ENGLISH 8 UNIT 9 WRITING

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Last week. Where was she ?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> This week Where is she staying now? What is she doing?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> Tuesday. January 10 th , 2012.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> I / NEW WORDS : - Cheer s.o up :. Làm cho ai vui lên. - Come over :. Ghé thăm.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> A. B. 1. (an) occasion. a. làm cho ai vui lên. 2. (to) come over. b. liên hệ, liên lạc. 3. (to) cheer sb up. c. dịp. 4. (to) contact. d. mời. 5. (to) invite. e. ghé thăm, đến thăm. 1+c; 2+e; 3+a; 4+b; 5+d.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> 1/ Complete the thank- note Nga sent to Hoa after she left the hospital. Use the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets.. Dear Hoa, Thank you very much for the flowers you (0)...(send) me while I (1)....(be) in the was sent hospital. They (2)....(be) were beautiful and they helped to cheer me up. I (4).... really (3).....(help) (come) out of the hospital on Monday came morning.. am( be) very bored. Will you come Now I (5) ... over to my place on the weekend? I’d love to see you. phone you on Friday afternoon. I (6) will ....( phone) Your friend, Nga.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> Dear Hoa, Thank you very much for the flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital. They were beautiful and they really helped to cheer me up. I came out of the hospital on Monday morning. Now I am very bored. Will you come over to my place on the weekend? I’d love to see you. I’ll phone you on Friday afternoon. Your friend, Nga. 1. What did Hoa send Nga? 2. On what occasion? 3. What were they like? 4. How did Nga feel when she received them? 5. How does Nga feel now? 6. What does she want Hoa to do? 7. How will she contact Hoa?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> Opening. The body of the note. Closing. Dear Hoa, Thank you very much for the flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital. They were beautiful and they really helped to cheer me up. I came out of the hospital on Monday morning. Now I am very bored. Will you come over to my place on the weekend? I’d love to see you. I’ll phone you on Friday afternoon. Your friend, Nga. Reason for writing. Giving suggestions Arranging to contact.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> 2/ Write a thank –you note to a friend. Invite your friend to go on a picnic with you. Arrange to contact your friend. Use the following questions to guide your writing..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> The format of a thank- you note -Thank you for what ? ( flowers / a book/ a picture/…….) -On what occasion?. ( in the hospital, at home/ on my birthday/ at the Christmas/ ..). -Describe the presents ( beautiful/ nice/ lovely/ useful/ interesting….). -How did you feel when you received the presents? ( helped to cheer me up, I liked it/ them, I felt happy, I felt better…). -How do you feel now? ( bored/ unhappy/ sad/ free…..) -Invite her/ him/ them…to a place. (your house/ go camping/ go on a picnic…..) -How to contact. ( phone/ send a message……..).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> Write thankyou note.. Dear …….., ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ……………….

<span class='text_page_counter'>(13)</span> Dear..........., Thank you very much for ................................. the present you gave .............. me on the occasion of ....... ........ Christmas. It was really .......lovely ...... and I love it very much. Next weekend, we are going to have ............................. a picnic in the ................................ the countryside Would you like to join us? I ........................... will phone you on Saturday evening. Your friend, .......................

<span class='text_page_counter'>(14)</span> - Learn by heart the newwords -Write another thank-you note - Prepare for the next lesson.

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