Unit 9: The post office - Period 58: Writing

UNIT 9 THE POST OFFICE
Period:58 Writing 
Preparing date: 
Teaching date: B2...................B4..............................
I. Objectives.
 Aim(s):- Educate Ss to have a great passion in studying. 
 - Write a letter to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
 Lexical items: Words and phrases related to the writing.
II. METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative.
III. TEACHING AIDS: Textbook, lesson plan, sub-board.
IV. Procedure.
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Warm-up
- Asks some questions.
1. What time does Thanh Ba post office open and close?
2. What is Thanh Ba post office equipped with?
3. What services are offered at Thanh Ba post office?
4. What are the attitudes of the staff?
- Introduce the new lesson:
- Answer freely. 
- Listen and prepare writing.
Pre – Writing
- Give Ss some new words and explain the meaning
Satisfaction 
dissatisfaction 
The opening hours of the post office – too late/ early.
The quality of the equipment – good / bad / poor quality / needs repairing.
The security conditions of the post office - good / poor security conditions / no one to keep motorcycles or bicycle / pickpockets....
The attitude of the staff – polite / helpful / rude / arrogant.
The prices of the services – low / high / reasonable...
The punctuality of delivery of letters and newspapers – always / never punctual / sometimes late / letters and newspapers are lost .......
- Guides Ss to read some times in front of the class.
- Calls on some read individual before the class.
- Copy down
- Read the word phrases in chorus and individually.
- Read aloud.
While you writing
Task 1
- Introduce: Writing a letter to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
- Asks Ss to work with a partner. Imagine that you have been using some of the services provided by Thanh Ba post office. Discuss the things that may make you satisfied or dissatisfied with the services there.
- Guides Ss to write some strategies about Thanh Ba post office.
- Asks Ss to work groups or individually.
- Suggested answers:
The opening hours of the post office.
It is too early when closing at 9 pm. It would be much better if the post office opened until 11p.m . So that customers can have more access to the services.
The quality of the equipment.
The security conditions of the post office.
The attitude of the staff.
The prices of the services.
The punctuality of delivery of letters and newspapers.
- Walks around the class to help when necessary.
- Asks Ss to compare their writing with friends.
- Calls some Ss to read aloud their answers in front of the class.
- Corrected answer.
- Listen and prepare writing.
- Work with a partner. Imagine that you have been using some of the services provided by Thanh Ba post office. Discuss the things that may make you satisfied or dissatisfied with the services there.
- Work in group or individually.
- Compare the writing with friends.
- Read aloud the writing in front of the class others gives opinion..
- Write the correct answers:
The quality of the equipment.
Thanh Ba post office is well-equipped and reliable address for the postal and telecommunication needs.
The security conditions of the post office.
The parking area of Thanh Ba post office is a not good and security place.
The attitude of the staff.
The staff are always helpful and polite to the customers.
The prices of the services.
It has reduced the prices of several services especially in the monthly fee for fee and mobile telephones.
The punctuality of delivery of letters and newspapers.
They always deliver the letters and newspapers on time and exactly
Task 2 
- Introduce: After a year in the job, the director of Thanh Ba post office has invited residents in the neighborhood to write letters to him describing the quality of the services they have received. write such as letter, using the ideas you discussed in task 1.
- Guides Ss to write some strategies about Thanh Ba post office.
- Asks Ss to work groups or individually.
- Walks around the class to help when necessary.
I am impressed by your spacious place for transaction. The seats in the lobby are pretty and always clean. I also have my belief in the quality of your services. The fax machines are always in good working condition and my colleagues in Na Hang have no explains about the quality of the documents I send them.
However, There are some mono drawbacks that need mentioning here. The parking area of Thanh Ba post office is a not good and security place and sometimes feel insecure leaving my motorcycle there. Moreover, It would be much better if the post office opened until 11p.m . So that customers can have more access to the services.
- Asks Ss to compare their writing with friends.
- Calls some Ss to read aloud their answers in front of the class.
- Corrected answer.
Task 2
- The director of Thanh Ba post office has invited residents in the neighborhood to write letters to him describing the quality of the services they have received. write such as letter, using the ideas you discussed in task 1.
- Work in group or individually.
- Compare the writing with friends.
- Read aloud the writing in front of the class others gives opinion..
- Write the correct answers:
Dear Sir,
I have been using the services provided by Thanh Ba post office for years and I am writing in response to your call for customers to express their satisfaction or dissatisfaction toward the post offices services.
Like any other customers, I find your post office a well-equipped and reliable address for the postal and telecommunication needs. .........
However,................
I know that making everyone satisfied is a hard work and sometimes seems impossible. What you and your staff have done so far for the document of the post office is encouraging and this letter is written in the hope that your post office will be made a better place.
Your fail fully,
Pham van Dinh
Post-writing
- Corrected writing in front of the class.
- Corrects some writings for quick feedback.
- Writes Ss’ typical errors on the board and elicits self and peer correction.
- Provides correction only when Ss are not able to correct the errors.
- Finally, provides general comments on the writings.
Post-writing
- Listen and correct.
Home work
- Asks Ss to rewrite them again at home.
- Asks Ss to prepare the new lesson.
Home work
- Work at home.