Unit 6. An excursion

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Teacher: Nguyen Gia Giang


18 Hung Vuong Street,
Lang Son City
4th November, 2009

Dear Hoa,
I’m glad to hear that you are going to have your first
picnic with your classmates.
Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you
need for the trip.
Fortunately, I have a day off tomorrow. So, I’ m free
in the afternoon.
I’ll be waiting for you at 2:30 p.m
tomorrow.
Love,
Ha
18 Hung Vuong Street,
Da Nang City
12th November, 2013
Dear Hoa,
I’m glad to hear that you are going to have your first picnic with your classmates.
Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the trip.
Fortunately, I have a day off tomorrow. So, I’ m free in the afternoon.
I’ll be waiting for you at 2:30 p.m tomorrow.
Love,
Ha
D. The Heading
C. The Greeting
E. The Body
B. The Closing
A. The Signature
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Match each part of the following letter with its name
How many parts does a personal letter have?
What are they?
A personal letter has 5 parts:

The Heading ( address, date)

The Greeting ( Dear____,… )

The Body

The Closing ( Love, Yours, Cheers...)

The Signature ( Ha, Lan, Nga…)
Unit 6: An Excursion
Period 36 - Writing
Writing a confirmation letter
A confirmation letter
Thư xác nhận: là loại thư cá nhân dùng để xác định lại lời đề nghị hay yêu cầu. Trong thư người ta thường nêu lại nội dung chi tiết đã được đề nghị hay yêu cầu.
1. New words
Request (v, n) /ri`kwest/ Yêu cầu, thỉnh cầu
Confirmation (n) /,kɔnfə`meiʃn/ Sự xác nhận
Confirm (v) /kən`fə:m/ Xác nhận
Express (v) /iks`pres/ Bày tỏ
bunch of bananas: Nải chuối
Mango (n) /`mæɳgou/ Trái xoài
Convenient (adj) /kən`vi:njənt/ Tiện lợi
2. Task 1: Work in pairs.
Read the two letters in your book and find the requests in Nga’s letter and the confirmation in Hoa’s
Dear Hoa,
My class is going to have a picnic at Ao Vua this weekend. This is the first
time I go for a picnic.
Can you go shopping with me to buy the things weneed for the trip?
I will pick you up at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow. Is the time convenient for you?
Please let me know as soon as possible.
Yours,
Nga
Dear Nga,
I’m glad to hear that you are going to have your first picnic with your classmates.
Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the trip.
Fortunately, I have a day off tomorrow. So, I’ m free in the afternoon.
I’ll be waiting for you at 2:30 p.m tomorrow.
Love,
Hoa
Nga’s requests: Can you go shopping with me to buy the things we need for the trip?

Hoa’s confirmation: Certainly, I will help you
to prepare everything you need for the trip.
Read Hoa’s letter again and find out the following points:
1. Greeting:
Dear Nga,
2. Expressing interest:
I’m glad to hear that you are going to have your first picnic with your classmates.
3. Confirming the request:
Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the trip.
4. Confirming the time:
I’ll be waiting for you at 2:30 p.m tomorrow
5. Closing:
Love,
6. Signature:
Hoa
A confirmation letter
Greeting: Dear____,
Expressing interest: I’m glad / happy to …
Confirming the request: Certainly / Of course / Sure I’ll…/…
Confirming the time & place: I’ ll be waiting for you at…./ I’ll see you…/…
Closing: Love, /Cheers, / Yours, …
Signature: Name
Useful language
Lan is going to have a birthday party at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. She asks you to buy her two bunches of bananas, three kilos of oranges, ten mangoes, and bring them to her house an hour before the party. You agree to help her.
3. Task 2
Read the situation in the your book and write
a confirmation letter responding to it by filling
information in the blanks
Sample:
Dear Lan,
I’m very happy to come to your birthday party on Saturday.
Certainly, I will help you to buy bananas, oranges and mangoes.
Surely, I will bring them to your house
at 7:00 p.m on Saturday.
Love,
Hoa
4. Consolidaytion: Rearrange the following sentences to make a completed letter:
B. I’ll be waiting for you at 11:00 a.m at my office, so please don’t be late.
C. Dear Mary,
D. Susan
E. I’m glad to hear that you will be here on Thursday.
F. Sure, I’ll go out and have lunch with you at the Italian restaurant.
A. Love,
1…..
3…..
2…..
4…..
5….
6…..
A
E
D
F
C
B
Rearrange the following sentences to make a
completed letter:
I’ll be waiting for you at 11:00 a.m at my office, so please don’t be late.
Dear Mary,
Susan
I’m glad to hear that you will be here on Thursday.
Sure, I’ll go out and have lunch with you at the Italian restaurant.
Love,
Home work:

Read the situation and write a confirmation letter responding to it:
Minh wants to borrow a book about wildlife. He is coming for the book at 9:00 a.m. this Saturday. You accept his request but suggest a later time.
Prepare next lesson
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