Unit 4. Volunteer work and literacy programs

To our class, 11C1
Jumbled Sentences
Thank
you
very much
for
I’m
I’m
obliged
very much
your help
your help
to you
for
to you
really grateful
me out
for helping
Jumbled Sentences
1. Thank you very much for your help
2. I’m very much obliged to you for your help
3. I’m really grateful to you for helping me out
When do you use these expressions?
?To express gratitude/ thanks to someone
How can you express gratitude if the person is far away?
?By making a phone call or writing a letter
?In our daily life, we sometimes receive help and support from other people. It`s advisable to write a letter to express our thanks to those who helped us.
How to write a letter thanking someone is the focus of our lesson today
Unit 4: Volunteer Work
and Literacy Program
Writing a Thank-You Letter
Model:
November,4th, 2008

Dear Mrs. An,

I’m writing to thank you for your special care and help to us during our stay in your house. We really appreciate your great concern.

We’re back to school to get prepared for the new school year’s study program. Thanks to your care and help we now become more mature, confident, and social when communicating with people.

Once again we’re extremely thankful for what you have done to us.

We wish you good health and great success and look forward to seeing you again next year.

Sincerely yours,
Susan Brown
Format of a thank-you letter
Match parts of the letter with language tips
Letter Rearrangement
Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete letter.
1. April 15, 2008
2. Thank you again for your assistance
3. We appreciate your precious help.
4. Your guide has contributed greatly to the .....success of my essay. I got 9.5 mark for it.
5. Truly yours,
6. Dear Professor Tuan,
7. Hung
8. We wish you all the best and luck
Things that do not belong
There are some sentences that do not belong to the letter. Read and find out which sentences do not belong.
Laura,
Thanks a million for lending me your gorgeous leather jacket. Just what I needed for the party. I’ve worn it a lot of times already. You saved my life! Anyway here it is, safely returned. I hope you won’t mind. I’m giving it to your mom as probably I won’t see you till Monday. It is wonderful today. Have a great weekend, and hope I can do the same for you some time!
Love and kisses,
Anna
Laura,

Thanks a million for lending me your gorgeous leather jacket. Just what I needed for the party. I’ve worn it a lot of times already. You saved my life! Anyway here it is, safely returned. I hope you won’t mind. I’m giving it to your mom as probably I won’t see you till Monday. It is wonderful today. Have a great weekend, and hope I can do the same for you some time!

Love and kisses,

Anna
Read the situation (situation b on page 52)
Imagine you are an American student volunteer, who stayed in Mrs. Nam’s house during your one-month volunteer campaign a remote village.
Now, you have just returned to Ho Chi Minh City.
Write a letter to thank her for her special help and care to you and your friends during the time you stayed there.
Answer the following questions:
1. Who are you in the situation?
2. Who are you writing to?
3. What are you written for?
? An American student volunteer
? To Mrs. Nam
? To thank her for her special help and care to me and my friends during the time we stayed there
Dear Hue,
I’m writing to thank you for your help our children learn English . We high appreciate you care for the development of our tourism potential.
The children can now speak English more better. They can even talk to foreign visitors quite confident. And they usually mention your name when ask who taught them speak English. And they all hope that you will come back here next summer.
Thank you again for what you have done with us.
We wish you all the best and look forward to see you next summer.
Best wishes,
Tung
Finding the mistakes in the following letter and correct them
help
more
high
confident
ask
with
see
help helping
more much
confident confidently
ask asked
with  to
see  seeing
high  highly
Home work
2. Write the adjective forms of these words: study, thank, help, environment, comfort. You can refer to the dictionary if necessary.
1 . Complete your letter.