Unit 6. An excursion

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009


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

How many parts does a personal letter have? and what are they?
A letter has 5 parts:
The Heading ( address, date)
The Greeting ( Dear____,… )
The Body
The Closing ( Love; Yours, Cheers...)
The Signature ( Hoa, Lan, Nga…)
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

The Heading
The Greeting
The Body
The Closing
The Signature
Lesson 4: Writing
Writing 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.
A confirmation letter
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
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:
Greeting:
Dear Nga,
Expressing interest:
I’m glad to hear that you are going to have your first picnic with your classmates.
Confirming the request:
Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the trip.
Confirming the time:
I’ll be waiting for you at 2:30 p.m tomorrow
Closing:
Love,
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
Read the situation in the your book and write a confirmation letter responding to it by filling information in the blanks

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.
Task 2
Dear __(1)__,
I’m very happy to come to your__(2) __on Saturday. Certainly, I will help you to __(3)___. Surely, I will __(4) ___your house __(5)__.
__(6)__,
Hoa
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

Extra exercise: Rearrange the following sentences to make a completed letter:
2. I’ll be waiting for you at 11:00 a.m at my office, so please don’t be late.
3. Dear Mary,
4. Susan
5. I’m glad to hear that you will be here on Thursday.
6. Sure, I’ll go out and have lunch with you at the Italian restaurant.
1. Love,
…..
…..
…..
…..
…..
…..
1
5
4
6
3
2
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
mangoes
A bunch of bananas