LESSON PLAN

Unit 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY

Lesson 6 - Writing

Objectives
1. Knowledge
- Use the lexical items related to the topic For a better community;
- Write an application letter for volunteer work.

2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Actively join in class activities.

3. Attitudes
- Develop a sense of helping the community and awareness of
voluntary work;
- Develop self-study skills.

In class Online Google Classroom

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WARM-UP - To PRE-CLASS - To
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suggestion: the lesson;
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of letter you for the genera
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when you part. inform
apply for a ation
job. about
** Ss spend the
some time format
thinking of a
about the formal
answer. letter.
*** Each
team takes
turns to guess
a letter. T
reveals the
correct letter
as the Ss
speak. The
team who can
speak out the
correct word/
phrase will be
the winner.
**** T draws
Ss’ attention
to the phrase
APPLICATIO
N LETTER
and lets them
know they are
going to learn
about.
Key:
APPLICATIO
N LETTER

PRE- To AFTER-CLASS - To
WRITING provid
TASK 1: e an TASK: Write a paragraph (120-150
READ THE exampl words) about your experience of
APPLICATI e job volunteer work.
ON LETTER applica
FOR A tion - T provide Ss list of vocabulary
VOLUNTEE letter, related to this task
R which - T give Ss guiding questions
POSITION. studen
MATCH ts can
THE use as
PARAGRAP a
HS WITH model
THEIR for
AIMS. their
(p.48) writing
* T asks Ss to .
look at the
application
letter for a
volunteer
position.
** Ss pay
close
attention to
how the letter
is organized
(sender’s
address, date,
receiver's
address,
opening,
closing).
*** Ss work in
pairs, study
the three
paragraphs of
the letter and To
match each introdu
one with one ce the
of the aims context
and underline of the
words and writing
phrases that task
support the and
aims. help
**** T checks studen
answers as a ts
class. develo
Key: p ideas
Paragraph 1: for
C their
Paragraph 2: writing
A .
Paragraph 3:
B

TASK 2:
READ THE
JOB
ADVERT
AND
ANSWER
THE
QUESTION
S. (p.48)
* T asks Ss to
read the job
advertisemen
t and
underline
important
information,
e.g. the job,
who can
apply, job
duties. T
elicits or
explains the
meaning of
words and
phrases Ss
may not
know, e.g.
Heart to
Heart,
charitable,
reliable, head
office.
** Ss focus
attention on
the two
questions.
*** Ss work in
pairs and
answer the
questions.
**** T checks
answers as a
class.
Key:
1. Reliable
and
hardworking.
2. Welcoming
guests and
visitors, and
receiving and
sorting
donations.

WHILE- To help
WRITING studen
TASK 3: ts
COMPLETE practis
THE e
APPLICATI writing
ON LETTER an
FOR THE applica
JOB. (p.48) tion
* T asks Ss to letter
look at the for a
outline of the volunte
application er job.
letter and
identify the
information
they will need
to complete
it.
** Ss work
individually
to write a
draft.
*** Ss check
their draft for
the first time.
**** T goes
around and
offers help if
needed.
Sample
answer:
877 Kim Ma
Street
Ba Dinh, Ha
Noi
12 March
2022

Heart to
Heart
Charitable
Organisation
100 Ha
Thanh Street,
Ha Noi

Dear Sir or
Madam,
I am writing
to apply for a
volunteer
position at
the head
office of
Heart to
Heart
Charitable
Organisation.
I saw the job
advert on our
school notice
board.
I am
interested in
volunteer
work and
projects to
help people in
our
community. I
am polite,
reliable and
hardworking.
I also have
great people
skills, which I
believe are
important for
this position.
I am available
for an
interview on
any weekday
after 4.30
p.m. or at
weekends. If
my
application is
successful, I
can start next
month.
I look forward
to hearing
from you.
Yours
faithfully,
Nguyen Ha
Anh

POST- To do a
WRITING cross-
* T has the check
groups swap and
and give final
feedback on check
each other’s on
writing. studen
** Ss work in ts’
pairs and writing
swap their
draft letters
for peer
review.
*** T then
gives
feedback on
one writing as
a model.
**** T collects
Ss’ writings to
mark and
provides
written
feedback in
the next
lesson.

CONSOLID To help
ATION studen
WRAP-UP ts
- Some lexical memor
items related ize the
to the topic target
For a better langua
community ge and
- Write an skills
application that
letter for they
volunteer have
work. learned

HOMEWOR
K
- Rewrite the
paragraph in
the
notebooks.
- Prepare for
the next
lesson:
Communicati
on and
culture/ CLIL
- Exercises in
the workbook