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Teacher: Bùi Thị Thanh Hương
Tây Phong Secondary school
English 8
Form of
the letter
1.Heading
writer’s address
the dates
4.Closing
Your friends
Regards
Love
3.Body of the letter
2. Opening
Dear,…
Warm up:
PERIOD 59
Unit 9: A first-aid course
Lesson 4: Write
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Period 59 - Unit 9. A first-aid course
Lesson 4: Write
Last week
Where was Nga?
Who did visit her?
What did Hoa give Nga?
Nga
Hoa
Where is she now?
What does she do?
Period 59 - Unit 9. A first-aid course
Lesson 4: Write
Now:
I.Vocabulary:
occasion (n):
(to) cheer sb up:
(to) thank sb for:
(to) invite:
(to) come over:

cám ơn ai vì
làm cho ai vui lên
vào dịp
đến thăm, ghé thăm
mời
Period 59 - Unit 9. A first-aid course
Lesson 4: Write
I.Vocabulary:
Period 59 - Unit 9. A first-aid course
Lesson 4: Write
Occasion (n):
(to) cheer sb up:
(to) thank sb for:
(to) invite:
(to) come over:

cám ơn ai vì
làm cho ai vui lên
vào dịp
đến thăm, ghé thăm
mời
Dear Hoa,
Thank you very much for the flowers you (0) sent (send) me while I (1) (be) in the hospital. They (2) (be) beautiful and they really (3) (help) to cheer me up. I (4) (come) out of the hospital on Monday morning.
Now I (5) (be) very bored. Will you come over to my place on the weekend? I’d love to see you.
I (6) (phone) you on Friday afternoon.
Your friend,
Nga
were
helped
came
was
am
will phone

Period 59 - Unit 9. A first-aid course
Lesson 4: Write
Exercise 1. Complete the thank-you note Nga sent to Hoa after she left the hospital. Use the corrects forms of the verbs in brackets.
Form of a thank- you note
1. Opening: (Dear….,)
2. Body of the letter:
- On what a occasion?
- Describe the presents:
- Your feelings when you received the presents:
- Your feeling now
- Invite her/ him/ them…………to a place
- How to contact:



3. Closing: (Your friend/Regard/Love/…,)
1. What did your friend give/send you?
2. On what occasion?
3. What was/were it/they like?
4. How did you feel when she received the present?
5. How do you feel now?
6. Do you want to invite your friend somewhere?
7. If so, then when?
8. How will you contact your friend?
Dear …………,
Thank you very much for (1)…………………. you sent me (2)………………………. They/It were/was (3)………………and they/It really helped to cheer me up. I felt very (4)……………
Now I am very (5)………………… Will you (6)……………………… with my family(7)………………..? I’d love to see you.
I will (8)……… you…………..
Your friend,
…………….
Suggested ideas
- flowers / a card / a present …
- on birthday / at Christmas / on New year
- beautiful / great / wonderful ...
- happy / excited …
- bored / fine / unhappy…
- go on a picnic/your house/ go camping
- on the weekend / Sunday morning…
- phone / call / send message…
Exercise 2: Write a thank-you note to a friend
Period 59-Unit 9: Lesson 4 – Write
Your friend,
Ngan
Exercise 3: Use the same format to write another letter to another friend for other occasions
Dear Lan,
1.Thank you/ very much/ teddy bear/ you/ send/ me/ my last birthday.
Thank you very much for a teddy bear you sent me on my birthday
2.It /be/ very nice/lovely. / I /really /like/ it.
It was very nice, lovely and I really liked it
3.I/ just finish/ my final exam, /so/ I /be/ free now.
I have just finished my final exam, so I am free now.
4.I think/ it /be /nice/ go /on a picnic / the weekend.
I think it will be nice to go on a picnic for the weekend
5. you/ go /with/me?
Will you go with me?/ Would you like yo go with me?
6.We/ go /NinhKieu park / Sunday afternoon.
We will go to Ninh Kieu Park on Sunday afternoon.
7.I /hope / you/ join/ me.
I hope you’ll join us.
8.I/ telephone/ you /Thursday.
I will telephone you on Thursday.
Period 59-Unit 9: Lesson 4 - Write
Dear Lan,
Thank you very much for a teddy bear you sent me on my birthday. It was very nice, lovely and I really liked it.
I have just finished my final exam, so I am free now. I think it will be nice to go on a picnic for the weekend. Will you go with me? We will go to Ninh Kieu park on Sunday afternoon. I hope you’ll join us.
I will telephone you on Thursday.
Your friend,
Ngan
Write a letter (use the same format to write another letter to another friend for other occasions.)
- Prepare: Unit 9:Lesson 5: Language focus
Homework
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