1. Work in pairs. Choose the best way to start your email messages in situations 1-3.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Chọn cách tốt nhất để bắt đầu email của bạn trong tình huống 1-3.)

1. ____ You are asking a close friend for advice.

2. ____ You are asking someone you don’t know very well for some advice.

3. ____ You are asking an adult who you have never met for some advice.

a. Dear Mrs. Henderson

b. Hi Holly,

c. Dear Holly,

2. Read the three emails below. Which one is more formal? Which one is least formal?

(Đọc ba email dưới đây. Cái nào trang trọng hơn? Cái nào là ít trang trọng nhất?)

1.

Dear Holly,

My sister and I are very close and we are nearly the same age. We do everything together, but sometimes I feel my friends like me a bit more than my sister. So recently my friends invited me to a party, but they didn’t invite my sister, and she really wants to come too. I would feel bad if I went there without her. We do almost everything together. What should I do?

Could you give me some advice, please?

Best,

Susan

2.

Hi Holly,

I loves shoes. My mum thinks I have too many. I have about 15 pairs. But what my mum doesn’t understand is most of my friends have over 20 pairs. So the problem is I want these new shoes, but my mom won’t buy them for me. I’m not sure if she doesn’t like them, or they’re too expensive or that I already have a lot of shoes.

Any advice?

Matt

3.

Dear Mrs. Henderson,

I was wondering if you could offer me some advice. Every weekend my friends get together and go to the beach. I really want to go too, but my cousin comes over and we end up staying at my place. This weekend my friends invited me again. I feel if I say no then they won’t ever invite me again. But my cousin doesn’t want to go, and she doesn’t want me to go, either.

Yours sincerely,

Christie

3. Read the emails again. Underline the different expressions used for asking for advice.

(Đọc lại các email. Gạch chân những cách diễn đạt khác nhau được sử dụng để xin lời khuyên.)

4. Fill in the blanks to complete the email to a close friend. Use the best choice (a or b) for each blank below.

(Điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành email gửi cho một người bạn thân. Sử dụng sự lựa chọn tốt nhất (a hoặc b) cho mỗi chỗ trống dưới đây.)

1.        

a. Dear Mr. Trinh  

b. Hello Minh

2.        

a. Could you give some advice, please?

b. I was wondering if you could offer me some advice.

3.        

a. Yours sincerely,

    Mai

b. Best,

    Mai

5. Write an email (80-100 words) to an advice columnist at Teenagers Speak Magazine to ask for advice on your problems. Choose one of these problems and use some of the words.

(Viết một email (80-100 từ) cho người phụ trách chuyên mục tư vấn tại Tạp chí Teens Speak để xin lời khuyên về các vấn đề của bạn. Chọn một trong những vấn đề này và sử dụng một số từ.)

Problem 1: You don’t know who to invite to a birthday party.

(Vấn đề 1: Bạn không biết mời ai đến dự tiệc sinh nhật.)

Friends, invite, birthday party, beach, food, games, fun

(Bạn bè, mời, tiệc sinh nhật, bãi biển, đồ ăn, trò chơi, niềm vui)

Problem 2: You want a new tablet.

(Vấn đề 2: Bạn muốn có một chiếc máy tính bảng mới.)

Mum, tablet, old tablet, broken, money, extra work, promise

(Mẹ, máy tính bảng, máy tính bảng cũ, hỏng, tiền, việc làm thêm, lời hứa)