UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORKWRITING

WARM –UP: Giving Vietnamese meaning

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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 )

Lead- in: Look at two pictures and find one common word that the person in these pictures will say.

Picture 1 Picture 2Thank you Thank you

1. Vocabulary:

- 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 hànhgiấy biên nhận, biên lai

sự giúp đỡ

2. A thank – you letter:

Opening

Expressing thanks and appreciation for what has been done

Saying how useful/ helpful the thing or work is

Expressing thanks/ gratitude once again

Closing

3. Activity 3: Read the letter and underline the sentences that express the following point.

1. the opening of the letter2. 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

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.

197 Hill Road, Los Angeles20th December, 2005Dear 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 JamesSecretary of School Building Fund

Suggested answer197 Hill Road, Los Angeles20th 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 JamesSecretary of School Building Fund

Huong Lam High school, A Luoi, Thua Thien Hue14th October, 2010

1,000000

the school libraryto buildorganization

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Tran Tuan Thanh

1. Write a letter of thank for a birthday present.

2. Prepare for the next lesson. UNIT 4: Language focus.