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4. Unit 6:THE ENVIRONMENT Period 40 Lesson 4: Write
Friday, January 17th, 2014
Unit 6:THE ENVIRONMENT
Period 40 Lesson 4: Write

5. I. Vocabulary - trash (n) đồ cũ bỏ đi - frog (n) con ếch - toad (n)
con cóc
- prohibit (v)
cấm, ngăn cấm
- fine (n)
tiền phạt

6. II. A complaint letter (SCRAP)
Situation: state the reason for writing
Complication: mention the problem
Resolution: make a suggestion
Action: talk about future action
Politeness: end the letter politely

7. Situation Complication Resolution Action Politeness Dear Sir / Madam
The director
L& P Transport Company
431 Le Loi Boulevard
HCMC
Dear Sir / Madam
26 Tran Phu Street
Ha Noi
October 9, 2003
A complaint letter
has five sections
I would suggest that your company should tell your drivers to clear up all the trash on the ground before leaving.
Situation
Complication
Resolution
Action
Politeness
I am writing to you about the short stop of your trucks around my house on their way to the north.
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing good response from your company.
When the trucks of your company have a short break on the streets around my house, the drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their refreshment. When the trucks leave the place, the ground is covered with trash and a few minutes later there is smell and flies.
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Yours faithfully,
Tran Vu Nhat

8. Situation Complication Resolution Action Politeness Dear Sir / Madam
26 Tran Phu Street
Ha Noi
October 9, 2003
The director
L& P Transport Company
431 Le Loi Boulevard
HCMC
Dear Sir / Madam
I am writing to you about the short stop of your trucks around my house on their way to the north.
Situation
Complication
Resolution
Action
Politeness
When the trucks of your company have a short break on the streets around my house, the drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their refreshment. When the trucks leave the place, the ground is covered with trash and a few minutes later there is smell and flies.
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I would suggest that your company should tell your drivers to clear up all the trash on the ground before leaving.
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing good response from your company.
Yours faithfully,
Tran Vu Nhat

9. - What does Mr Nhat complaint about?
- What problems does he mention?
- What does he suggest?

11. b) These days, many people begin to catch fish in the lake behind your house. What makes you worried most is they use electricity to catch fish. A lot of small fish died and floated on the water surface. Other animals such as frogs, toads, and even birds also died from electric shock waves. You think that local authorities should prohibit and fine heavily anyone catching fish in this way.
1. What do people do in the lake behind your house these days ?
2. What makes you worried ?
3. What should you do to protect the environment ?

12. Complete this letter. Using words and phrases given
37 To Hieu Street Son La
January 13, 2014
Dear Mr. president,
1. I/write/you/ about/ the problem/fish / the lake/behind/ house.
2. I/ worried/ because/ they/ not/ use/ fishing rod/net/ but/ use electricity/ catch/ fish.
3. After/short time/ they/ leave/ the lake/ a lot/fish/ die/float/ the water surface.
4. Other animals/ such/frogs/ toads/ even birds/ die/ from electric shock waves.
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5. I/ would/ suggest/local authorities/ prohibit/ fine/ heavily/ anyone using/ this way/ of/ catch/ fish.
6. I/ look/ forward / hear/ you/see/ the protection/ environment/ from/ local authority.
Yours faithfully,
Quang Anh

13. Situation Complication Resolution Action Politeness Dear Mr. president
37 To Hieu Street
Son La
January 13, 2014
Dear Mr. president
I am writing to you about the problem of fish in the lake behind my house.
Situation
Complication
Resolution
Action
Politeness
I am worried because they don’t use fishing rod or net but use electricity to catch fish. After a short time they left the lake a lot of fish died and floated on the water surface. Other animals such as frogs, toads and even birds have died from electric shock waves.
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I would suggest the local authorities should prohibit and fine heavily anyone using this way of catching fish.
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing the protection of environment from the local authority.
Yours faithfully,
Quang Anh

14. What should you do to keep our environment clean and green?
The content is based on internationally accepted curricula. (European Council Threshold Level)
English Discoveries is a flexible tool for English teaching and learning. There is a variety of ways of using it, suiting different teaching and learning styles; Students can choose the democratic approach of picking a specific skill they wish to work on or they can follow the structured lesson approach.
What should you do to keep our environment clean and green?

15. 1. Write the letter again.
2. Learn vocabulary by heart.
3. Prepare: Language focus.