Welcome to our lesson
GRATITUDE
KEY
Warm up
This is a 9-letter word, the same meaning as “thanks”
Unit 4:Volunteer work
Priod 26: D. Writing
(Writing a formal thank-you letter)
I. pre-writing
Task 1: Read the letter and underline the sentences
that express the following points:

1. the opening of the letter 2. the donated amount
3. the way(s) the money is used 4. the way the receipt is issued
5. the gratitude to the donor 6. the closing of the letter
1.The opening of the letter
2.The donated amount
3.The way the money is used
4.the way the receipt is issued
5.the gratitude to the donor
6.the closing of the letter
Task 1:
II. While-writing
Task 2: Imagine that you have 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.
A. Address and date
B. The opening of the letter/ Greetings(1)
D. The closing of the letter(6)
E. The signature
C. The Body(2,3,4,5)
Remember to follow
these main parts
of a letter
Task 2: Imagine that you have received a donation of one
million dong from one of the local organizations to build your
school library...
A. Address and date
B. The opening of the letter/ Greetings
D. The closing of the letter
E. The signature
C. The Body
The donated amount
I am very happy to have received a donation of £100/ VNĐ100,000,000..___ from your company/organization… ______ some days ago.
On behalf of our staff/school…__ , I would like to thank you for your generous donation of __.
It is our honor to receive a
donation of ______ from __
The way the money is used
The money will help us build/repair our library/gym…____
Your contribution will make it possible for us to _____
The receipt is issued
We will certainly issue _____
The gratitude to the donor
I would like to express our thanks for ______
Once again thank you very much for your kindness. We hope ______
Dear Sir/Madam,
Dear Mr/Mrs + Family name,
A
197 Hill Road, Los Angeles
20th December, 2005
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am very happy to have received a donation of $ 500 from your company some days ago. The money will help us to repair the old school building and build a new block of flats for the handicapped students. We will certainly issue a receipt as soon as possible.
I would like to express our thanks for the donation from your company and hope to get more assistance and cooperation from your company in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
David James
Secretary of School Building Fund
Que Vo High School Number 3, Que Vo, Bac Ninh
October 2017
1,000,000VND
to build the school library
organization
organization
organization
Nguyen Van A
Writing assessment Rubrics
III. Post-writing
A sample letter
Viet Yen N02 High School, Bacgiang
October 15th, 2013

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am very happy to have received a donation of 1.000.000VND from your organization some days ago. I think that the money will help us to build our/the school library. We will certainly issue a receipt as soon as possible.
I would like to express our (faithful) 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,

Nguyen Quang Minh
Secretary of School Building Fund
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UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
HOMEWORK
1. Rewrite the letter at home.
2. Prepare for the next lesson. UNIT 4: Language focus.
Answer the following question
How many parts are there in a formal letter?
A
3 parts
B
4 parts
C
5 parts
Choose the best answer
We can open a formal letter by ….
A
Dear Sir/ Madam,
B
Dear Minh,
C
Dear Miss/ Mrs
Choose the best answer
We can close a formal letter by……
A
Love,
B
Bye,
C
Yours faithfully
Choose the best answer
We can express your gratitude in a formal thank-you letter by using structure:
A
I would like to express our thanks for……
B
Thanks for your….
C
Thank you