Kinds of letter:
letter
love
complaint
invitation
thank you
confirmation
Unit 6: An excursion
Lesson 4: Writing
Saturday, November 17th 2007
Confirmation is the letter that responds to the requests. It confirms whether the help is provided or the information is available or not.
A confirmation letter
Task 1:

Work in pairs: Read the two letters in your book and find the requests in Nga`s letter and the confirmation in Hoa`s.
Nga’s Requests: Can you go shopping with me to buy the things we need for the trip.
Hoa’s Confirmation: Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the trip.
Greeting:
Showing interest:
Confirming the request:

Confirming the time:

Closing:
Dear Nga
I`m glad to hear that...
Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need...
I`ll be waiting for you at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow
Love, Hoa
Now read Hoa`s letter again and find out the following points:
Structures of a confirmation letter:
Greeting
Expressing interests
Confirming the request
Confirming the time/place
Closing
Signature


Rearrange the following sentences to make a completed letter:
Nam
Dear Vinh
I am sure we will have a great time
With the best wishes
I will certainly come
Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party
I am looking forward to meeting you soon
Rearrange the following sentences to make a completed letter:

Dear Vinh

Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party.

I will certainly come.
I am looking forward to meeting you soon.
I am sure we will have a great time.
With the best wishes

Nam
Some useful expressions
How about ...?
Why don`t you ...?
Let`s ...
I look forward to seeing/ meeting you.
See you soon/ see you later
Hope to see you soon
I`m very happy/ glad/ pleased...
That`s great
Thank you for...
It`s lovely to ..
Certainly, I will ...
Of course, I`m willing to ...
I would really like to ...
Task 2:
Read the situations and write a confirmation letter responding to each of them.
Lan is going to have a birthday party at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. She asks you to buy her two bunches of bananas, three kilos of oranges, ten mangoes, and bring them to her house an hour before the party. You agree to help her.
Minh wants to borrow a book about wildlife. He is coming for the book at 9:00 a.m. this Saturday. You accept his request but suggest a later time.
Suggested answers:
Letter 1:
Dear Lan,
I`m very happy to come to your birthday party on Saturday. Luckily, I don`t have to go to school on that day so I will help you to buy bananas, oranges and mangoes. Surely, I will bring them to your house at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
See you later,
Trang

Letter 2:
Dear Minh,
I`m willing to lend you the book about wildlife. You can get it as long as you need. However, I`m going to visit my grandmother on Saturday morning so can you come in the afternoon? I`ll wait for you.
See you then .
Hung