10 unit 11 national parks writing

Trainee teacher: Phan Nguyễn Thùy Dương
Instructor: Lê Thị Bích Đào
Class: 10
Period:

Date of teaching:
UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS
LESSON: WRITING

I.

Objectives: After the lesson, the students will be able to:
- Write letters of acceptance or refusal.
- Be aware of protecting national parks in specific and the environment in
general.
Preparation: Textbook, lesson plan, pictures, extra-boards, …

II.

Procedures:

Teacher’s activities
1. Warm up:
 Competition game - Network
T prepare a handout with a network of the word “letter”

Students’ activities
Work in group to find out the
answers.

Divide the class into eight groups and gives each group a

hand-out.
Ask Ss to complete the network with different types of letter
they know. The quickest group will be the winner
- The winner will be the group with the quickest and correct
answers
 T introduces the new lesson:
Last time, we have studied how to write a letter of invitation.
Today, we will learn how to write letter of acceptance or
refusal.



2. Before you write:
Pick the phrases given below and put it in the suitable
column:

Work in groups and answer the
questions.


(A) Ways of accepting

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

( B) Ways of refusing

I’m afraid I can’t come because…
Yes, I’d like/ love to.
I’m sorry I can’t (come) because….
Yes, that’s a great idea.
Yes, I’d be delighted to.
I’d love to, but…

Give Ss handouts.
Divide the classs into groups of 4.
•
Task 1. Below are some common ways of accepting or
refusing an invitation. Read them, and fill each blank of the
notes with a suitable expression.
Have Ss do Task 1 on P.177
Have Ss to work with their partners and fill in the gaps
Ask some ss to go to the board and write down their answers.
Correct the answer.

Suggested answer:
1 -> (B), 2 -> (A), 3 -> (B), 4 -> (A), 5
-> (A), 6 -> (B)

Work in pairs
Sugested answer:
Letter 1: Yes, I’d like/ love to
Yes, that’s a good idea.
Yes, I’d be delighted to.
Letter 2: I’m afraid I can’t come
because

I’d love to but
I’m sorry I can’t (come)
because…
Letter 3: Yes, I’d like/ love to
Yes, that’s a good idea.
Yes, I’d be delighted to.
Take note on their textbooks

Work in pairs.
Suggest answer:
1. D
2. E
3. C
6. B
Take note.

4. A

5. F

3. While you write
Task 2. Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter
accepting an invitation to spend a weekend in the country.
Ask Ss to work in pairs to do Task 2 on P.118
T goes around the class to give help.
T asks some ss to go to the board and show their answers.
T goes over the answers with the class
Task 3. One of your friends has invited you to go for a picnic
to Cuc Phuong National Park next weekend. Write a reply
letter accepting or declining his/ her invitation.

 THE FEATURES OF A LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE OR REFUSAL:
Have Ss to read the letter in task 2 again.
Analysis the letter to help Ss how to write an acceptance or
refusal.
(1) Heading:
- Address
- Date
- Greeting

Work individually.
Volunteer to go to the board to
write their letters.
Write a letter on their notebooks.


(2)
(3)
-

Salutation/ Greeting
Body
Thank for his/ her invitation.
Use one of the ways of accepting or refusing to reply
invitation letter.
+ If you refuse, you should remember to give
reason, and an alternative date or activity is often
suggested.
(4) Close
(5) Signature

Ask Ss to do task 3 individually.
Go around and give help.
Call 2 Ss to go to the board and write down the answer.
Ask Ss to read the letters on the black board.
Ask them to give comments.
Correct the writings on the board and give feedback.
4. After you write
Ask Ss to answer this question:
“We are going on a picnic to Cat Tien National Park this
weekend. Would you like to join us?”
5. Homework:

III.

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Rewrite the letter into your notebooks.

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Prepare for the next lesson
COMMENTS.

Raise their hands to answer the
question, using some ways of
accepting or refusing an ivitation.