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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
UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
LESSON 4: WRITING
Writing a letter of request
PRE-WRITING
VOCABULARY

1.Undergraduate course

: khóa học ĐH
2.Accommodation (n)
3. Tertiary study (n)
4. Supply(v)
5. Reputation (n)
: phòng ở
He is interested in playing soccer
: cung cấp
: hứng thú
7. Be interested in
: danh tiếng
I am impressed by her dress
8. Be impressed by (v)
: ấn tượng bởi
[ə,kɔmə`dei∫n ]
[,ʌndə`grædʒuət kɔ:s]
[`tə:∫əri `stʌdi]
: học ĐH
[sə`plai]
[,repju:`tei∫n]
6. Admission requirements
: thủ tục nhập học
[`intristid]
[im`prest]
Task 1: 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 and details of the course ?
d, I`m very 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, Hanoi capital,Vietnam/ November 9th,2012
i, I`ve read a lot about tertiary study in UK.
Answer: 1-h; 2-a; 3-i; 4-d; 5-c; 6-g; 7-b; 8-e; 9-f
Hanoi Capital, Vietnam
November 9th, 2012
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I`ve read a lot about study in UK. I`m interested in an undergraduate course on economics in your university.
Could you please give me some more information about tuition fee, accommodation and details of the course?
I`m ready to supply any information about myself if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your faithfully,
Hoang Mai Lan
1.Heading
2.Greeting
3. Body
4. Closing
5. Signature
Format of the request letter
1. Heading ( Address and date)
2. Greeting
3. Body
- Reason for writing
- Request
- Further information
- Conclusion

4. Closing
5. Signature
1. Match the parts with the appropriate information in B to make a complete outline of a letter of request to UCAS:
2. 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 ………….
WHILE-WRITING
KEYS:
1.I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in the UK and very impressed by the reputation of many famous universities there.
2. Now I am in the last year of high school and will finish secondary education in 7 months.
3. I am very interested in an undergraduate course on Economics in your University.
4.Could you please send me some information about the admission requirements, tuition fees, accommodation and details of the course?
5. I am ready to supply some information about
myself if necessary.
6. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Dear Sir / Madam,
I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in the UK…………
I am interested in applying……
or
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
Bac Ninh City, Viet Nam
November 9th,2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in UK and very impressed by the reputation of many famous universities there.
Now I am in the last year of high school and will finish it in 7 months. I am very interested in an undergraduate course on Economics in your University.
Could you please send me some information about the admission requirements, tuition fees, accommodation and details of the course?
I am ready to supply any information about my self if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Nguyen Hoang Nam

POST-WRITING
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 course next year ?
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you,
Pham Thanh Nam
-Write your letter again.
-Prepare the next lesson:
‘LANGUAGE FOCUS’
Home work:
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