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Welcome to our English class
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Thank you
Letter
Alphabetical ordering

UNIT 4.Volunteer work
D.Writing
Discuss with your partner.
1.In which situations do people write “Thank you” letters?
People often write “Thank you” letters after people have received help,gifts,service…from other people
2.Have you ever received or written a “Thank you” letter? If yes, on what occasion?
Before you write
Vocabulary
donate /dou`neit/v (sth) to (sth/ sb):
donation(n)
donor(n)
- gratitude /`grætitju:d / (n):
- issue /`isju:/ (v):
- receipt / ri`si:t / (n):
- assistance /ə`sistəns/(n):
làm từ thiện (cái gì) cho (/ tổ chức/ cá nhân)
Ex: I donated 1.000.000 VND to the orphanage in Hue.
sự biết ơn
phát hành, lưu hành
giấy biên nhận, biên lai
sự giúp đỡ
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
D.Writing
Heading
Opening
(writer’s address)
Identify
the
parts
of this
letter.
Body
Closing and ending
Unit 4:Volunteer work
D.Writing
The opening of the letter
The donated amount
The way the money is used
The way the receipt is issued
The gratitude to the donor
The closing of the letter
Task1: Read the letter and underline the sentences that express the following points.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
D.Writing
Task 2: Imagine that you have just received a donation of one million dong from one of the local organizations to build your school library. Use the suggestions in Task 1 to write a letter to acknowledge the receipt of the donation and express your gratitude.
1. The opening of the letter
2. The amount that is donated
3. How the money is used
4. How the receipt is issued
5. The gratitude of the donor
6. The closing of the letter
Remember to follow these main points
Unit 4:Volunteer work
D.Writing
While you write
Some useful expressions:
I am most grateful to you for …
I would like to express my sincere thanks to you for …
On behalf of … I would like to thank you for …
My heartfelt thanks go to you for …
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generosity in donating……
I owe a great debt of gratitude to you for …
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
D.Writing
A letter of thanks
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
D.Writing
197 Hang Bai Street
Hoan Kiem District,Ha Noi
20th September, 2011
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am very happy to have received a donation of VND 1 million from your organization some days ago. The money will help us to build our school library . We will certainly issue a receipt as soon as possible.
I would like to express our thanks for the donation from your organization and hope to get more assistance and cooperation from your organization in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Trần Thanh Binh
Secretary of School Building Fund
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1. How many parts are there in a letter of thank you? What are they?
4 parts.
They are heading,
opening, body, and
closing
2. What do we write in the part “Closing” of the formal letter?
We write:
Yours faithfully/ Yours sincerely …before signing the name.
1. Heading
2. Opening
The reason why you write the letter
3. Body The gratitude to the donor.
4. Closing and ending
3. What do you call this form of letter?
A letter of thanks
4/. CONGRATULATION !
You have chosen a
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HOMEWORK
1. Write a letter of thanks for a birthday present.
Thank you for your attention