1. Read Texts 1 and 2 and answer the questions.

(Đọc Văn bản 1 và 2 và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. What is happening at Stoneberry School?

(Chuyện gì đang xảy ra ở Trường Stoneberry?)

2. What is the purpose of Text 1 and Text 2?

(Mục đích của Văn bản 1 và Văn bản 2 là gì?)

3. Which text is formal / informal? Why?

(Văn bản nào là trang trọng/không trang trọng? Tại sao?)

Text 1

To: Jill Duncan (Head of English)

From: Angle Dalton (School Exchange Organiser)

I've been thinking about having a welcome party for the Vietnamese exchange students. They can come to a get- together in the main hall. Make sure all your staff come along and also could you say a few words? - you know, say hello and tell the visitors a bit about the school and the town. We'll follow this with a bit of food (menu TBC). They can come in through the main entrance and we can get our students to say hello and then they can show the exchange students around the school BTW, I've already posted a map and directions on the website. Thanks, Jill

Angie

Text 2

Stoneberry School

You are invited to attend a reception in honour of the exchange group from Việt Nam.

The reception will be held in the school assembly hall from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

All English teaching staff will be present and in addition, the Head of English will give a welcome speech.

This will be followed by light refreshments. A map and directions have been posted on the website.

Please enter through the front entrance where student representatives will greet you.

Visitors will be given a guided tour of the school.

2. Complete the LANGUAGE FOCUS with the examples in blue in Texts 1 and 2.

(Hoàn thành TRỌNG TÂM NGÔN NGỮ với các ví dụ màu xanh lam trong Văn bản 1 và 2.)

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Register - formal and informal language

3. There are eleven underlined phrases in Texts 1 and 2. Find their formal / informal equivalents.

(Có 11 cụm từ được gạch chân trong Văn bản 1 và 2. Tìm những từ tương đương trang trọng/không trang trọng của chúng.)

4. Read an email from one of the Vietnamese exchange students to her English host family. Choose the correct option.

(Đọc email của một trong những du học sinh trao đổi Việt Nam gửi gia đình bản xứ người Anh của cô ấy. Chọn phương án đúng.)

(1) Dear Miss Natalie Brown / Hi Natalie,

(2) Sorry for not writing earlier / I apologise for the delay in writing to you, but (3) I've been up to my eyes in / I have been extremely busy with my school work. (4) I am delighted to be invited / Thanks for inviting me to stay in your house for three weeks.

(5) I'd like / Please allow me to tell you a bit about myself. (6) I was raised / I grew up in Hà Nội and I have quite a big family. (7) There are / It consists of three children-two girls and a boy. (8) In addition / Also, we have two dogs. (9) BTW / Incidentally, have you ever (10) considered / thought about learning Vietnamese? You could come and stay with me in Hà Nội.

(11) Anyway / In conclusion, my plane (12) gets into / arrives in London at 2.30 p.m. and (13) so / consequently I should be at your house by 3.30 p.m. I hope (14) that is acceptable / that’s OK.

(15) CU soon, / Yours sincerely,

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