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(1)Welcome to class 12A0! (2) Warm - up: * Answer the following questions • - You are going to study abroad and you need some more information about the course: What will you do? Write a letter or make a phone call What kind of letter is it? A letter of refusal, invitation or request? A letter of request How many parts there are in a letter of request? there are five: heading, greeting, body, closing, signature (3) Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 (4) I: Reorder the following sentences to make a complete letter of request: a, Dear Sir, b, I look forward to hearing from you soon c, Could you please give me some more information about tuition fee, accommodation d, I'm interested in an undergraduate course on economics in your university e, Your faithfully, f, Hoang Mai Lan g, I'm ready to supply any information about myself if necessary h, Hoang Hoa Tham Street i, I've read a lot about study in UK Answer: 1-h; 2-a; 3-i; 4-d; 5-c; 6-g; 7-b; 8-e; 9-f (5) h Hoang Hoa Tham Street a, Dear Sir, i, I've read a lot about study in UK d, I'm interested in an undergraduate course on economics in your university c, Could you please give me some more information about tuition fee, accommodation g, I'm ready to supply any information about myself if necessary b, I look forward to hearing from you soon e, Your faithfully, f, Hoang Mai Lan Which sentences belong to -Heading? -Greeting ? - body ? - Closing and signature? (6) II FORMAT: FORMAL STYLE Heading and date: - Sender’s address Receiver’s address Greeting: Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr / Ms + family name, Body: Reason for the letter Main information Further information Closing -Yours truthfully,/ Sincerely yours Signature (7) Match the parts with the appropriate information in B to make a complete outline of a letter of request to UCAS: Introduction a State what information you would like Request them to provide :tuition fee accommodation, Further information b End with a polite closing Conclusion exams,… c State the reasons why you are writing, your interest in tertiary study in England (mention the name of the programme / the universities / …) d Say you would be happy to supply further information about yourself such as your English proficiency and record of secondary education study,… (8) Useful expressions: 1.Introduction - I am writing this letter to…… - I am interested in applying to a course in…… -I would like to apply… -I am writing to you because I need… 2.Request: - Please could you send me … -I would be grateful if you would send / provide me … Could you please send me……… - Would you be kind enough to let me know….? - I wonder whether you could give me some information about… - I should be very much obliged if you could let me have full details of… - Would you please supply me with ….? 3.Further information: -I have recently graduated - I have a good command of English…… -I am ready to………………………… 4.Conclusion - I look forward to ………… (9) You want to apply for an undergraduate program in a university in England Write a letter of request (about 150 words) to UCAS – Universities and Colleges Admissions Service - to ask for the information about the admission requirements to the university, using information in the Reading and Speaking section on page 52 & 56 Dear Sir / Madam, I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in the UK………… I am interested in applying…… (10) 341 Phan Dinh Phung Da latViet Nam 15th July 2012 Customer Service Unit UCAS PO Box 28 Cheltenham GL 523 LZ Dear Sir/ Madam, I am interested in applying to an undergraduate course in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham in England so I am writing this letter to ask what the requirements are to be eligible for the course I would be very grateful if you could send me information about tuition fees, accommodation and exams I have passed GCSE with the average score 8.2 and I have got 550 for the last TOEFL test Could you please send me information as soon as possible so that I can start the course next year? I look forward to hearing from you soon, Thank you, Pham Thanh Nam (11) A sample letter Dear Sir / Madam, I am interested in applying to an undergraduate course in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham in England , so I am writing this letter to ask what the requirements are to be eligible for the course I would be very grateful if you could send me information about tuition fees, accommodation and exams I have passed GCSE with the average score 8,2 and I have got 550 for the last TOEFL test Could you please send me information as soon as possible so that I can start the (12) Homework Complete the writing at home repare the next period of Unit (13) (14) (15)