Unit 11
NATIONAL PARKS
D. WRITING
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Guessing Game
What kind of letter is it?
You want to write a letter about the poor quality of the service in supermaket or hospital.
Everything seems to be worse when you go to the supermaket or hospital.
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You are please to hear that your friend have decided to come your house for the holiday.
He or she do not know the way to go to your house.
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You will write a letter and enclose the map to sent to your friend.
There is a party at your house from 8:00 to 10:00 in Sunday night.
You want to invite your friend come here.
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Kinds of letter
1. Letter of complaint
2. Letter of giving direction
3. Letter of invitation
4. Letter of accepting or refusing
delighted
vui mừng
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delight
(adj):
sự vui mừng
(n):
chấp nhận
acceptance
sự chấp nhận
acceptable
có thể chấp nhận
accept
(v)
(n)
(adj)


Refuse
từ chối
Refusal
sự khước từ
= decline
(v)
(n)
- Delighted
delight
- Accept
acceptance
acceptable
- Refuse
refusal
refusable

vui mừng,vui sướng
sự vui mừng,vui sướng
chấp nhận
sự chấp nhận
có thể chấp nhận
từ chối
sự khước từ
có thể từ chối
(adj):
(n) :
(v):
(n):
(adj):
(n) :
(v):
(adj):
TASK 1
I’d like/ love to.
That’s a great idea.
I’d be delighted to.
I’m afraid I can’t come because …
I’d love to, but …
I’m sorry I can’t (come) because …
Put these following expressions into the right columns
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I’d like/ love to.
That’s a great idea.
I’d be delighted to.
I’m afraid I can’t come because …
I’d love to, but …
I’m sorry I can’t (come) because …
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TASK 1
How about
Let’s go another time.
Is it OK if we meet at 6:30 p.m ?
Accepting
Refusing
Accepting
TASK 2
Dear Nam,

a.___ Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.
b.___ I would really like to come.
c.___ Thank you for your letter.
d.___ It‘s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country.
e.___ I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.

Love,
Lam
Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter accepting an invitation to spend a weekend in the country.
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1
2
3
5
4
c
d
b
e
a
c. Thank you for your letter.
d. It‘s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country.
b. I would really like to come.
a. Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.
e. I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.

Dear Nam,
Love,
Lam
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Dear Nam,
Thank you for your letter.
It‘s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country.
I would really like to come. I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.
Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.
Love,
Lam


Dear Nam,
Thank you for your letter.
It‘s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country.
I am afraid I can not come. Next Friday I’m going to visit my cousin in Ha Noi. Let’s go another time.

Love,
Lam


A refusing letter

An accepting letter
A
B
Love,
Lam
Dear Nam,
Accepting
Refusing
Thank you for your letter.
It‘s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country.
I would really like to come.
Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.
I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.

Let’s go another time.
Next Tuesday I’m going to visit my cousin in Ha Noi.
Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Starting
Closing
& signature
Greeting
Body
Address
Starting
Body
Closing
& signature
Greeting
(Hi, Nam/ Hello Nam)
Regards/ Best wishes/ Sincerely yours, …)
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I am afraid I can not come.
TASK 3
One of your friends has invited you to go for a picnic to Cuc Phuong National Park next weekend. Write a reply letter accepting or refusing his/her invitation.
accepting
refusing
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Suggested Reasons
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