LETTER WRITING (Viết thư) Giới thiệu chung Phần 1 của kỹ năng viết VSTEP yêu cầu viết tương tác, viết 1 lá thư/thư điện tử có độ dài khoảng 120 150 từ Thời gian 20 phút Bài viết thư chiếm 1/3 tổng số[.]
LETTER WRITING (Viết thư) Giới thiệu chung - Phần kỹ viết VSTEP yêu cầu viết tương tác, viết thư/thư điện tử có độ dài khoảng 120- 150 từ - Thời gian: 20 phút - Bài viết thư chiếm 1/3 tổng số điểm thi viết (chấm theo thang điểm 10) Phân loại dạng viết thư *Chia theo đối tượng người nhận có loại thư trang trọng (Formal Letters) thư thân mật (Informal Letters) * Chia theo mục đích viết thư có nhiều loại thư: - Thank you letters (thư cảm ơn) - Request letters (thư yêu cầu) - Application letters (thư xin việc) - Complaint letters (thư phàn nàn) - Invitation letters (thư mời) - Apology letters (thư xin lỗi) I Cách viết thư nói chung Cấu trúc viết: Dear Mary,/ Dear John, Lời chào: Dear + tên riêng, (viết cho phải dear người đó, đề ghi rõ yêu cầu viết cho phải Dear người đó, đề ko nêu rõ, nói chung chung viết thư cho người bạn nước ngồi tên được) Đoạn mở bài: xin lỗi ko viết thư sớm hỏi han tình hình sức khoẻ, vui nhận thư cậu Thân bài: viết 2,3 đoạn thân nêu ý đề yêu cầu, trả lời câu hỏi đề yêu cầu Kết bài: Nêu lý dừng bút hy vọng gặp lại bạn sớm nhắn bạn viết lại cho Kết thúc: Sử dụng cụm từ thân mật Love, All the best, Best Wishes, Best Regards, (Ký tên: ko viết tên đánh dấu bài, viết tên tiếng anh) Best Regards, Mary Một số mẫu viết thư Template Dear…… , I am very happy/glad to get/to receive your letter and to know that you are in good health/ you are getting on well with things I am sorry that I haven’t written to you for a long time because I am busy with my work/with my study/ my exams I should go and get on with my work/ my exam preparation Please write to me again if you need more information + I am always happy to hear from you, so please write again soon! + I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Best Wishes, Ký tên nước Topic: This is part of the letter you received from your English speaking friend “I am planning to visit you in September with my parents Can you suggest some activities in your area? What kinds of clothes should I pack?” Write a letter to your friend answer his questions Dear Tom, I am very happy to get your letter and to know that you are in good health I am very sorry that I haven’t written to you for a long time because I am busy with my work Firstly, in your letter you have told me that you and your parents are coming to visit me in September You want to know about some activities in my area In my opinion, the weather is still warm so we should spend time at the beach I think your parents will like the city, especially the old town Also, there will be a music festival and I think we will have a good time then Secondly, as your second question about what clothes you should bring, you can bring some summer clothes like shorts or dresses and a cardigan for the evenings, which can be rather cool Don’t forget to pack your swimming costumes! It will still be warm enough to swim I’d better go and get on with my work I hope you will have a lovely summer Please write to me again if you need more information I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Best Wishes, Mary Một số lưu ý làm bài: - Trước viết dành 3-5 phút đọc kỹ đề bài, xác định xem thư thuộc loại nào, trang trọng hay thân mật, mục đích viết thư để làm (cảm ơn, cung cấp thơng tin, u cầu, ….) Xác định câu hỏi đề bài/ yêu cầu đề để biết ý cần trả lời Vạch dàn ý để viết bố cục rõ ràng đủ ý - Trong viết dựa vào dàn ý để viết thành thư hoàn chỉnh, lưu ý chia đoạn, sử dụng từ nối liên kết ý (Firstly, Secondly, Finally), viết câu phức, sử dụng nhiều từ vựng hay với trình độ B2 - Sau viết nên dành chút thời gian đọc lại kiểm tra lỗi tả ngữ pháp có Các loại thư cụ thể Thư cảm ơn- THANK -YOU LETTERS - Thư viết với mục đích cảm ơn - Thư thuộc loại formal informal What to include in a thank – you letter Greeting - Starting with Dear Sir or Madam, Introduction - Why are you writing to thank Body - Retell what the person has done for you - Express your thanks and recommend what you would like to for that person Closing SAMPLE LETTER You stayed with your friend in England for your studies Write an email/ a letter to thank him/ her for his/ her help for the stay and invite him/ her to stay with you this summer Dear John, I am very happy to get your letter and to know that you are in good health I am very sorry that I haven’t written to you for a long time because I am busy with my work Today, I am writing this letter to thank you for letting me to stay in your house and with your family when I studied in London I can still remember the first days when I came to your house You were always kind and helpful to me As I could not speak English well, you spoke very slowly for me to understand Moreover, you are a very good cook and you cooked me so many delicious food kinds I also enjoyed the time when you spent time and took me to a lot of interesting places in London such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben Tower You even introduced me to your friends They made me have wonderful time when I was in London I hope that you will travel to my country someday so that you could have a great time here and I can repay your kindness I’d better go and get on with my work I hope you will have a lovely summer Please write to me again if you need more information I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Best Wishes, Question: You are a bus commuter/ traveler One morning on your way to work you suddenly fell ill and lost your consciousness One man on the same bus sent you to the hospital Write a letter to the company where the man works to express your thanks SAMPLE Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing this letter to express my thanks Mr Johny, the cashier of your company I am the commuter and everyday I take bus Route 120 to work Last Wednesday morning when the bus almost reached the stop where I had to got off, I suddenly felt dizzy/ TIRED and then I lost my consciousness When I came to, I found myself in the hospital, attended by my wife The doctor told me it was Mr Johny who had sent me to the hospital and informed my wife of condition Mr Johny happened to be on the same bus but I have never met him My wife and I were very much grateful to him for his kindness Please forward my sincere thanks to him We feel very much proud of your company for having such a good employee I hope that your company would reward Mr Johny for his action Yours faithfully, Peter Một số cấu trúc dùng thư cảm ơn - I am writing this letter to thank you for V-ing/ cụm danh từ …………… - I am grateful to you for your help - I am writing this letter to express my thanks to somebody for …… - Please accept my thanks for ……