấn bản/ấn phẩm
chi tiết
cung cấp
trông mong
My Mom has gone away to HCM city for long. I miss her much.
I am looking forward to seeing her again.
Fill in one of the words into each gap
1. He always has a ……………..for money.
2. Could you send the …………..of the course?
3. I saw your school’s advertisement in
today’s ……………of the Vietnam news.
4. Please …………….more information about
your English.
5. I’m ………………………….meeting you.
request
request
details
details
edition
edition
supply
supply
looking forward to
looking forward to
From: 25 Le Duan St.,District1
Ho Chi Minh City,Viet Nam




To: The headmaster of the school
35 Le loi St., District1
Ho Chi Minh City,Viet Nam
-John Robinson,From England
-He lives in 25 Le Duan St.,District1 Ho
Chi Minh City,Viet Nam and he wants to
learn Vietnamese
Read a letter of inquiry
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
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2
3
4
a.Request: - State how good your English is; -Exactly what kind of information you want.
d.Further information: - Say you are ready to supply more information about your Vietnamese/ study (record of study) if necessary.
c.Conclusion: end with a polite closing.
b.Introduction: - Say how you know about the Institution (advertisement on newspaper / watch on TV); - Express your interest (want to know more information)
Mr. Robinson’s letter
Outline
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
2
3
4
a.Request: - State how good your Vietnamese is; - Exactly what kind of information you want.
d.Further information: Say you are ready to supply more information about your Vietnamese/ Study (record of study) if necessary.
c.Conclusion: end with a polite closing.
b.Introduction: - Say how you know about the school (advertisement on newspaper / watch on TV); - Express your interest (want to know more information)
1
2
3
4
Mr. Robinson’s letter
Outline
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.
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
a.Request: - State how good your English is; - Exactly what kind of information you want.
d.Further information: Say you are ready to supply more information about your English/ Study (record of study) if necessary.
c.Conclusion: End with a polite closing.
b.Introduction: - Say how you know about the school (advertisement on newspaper / watch on TV); - Express your interest (want to know more information)
A letter of inquiry
Outline
Suggested letter
Mo O, Dakrong,Quang Tri
November 9th , 2010
Dear sir,
I saw your Institute’s advertisement on TV
I am interested in learning English and I would like some more information about your school.
I have learnt English for more than three years, but I speak not very well and my writing is bad. So I want to improve my speaking and writing skills. Could you please send the length of the course, number of students in a class and fees ?
I can show you my record of study if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully,

Phuc Nguyen
Write your letter again.
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