UNIT 4: LEARNING A foreign
language
lesson 5: write

* Identify parts of this letter

25 Le Duan St.,District 1

Heading
Opening

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 17th, 2003

Dear Sir,
I saw your school's advertisement in today's edition
of the Viet Nam News.

Body of the letter

I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would
like some information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read
and write it. Could you please send details of the
courses and fees? I can complete a spoken
Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,

Closing
John Robinson

I .Vocabulary

- Inquiry: (n)

Sự đề nghị cung cấp

- Edition:( n)

Lần xuất bản/bản in

- Detail : (n)

Chi tiết

- Fees : (n)

Học phí

I .Vocabulary
- Inquiry: (n)

Sự đề nghị cung cấp

- Edition:( n) Lần xuất bản/bản in
- Detail : (n)

Chi tiết

- Fees : (n)

Học phí

John Robinson

II. Read the letter
From: John Robinson
25 Le Duan St.,District 1
Ho Chi Minh City,Viet Nam

To: The Headmaster
of the school

I .Vocabulary
- Inquiry: (n)

Sự đề nghị cung cấp

- Edition:( n)

Lần xuất bản/bản in

- Detail : (n)

Chi tiết

- Fees : (n)

Học phí

II. Read the letter

25 Le Duan St.,District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 17th, 2003
Dear Sir,
I saw your school's advertisement in today's edition of
the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would like
some information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read
and write it. Could you please send details of the courses
and fees? I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if
necessary.

John Robinson
From: John Robinson
25 Le Duan St.,District 1
Ho Chi Minh City,Viet Nam

To:
To: The Headmaster
of the school

I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,

John Robinson

Period 25: Unit4: Lesson 5-Write

I .Vocabulary
- Inquiry: (n)

Sự đề nghị cung cấp

- Edition:( n)

Lần xuất bản/bản in

- Detail : (n)

Chi tiết

- Fees : (n)

Học phí

II. Read the letter

25 Le Duan St.,District 1
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
April 17th, 2003
Dear Sir,
I saw your school's advertisement in today's edition of
the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would like
some information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and
write it. Could you please send details of the courses
and fees? I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if
necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,

* ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

John Robinson

1. Where did Robinson see the school's advertisement?
- He saw the school's advertisement in today's edition of the Viet Nam News.

2. What language does he want to learn?
- He wants to learn Vietnamese.

3. What aspects of Vietnamese does he want to improve?
- He wants to learn to read and write Vietnamese.

4. What does he want to know?
- He wants to know some details of the courses and fees.

25 Le Duan St.,District 1
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
April 17th , 2003
Dear Sir,
Introduction

Request
Further information
Conclusion

I saw your school's advertisement in today's edition of
the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would
like some information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read
and write it. Could you please send details of the
courses and fees?
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson

25 Le Duan St.,District 1
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
April 17th , 2003
Dear Sir,
I saw your school's advertisement in today's edition of the Viet Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would like some information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and write it. Could you please send
details of the courses and fees?
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
John Robinson

Use

Do not use

I would like ...

I'd like...

I am interested in ...

I'm interested in ...

(to) look forward to +V-ing

looking forward to +V-ing

Could you please……?
Yours faithfully,/Yours sincerely,

Your faithfully, /Your sincerely,

I .Vocabulary.

- Inquiry: (n)

Sự đề nghị cung cấp

- Edition:( n)

Lần xuất bản/bản in

- Detail : (n)

Chi tiết

- Fees : (n)

Học phí

II. Read the letter.

III. Write.
• Read these advertisements (5.read-p36). Choose

one of the school you want to attend
to write a letter of inquiry.

Period 25: Unit4: Lesson 5-Write

I .Vocabulary
II. Read the letter
III. Write: Write a letter of inquiry. Follow the outline below.

Outline
Introduction : Say how you come to know about the Institution
( advertisement on newspaper/watch on TV); express your interest (want to know
more information )
Request : State how good your English is; exactly what kind of information you
want.
Further information : Say you are ready to supply more information about your
English/ study ( record of study ) if necessary.
Conclusion : End with a polite closing.

Period 25: Unit4: Lesson 5-Write
I .Vocabulary
II. Read the letter
III. Write: Write a letter of inquiry. Follow the outline below.
25 Le Duan St.,District 1

Outline
Introduction : Say how you come to know about the
Institution
( advertisement on newspaper/watch on TV); express
your interest (want to know more information )
Request : State how good your English is; exactly what
kind of information you want.
Further information : Say you are ready to supply
more information about your English/ study ( record of
study ) if necessary.

Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
April 17th , 2003
Dear Sir,
I saw your school's advertisement in today's edition of the Viet
Nam News.
I am interested in learning Vietnamese and I would like some
information about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and write
it. Could you please send details of the courses and fees?
I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,

Conclusion : End with a polite closing.
John Robinson

Suggested words

I saw/ on TV. I/ interested/ learn English/ would like/ information/ Institute
I / speak / little English/ but /read it slowly /my writing /bad. Want/improve/ reading/
writing
Could/ provide /more information/length/courses/ fees for beginners. I / supply/ record of
English study/ necessary
Look forward/ hear/you

Period 25: Unit4: Lesson 5-Write

I .Vocabulary
II. Read the letter
III. Write:
Dear Sir,
I saw your Institute's advertisement on Today's TV program. I am
very interested in learning English and I would like some
information about your Institute .
I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing
is bad. So I want to improve my reading and writing.
Could you please provide more information about the length of
the courses and fees for beginners ? I can supply my record of
English study if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
………….

Homework
1/ Rewrite the letter of inquiry.
2/ Do exercises in your exercise book.
3/ Prepare : Language focus