Unit 6. An excursion

To Our Class
Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B
Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
d
c
a
b
e
f
Unit 6: An Excursion
Lesson 4: Writing
Writing a confirmation letter
Confirmation is the letter that responds to the request. It confirms whether the help is provided or the information is available or not.
A confirmation letter


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

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. we need 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
What are they?
- They are letters.
1
2
What are the kind of two letters?

- Letter 1 is a request letter.
- Letter 2 is a confirmation letter.
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
How many parts does a personal letter have?
and what are they?
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…)


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 Greeting
The Body
The Closing
The Signature
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
the requests
the confirmation
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
Task 2
Read the situation in the your book and write a confirmation letter responding to it.
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.
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
Home work:
- Read the situation 2 in textbook on page 69 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.
- Do exercise.
Choose the underlined part among a, b, c or d that need correcting

1. Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for?
A B C D
2. Have you receive the parcel which we sent you?
A B C D

3. Eva lived in America for five years, so she speaks very well
A B C D
English.

4. He is used to go swimming with his father when he was
A B C D
young.

5. The air conditioner who is in the sitting room is out of order
A B C D
Thank you for your attention