Unit 10 - English 10 - Writing

LESSON PLAN
Unit 10: Conservation
Writing skill: A letter of invitation
1. Class description: Level: Students in grade 10th in a normal class
2. Time: 45mins.
3. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the Ss will able to write a letter of
invitation using the cues provided.
4. Teaching aids: Textbook, visual aid, handout.
5. Problems: Ss may not be familiar with expressions used in an invitation;
therefore, T should explain and make them remember.
6. Procedure:
Stages Teacher Students
Warm-up
(5’)
- Prepares 4 set of words, each of which
consists of 9 letter- shuffled words related
to a letter of invitation.
- Divides the class into four groups of 5.
- Gives each group a set of words and asks
them to rearrange the letters to form
correct words.
- The winner will be the group with the
quickest and correct answer.

- Listen to T’s guide.
- Work in group.
- One representative of each group
presents their answer.
- Correct answer:
1. Salutation
2. Invitation

3. Address
4. Reason
5. Arrangement
6. Event
7. Accept
8. Confirmation
9. Signature
Pre-
writing
(10’)
- Asks some questions and corrects if
necessary.
+ Have you ever written a letter of
invitation? On which occasion?
+ What expressions do you use to invite
someone?
- Introduces writing a letter of invitation
to Ss by giving a sample (enclosed)
- Make Ss exploit the model and give
a standard format of a simple letter of
- Answer the questions by writing on
the board.
+ On birthday party or festival
+ Some expressions:
Can you…?
Would you like…?
Shall we…?
- Read the sample and exploit it
1. S-N-I-T-T-O-A-L-U
2. V-I-I-T-T-A-O-N-I-N

3. S-S-D-D-E-R-A
4. E-O-A-R-N-S
5. A-T-R-R-G-N-M-E-E-N-A
6. V-T-E-N
7. C-A-T-P-E-C
8. A-C-F-I-N-O-I-O-T-R-N-M
9. N-T-U-I-S-G-A-E-R
invitation.
+ The address of the writer as well as the
date of the letter is at the top right corner.
In an informal letter, the address of the
receiver is not needed.
+ The salutation: “Dear” plus the first
name of the receiver,
+ The first part: the purpose of the letter,
giving the invitation.
+ The next part: detailed arrangement:
place, time, what to prepare, who to
come…
+ The last part: expressing the hope that
invitation will be accepted and asking for
a confirmation, ending with the signature.
While-
writing
(25’)
Task 1: Matching ( 5’)
Instruction: You are going to write out the
sentences by matching the first half in A
with the suitable half/ halves in B
- T asks Ss to look at column A and give

the form of the verb in each of the
structures:
+ Let’s + infinitive without ‘to’
+ Why don’t you + inf without ‘to’
+ Would you like + inf + to
+ Do you feel like + V-ing
+ Can you + inf without ‘to’
+ How about + V-ing
+ Shall we + inf without ‘to’
+ Are you free + inf + to
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to do the task,
reminding them that one expression in A
can go with more than one expression in
B and they should write the sentences.
- Asks Ss to exchange their answers and
other pairs.
- Calls on one pair to give their answers
and other pairs to add any other ideas.
- Feedbacks and gives correct answers.
Task 2: Letter completion ( 8’)
Instruction: You are required to fill each
blank in these invitation letters with a
suitable expression provided in task 1. For
each blank you can have more than one
answer.
- Asks Ss to read through the letters to
- Listen to the teacher
- Do the task in pairs
- Exchange answers with other pairs
- Expected answers:

1.c
2. f/h
3. a
4. g/d
5. h/f
6. d/g
7. e
8. b
- Listen to the teacher
- Do the task in pairs
understand the content of each letter
roughly.
- Models the way to do this task, using
letter 1:
+ First, read the letter
+ Look at the incomplete sentence and
pay attention to the form of the verb that
follows the blank. For example, in letter
one the verb form is infinitive with ‘to’
( …. to join us?)
+ Read the expression in task 1 and find
the suitable expression(s) to fill the blank.
In the first letter, we can fill the blank
with “Would you like” or “Are you free”.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to do the same
with the other two letters.
- Asks Ss to exchange answers with other
pairs.
- Calls on one pair to give their answers
and other pairs to add any other ideas.

- Feedbacks and gives correct answers.
Task 3: Writing and invitation letter
based on cues (12’)
Instruction: You are going to write an
invitation in which Nam invites Lam to
spend a weekend with him, using the cues
provided.
- Reminds them that they should use all
the language items provided together with
other items to produce meaningful and
grammatically correct sentences. Also, Ss
should use capitalized letters and
punctuation marks properly.
- Asks Ss to write the letter.
- While Ss writer the letter, T goes around
to observe and provide help.
- Asks Ss to exchange their letter with
another student for peer correction.
- Goes around and collects mistakes and
errors.
Writes Ss’ typical errors on the board and
elicits self and peer correction. T provides
correction only when Ss are not able to
correct the errors.
- Gives general comments on the letters
gives suggested letter.
- Exchange answers with other pairs
- Expected answers:
2. Would you like/ Are you free; How
about/ Do you feel like

3. Can you; Why don’t we/ Shall we
- Do the task individually
- Exchange the letter with another for
peer correction.
- Pay attention to friend’s and
teacher’s correction.
- Suggested letter:
Dear Lam.
We haven’t met since you moved. I
miss you a lot. We are both having
some days-off between the two terms
soon. If you haven’t made any other
plans, why don’t we spend a weekend
together?
Do you feel like visiting the forest
near my grandparents’ home again? It
looks quite different now because very
many young trees have been planted
at the Tree- Planting Festivals.
Do come if you find it possible, and
I’ll make all the preparations then.
Give my love to your parents.
Your friend,
Nam
Post-
writing
(5’)
- Summarizes the main points
- Asks Ss to do extra exercise as
homework.

Complete the following invitation letter
with the expressions provided:
a. there is a club party
b. you still don’t understand
c. therefore
d. a long time
e. 25 dollars
f. we can only invite
Hi Tom,
Since I started secondary school, I haven’t
seen you. It’s been (1) How are you? I
miss you so much.
Now, I’ll have a rare chance to meet you.
That is because (2) I planned myself.
Would you like to join us? It is a music
club. I know you like music very much;
(3) , I invite you to my party, although I
want to invite Jack too. The rules say that
(4) one person, even though I’m the
chairperson of the club. Do you feel
surprised that I’m a chairperson? Ha ha!
Let me tell you the details of the party
first. It costs (5) to join. The date is
Monday, 2
nd
November. It starts at 9 a.m.
and lasts until 4 p.m.
Enclosed are a map and the address of the
school. If there’s anything (6) or you
can’t come, you can contact me. My

phone number is 2445678.
Hope you can come.
- Do the exercise individually before
joining the next lesson.
- Expected answer:
1.d
2. a
3. c
4. f
5. e
6.b
Love,
Charlie