Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period :30 Preparation date : 24/10/2007 Unit : 4 Lesson : writing (cont) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a thank-you letter. - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to express gratitude in English. II. Lexical items : - facilities - precious III. Structures : - I am writing to thank you for what you have done to our school. - we really appreciate your precious help IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper - chalk and board V. Techniques : - writing-based - Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials 1. warm- up (7’) Building the sentences: - ask Ss to complete the sentences with cues given on papers - Ss have 5 minutes to discuss and complete - check the answers Transition: today we’ll use the phrases above to write a complete letter. - write down on the board: - thank / you / so much/ help - It / be / very / kind / you/ help/ us - we / be / very much/ obliged/ you / help - we / be / grateful / you/ help. Unit 4: p30: writing a thank-you letter - pieces of paper - chalk & board 2. Pre- writing (10’) Remind of format of a thank-you letter.( task a) - ask Ss to read the situation in Task a and the letter from a student thanking the volunteers for what they have done to his school. - ask Ss to read the parts in the format corresponding to different parts of the letter. Then elicit the general format of a thank- you letter A thank- you letter may look like this; - use pictures and explanations to present - salutation / opening - expressing thanks and appreciation for what has bee done - saying how useful/ helpful the thing or work is - expressing thanks / gratitude once again. Chalk and board some new words - Read the words one by one and ask Sts to repeat. - writing a social note - closing and signature 3. while- writing (20’) Activity 1: writing a thank-you letter. - ask Ss to work in groups. - tell them to read the situation in Task b, p52 and write a letter to thank Mrs. Nam for her special help when they stayed in her house. - Tell Ss to refer to the general format of a thank-you letter. - go around to control and give help if necessary. - when they have finished, collect Ss’ writing for correction later. Activity 2: Mixed-up letters - put Ss into pairs and give out handouts A model of thank-you letter: Dear Mrs. Nam, I have just arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, and the first thing I want to do is to write to you to express our thanks for what you had done for us during our stay at your home. Thanks to your generosity, we have accomplished our jobs in the volunteer program. Staying with you, we always felt like being at home. To be honest, we greatly appreciate your kindness and the help from all the people in the village. handouts handouts - tell Ss that the two letters are mixed up, and ask them to read the letter, sort out the sentences that do not belong and move them to their correct places in their letter. - go over the answers with the class . 4. Post- writing (10’) Peer correction - Ask Sts to work in group of 5, deliver each group 5 pieces of writings and tell them to read and correct their friends’ narratives. - Tell each group to choose the best piece of writing, and the most special story. - Go around to control and give help if necessary. - Call a St. from each group to read their group’s best writing, and ask Sts to give comments. Handouts + sheets of paper 5. Homework (1’) - Ask Sts to write the adjective forms of these words: study, thank, help, environment, comfort. Tell Ss they can refer to the dictionary if necessary . (grade 11 – advanced) Period :30 Preparation date : 24/ 10/2007 Unit : 4 Lesson : writing (cont) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a thank-you letter. - By. Unit 4: p30: writing a thank-you letter - pieces of paper - chalk & board 2. Pre- writing (10’) Remind of format of a thank-you letter.( task a) - ask Ss. textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper - chalk and board V. Techniques : - writing-based - Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials 1. warm- up (7’) Building