Welcome to our class!
AN LAO - HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: LE HUU PHUC
WARM-UP
ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING LETTERS TO BECOME THE WORD.
STANHK
Key: THANKS
-When someone gives you a present
When someone does you a favor
- When someone helps you with something
In today`s lesson, you`ll learn how to write a formal letter to express gratitude or thanks.
-Elicit the answers from Ss:
- When do you say "thanks"
Thursday, 18th October, 2008
Unit : 4
VOLUNTEER WORK


Lesson4 : WRITING

Pre-teaching vocabulary:
Write the new words in their notebooks.
1. amount [ə`maunt] (n)

2. donation [dou`nei∫n] (n)

3. issue [`isju:] (v)


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Work in groups and write down as much information about New York that they know.
ANSWERS
Weather: humid climate (wet)
Population: 7 million people live in the city and 19 million live in the whole metropolitan area.
Famous places: Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Broadway theatre district…
Area: 946 km2, the largest city in the USA. and one of the largest urban areas in the world.
History: Founded by the Dutch in 1624 and has had several names before like Fort Amsterdam and New Amsterdam.
Location: Southeastern part of New York State.
Task 1:
Work in pairs Match the words in column A appear in the reading passage with their definitions in column B.
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e
a
b
d
Task 2:
Read the text again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or False (F)
Work in groups
1. New York is the name of both a state and a city.
2. New York Harbour has a lot of ice in winter.
3. New York is on two rivers.
4. The United National Building is in New York.
5. New York belonged to the Dutch when it was founded.
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X
X
X
X
It is ice-free all seasons.
1. Where is New York city?
2. What is its population?
3. Why was New York
originally called New
Amsterdam?
4. What makes New York
an unusual city?
5. What places in New
York are visitors attracted to?
Weather: humid climate (wet)
Population: 7 million people live in the city
Famous places: Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Broadway theatre
Area: 946 km2, the largest city in the USA.
History: Founded by the Dutch in 1624
Location: Southeastern part of New York State.
TASK 3: Use the information on the right to work in pairs
1. Where is the New York ?
* It is in the southeastern part of New York State.
2. What is its population?
* 7 million people in the city and 19 million people in the metropolitan region.
3. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
* Because it was founded by the Dutch and its captain was Amsterdam.
4. What makes New York an unusual city?
* It is the home of the UN and the centre of global finance, communications, and business.
5. What places in New York are visitors attracted to?
* The State of Liberty, the Empire State.
After you read.
Work in groups discuss the following questions.
1. If you go to the New York, which place (s) will you like to visit? Why?
If I come to the New York, I will visit the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, the Wall Street, and the Broadway theatre district.
GOOD BYE SEE YOU AGAIN