Unit 6. Competitions

DIEM THUY UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL

Welcome

The Teachers
To class 11A8
Lecturer: MAI T. T. NGUYEN


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Unit 6

COMPETITION
Lesson 4: WRITING

Writing a letter of reply


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ACTIVITY 1
Read the letter and find out the required information

Let’s

COMPETITION

READ THE LETTER AND FIND OUT THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COMPETITION.
140 Kham Thien St, Dong Da District
Ha Noi, Vietnam
17 October, 2006
Dear Sir / Madam,
I read the information about the English Speaking Competition on
your language centre’s website. I am interested in practicing
English with native speakers and I want to get some information
about the competition.
Could you please send me details of the competition, the number
of participants, entry procedures, venue, date and time? Please
provide me with your phone number and e-mail.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your faithfully,
Thu Trang


Useful language for writing a letter of reply
Part 1: expressing thanks and welcome
-Thank you for your letter and welcome to …….
Part 2: Giving some details
- Here are some details about…………
- You may contact me on…….
Part 3: Finishing the letter in a polite way
I am looking forward ……..

ACTIVITY 2: REPLY THIS LETTER
II
Imagine you are Kate Johnson, secretary

of the English Speaking Competition.
Write a letter to respond to Thu Trang.


Information of the English
Speaking Competition
Number of participants: 25

Date:

Venue:

THU TRANG
WANTS TO KNOW
Time:

25th November, 2006

106, Tran Hung Dao Street,
Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi

Arrival time: 7.00 PM
Start time: 8.00 PM

Phone number:

(04) 9838 188

E-mail:


Useful language
for writing a letter of reply
Part 1: expressing thanks and
welcome
-Thank you for your letter and
welcome to …….
Part 2: Giving some details
Here are some details
about…………
Part 3: Finishing the letter in a
polite way
I am looking forward ……..

 Using the details below
Number of participants: 25

Date: 25th November, 2006

Venue:

Time:

106, Tran Hung Dao Street,
Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi

Arrival time: 7.00 PM
Start time: 8.00 PM

Phone number: (04) 9838 188

E-mail:


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ACTIVITY 3: POST WRITING

98 Hue Street, Hoan Kiem District
Ha Noi City, Vietnam
20th October, 2006.
Dear Thu Trang,
Thank you for your letter and welcome to our English Speaking
competition. Here are some details about the competition. The number
of participants is limited- just 25. The competition is held on 25th
November, 2006 at 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Ha
Noi .
It starts at 8.00 p.m. Contestants should be present at about 7.00
p.m for registration. For more information please contact me on the
phone number (04)9838188 and e-mail :
I am looking forward to meeting you soon .
Best wishes,
Kate Johnson
Secretary

IV

HOMEWORK

- Remember the form of a reply letter
- Write the letter again at home and
- Prepare the next part ( Unit 6 : E – Language focus )


Mini GAME
Let’s
PLAY


How many parts are there in a letter of
replying? What are they?
There are 4 parts - Heading

- Opening
- Body
- Closing & Ending


What should we write at the “Opening”
part of request letter ?

Dear Sir / Madam,


What do we write in the part “Closing”

of the formal letter
We write:

With best wishes ,
Yours faithfully,
Yours sincerely,
Yours truly,
……….…..…before signing the
name


In order to end the letter in the polite
away, we write:

I am looking forward to ….


The address of the writer and the date of
the writing are written in ……… part of
letter ?

Heading part


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