Unit 9. A first-aid course

Welcome to our class 8A!
Teacher: Bui Van Hung
Quynh Minh Secondary school
English 8
Quynh Minh, January 21st 2016
Form of
a letter
1.Heading
writer’s address
the dates
4.Closing
Your friends
Regards
Love
3.Body of the letter
2. Opening
Dear,…
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Thursday, January 21st , 2016
Lesson: Write – Write a letter
Last week
Where was Nga?
Who visited her?
What did Hoa give Nga?
Nga
Hoa
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Thursday, January 21st , 2016
Lesson: Write – Write a letter
Where is she now?
What is she doing?
Now:
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Thursday, January 21st , 2016
Lesson: Write – Write a letter
I.Vocabulary:
occasion (n):
(to) cheer sb up:
(to) thank sb for:
(to) invite:
(to) come over:

cám ơn ai vì
làm cho ai vui lên
vào dịp
đến thăm, ghé thăm
mời
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Thursday, January 21st , 2016
Lesson: Write – Write a letter
Occasion (n):
(to) cheer sb up:
(to) thank sb for:
(to) invite:
(to) come over:

cám ơn ai vì
làm cho ai vui lên
vào dịp
đến thăm, ghé thăm
mời
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Thursday, January 21st , 2016
Lesson: Write – Write a letter
Dear Hoa,
Thank you very much for the flowers you (0) sent (send) me while I (1) (be) in the hospital. They (2) (be) beautiful and they really (3) (help) to cheer me up. I (4) (come) out of the hospital on Monday morning.
Now I (5) (be) very bored. Will you come over to my place on the weekend? I’d love to see you.
I (6) (phone) you on Friday afternoon.
Your friend,
Nga
were
helped
came
was
am
will phone

Exercise 1. Complete the thank-you note Nga sent to Hoa after she left the hospital. Use the corrects forms of the verbs in brackets.
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Thursday, January 21st , 2016
Lesson: Write – Write a letter
II. Form of a thank- you note
1. Opening: (Dear….,)
2. Body of the letter:
- On what a occasion?
- Describe the presents:
- Your feelings when you received the presents:
- Your feeling now
- Invite her/ him/ them…………to a place
- How to contact:



3. Closing:
Your friend/Regard/Love/…
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Thursday, January 21st , 2016
Lesson: Write – Write a letter
1. What did your friend give/send you?
2. On what occasion?
3. What was it(were they) like?
4. How did you feel when you received the present?
5. How do you feel now?
6. Do you want to invite your friend somewhere?
7. If so, then when?
8. How will you contact your friend?
Dear …………,
Thank you very much for (1)…………………. you sent me (2)………………………. They were/ It was (3)………………and they(it) really helped to cheer me up. I felt very (4)……………
Now I am very (5)………………… Will you (6)……………………… with my family(7)………………..? I’d love to see you.
I will (8)……… you…………..
Your friend,
…………….
Suggested ideas
- flowers / a card / a present …
- on birthday / at Christmas / on New year
- beautiful / great / wonderful ...
- happy / excited …
- bored / fine / unhappy…
- go on a picnic/your house/ go camping
- on the weekend / Sunday morning…
- phone / call / send message…
Exercise 2: Write a thank-you note to a friend
Your friend,
Ngan
Exercise 3: Use the same format to write another letter to another friend for other occasions
Dear Lan,
1.Thank you/ very much/ teddy bear/ you/ send/ me/ my last birthday.
Thank you very much for the teddy bear you sent me on my birthday.
2.It /be/ very nice/lovely. / I /really /like/ it.
It was very nice, lovely and I really liked it.
3.I/ just finish/ my final exam, /so/ I /be/ free now.
I have just finished my final exam, so I am free now.
4.I think/ it /be /nice/ go /on a picnic / the weekend.
I think it will be nice to go on a picnic for the weekend.
5. you/ go /with/me?
Will you go with me?/ Would you like yo go with me?
6.We/ go /Dam Sen park / Sunday afternoon.
We will go to Dam Sen Park on Sunday afternoon.
7.I /hope / you/ join/ me.
I hope you’ll join us.
8.I/ telephone/ you /Thursday.
I will telephone you on Thursday.
Dear Lan,
Thank you very much for the teddy bear you sent me on my birthday. It was very nice, lovely and I really liked it.
I have just finished my final exam, so I am free now. I think it will be nice to go on a picnic for the weekend. Will you go with me? We will go to Dam Sen Park on Sunday afternoon. I hope you’ll join us.
I will telephone you on Thursday.
Your friend,
Ngan
Write a letter (use the same format to write another letter to another friend for other occasions.)
- Prepare: Unit 10-Getting started & Listen and read.
Homework
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