Welcome
To class 11A8
The Teachers
DIEM THUY UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Lecturer: MAI T. T. NGUYEN
Letter of request
Letter of reply
Letter of
invitation
Letter of refusal
Letter of
thanking
Lesson 4: WRITING
COMPETITION
Writing a letter of reply
Read the letter and find out the required information
COMPETITION

140 Kham Thien St, Dong Da District
Ha Noi, Vietnam
17 October, 2006

Dear Sir / Madam,
I read the information about the English Speaking Competition on your language centre’s website. I am interested in practicing English with native speakers and I want to get some information about the competition.
Could you please send me details of the competition, the number of participants, entry procedures, venue, date and time? Please provide me with your phone number and e-mail.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your faithfully,
Thu Trang
Read the letter and find out the information
required for the English Speaking Competition.
Useful language for writing a letter of reply

Part 1: expressing thanks and welcome
-Thank you for your letter and welcome to …….

Part 2: Giving some details
- Here are some details about…………
- You may contact me on…….

Part 3: Finishing the letter in a polite way
I am looking forward ……..

Imagine you are Kate Johnson, secretary of the English Speaking Competition. Write a letter to respond to Thu Trang.
Number of participants:
Date:
Phone number:
E-mail:
Venue:
106, Tran Hung Dao Street,
Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi
Time:
Arrival time: 7.00 PM
Start time: 8.00 PM
Information of the English Speaking Competition
THU TRANG WANTS TO KNOW
25
25th November, 2006
(04) 9838 188
englishclub06@gmail.com
Useful language
for writing a letter of reply

Part 1: expressing thanks and welcome
-Thank you for your letter and welcome to …….

Part 2: Giving some details
Here are some details about…………

Part 3: Finishing the letter in a polite way
I am looking forward ……..

Number of participants: 25
Date: 25th November, 2006
Phone number: (04) 9838 188
E-mail: englishclub06@gmail.com
 Using the details below
- Remember the form of a reply letter
- Write the letter again at home and
- Prepare the next part ( Unit 6 : E – Language focus )
Mini GAME
Let’s PLAY
How many parts are there in a letter of replying? What are they?
What should we write at the “Opening” part of request letter ?
What do we write in the part “Closing” of the formal letter
In order to end the letter in the polite away, we write:
The address of the writer and the date of the writing are written in ……… part of letter ?
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