Teacher in charge: Tran Tuan Thanh
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
WARM –UP: Giving Vietnamese meaning
Jerry
Tom
letter of invitaton
(thư mời)
love letter
(thư tình)
letter of congratulation
(thư chúc mừng)
letter of complaint
(thư phàn nàn, than phiền )
letter of refusal
(thư từ chối)
thank – you letter
(thư cảm ơn )
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
Lead- in:
Look at two pictures and find one common word that the person in these pictures will say.
In this period, we will study and practise writing a formal thank-you letter.
Picture 1
Picture 2
Thank you
Thank you
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
Period 23: Writing Skill
1. Activity 1: Useful language.
- donate /dou`neit/ (sth) to (sth/ sb):
- 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
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
Period 23: Writing Skill
2. Activity 2: A thank – you letter may be look like
Opening
Expressing thanhks and appreciation for what has been done
Saying how useful/ helpful the thing or work is
Expressing thanhks/ gratitude once again
Closing
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
Period 23: Writing Skill
3. Activity 3: Read the letter and underline the sentences that express the following point.
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
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
Period 23: Writing Skill
4. Activity 4: Writing: 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

Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
Period 23: Writing Skill
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
Suggested answer
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
Huong Lam High school, A Luoi, Thua Thien Hue
14th October, 2010
1,000000
the school library
to build
organization
organization
organization
Tran Tuan Thanh
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
Period 23: Writing Skill
Thursday, 14th October, 2010.
UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK.
Period 23: Writing Skill
1. Write a letter of thank for a birthday present.
2. Prepare for the next lesson. UNIT 4: Language focus.