C. Skills: : - Dictionary skills - Identifying main idea
IV. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT :( 1min) - Review Part C carefully
- Prepare Part D – Listening
Period: 33 Date:……../………./20…..
Unit 6: Competitions
LESSON 4 : Writing
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Aims: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to write a letter to reply to the request of information B. Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students will know how to write a reply letter - New words: Words related to replying
C. Skill: Writing a letter of reply II. PREPARATION:
A. Teacher: chalk, textbook
B. Students: notebooks, textbooks , board markers III. PROCEDURE:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Pre-writing: (15 minutes)
- Conducts a short discussion with the following question: - Discuss
If you organise an English speaking competition, what will you do to attract potential competitors?
- Collects ideas from every group.
- Tries to elicit the idea of carefully responding to letters of enquiry from potential competitors.
* Task 1:
-Asks ss to spend 2 minutes reading the letter in the textbook on their own to find out whether the letter is the one of enquiry or reply.
-Confirms the kind of letter is an enquiry one.
-Asks ss to work in group of four in 2 minutes to anwer the question that follows:
What does Thu Trang want to know about the English Speaking Competition?
-Gets answers from all group.
-Introduces the main lesson: “Our lesson today has the focus on how to reply to a letter of enquiry.”
-Have ss work in group of 4 and put the following elements of a letter of reply in an appropriate order.
• The Start:
Dear Mr, Ms (Mrs, Miss VERY IMPORTANT use Ms for women unless asked to use Mrs or Miss)
• Providing Requested Materials:
We are pleased to enclose ...
Enclosed you will find ...
We enclose ...
Closing a Letter Hoping for Future Business:
We look forward to ... hearing from you / receiving your order / welcoming you to the competition.
• Providing Additional Information:
We would also like to inform you ...
Regarding your question about ...
In answer to your question (inquiry) about ...
• Thanking the Potential Competitor for His/Her Interest:
Thank you for your letter of ... inquiring (asking for information) about ...
We would like to thank you for your letter of ...
inquiring (asking for information) about ...
• Signature:
Yours sincerely (remember use 'Yours faithfully' when you don't know the name of the person you are writing and 'Yours sincerely' when you do.)
-Brainstorm any interesting ideas and share.
-Work alone.
• A letter of enquiry -Work in group of 4.
• Number of participants
• Entry procedures (what to do to become a competitor)
• Venue
• Date
• Time
• Phone number
• The Start:
Dear Mr, Ms (Mrs, Miss VERY IMPORTANT use Ms for women unless asked to use Mrs or Miss)
• Thanking the Potential Competitor for His/Her Interest:
Thank you for your letter of ...
inquiring (asking for information) about ...
We would like to thank you for your letter of ... inquiring (asking for information) about ...
• Providing Requested Materials:
We are pleased to enclose ...
Enclosed you will find ...
We enclose ...
• Providing Additional Information:
We would also like to inform you ...
Regarding your question about ...
In answer to your question (inquiry) about ...
• Closing a Letter Hoping for Future Business:
We look forward to ... hearing from you / receiving your order / welcoming you to the competition.
• Signature:
Yours sincerely (remember use 'Yours faithfully' when you don't know the name of the person you are writing and 'Yours sincerely' when you do.)
-Follow the instructions.
-Try to submit the answer for the qualifying round as soon as possible.
Thank you for your inquiry of 12 September asking for the latest edition of our catalogue.
-4 groups chosen take part in the defining
2. While-writing: (12 minutes)
* Task 2:
-Asks ss to work in group of 4.
-Conducts a competition among all groups.
-Announces the rule of the competition:
The competition has 2 rounds: Qualifying one &
Defining one.
After the qualifying round, 4 groups will be selected.
Each group writes down their answer to the question from the teacher in 30 seconds.
The best anwer is the one that is written, based on the information in Task 2, correct and in full.
Only one best answer for each question is chosen out of the 4 ones.
-Give out the question for qualifying round.
Put the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
latest for edition your of 12 September asking the of our thank inquiry you catalogue for.
3. Post- writing: (17 minutes)
- Asks ss to write a letter to reply to Thu Trang’s letter in Task 1 in 5 minutes.
