Unit 1 Invitation 邀請

1、 Expressions about making an oral invitation: 1. Would you like to go to the theater tonight? -Yes, Id love to. Thanks. 2. Would you be able to come to my birthday party? -Sounds great! Thank you. 3. I would like to invite you to my wedding next Tuesday. -Thank you. Its very kind of you to invite me

2、.4. I wonder if you would care to go on holiday with us.-Thats very kind of you to invite me, but Im not sure if I can. Could I let you know sometime later?5. May I invite you to attend our party?- Thank you, but Im afraid Ive arranged to go to a concert. Pair work1. The students read the first thre

3、e talks in pairs and speak out the sentences for making and giving responses to an invitation.2. The students read the last two talks in pairs and speak out the sentences for declining an invitation.sentences for making and giving responses to an invitation:1. How would you like to join us?- Great.

4、That would be super. Congratulations!2. Wed love to have you over for dinner Saturday.- Oh, thank you. What time should I come?3. I was thinking of asking you to go to a movie with me this weekend.- Oh, why not?sentences for declining an invitation:4.Would you like to go roller-skating with me this

5、Saturday afternoon?- Saturday afternoon? Im afraid I wont be able to.5. Would you like to go out to dinner tonight? Id like to take you somewhere really special.- Oh, thanks, but . maybe some other time. Im very busy tonight.1) Inviting friends to a party Sally: Hello, William. Whatre you going to d

6、o tomorrow evening? William: Tomorrow evening? Nothing special. Sally: Im inviting a few friends to my daughters birthday party. How would you like to join us?William: Great. That would be super. Congratulations!2) Inviting friends to a dinner Mary: Wed love to have you over for dinner Saturday. Rob

7、ert: Oh, thank you. What time should I come? Mary: How about eight oclock? Robert: OK. Thank you for inviting me. Speak and Recite1 Work in pairs. Look at the picture and recite the following mini-talks for making invitations and giving responses.Back3) Inviting friends to a movie Paul: Whatre you d

8、oing on Saturday night? Molly: Im not sure. Why? Paul: Well, I was thinking of asking you to go to a movie with me this weekend. Molly: Oh, why not?4) Declining an invitation to go roller-skating Mike: Would you like to go roller-skating with me this Saturday afternoon? Sarah: Saturday afternoon? Im

9、 afraid I wont be able to. Mike: What about Sunday afternoon? Sarah: That would be nice.5) Declining an invitation to go out to dinner Steve: Well, thank goodness its Friday, Jean. Cindy: Yes, it was a long week, Ken. Steve: Would you like to go out to dinner tonight? Id like to take you somewhere r

10、eally special. Cindy: Oh, thanks, but . maybe some other time. Im very busy tonight.Window on Key Words好極了好極了 祝賀祝賀 滑旱冰滑旱冰BackSpeak and Perform2 Work in pairs and act out the tasks by following the above mini-talks.1 Task:Suggest going skiing with your friend.2 Task:Invite your friend to go to a conc

11、ert on Friday evening.3 Task:Invite your friend to go to the early show of the movie “My Fair Lady”.4 Task:Decline your friends invitation to go dancing next Friday afternoon.5 Task:Decline your friends invitation to go out to dinner.Back Refer to the Data Bank in the Workbook for more relevant expr

12、essions.1) Inviting Friends to a Party Wang: Hello, William. What are you doing tomorrow evening?William: Tomorrow evening? Nothing special, I was thinking of watching TV. Wang: Drag yourself away from television for a change. Im having a few friends to have a dinner party tomorrow to celebrate my d

13、aughters birthday. How would you like to join us?William: Great. That would be super. Congratulations! Wang: Thank you. How about eight oclock? Is that OK?William: Oh yes, fine. Would it be alright if I brought somebody with me? Wang: Yes, of course.William: OK. Fine. Do you want me to bring somethi

14、ng to drink? Red wine or white? Wang: Um, white wine, if you feel you must bring something. But its not necessary.William: Ill do that. Well, indeed, thank you very much for inviting me. Wang: My pleasure.William: Ill be along at eight. Looking forward to it. Wang: Yeah, see you then.Imitate and Per

15、form4 Read the following sample dialogues and try to perform your own tasks.Back2) Declining an Invitation Chang: Are you doing anything special on Friday, Mr. Smith? Smith: Yes, Mr. Johnson and I have promised to call on some friends at the embassy. Chang: Oh, what a pity! Smith: What did you have

16、in mind? Chang: We were thinking of asking you and Mr. Johnson to go to the Great Wall. Smith: Id love to and Im sure Mr. Johnson would, too. I wonder if we could make it some other time if it is convenient. Chang: What about Saturday? But I need to alert you that the coach will leave quite early at

17、 7 oclock. Smith: Ill ask Mr. Johnson if he has any plans, but I think itll be all right. Suppose I give you a ring this afternoon and let you know. Chang: That would be fine.BackSpeak and Complete5 Imagine you are inviting your friend Bill to a concert tonight, but he happens to have to finish a te

18、rm paper. Complete the following conversation with him by filling in the blanks. You: 1 _, Bill? Bill: Im not sure. Why? You: Well, _ if you would like to go to a concert with me. Bill: Tonight? 3 _. But I really have to stay in and 4 _. You: Thats too bad. Bill: It is. Going to a concert sounds lik

19、e a lot more fun than writing a term paper. You: Oh, maybe 5 _. We should try and do something together soon. Bill: 6 _. Lets talk about it together later. You: OK. See you later.BackThats rightWhat are you doing tonightI was wonderingI wish I couldwrite a term papersome other time thenSpeak and Tra

20、nslate6 Imagine you are a friend of Jennifer. Tomorrow is your birthday. You are inviting her to come to your birthday party. Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese version provided. You: Jennifer, 1 _? (你明天晚上有什么特別的事嗎？)Jennifer: No, nothing special. You: 2 _ _? (我想請你參加我的生日聚會。你愿意來嗎？)Jennifer: Ye

21、s, Id love to. You: 3 _? (好的，你在七點鐘來好嗎？)Jennifer: Oh, yes, fine. Do you want me to bring something to drink? Orange juice or lemonade? You: 4 _. (如果你一定要帶什么的話，就帶檸檬汁吧。)Jennifer: Ill do that. Thank you very much for inviting me.Lemonade if you must bring somethingare you doing anything special tomorrow

22、eveningId like to invite you to come to my birthday party. Would you like to join usGood. Will you come at 7:00BackSpeak and Communicate7 Imagine you are a friend of Marys. You are asking her to go to a movie. Play your role according to the clues given in brackets. You: 1 (問對方這個周末打算做什么), Mary? Got any plans?Mary: Nothing special. Why? You: Want to see a movie? 2 (告訴對方友誼電影院正在放映雷雨。)Mary: Yeah, why not? 3 (詢問看早場還是晚場。) You: Lets go to the early show, and we could do something afterward. 4 (建議去肯德基或咖啡館。)Mary: 5 (表示要去肯德基。) You: 6 (詢問在什么時間和地點見面。)Mary: Ill come to your hous