SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TPHCM TRƯỜNG THPT BÌNH CHÁNH
TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ
How to write a letter of giving
directions?
keep walking turn left
turn right
go over
Take the first turning on the left
Take the second turning
on the left
Turn right at the end of the street
MEDICAL CENTRE
Walk past a medical centre
The Train Station is next to the Post Office
TRAIN STATION
POST
OFFFICE BOOKSHOP MY HOUSE
My house is opposite
the Bookshop.
TASK 1. Read the letter and look at the map.
Find Ann’s house on the
map.
Dear Jim,
I’m very pleased to hear that you have decided to come here for the holiday. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from Roston Railway Station.
Now, when you come out of the station, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes, you will see a small bridge ahead. Go over the bridge, walk past a medical centre, then take the first turning on the left. Keep on until you come to the end of the road, turn right. Walk past a small shop. Mine is the second after the shop, opposite the bookshop. It is the one with a green gate. You can’t miss it. I have enclosed a map so that you can follow my directions easily.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Love, Ann
Where is Ann’s house?
TASK 2. Read the letter again.
Underline the words and
phrases you can use to give
directions. Then write them
down in your notebook.
Dear Jim,
I’m very pleased to hear that you have decided to come here for the holiday. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from Roston Railway Station.
Now, when you come out of the station, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes, you will see a small bridge ahead. Go over the bridge, walk past a medical centre, then take the first turning on the left. Keep on until you come to the end of the road, turn right. Walk past a small shop. Mine is the second after the shop, opposite the bookshop. It is the one with a green gate. You can’t miss it. I have enclosed a map so that you can follow my directions easily.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Love, Ann
Opening
Closing & ending Giving directions
Body
Dear Jim,
I’m very pleased to hear that you have decided to come here for the holiday. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from Roston Railway Station.
Now, when you come out of the station, turn right.
Keep walking for about 5 minutes, you will see a small bridge ahead. Go over the bridge, walk past a medical centre, then take the first turning on the left. Keep on until you come to the end of the road, turn right.
Walk past a small shop. Mine is the second after the shop, opposite the bookshop. It is the one with a green gate. You can’t miss it. I have enclosed a map so that you can follow my directions easily.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Love, Ann
TASK 3. Your house is A on
the map. Write a letter to Jim,
telling him the way to your
house from Roston Railway
Station.
Work in groups.(3 min)
Write a letter to Jim, telling him the way to your house from Roston Railway Station.
GROUP WORK
Dear Jim,
I’m very happy to hear that you will come here for the summer holiday. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from the Roston Railway Station.
Now, when you come out of the station, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes, you will see a small bridge ahead.
Go over the bridge, go along the street past the medical centre and the car park, then take the second turning on the left. Walk past the souvenir shop and you will see my house. It is on the right, next to the shoe shop. You can’t miss it. I have enclosed the map so that you can follow my directions easily.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Love, Huong
A suggested letter
* Practice writing at home
* Prepare
– Part: Language Focus
HOMEWORK
Exercise: Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Dear Lan,
I’m writing to tell you (1)________ to get to my house from the school.
Go out (2)__________ the school and turn left. Walk (3)__________ Tran Hung Dao Street, past the post office and the bank. (4) _________ right into Hoang Hoa Tham Street. My house is the third (5)_________ the left. It’s number fifteen. You can’t miss it. It (6)__________ about ten minutes.
I’m looking forward to seeing you at my house.
Love, Mai
