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Teacher : Lê Thị Hồng Quế
Date: September 16th, 2025

Unit

1

Unit

A longFAMILY
and healthy
LIFE life

LESSON 6

WRITING

A short message

WARM-UP

How to write a short message?

PRE-WRITING

1

Below is a short message. Put the parts in the correct order.

Key: B - D - C - A - E - F

PRE-WRITING

Greeting

Message

Closing

Hi Linda,
Thanks for lending me the book about healthy
cooking tips. It's great!
How about coming to my house this Sunday to try
some recipes from the book? Don't forget to bring
some fresh fruits from your garden. We'll need
them for some recipes.
See you soon,
Mai

PRE-WRITING
Useful expressions
Greeting
+ Hi,
+ Hello,
+ Dear …,

Message
+ Thank you for …
+ How about …
+ What about …
+ Why don't we …
+ Shall we …
+ Remember to …
+ Don't forget to …
+ I would like to invite you to …
+ Do you want to …

Closing
+ See you again,
+ See you soon,
+ Write back soon,
+ Bye,
+ Love,

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:
1. How about + N/V-ing?
= How about + S + V?: gợi ý làm gì
2. Don't forget to V: đừng quên làm gì
3. be glad to V: vui lòng khi làm gì
4. Why don't you V …?: gợi ý làm gì
5. Do I have to V…?: hỏi xem mình phải làm gì

WHILE-WRITING

2

Write a sentence to express each message below. Begin
with the words given.

joining the reading club with me
forget to return the book to the library
come to your birthday party
I have to dress formally for the party

WHILE-WRITING

3

Write a short message to reply to the one in Task 1

Suggested answer

Hi Mai,
Thank you for inviting me to your house this Sunday.
I am so glad to come to try some recipes from the book
with you. Shall we meet at 10 a.m? Please tell me if I
need to buy something in advance to prepare for the
meal.
See you soon,
Linda.

POST-WRITING

4

Exchange your writing with your friend for peer review.

Writing rubric
Organization: …/10
Legibility: …/10
Ideas: …/10
Word choice: …/10
Grammar usage and mechanics: …/10
TOTAL: …/50

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• How to write and respond to
a short message
• Apply structures to express
suggestions, invitation or
acceptance, etc.

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CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 7 - Unit 1.