TEACHER : DINH THI LAN ANH
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Unit 8: Country life and city life
Wednesday December 12th 2012
Period 49. Lesson 5: Write (P.76)
TEACHER : DINH THI LAN ANH
ENGLISH 8
Son Tay Town
10th December 2012
Dear Mary ,
Thanks for your letter. I am pleased to hear you have just moved to a new house. Do you like it ? And now I’d like to tell you about my house.
I live in a small village in Son Tay. My house isn’t large but beautiful. It has four rooms and a small garden. I like my house and my bedroom. From my bedroom window I can see a big field with green trees, a lot of beautiful flowers. I don’t live far from my school so I can walk to it with my friends.
In my neighborhood, There are some stores. There is a pagoda and a big pond. In the afternoon, my friends and I often go swimming in the pond. We usually take buffalos and cows along. But the thing we like best is to play some games such as: blind man’s bluff, catch, marbles…with the children in the village. I will send you a postcard from there. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.



Love.
Lan
Heading
Opening
Body of letter
Closing
Answer the questions
Where do you live ?

2. What does your house look like ?


3. What can you see from your bedroom window ?


4. How far is it from your house to school ?


5. What kinds of facilities are there in your neighborhood ?


6. What things in your neighborhood do you like best ? Why?
- I live in a small town/ a big city/ a small village/….
- My house looks very nice/ small with 4/5/… rooms and a nice/small garden/….
- From my window, I can see a small garden with many green trees and colorful flowers/….
- My house is near school so I can walk./ My house is far from school so I have to ride my bike to it/….
- There is a stadium/ a movie theater/ some restaurants/ a post office/ a library/…
- I like the library/… best because I can go there to read everyday/…

Ha Noi City
8th December 2012
Dear Tom ,
Thanks for your letter. I am pleased to hear you have just moved to a new house. Do you like it ? And now I’d like to tell about my house.
I live in a small village in Ha Noi. My house isn’t large but beautiful. It has four rooms and a small garden. I like my house and my bedroom. From my bedroom window I can see a big field with green trees, a lot of beautiful flowers. I don’t live far from my school so I can walk to it with my friends.
In my neighborhood, There are some stores. There is a church and a big pond. In the afternoon, my friends and I often go swimming in the pond. We usually take buffalos and cows along. But the thing we like best is to play some games such as: blind man’s bluff, catch, marbles…with the children in the village. I will send you a postcard from there. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Love.
Lan

Dear Donna.
Thanks for your letter. I am pleased to hear you had a happy Teacher’s Day.
I received the first semester report last week. I got good grades for Geography, Physics and Math, But my English and History results were poor. My teacher told me to improve E and History. I think I will have to study harder next school year.
In a few week, We’re going to celebrate Tet Festival. That’s a traditional festival in Viet Nam. I’m going to Ha Long Bay with my aunt and my uncle by bus this afternoon and I’m going to stay there with them until after the festival. I’ll send you a postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.
Love,
Nga
Son Tay Town.
30th December 2011

Buckingham Avenue,
London W1
June 20th 2000
Dear Hoa,

Hi! How are you? I’m fine. Thanks for your letter. I like hearing about how students live in Viet Nam. I find it really interesting. I think you have fewer vacations than American students. Is that true?
Our longest vacation is in the summer. Do you have a long summer vacation, too? .We don’t have a Tet holiday, but we celebrate the New Year on January 1st .Our most important vacations are Easter,4th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
We usually spend time with our families on these vacations. What other vacations do you have? What do you like doing during your vacations?
Please write soon and tell me.
Regards,
Tim.
12 Tran Hung Dao St.
Ha Noi
December 10th, 2011
Dear Tim,
Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had an enjoyable on Mid- Autumn festival.
We received our first semester report a few days ago. I got good grades for Science, English and History, but my math result was poor. My math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must study harder next semester.
It is almost Christmas. There is a big church near my house. I think I told you about it in my last letter. We’re going to there on Christmas with my grandmother. I’ll send you a postcard from there. Write soon and tell me all your news.
Regards,
Hoa
Remember
1. HEADING:
- WRITER’S ADRESS
- DATE
2. OPENING - DEAR
3. BODY OF THE LETTER
4. CLOSING
Home work
Write your letter ( after correction ) on your notebook.
Write a letter to your friend to invite him/her to Christmas celebration
Prepare lesson 6: languagefocus
THANK YOU !