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Unit 5 Study habits
Lesson 5 : Write
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to
know the format of a friendly letter and practice writing a letter to a
friend .
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , chalks , boards ….
C / Procedure :
I / Warm up :
Chatting

1. Have you ever written to someone ?
2. To whom do you usually write ?
3. What do you often write about ?
- Lead in new lesson .
II / Pre - writing : Introduce the topic of the
writing and some new words to Ss .
1. Pre – teach vocabulary :
- Lunar New Year Festival ( explanation )
- Enjoyable (adj ) = vui thu , thich thu


Play games


Listen and copy
down



- to celebrate = ki niem
-> celebration (n)

* Checking : Rub out and remember
2. Ordering
- Ask Ss to put the parts of the letter in the
correct order .
a. Opening d. Body of the letter
b. Closing e. Signature
c. The date f . Writer
,
s address .
- Give feedback 1-f 2-c 3-a 4-d 5-b 6-e

- Ask Ss to read the letter to check their
order .
3. Labeling
- Ask Ss to label each section with the
correct letter .
4 . Comprehension questions
- Have Ss work in pairs and answer some
Listen and repeat
in chorus ,
individually .
Copy down .
Play games .



Do the exercise
individually .

Read and check .

Label each section
with the correct
questions
a. Who wrote the letter ? To whom ?
b. What are there in the heading ?
c. What is the main part of the letter ?
d. What did Hoa receive a few days ago ?
e. What subject is Hoa good at ?
f. Where is she going to celebrate the Lunar
New Year Festival ?
- Call on some pairs to practice asking and
answering in front of class .
III / While - writing :
- Ask Ss to imagine that they are Lan and
write a letter to her pen pal Donna in San
Francisco , using the given information .
- Call on some Ss to demonstrate their
writings in front of class .
* Suggested letter :
letter .




Work in pairs to
practice asking and
answering the

questions .








15 Quang Trung street
Hanoi , July 12 th , 2005
Dear Donna
Thanks for your letter . I am glad to hear
you had an interesting Mother
,
s Day .
We have received our second semester
report last month . I got good grades for
Geography , Physics and Math but my
English and History results were poor . My
teacher advises me to improve English and
History . I think I have to study harder next
school year .
In a few weeks , we are going to celebrate
the mid Autumn festival . That is an Autumn
moon festival in Vietnam . This afternoon , I
am going to Ha Long Bay with my aunt and
uncle by bus and I am going to stay ther with

Imagine and write

the a letter
individually .













them until the festival comes . I will send you
a postcard from there .
Write soon and tell me all your news .
Best
Lan ,
IV / Post - writing : Correction
- Call on Ss to read aloud their letters and
correct the mistakes .
V / Homework :
1. Write a letter to your friend to tell him /
her about your second semester report and
about Summer holiday .

Read their letters
aloud .
Copy down .