unit 11: National Parks - Writing

Content Write a letter of acceptance or refusal... I’m afraid I can’t come because … I’d love to, but … I’m sorry I can’t come because … Below are some common ways of accepting or

Unit 11

NATIONAL PARKS

Writing

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Where do you go to send your letter?

P O S T O F F I C E

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Your letter can not be sent without it.

S T A M P

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He is a man who delivers letters or parcels.

P O S T M A N

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What do you use to write?

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It is a kind of card you send when you have parties.

I N V I T A T I O N

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This is a friend you know through letters.

P E N P A L

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Fans like receiving it from their idols of stars.

S I G N A T U R E

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People must put their letters in it.

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E N V E L O P E

Content

Write a letter

of acceptance

or refusal

Task 1

Ways of accepting Ways of refusing

Yes, I’d like / love to.

Yes, that a great idea.

Yes, I’d be delighted

to.

I’m afraid I can’t come because …

I’d love to, but …

I’m sorry I can’t (come) because …

Below are some common ways of accepting or refusing an invitation Read

them, and fill each blank of the notes with a suitable expression.

1 Dear Chi,

Something is wrong with my phone, so I am leaving you this note Thank for your invitation ! How about meeting at the school gate at 8:30?

Lien

2 Dear David,

Thanks for your note my father has been ill since yesterday and I have to look after him.

Mike

3 Dear Daisy and Tony,

Thanks very much for your invitation to dinner Of course, I’m sure

we will have a very good time together.

Susan

Answers Answers

1 Dear Chi,

Something is wrong with my phone, so

I am leaving you this note Thank for

your invitation !

How about meeting at the school gate at

8:30?

Lien

I’d be delighted to

2 Dear David,

Thanks for your note

my

father has been ill since

yesterday and I have to look

after him.

Mike

I can’t come because

3 Dear Daisy and Tony,

Thanks very much for your

invitation to dinner Of course,

I’m sure we

will have a very good time

together.

Susan

that’s a great idea.

Work

in group

Discussing the features of a letter of

acceptance or refusal

1.What is the similarity between the three letters?

2.What is the similarity between letter

one and three?

3.How is letter two different from the

other two?

4.Why did the writer of the letter two

refuse the invitation?

Note

To write a letter of acceptance:

+ Should thank your friends for the invitation

+ Use one of the ways to say you agree to join your friends

+ Should thank your friends for the invitation

+ Use one of the ways to say that you

cannot join your friends

+ Should remember to give out the reason

for your refusal as well

Task

2

an invitation to spend a weekend in the country.

a You know how much I love spending a

weekend in the

country after a long and hard term.

b Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see

you soon.

c I would really like to come.

d Thank you for your letter.

e It’s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next

weekend in the country.

f I will catch the usual train on Friday

evening.

Love,

Lam

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Task 3

friends has invited

you to go for a

picnic to Cuc

Phuong National

Park next week

Write a reply letter

accepting or

declining his/her

invitation.

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