Thiết kế bài dạy môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 6: Competitions - Lesson: D - Writing

Teaching date: / 11 /2008
Period: 33 Unit 6: COMPETITIONS
Week: 12 Lesson: D - Writing
Objectives:
 By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
 + reply to a letter of enquiry
Knowledge:
Language: simple present tense
Vocabulary:
Skills:
- Main skill: writing
 - Sub skill: reading, speaking, listening
 II. Methods and techniques
communicate approach
pair work, group work, brainstorming.
Teaching aids:
 - Textbook, chalk, cassettes, pictures .
 IV. Procedure:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Warm - up (5ms)
- Conduct a short dicussion with the following question:
If you organise an english speaking competition, what will you do to attract potential competitors?
-Collect ideas from every group.
-Try to elicit the idea of carefully responding to letters of enquiry from potential competitors.
- Introduces the new lesson: ‘’unit6: writing’’
 II. Before you write ( 10 ms)
 Task 1:
- Asks ss to spend 2 minutes reading the letter in the textbook on their own to find out whether the letter is the one of enquiry or reply.
-Confirms the kind of letter is an enquiry one.
-Asks ss to work in group of four in 2 minutes to anwer the question that follows:
 What does Thu Trang want to know about the English Speaking Competition?
Gets answers from all group
Introduce the main lesson: “Our lesson today has the focus on how to reply to a letter of enquiry
- Have sts work in group of 4 and put the following elements of a letter of reply in an appropriate order.
The Start: 
è Dear Mr, Ms (Mrs, Miss VERY IMPORTANT use Ms for women unless asked to use Mrs or Miss) 
Providing Requested Materials: 
è We are pleased to enclose ...
Enclosed you
è We enclose ... 
è Closing a Letter Hoping for Future Business: 
We look forward to ... hearing from you / receiving your order / welcoming you to the competition. 
Providing Additional Information: 
èWe would also like to inform you ... 
è Regarding your question about ...
è In answer to your question (inquiry) about ... 
Thanking the Potential Competitor for His/Her Interest: 
è Thank you for your letter of ... inquiring (asking for information) about ...
è We would like to thank you for your letter of ... inquiring (asking for information) about ... 
Signature: 
 èYours sincerely (remember use 'Yours faithfully' when you don't know the name of the person you are writing and 'Yours sincerely' when you do.) 
III. While you write (15ms)
Task 2:
-Ask ss to work in group of 4.
-Conduct a competition among all groups.
-Announce the rule of the competition:
The competition has 2 rounds: Qualifying one & Defining one.
After the qualifying round, 4 groups will be selected.
Each group writes down their answer to the question from the teacher in 30 seconds.
The best anwer is the one that is written, based on the information in Task 2, correct and in full. 
Only one best answer for each question is chosen out of the 4 ones.
-Give out the question for qualifying round.
Put the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence. 
latest for edition your of 12 September asking the of our thank inquiry you catalogue for.
 DEFINING ROUND:
1. How many people can take part in the competion?
2. When is the competition held?
3. Where does it take place?
4. What time does it start?
5. How can I get more information?
-Select each best answer and have one “audience” student write it on the board.
-Move on to another question.
-Announce the winner.
III. After you write (15 ms)
Asks ss to write a letter to reply to Thu Trang’s letter in Task 1 in 5 minutes.
Reminds ss to use the language they have learnt and the information in Task 2. 
Provides the information:
 Remember to place your address at the top of the letter followed by the address of the person you are writing to. The date can either be placed double spaced down or to the right.
- Ask ss to work in pairs and correct the writing.
Discussion
 - Brainstorm any interesting ideas and share 
read the letter about 2 minutes
 - Work alone.
A letter of enquiry
-Work in group of 4.
Number of participants
Entry procedures (what to do to become a competitor)
Venue
Date
Time
Phone number
Email
The Start: 
Thanking the Potential Competitor for His/Her Interest: 
Providing Requested Materials: 
Providing Additional Information: 
Closing a Letter Hoping for Future Business: 
work in group
- listen to the teacher announce
- answer 
The number of participants is limited – just 25.
 The competition is held on 25th November 2007
It takes place at 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.
It starts at 8 p.m. Contestants should arrive at 7 p.m. for registration
For more information, please contact at the phone the phone number: (04) 9838188 and email: Englishclub06@yahoo.com
Write a letter of reply by themselves.
Kate John
106 Tran Hung Dao Street Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi, Vietnam
Thu Trang
140 Kham Thien St, Dong Da District
Hanoi, Vietnam
October 19, 2007
Dear Thu Trang,
Thank you for your inquiry of 17 October asking for the information about the English Speaking Competition on our Language Centre’s website.
 We are pleased to some details about the competition. The number of participants is limited – just 25. The competition is held on 25th November 2007. It taks place at 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. It starts at 8 p.m. Contestants should arrive at 7 p.m. for registration. For more information, please contact at the phone the phone number: (04) 9838188 and email: Englishclub06@yahoo.com.
 We look forward to welcoming you to the competition.
Yours sincerely,
Kate John
Secrectary
- Work in pairs and exchange the writing to correct
Home work:
 - Write a letter to reply to the following letter.
Jackson Brothers
3487 23rd Street
New York, NY 12009
September 12, 2000
To Whom It May Concern: 
With reference to your advertisement in yesterday's New York Times, could you please send me a copy of your latest catalogue. I would also like to know if it is possible to make purchases online. 
Yours faithfully  
(Signature)
Kenneth Beare
Administrative Director
English Learners & Company