Së Gd & §T b¾c giang kú thi gi¸o viªn d¹y giái cÊp tØnh vßng Gi¸o ¸n M«n: tiÕng anh TiÕt d¹y sè Period 25 Unit 4: Volunteer work Lesson 4: Writing Líp d¹y: 11A3 Ngµy d¹y: 15/10/2013 Gi¸o viªn: NguyÔn V¨n Nam Trêng: THPT T©n Yªn T©n Yªn, th¸ng 10 n¨m 2013 Date of preparation: October 10th 2013 Date of teaching : October 15th 2013 Period: 25 Unit 4: volunteer work Lesson 4: Writing Writing a letter to express gratitude (a thank-you letter) A Aims: I Objectives: Knowledge: + Topic: Writing a formal letter to express gratitude + Vocabulary: Ss can know some new words related to volunteer work such as: assistance, donation, charity, co-orperation, gratitude, etc + Grammar: Ss can use the present simple tense, future simple tense and the structure “would like to infinitive” in their writings Skills: By the end of the lesson, students of 11A3 class will be able to: + understand the form of a formal letter which expresses gratitude + write a formal letter to a donor to acknowledge the donor’s contribution II Teaching aids + Teacher’s: - Textbook, blackboard, chalk, projector, laptop (used during the lesson) - Handouts (used for particular tasks) + Students’: textbooks, board, draft paper B Procedures: Tim Teacher’s activities Students’ activities e I Class Organization - Greet students: Good - Respond: Good morning! morning! - Introduce the teachers attending the class - Reply the teacher’s - Ask some further questions questions about health and attendance II checking the old lesson (No check) * Warm- up: Word Guessing mins Game - Divide the class into two groups and then introduce the game: The game is called “word guessing” In order to play the game, I’d like you to work in teams trying to guess/find the missing word presented on the screen I’m going to give you some cues/suggestions about the word Stop me at any information and ring the bell if you find the answer Which group finishes first and has the correct answer will be the winner + Missing word (6 letters) - Listen to the teacher’s instruction carefully and then work in groups trying to guess the missing word based on suggested information - Stop the teacher and ring the bell if they find the answer + Suggested information: It begins with the letter “T” It ends with the letter “S” It is the word used to express our gratitude to someone It is the word that the people in these pictures will say to the others ? ? ? - Write down the correct answer and clap their hands to congratulate the winners ? - Expected answers: When someone gives us something When someone does us a favor/ helps us/ - Expected answers: Make a phone call Send an email Write a letter ………………… - Give the correct answer and declare the winner (Congratulations!, Now, big hand clapping for the winners) Missing word T H A N K S - Ask students the question: When we often say “thanks”? - Give students a real situation: Supposing that you are the headmaster of the school and you’ve received a donation of $10.000 from an international organization overseas to buy computers for the students’ study How can you express your gratitude? - Lead students to the new lesson: In today’s lesson, we are going to learn how to write a formal letter expressing our gratitude or thanks to someone - Write down on their notebooks mins Unit 4: Volunteer work Period: 25 Lesson 4: Writing - Receive handouts and then work in groups of and rearrange the main parts of a letter in correct order III New Lesson Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 Unit 4: Volunteer work Period: 25 Lesson 4: Writing (Wring a formal letter to express gratitude) Pre-writing * Activity 1: Group work - Prepare handouts of jumbled main parts of a letter in advance and divide the class into groups of Then T distributes the handouts and introduces the task: Now work in groups of and rearrange the main parts of a letter in correct order You have minutes to this Let’s start Wrong order Right order Closing Greeting Signature Body Address & Date - Get a representative of some groups to read the completed answer - Give the comments and the correct order of the letter 5-2-4-1-3 * Activity (Task 1) - Guide and ask students to task in pairs: Now work in pairs, read the letter in task carefully and then underline the sentences that express the following points You have minutes to this - After minutes, T calls a representative of some pairs to read the keys mins - read the completed answer Expected answer: 5-2-4-1-3 - Work in pairs, read the letter in task carefully and then underline the sentences that express the points - Read the keys Expected answer: The opening of the letter: Dear Sir/Madam, The donated money: I am very happy to have received a donation of $ 500 from your company some days ago The way the money is used: The money will help us to repair the old school building and build a new block of flats for the handicapped students The way the receipt is issued: We will certainly issue a receipt as soon as possible The gratitude to the donor: I would like to express our thanks for the donation from your company The closing of the letter: I look forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully, 12 - Read the letter again and mins try to answer the two questions - Talk