TRƯỜNG THPT BÌNH CHÁNH
TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ
TIẾNG ANH 10
UNIT 4:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
PART D – WRITING
A letter of complaint
Pre- writing
Vocabulary
1. native speakers /ˈneɪtɪv/ (n): người bản xứ
2. advertise /ˈædvətaɪz/ (v):
quảng cáo
→ advertisement (n)
3. air-conditioned /ˈeə kəndɪʃnd/ (adj)
: được trang bị điều hòa
4. complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ (n):
sự than phiền
→ to complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ (v)
5. refund /ˈriːfʌnd/ (n):
hoàn lại tiền
6. receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ (n):
biên nhận
After studying for two weeks at English for Today
Centre, you notice that everything is worse than what
the advertisement says. A friend of yours wants to
know about the centre and you tell him/ her the facts.
Task 1
Fill in the blanks
A. Only some of them. Mine is not.
B. I'm not happy with it at all.
C. Not all of them are native teachers.
D. in fact, classes often start late and finish early.
E. That’s not true. My class has 30 students.
F. I have to pay for them.
A: Are you happy with your study at English for Today Centre?
B: No, (1) ________________
A: Are all the teachers native speakers?
B: No, (2)_________________
A: The advertisement says there are no more than 20 students in a class. Is that true?
B: No, (3)_________________
A: Do you get free books and cassette tapes?
B: No, (4)_________________
A: What about the classrooms? Are they air-conditioned?
B: No, (5)_________________
A: What don't you like most about the centre?
B: It's the time. They say the class time is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. but
(6)___________________
A: Well, everything is different from what the advertisement says. What are you going
to do?
B: I am going to write a letter of complaint to the director of the centre.
Useful suggestion
+ Firstly/ First of all , you say that……. but …..
+ Secondly, You say that…but…
+ Furthermore/ Moreover, in the advertisement you say... but …..
+ In addition, to make the matter worse,…..
+ Finally, what I don’t like most is…., The …. is not the same as
what the advertisement says, … not only …. but also…
Example:
First of all, you say that there are only native
teachers but my class has 2 Vietnamese teachers.
While- writing Task 2. Using the information from the
dialogue in Task 1, complete the letter of complaint below.
53 Ho Xuan Huong street Hanoi- Vietnam
The Director –English for Today Centre
731 Van Xuan Street, Hanoi-Vietnam
22nd February, 2006
Dear Sir,
I am writing to complain about the poor quality of the service at your centre.
Everything seems to be worse than what you say in the advertisement.
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
To resolve the problem, I require you to give me a refund. Enclosed is a copy of the
receipt.
I look forward to hearing from you and to getting a quick resolution of this problem.
Please contact me at the above address or by phone at (04) 7. 222999
Yours faithfully,
Do An Duc
Post- writing
Feedback and correction
Thank you for your attention
Goodbye!