Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 4: Volunteer work (Writing) với mục tiêu giúp học sinh viết một lá thư trang trọng bày tỏ lòng biết ơn, rèn luyện kỹ năng viết trong tiếng Anh.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK PART D: WRITING LOC HUNG HIGH SCHOOL I OBJECTIVES: A Aims: - Students learn some words, phrases and basic structures used in a letter of gratitude - Students learn how to write a letter of gratitude B Lexical items: - donation, donated amount, handicapped students, a receipt, cooperation, issue, get assistance, express one’s thanks for something, etc C Structures: - I am happy to….,I would like to express….,etc D Teaching aids: - board, chalks, poiter A Aims: - Students learn some words, phrases and basic structures used in a letter of gratitude - Students learn how to write a letter of gratitude B Lexical items donation, donated amount, handicapped students, a receipt, cooperation, issue, get assistance, express one’s thanks for something, etc C Structures I am happy to….,I would like to express….,etc II.PROCEDURE: Warm-up: Teacher asks some questions: Do you often write a letter to thank someone? Yes, I / No, I don’t often write to thank someone , I just say “ thank you” Will you help people if you have a lot of money? If yes, who will you help? Yes, I will help the poor and the handicapped Suggested answers: Part : Pre-Writing Task 1: Teacher explains some words and phrases (use Vietnamese if necessary) - gratitude (n) : the feeling of expressing thanks to so - donation (n): the act of giving money , clothes or food to the poor or the handicapped - donor (n) : a person who makes a donation - handicapped (a)= disabled - receipt (n): receiving or being received; written acknowledgement of money or goods received - issue (v): publish ; put money into general use - cooperation (n): working together for a common purpose - get assistance = receive help Part : Pre-Writing (cont) 2/ Teacher asks students to task in pairs and call two students to answer it Answers: the opening of the letter: Dear Sir/Madam, the donated amount: I am very happy to receive a donation of $500 from your company some days ago the way (s) the money is used: the money will help us to repair the old 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 Part : Pre-Writing (cont) 3/ Teacher asks students to read the letter again to know the context of the letter, the writing style and some basic structures Questions: a/ What is the main aim of the letter? (To express gratitude to the donation.) b/ Is it a formal or informal letter? Explain (It’s a formal letter because of the phrases “ Dear Sir/Madam”, “Yours faithfully”, “would like to…”used in the letter Part 2 : Whilewriting Task 2: Teacher asks students to the task in small groups (groups of five ) and find out the information about the suggestions in task Teacher calls one student to write his/her letter on the board and correct it Teacher offers a model letter Part 2 : Whilewriting (cont) Model letter: Dear Sir/Madam, (Address) Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express our thanks for a donation I am writing to of 1,000,000 VND I have just received from your organization With that sum of money, we will contribute to the funding for our new school library We will also spend some money on new computers I hope you will help us a lot and cooperate with us in the future ours, y y l e r I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Since alker W n h Jo Sincerely yours, John Walker Secretary of School Library Building Fund Part 3: PostWriting Choose one of these following situations to write a letter of gratitude: Write a letter to thank an organization for offering you a scholarship Write a letter to thank a person who recommended you to a club ... Structures: - I am happy to….,I would like to express….,etc D Teaching aids: - board, chalks, poiter A Aims: - Students learn some words, phrases and basic structures used in a letter of gratitude - Students... handicapped - donor (n) : a person who makes a donation - handicapped (a)= disabled - receipt (n): receiving or being received; written acknowledgement of money or goods received - issue (v):... issue (v): publish ; put money into general use - cooperation (n): working together for a common purpose - get assistance = receive help Part : Pre-Writing (cont) 2/ Teacher asks students to task