What Is A Thank You Letter?
WHAT IS A THANK YOU LETTER?
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Have you ever asked someone to write a letter of recommendation for you? How did you thank them?
누군가에게 추천서를 부탁한 적이 있나요? 그분께 어떻게 감사를 표현했나요? - Why do you think so few people actually send a thank you note after receiving a recommendation letter?
추천서를 받고 나서 실제로 감사 편지를 보내는 사람이 왜 그렇게 적다고 생각하나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
When someone writes you a letter of recommendation, it is very important to write them a thank you note. Sounds like common sense right? Surprisingly a very small minority of students actually do it. Here are a few compelling reasons to write a thank you note to the author of your letter of recommendation:
It is the right thing to do
First and foremost, saying thank you to someone who has helped you out is clearly the right thing to
do. That should be reason enough.
Follow up requirement
It is quite unlikely, but the college/university that you are applying to might need to get back to your recommender for some reason. It is good to have a highly cordial relationship with your recommender in this case.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어에서는 '추천서'라고 한 단어로 표현하지만, 영어에서는 'a letter of recommendation'이라는 전체 표현을 사용해야 합니다. 'Recommend'는 동사이므로 명사형인 'recommendation'을 써야 하며, 관사 'a'도 빠뜨리지 않도록 주의하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: WHAT IS A THANK YOU LETTER?
Level: Job Preparation (JOB)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!