Unit 5. Study habits

Welcome to our English class

Hong Thai Secondary School Class 8A

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Giang- Hong Thai Secondary School


* Checking up: Gap filling

1.
2.

Language learners learn words in …………………………… ways

different

listwords then put it the meanings in their ……………..............
Some make a ……………. of new
mother
tongue
………………………………

3. Some even write each word and its use on a piece of paper and ……………… it somewhere to learn it at any
time

stick

4. Many learners do not try to learn all the new words they come ……………………….
across
5. They usually ………………………………….
and …………………………. the important words.

underline
highlight
6. However, …………………………. Is necessary.
7. Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for
………………………….

revision

themselves

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Monday, October 31 2016

Unit 5:

STUDY HABITS

LESSON 5:
WRITE

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Giang- Hong Thai Secondary School


UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS

UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS
WRITE ( pages 50,51 )

Lesson 5: WRITE
I. Vocabulary:
- Lunar New Year :

tết nguyên đán

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Giang- Hong Thai Secondary School


UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS

UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS
WRITE ( pages 50,51 )

WRITE ( pages 50,51 )
I. Vocabulary:
- Lunar New Year :

- enjoyable (adj):

tết nguyên đán
thích thú, thú vị

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Giang- Hong Thai Secondary School


UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS

UNIT 5 : STUDY HABITS

WRITE ( pages 50,51 )

Lesson 5: WRITE
I. Vocabulary:
- Lunar New Year :

- enjoyable (adj):
- (to) celebrate:

tết nguyên đán
thích thú, thú vị
tổ chức, làm lễ kỷ niệm

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Giang- Hong Thai Secondary School


UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS

UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS
WRITE ( pages 50,51 )

Leson 5: WRITE
I. Vocabulary:
- Lunar New Year :

- enjoyable (adj):
- (to) celebrate:
-Mid- Autumn Festival:

tết nguyên đán

thích thú, thú vị
tổ chức, làm lễ kỷ niệm
tết trung thu

= Mid- Fall Festival

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* Check:

Matching

1. (to) celebrate

a

b

2. enjoyable

3. Lunar New Year Festival

c

4. Mid- Autumn Festival

d
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UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS

UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS
WRITE ( pages 50,51 )

I.
II.

Leson 5: WRITE
Vocabulary.
Labeling letter.

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12 Tran Hung Dao St.
Ha Noi

Informal letter

A-Body of the letter

1

February 10,200....
2

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.
B- Heading – writer’s
address and the date

We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grades for Science, English and
History, but my math result was poor. My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must

C- Closing – Your friend /
Regards / Love

D- Opening – Dear ..,

study harder next semester.

It is almost Tet. That’s the Lunar new year Festival in Viet Nam. I think I told you about it in my last
letter. We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother. 3I’ll send you a
postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.

Regards.
Hoa.

4
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B- Heading- writer’s address
and the date

12 Tran Hung Dao St.

Ha Noi

1

February 10,200....
D- Opening – Dear ..,

2

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.

We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grades for Science, English and
A-Body of the letter

History, but my math result was poor. My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must
study harder next semester.

It is almost Tet. That’s the Lunar new year Festival in Viet Nam. I think I told you about it in my last
letter. We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother. 3I’ll send you a
postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.

Regards.
Hoa.
C- Closing Your friend /
Regards / Love

4

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UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS

UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS

I.
II.
III.

Leson 5: WRITE

Vocabulary.
Labeling letter.

Read to answer the questions about Hoa’s letter

1. Who wrote the letter? To whom?
2. What did Tim have?
3. What did Hoa receive ? When?
4. Which subjects did she get good grades for?
5. Which subjects was she bad at ?
6. What did her teacher tell her?
7. What festival is coming?
8. Where is she going to celebrate it?
9. Who is she going to celebrate with?
10. What will she send Tim?
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12 Tran Hung Dao St.

Ha Noi

4. Which subjects did she get good grade
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February 10,200....

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.
We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grades for Science, English and History, but my math result was poor.

My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must study harder next semester.
It is almost Tet. That’s the Lunar New Year Festival in Viet Nam. I think I told you about it in my last letter. We’re going to Hue tonight
to celebrate the festival with my grandmother. I’ll send you a postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.

Regards,
Hoa.

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San Francisco

Donna – Lan’s penpal

Lan
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I.
II.
III.
IV.

UNIT 5: WRITE
Vocabulary.
Labeling letter.
Read to answer the questions about Hoa’s letter
Write a letter to Donna

WORD CUES

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•
•
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Mother’s Day
Second semester report / last month.
Good grades / Geography / Physics / Math.
Teacher / tell /improve English /History.
In a few weeks / Mid-Autumn Festival / moon festival.
Ha Long bay / aunt and uncle / bus / this afternoon.
Send you / postcard.

FORMAT OF A LETTER: * Heading – writer’s address and the date
* Opening – Dear ..,
* Body of the letter
* Closing – Your friend / Regards / Love
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IV. Write a letter to Donna, use the word cues

•
•

Mother’s Day
Second semester report / last
month.

•
•
•
•

Good grades / Geography /

Ha Noi
February 10,200....
Dear Tim,

Physics / Math.

Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.

Teacher / tell /improve English

We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grades for Science, English and

/History.

History, but my math result was poor. My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I

In a few weeks / Mid-Autumn

must study harder next semester.

Festival / moon festival.

It is almost Tet. That’s the Lunar New Year Festival in Viet Nam. I think I told you about it in my

Ha Long bay / aunt and uncle / bus

last letter. We’re going to Hue tonight to celebrate the festival with my grandmother. I’ll send

/ this afternoon.

•

12 Tran Hung Dao St.

Send you / postcard.

you a postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.
Regards,
Hoa.

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* Suggested answer
Hong Thai Commune,
Ninh Giang District,
Hai Duong Province,
Viet Nam.

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October 1 , 2013
Dear Donna,
Thanks for your letter. I’ m glad to hear you had a happy Mother’ s Day .
I received my second semester report last month . I got good grades for Geography, Physics and Math but my English and History results
were poor. My teacher told me to improve English and History . I think I will have to study harder next school year .
In a few weeks, I’m going to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. That is an Autumn moon festival in Vietnam. I’m going to Ha Long Bay
with my aunt and uncle by bus this afternoon . I’ll send you a postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.

Love,
Lan

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Monday, October 31

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2016

UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS
Lesson 5: Write
I. Vocabulary

• Lunar New Year Festival(n.phr.)

III. Practice helping Lan write a letter to her pen pal
Donna in San Francisco

• Mid–Autumn Festival (n.phr.)
• enjoyable (adj.)
• celebrate (v)
II. Format of an informal letter

IV. Homework

• Rewrite the letter
• Learn by heart the vocabulary

1. Heading

• Review requests and advise in reported speech for language

2. Opening

focus

3. Body of the letter
4. Closing
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