Writing task 1 Vstep Vstep Writing Task 1 Trương Văn Ánh Trường Đại học Sài Gòn Four kinds of letters 1 Complaint/ Request (of information) letter Phàn nàn hoặc yêu cầu thông tin 2 Formal business let[.]
Vstep Writing Task Trương Văn Ánh Trường Đại học Sài Gòn Four kinds of letters Complaint/ Request (of information) letter: Phàn nàn yêu cầu thông tin Formal business letter: Thư thương mại, kinh doanh Job application letter: Thư xin việc Personal letter: Thư gửi người thân quen Four Criteria to assess task Task Fulfilment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar Task Fulfilment: Đáp ứng, giải yêu cầu mà đề đưa cách hiệu Organization: Các ý kiến, thông tin viết phải có logic, cấu trúc chặt chẽ Vocabulary: Bạn nên sử dụng từ, cụm từ đa dạng, phù hợp với văn phong viết Grammar: Sử dụng cấu trúc ngữ pháp cách linh hoạt, xác How to write a letter/email 1.Opening: WHO you write to? Salutation: Dear + receiver Ex: Dear Shally, Dear Mr Brown, Body: The main part of the letter/email You should answer the questions/requests in the topic: WHY / WHEN/ WHERE /WHAT TO ASK/… Ending of the body/ Promise • Advice, regards Ex: Please let me know if you can manage your time I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Closing Complimentary close Ex: • Love, • Best wishes, • Best regards, TASK – COLLECTION You should spend about 20 minutes on this task You live in Ho Chi Minh City You moved to Manchester to study English three months ago You have just received an email from a friend of yours, Sara from London Read part of her email below …………………… What’s Manchester like? I bet the weather’s not too good! Have you still got that part-time job in the fast-food restaurant? It must be a good way of speaking to new people and making friends What about the family you’re staying with? Do you go out much in the evening? I hope the English classes are going well …………………… Sara Write a reply to Sara In your email, you have to describe Manchester and the weather there, tell her about your part-time job, the family you are staying with and your activities in the evening, and finally you have to write about English classes there You should write at least 120 words Dear Sara, Manchester is a really interesting city There are a lot of shops here The people are friendly and the night life is fantastic It’s a pity it’s always raining! As you know, I’m working in a fast-food restaurant I go to work from to in the evening, so I don’t go out with my friends very often I go straight home after work to review the lessons and get ready for the class the next day However, I love my job because I have lots of chances to practice speaking English with the customers I believe that I can improve my spoken English so much However, I don’t like my boss because he’s too strict I was living with an English family, but I didn’t get on very well with them Therefore, now I’m sharing a flat with French students We have a lot of fun together, but I’m not speaking much English at home because we always use French I’m going to English classes every morning in a language school next to my flat I can learn a lot here and make great progress Well, it’s time for work now Looking forward to hearing from you Best wishes, TASK You received an email from your English friend, Peter He asked you for some advice about how to study English well Read part of her email below " I am very sad now because I got bad mark of English yesterday English seems to be the hardest in all of my subjects In next letter, could you give me some advice? Tell me how to be good at English?" Write an email responding to Peter You should write at least 120 words You are not allowed to use your name ... Reason for writing Formal • I am writing to… • I am writing in connection with… • I am writing with regard to… • With reference to …, I am writing to request further information about… • I am writing. .. việc Personal letter: Thư gửi người thân quen Four Criteria to assess task Task Fulfilment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar Task Fulfilment: Đáp ứng, giải yêu cầu mà đề đưa cách hiệu Organization:... note about… • I’m writing about… • Here’s the…you wanted • • • • • • Just a short note about… I’m writing about… Here’s the…you wanted I got your name from… Please note that… I’m writing to ask