- Reminds ss to use the language they have learnt and the information in Task 2.
- Provides the information:
Remember to place your address at the top of the letter followed by the address of the person you are writing to.
The date can either be placed double spaced down or to the right.
- Asks ss to work in pairs and correct the writing.
round.
-The others also do the task and help to give feedback.
- Write a letter of reply by themselves.
Kate John
106 Tran Hung Dao Street Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi, Vietnam Thu Trang
140 Kham Thien St, Dong Da District Hanoi, Vietnam. October 19, 2007 Dear Thu Trang,
Thank you for your inquiry of 17 October asking for the information about the English Speaking Competition on our Language Centre’s website.
We are pleased to some details about the competition. The number of participants is limited – just 25. The competition is held on 25th November 2007. It taks place at 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.
It starts at 8 p.m. Contestants should arrive at 7 p.m. for registration. For more information, please contact at the phone the phone number:
(04) 9838188 and email:
Englishclub06@yahoo.com.
We look forward to welcoming you to the competition.
Yours sincerely, Kate John Secrectary
- Work in pairs and exchange the writing to correct.
- Copy down
IV. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT :( 1min)
- Write a letter to reply to the following letter.
- Prepare Unit 6: Part E: Language Focus.
Period: 34 Date:……../………./20…..
Unit 6: Competitions
LESSON 5 : Language focus I. OBJECTIVES
A. Aims: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- distinguish the clusters /tr/, /dr/, /tw/ and pronounce the words and sentences containing them correctly
- understand reported speech with gerund and use these structures to solve communicative tasks
B. Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students understand reported speech with gerund - New words: Words related to /tr/, /dr/, /tw/
C. Skill: - Pronunciation: /tr/, /dr/, /tw/
- Grammar: reported speech with gerund II. PREPARATION:
A. Teacher: chalk, textbook
B. Students: notebooks, textbooks , cassette player III. PROCEDURE:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Pronunciation: (12 minutes) I. Pronuciation:
1. Warm up:
Have students listen and repeat the sounds: /tr/ ; /dr/ ; /tw/
/tr/ /dr/ /tw/
traffic drive twelve
troops dreadful twenty
trousers drink twin
tropical dress twinkle
2. Practice:
Have students read the sentences provided (textbook, page 68).
2. Grammar: (32 minutes) Reported speech with gerund
Ex1: “It was very nice of you to help me.
Thank you very much”, Tom said.
à Tom thanked me for helping him.
thank
congratulatio n
accuse warn prevent stop
…
+ obj +
for on of
against +v-ing from
from
Ex2 : “I’m sorry I’m late”.
à Peter apologised for being late.
* apologised for / insit on / dream of…+ v-ing
Ex3 : “ No, I didn’t borrow your dictionary!”.
à Paul denied borrowing my dictionary.
* deny/ suggest / admit / lok forward to / think of
…+ v-ing mar:
* Exercise 1:
- Asks students to do exercise 1 in pairs - Checks answers and gives feedback
- Listen and repeat in chorus.
- Listen carefully.
- Listen carefully.
- Take notes.
1. John congratulated us on passing our exams.
2. Mary apologised for nor phoning me earlier.
3. Peter insisted on driving Linda to the station.
* Exercise 2:
- Asks students to do exercise 2 individually then in pairs
- Checks answers and corrects
4. The teacher accused the boy for not paying attention to what he had said.
5. Bob has always dreamed of being rich.
6. I warned Ann against staying at the hotel near the airport.
7. Her mother prevented Jane from going out that night.
8. Paul denied borrowing my dictionary.
9. Miss White thanked Jack for visiting her.
- Work individually then in pairs Key:
1. Tom insisted on paying for the meal.
2. Mrs and Mr. Smith looked forward to meeting their children.
3. The boy denied breaking the window’s house.
4. The policeman stopped the customer (from) leaving the shop.
5. The thief admitted stealing Mrs.
Brown’s car.
6. Ann suggested having a party the next Saturday.
7. John and his wife were thinking of buying the house.
- Copy down IV. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT :( 1min)
- Practice reading the sentences.
- Write exercise 1,2 in notebook.
- Prepare in advance Test yourself B
Period: 35 Date:……../………./20…..