- If there is enough time, T can have sts exchange their writing among sts within a group so that they can check their friend's work and give remarks.. Homework: (1min) - Write the oth[r]
(1)UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION LESSON WRITING I Objectives:
Education Aims: A confirmation letter responding to a request or an invitation. Knowledge: a General knowledge: Writing a confirmation latter
b Language: - Language used in informal letters
- The future simple tense and "be going to " Skills: - Reading: read two sample letters
- Speaking: work in pairs to discuss the two letters - Writing: write confirmation letters
II Anticipated problems: Students may not be familiar with confirmation letters. III Teaching Aids: - board, textbook, chalk.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities 1 Homework checking: (5 mins)
- Ask one st to talk about his/ her plans for the picnic if his/ her class could have one
- Check and give remarks 2 Before you write: (20 mins)
- Aims:to give sts a chance read the sample letters and to help sts to prepare vocabulary and information before they write.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to look at two letters in page 69
- Explain the definition of "request " and "confirmation" letters:
+ Request is the letter that asks for information or help. + Confirmation is the letter that responds to the request. It confirms whether the help is provided or the
information is available or not - Listen and give remarks
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the situations in this part - Explain some new words:
+ bunch (n): things of the same kind grouping together Eg: a bunch of bananas/ keys.
+ 'wildlife (n) : life of fre animals/ plants in the nature + a'ccept (v): > < refuse
- Ask sts to listen and repeat and then some sts stand up to read again
- Ask sts to read the situations in minutes and then ask them some questions to make sure they understand the situations
- Ask some sts to answer T's questions: T: What is Lan going to do?
T: What does she ask you to do? T: Will you help her?
T: What does Minh want to do?
- Remind sts that these are informal letters so they can
- Listen to their friend and give remarks - Listen to the teacher
- Listen to the teacher carefully
- Copy these words into theit notebooks - Read the letters in pairs
- Share their ideas with other sts Requests: "Can you go shopping with me to buy the things we need for the trip?"
Confirmation: Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the trip.
I will be waiting for you at 2.30 p.m. - Listen to the teacher
S1: She 's going to have birthday party at
S2: She asks me to buy her two bunches of
S3: Yes, I will.
S4: he wants to borrow a book about .
- Listen to the teacher and take notes - Do the writing task
- Read their writing:
1 Dear Lan,
It's great to hear about your birthday party.
(2)use abbreviations and that they should mention the information in requests again
3 While you write: (10 mins)
- Aims: Sts practise writing one of the two confirmation letters.
- Divide the whole class into two groups and ask sts in each group to write one letter
4 After you write: (9 mins)
- Get feedback by asking two sts to read their work aloud
- If there is enough time, T can have sts exchange their writing among sts within a group so that they can check their friend's work and give remarks
5 Homework: (1min) - Write the other letter
I'll see you on Saturday then. Hang.
2 Dear Minh,
Sure you can have my book I've just finished reading it.
But a.m this Saturday is not a good time I won't be home at that time Can you come later? Is 10 a.m good for you?