about the letter Expected answer: It is a letter of expressing gratitude/ a thank-you letter The language is used in a very formal way + Formal greeting: Dear Sir/Madam + Complete sentences, full forms: I am very happy to …/I think that …/We will … + Formal expression: I would like to express … / Your faithfully, - Give the comments and the correct answers - Ask students to read the letter again and give comments on it: Now read the letter again and say what type of letter it is and how the language is used - Read the instruction carefully and ask the teacher if necessary - Get some students to talk about the letter while-Writing (Task 2) - Before Ss write the letter, T asks them to read the instruction carefully: Imagine that you have just received a donation of one million dong from one of the local organizations to build your school library Use the suggestions in Task to write a letter to acknowledge the receipt of the donation and express your gratitude - Guide students and remind them to follow the main parts of the letter: Address and Date - listen and take note 10 mins - Try to finish the letter in 10 minutes (on the top left-hand corner) The Opening of the letter - Ask for help if necessary (Dear Sir/Madam,) The Body + The money is donated - Hand in their writings + How the money is used + How the receipt is issued - Read the writings and + The gratitude to the give comments on them donor The Closing of the letter The Signature - Observe and try to find - Get students to work in the right answer for the groups of or and write the mistakes letter on the provided boards or on A0 paper They are given 10 minutes to write the letter mins - Go around to observe and offer help post-writing - Collect two or three students’ writings and hang them on the blackboard - Ask students to read the two writings on the blackboard and give comments on the letter form, vocabulary, or grammar, ect - Finally, T provides general comments on the letter based on “writing assessment Rubrics” and shows his/her sample letter A sample letter - Choose the best option Viet Yen N02 High School, Expected answer: Bacgiang 1-A 15th October, 2013 2-D Dear Sir/Madam, 3-C I am very happy to have 4- B received a donation of 1.000.000VND from your organization some days ago I think that the money will help us to build our/the school library We will certainly issue a receipt as soon as possible I would like to express our (faithful) thanks for the donation from your organization and hope to get more assistance and cooperation from your organization in the future I look forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully, Quang Minh Secretary of School Building Fund - listen and note down - listen and note down IV Consolidation - Summarize the main points of the lesson by asking students to this activity Choose the best option to fill in each blank Today we have learnt how to write a A thank-you letter B business letter C personal letter D letter of reply A formal letter often has _ parts A B C D In the opening of a formal letter, we often write A Hello, B Dear, C Dear Sir/Madam, D Hi, The main contents of the letter is in the _ part A Opening B Body C Closing D Signature - Give the keys and comments V Homework - Ask students to these at home Write a letter to thank the donor for a donation of $ 400 to buy wheelchairs for handicapped students in your school Prepare for the next lesson Unit 4: Language focus C feedback …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Handout 1: Rearrange the main parts of a letter in correct order Wrong order Closing Right order Greeting …………………………… Signature Body …………………………… Address & Date …………………………… …………………………… …………………………… Right order: Handout 2: Choose the best option to fill in each blank Today we have learnt how to write a A thank-you letter B business letter C personal letter D letter of reply A formal letter often has _ parts A B C D In the opening of a formal letter, we often write A Hello, B Dear, C Dear Sir/Madam, Hi, The main content of the letter is in the _ part 10 D A Opening B Body C Closing D Signatures Handout 3: Some suggested expressions * The donated amount - I am very happy to have received a donation of from your some days ago - On behalf of _, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of _ - It is our honor to receive a donation of from _ * The way the money is used - The money will help us _ - Your contribution will make it possible for us to * The receipt is issued - We will certainly issue * The gratitude to the donor - I would like to express our thanks for - Once again thank you very much for your kindness We hope _ 11 ... correct order III New Lesson Tuesday, October 15 th, 2 013 Unit 4: Volunteer work Period: 25 Lesson 4: Writing (Wring a formal letter to express gratitude) Pre -writing * Activity 1: Group work - Prepare...Date of preparation: October 10 th 2 013 Date of teaching : October 15 th 2 013 Period: 25 Unit 4: volunteer work Lesson 4: Writing Writing a letter to express gratitude (a thank-you... Expected answer: Bacgiang 1- A 15 th October, 2 013 2-D Dear Sir/Madam, 3-C I am very happy to have 4- B received a donation of 1. 000.000VND from your organization some days ago I think that the