Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 4: Learning a foreign language - Lesson 4: Write

Week : 12
Period : 23
Date of preparation: 15/10/2015
Date of teaching:
UNIT4:LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Lesson 4: Write
I./ Objectives:
- Knowledge : At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
 + know how to write a letter of inquiry to request for the information about the courses.
 - Skills: Reading .
- Behavior: Ss work hard.
II./ Preparation
 - Teacher: Lesson plan, pictures, .
 - Students: Textbooks, notebooks..
III/ Procedures:
 1.Class order :
Class
Student’s absence
2.Revision: 
T: gives a letter that Nam writes to Hoa with the jumbled order and asks Ss to arrange it into the right order.
Ss:Work in groups and give their orders.
T: asks Ss to comment the order of the letter.
3. New lesson:
Teacher and Students’ activities
Contents
*)Lead-in:
 - Teacher asks the question. 
- Ss listen to teacher and answer.
- introduces the task of the lesson.
1.pre-writing:
a)Act.1: 
- elicits first and says out the words
- writes and asks for examples
- instruct Ss to read.
-Ss:
- try out and repeat chorally- individually
- give the meaning& make sentences
- run them through & copy down.
b)Act.1: 
- asks Ss to read the letter at P.37 to find out the outline. 
- gets feedback.
- explains the steps more clearly by the Q.
-Ss:
- read it in individuals and give their ideas.
- give their opinions.
- read the letter and answer, and then copy down the outline.
2.while-writing:
a)Act.1: 
- asks Ss to read the outline at P.37 again.
- asks Ss to choose the advertisements at Part 5-P36 to write a letter about 80 words 
- goes around to instruct Ss.
- gives out the cellophanes.(about 4)
-Ss:
- read and make sure about the contents.
- use the information in the advertisements to write a letter.
- write a letter for themselves.
- discuss in groups, share their ideas and write their work on the cellophanes.
3.post-writing: Exhibition
- Imagine that you want to attend an English summer course , using these questions : 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to rewrite the above questions more politely , using : 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class. Correct and give answers : 
- Ask them to repeat the correct answers and copy .
-Are there any differences between a letter for your friends and the one for your school managers?
Vocabulary
- (to) edit: (Example)
 { edition (N) /................/
- inquiry(N) /................./ (trans.)
- Could you please + V ........ ?
Ex: Could you please give me your book ?
- fee (N) (Example)
- (to ) look forward to + V-ing (Trans.)
Ex: I look forward to hearing from you.
Presentation text
*) Outline for A letter of inquiry:
+ Heading: on the right above the letter.
- address of the writer
- date:; April 17th, 2003 
+ Opening: Dear .........., (Sir/Mr./Mrs.)
+ Body of the letter : What you request
- Introduction:
- Request:
- Further information:
+ Closing: a polite one
 - Yours faithfully/sincerely/...........
 - your signature-Your name.
Write a letter of inquiry.(P.37)
Suggested letter:
Dear sir,
I saw your institute’s advertisement on today’s TV programs. I am very interested in learning English and I would like some more information about your institute.
I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing is bad. So I want to improve my reading and writing.
Could you please provide more information about the length of courses and fees for beginners? I can supply my record of English study if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your faithfully.
Lan
1. When does the course start ?
2. How long does the course last ? 
3. How much is the course ? 
4. How many hours a week is it ? 
5. How many students are there in a class ? 
 Can you tell me .?
 I would like to know ....
1. Can you tell me when the course lasts ? 
2. Can you tell me how long the course lasts ? 
3. I would like to know how much the course is .
4. Can you tell me how many hours a week it is ? 
5. I would like to know how many students there are in class.
4.Consolidation:
 - asks the Ss to revise the outline of a letter of inquiry.
5. Homework :
 - asks Ss to complete their letter at home and give it to T in the next lesson.
 - asks Ss to prepare: Language Focus - P.38.
IV. Experience :
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