School : Viet Yen N02 High Class : 11A3 Teacher: Nguyen Van Nam Word Guessing T ? H ? ? A N ? K ? S ? The word begins with the letter “T” It ends with the letter “S” It is the word used to express our gratitude to someone It is the word that the people in these pictures will say to the others ? ? ? ? When we often say “thanks”? We often say “thanks” when + someone gives us something + someone helps us ……………………………… Supposing that you are the headmaster of the school and you’ve just received a donation of $10.000 from an international organization overseas to buy computers for the students’ study How can you express your gratitude? + Make a phone call + Send an aemail Write letter + Write a letter to express gratitude I Pre-writing Rearrange the main parts of a letter in right order Wrong order Right order (5 -2 - - - 3) Closing Address & Date Greeting Greeting Signature Body Body Closing 5 Signature Address & Date I pre-writing Task 1: Read the letter and underline the sentences that express the following points: the opening of the letter the way(s) the money is used the gratitude to the donor the donated amount the way the receipt is issued the closing of the letter Task 1: The opening of the letter The donated amount The way the money is us the way the receipt is issued the gratitude to the the closing of the donor letter What type of letter is it? It is a letter of expressing gratitude/a thank-you letter How is the language used? The language is used in a very formal way Formal greeting Full-form sentences Formal expression Formal closing 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 to write a letter to acknowledge the receipt of the donation and express your gratitude Remember to follow these main parts of a letter Address and date The opening of the letter/ Greetings The Body The closing of the letter The signature Task 2: Imagine that you have received a donation of one million dong from one of the local organizations to build your school library -Dear Sir/Madam, The donated amount - I am very happy to have received a donation - Dear Mr/Mrs + Family name, Address and date of from your some days ago - On behalf of _ , I would like to thank you for your generous donation of _ - It is our honor to receive a donation of from The opening of the letter/ Greetings The Body The closing of the letter The signature The gratitude to the donor - I would like to express our thanks for - Once again thank you very much for your kindness We hope The way the money is used -The money will help us -Your contribution will make it possible for us to _ The receipt is issued We will certainly issue _ Writing assessment Rubrics Tiêu chí Tổ chức viết Từ vựng Ngữ pháp Xuất sắc Giỏi Đủ mục, rõ ràng cấu trúc Lựa chọn từ xác, phong phú Không sai kiến thức Tính mạch lạc Các câu liên kết chặt chẽ với Dấu câu Sử dụng vị trí dấu câu Khá TB Yếu 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, Minh Nguyen Quang Secretary of School Building Fund Choose the best option to fill in each blank Today we have learnt how to write a formal A B business letter A thank-you letter C personal letter D letter of reply A formal letter often has _ parts A B D C D In the opening of a formal letter, we often write A Hello, B Dear, C C Dear Sir/Madam, D Hi, The main content of the letter is in the _ part A Opening B Body B C Closing D Signature Homework Write a letter to thank the donor for a donation of $ 400 to buy wheelchairs for handicapped students in your school Prepare the next lesson Unit 4: Language focus anks for your attendance Complete the sentences about writing formal letters in English You write your address on _ of the letter You start your letter with _ When the letter starts Dear Sir/Madam, you end it with Keys: the top left-hand corner Dear Sir/Madam, Yours faithfully, ... Post -writing A sample letter Viet Yen N02 High School, Bacgiang October 15 th, 2 013 Dear Sir/Madam, I am very happy to have received a donation of 1. 000.000VND from your organization some days... gratitude to someone It is the word that the people in these pictures will say to the others ? ? ? ? When we often say “thanks”? We often say “thanks” when + someone gives us something + someone helps... to have received a donation - Dear Mr/Mrs + Family name, Address and date of from your some days ago - On behalf of _ , I would like to thank you for your generous donation of _ - It