5 PARTS:

1.GREETINGS (dear + first name)

-Dear + Mr/Mrs/ Ms. first name,

2.OPENING SENTENCE:

+how are you? / How have you been so far? …

+Thank you for your letter!
+thank you for the response (câu trả lời)
(REPLY TO SOMEONE / RESPOND TO SOMEONE)
thank you for REPLYING/ RESPONDING to my email/ to me).
+thank you for replying to me!/ thank you for getting back to me! (cám ơn vì đã hồi đáp).
+I am so delighted/ happy to receive your email after such a long time! / such ages.
+It’s great/ nice to receive your email after such a long time!
+Nice to hear from you after a long time!

“How have you been so far? I hope that this letter finds you in the best of health and spirit!”

3. GIVE REASONS FOR WRITING.

LETTER OF REQUEST: (THƯ YÊU CẦU)

+ -I am writing to ask you whether/ if (liệu rằng) you could/ can tell me about…. (tôi viết để hỏi bạn có thể
thông báo/ nói cho tôi biết về….)

Ex: I am writing this letter to ask you whether you can tell me more about the courses that your music academy
provides.

+I would be most grateful (biết ơn) if you could + Verb (tôi sẽ rất biết ơn nếu bạn có thể….)

Ex: I would be most grateful if you can accept my apologies due to my late submission.
apologize to someone (v) -> apology to someone (v)
submit something to someone (v) -> submission (n)

+Please tell me about … (hãy nói cho tôi về…)

->please tell me more about the destination you’re going to pay a visit to.
pay a visit to somewhere = visit somewhere

LETTER OF APOLOGY: (THƯ XIN LỖI(

-I am writing this letter (email) to apologize to you for something/ Ving. ( tôi viết thư này xin lỗi b về…)
(formal)
-> I am writing this letter to apologize to you for submitting the project late.

-I am writing this letter as my sincere/faithful apology to you! (formal letter)

->I am writing this letter as my sincere apology to you for submitting the project late.

-How sorry I am! I…. (thật là xin lỗi, tôi đã…) (informal)
How sorry I am! I forgot to join your birthday party last night.

-Please forgive me for (not)….Ving: (tha lỗi cho t vì …) (informal)

Ex: please forgive me for the delay of my submission (submit)
please forgive me FOR submitting the project late= please forgive me for the delay (procrastination) of my
submission.

Submit something (v) nộp cái gì. => submission (n)

-I am faithfully/ sincerely sorry for N/ Ving…

=>I am faithfully sorry for submitting my homework late.

as my sincere/faithful apology

*LETTER OF GIVING INFORMATION:

-I am writing this email/ this letter to tell you (that + clause)… ( tôi viết để nói cho b biết rằng…)

-I am happy/ delighted to tell you (inform that) that…(tôi rất vui để nói cho b rằng…)

=>I am writing this letter to inform that I am not able to join the party with you.

LETTER OF GIVING ADVICE.

-I am writing this to reply/respond to you for your questions/queries about…

I am writing to respond to you for your queries about the scholarship to Malaysia.

-in your last/ previous letter (lá thư trước), You asked/T/ me about______, so I am writing this letter to tell you
about that.

-I strongly recommend that you should… (tôi khuyến khích bạn nên..)

I strongly recommend that you should join some english clubs to improve your English ability.

-I think that you should (tôi nghĩ bạn nên) take an El course….
-you had better (should) take an english course…
-If I were you, I would …take an English course….
(If I were you, I would not care about this anymore.)
-From my personal standpoint/ point of view/ viewpoint/ = in my opinion= according to my perspective, I think….

According to me, to the best of my knowledge, as far as I’m concerned (theo như tớ biết thì), personally, I think,
….

=>according to me, it is not good for you to work at this time.

=>to the best of my knowledge, there are a lot of ways to study English well.
=>as far as I’m concerned, Vietnam is famous for numerous traditional festivals.

4. CONCLUSION:

Thư đề nghị:
-I hope that you can reply to my letter as soon as possible.
(tui mong bạn tl mail tôi sớm nhé)
-I’m waiting for your letter
-I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
-I can’t wait to hear some information from you.
(tôi mong ngóng tin tức từ bạn)

Thư xin lỗi:

-Once again, I’m sorry for…
-Once again, I wish that you could forgive me! (tha thứ cho tôi)
-I would like to send my sincere apology to you again!
-Once again, I am faithfully sorry!

*GIVING INFORMATION:

-I am looking forward to your further questions (tôi đợi các câu hỏi khác của bạn)
-if you have any further queries/ questions, tell me/ write back to me/ just feel free to ask me/ don’t hesitate to let
me know! (có câu hỏi gì cứ hỏi nhé).
-should you have any further queries (if you have…), do not hesitate to write back to me! / do not have any
hesitation to write back to me.

*GIVE ADVICE:
-I hope that the information I’ve given you is useful (beneficial/ advantageous) for you and if you have any
more questions, just write back to me.

-Hope that my suggestions/ recommendations/ information/advice will be useful for you. /s/ vs /z/
-Hope that what I’ve just advised you is/iz/ useful (beneficial/ advantageous) to you! (mong rằng những chi t
khuyên b là hữu ích)

-Tell me if you have any more questions/ tell me if you have any more queries (thắc mắc) query (n)

-Do not hesitate to ask me if you have any queries. (don’t hesitate to ask me if you have any queries)
.

hesitate (v)-> hesitation (n)

query: (n) - question (n)
-If you have any further problems, please feel free to let me know.

-Should you have any queries, do not hesitate to write back to me.

-I remain available for further queries you may have!

(Tớ luôn có ở đây để trả lời bất cứ thắc mắc nào mà bạn có!)

-let me know if there’re anything I may help you with.

HELP SOMEONE DO SOMETHING => I help you improve your english.

HELP SOMEONE WITH SOMETHING=> can you HELP me WITH this exam?

I live in that house => this is the house I live in.

I swim in the pool=> the pool is the place where I swim in.

-Please don’t hesitate to contact xsme if I can provide any additional information. (thong tin them)
-Write back to me!
-Remember to reply to my email!
-I am waiting for your email!
-I am waiting to hear from you!
-Look forward to seeing you! (hẹn gặp bạn)/ look forward to hearing from you!

PRACTICE:
3. “I am doing a school project about the festivals of some countries in Asia and I know that Vietnam is very
famous for a wide range of diverse and appealing festivals. I really hope that you can give some further
information about some festivals in your country. What is the most important festival in Vietnam? When does it
take place? Why do people celebrate it? What do the people usually do during the festival? If possible, I hope that I
can experience some festivals in your country in person on my next summer holiday.”

4. “Hi Peter, are you doing well? I’ve just participated in a music course to learn how to play the guitar since I am
really into playing musical instruments after work. It was hard at first for me to play the guitar. However, being
able to accompany my singing is very enjoyable now. Can you play any musical instruments? Are you joining any
music clubs at your school?”

5. You have received an email from Edward, who wants to find piano courses.
“I am interested in both a 2-month course and your private lesson. I have some experience playing the piano. Could
you send me some information about prices of the piano courses? Could you suggest some other music courses? I
want to learn to play musical instruments after work. Can you give me some advice about whether I should take
private lessons or learn with a large group?”

6. This is a part of an email from Sam, whom you are going to (chuẩn bị) stay with during your summer course.

“We are looking forward to welcoming you here in Birmingham. I thought I would write and ask you something
for your stay with us. You told us that you would be arriving on January 30th and would stay until February 15th.
Is it still the arrangement? Do you want to have your own room or would you mind sharing the room with me? My
parents would like to know if you are a vegetarian or if there is any food you don't eat. If there is anything else we
can do to make your stay more comfortable, don't hesitate to let us know”.
7. When you arrived at the office today, you received an email from your boss:
“You have not sent the weekly sales report to me yet. I need it for the meeting tomorrow. Please do not let this
happen again”
Write an email to your boss apologizing for your late submission, explain the reason and promise to send it soon.
You should write at least 120 words.
8. Letter 1: Harry wrote a letter to ask for absence from his job at your company.
-The suitable time that he should leave.
-what he needs to do before he stops working for a month
-How to contact his colleagues and provide help while he's away.
9. Sue is applying for a volunteer position in your student support program. She wants to know:
-Types of support that we are expected to provide students in your University.
-The specific requirements for the program: experience, academic, achievement.
-The benefit that we receive during the program.
Write a letter responding to Sue.
10. When you arrived at the office today, you received an email from your boss:
“You have not sent the weekly sales report to me yet. I need it for the meeting tomorrow. Please do not let this
happen again”
Write an email to your boss apologizing for your late submission, explain the reason and promise to send it soon.
You should write at least 120 words.

11. I’ve just purchased a new computer. It’s a Japnanese-made Toshiba of the latest model. With my new
computer, I can now do a lot of interesting stuff. I hope we will have the opportunity to share some fun computer
games and English-learning applications. Do you have a wireless router in your home and a desktop or a laptop?
How do you use your computer on a regular basis? It’s beneficial to your learning and teaching?