Unit 1 Invitation Unit1-1 Talking face to face InvitationTeaching ObjectiveTask1 Know some oral expressions about invitation and useful expressions in the sample dialogues.Task2 Recite the words and expressions. Use them to accept or decline an invitation. Task3 Make clear the western custom about invitation.Teaching Time: 2 periodsKey Points 1. Words And Phrases: congratulation , alright , bring , super, alert , coach , convenient , suppose nothing special , think of , dragaway , celebrate ones birthday , call at / on , be along , my pleasure , look forward to 2. Expressions about invitation : Id like to invite you to( V/ sth.) to have dinner./ dinner/ our party / my birthday party / the conference. Why dont you come and join us for disco ? How would you like to join us?How about / What about + Ving ( going to see a film this evening/ going shopping on this weekend.) Are you doing anything special on Friday, Mr. Smith? Would it be alright if I ? That would be fine / super. Yeah. Why not? Ill be delighted to go. (e.g. How about? Its very kind of you to invite me. Thank you for your invitation / for inviting me. Id like / love to, thank you. How nice of you! Many thanks. That sounds fine, but Im afraid I cant because but I dont think I can manage it. Im sorry I cant , but thank you all the same. Could you make it another time, perhaps next Sunday. Teaching Procedure 本单元重点是用英语进行口头邀请、同意或拒绝邀请等，训练是主要形式。朗读、对话及情景表演为主要教学方法，借助多媒体教学手段培养学生用英语进行口头邀请及回复等的基本应用能力。 1. Get ready for the task. 2. Sentence patterns about invitations : a. Conclude the sentence patterns about invitations and lead a reading.b. The Ss read the patterns ( read together or group work ) and try to learn them by heart . 3. Learn the dialogues on P2. a. Play the dialogues for the Ss to read and try to find the answers to the questions given; b. Play the tape again and conclude the patterns appeared in the dialogues bydoing some related exercises .c. The difficulties of the dialogues. d. The Ss listen to the tape again and try to follow it.4. Oral practice. ( Practice orally according to the contents given.) 5. Exercises (P4. Ex.1; Ex.3) 6. Conclusion ( words and expressions learnt today ) 7. AssignmentTeaching materialsI.Get ready for the dialogues:In our work or daily life , we usually need to invite people to all kinds of parties. So we have to know how to invite people in western countries and the western custom about invitation. The custom of inviting friends vary from country to country. Generally speaking, on formal occasions, the written invitation is usually made in advance. But as for some informal cases, the invitation is usually made orally. To either of these two invitations, the person being invited should give a clear reply whether the invitation is accepted or not. Then how to invite people face to face? What sentence patterns do we usually use? Thats what we have to learn today.II. Sentence patterns about invitations: Id like to invite you to dinner / have dinner. to our party / my birthday party/ the conference.How about / What about + V-ing Why dont you come and join us for disco ? How would you like to join us? Its very kind of you to invite me.Thank you for your invitation / for inviting me. Id like / love to , thank you . How nice of you ! Many thanks. That sounds fine, but Im afraid I cant because but I dont think I can manage it. Im sorry I cant , but thank you all the same. Could you make it another time, perhaps next Sunday？III. Dialogues （P2 )A. Questions about the dialogues (P2 ）Dialogue 1: Q1: Who is the person invited, Mr. Wang or Mr. William? Mr. WilliamQ2: Why does Mr. Wang invite him to dinner party? to celebrate his daughters birthday.Q3: When will the party begin? about eight oclock, tomorrow evening.Dialogue 2: Q1: Who is the inviter and who is the person invited? Mr. Chang is the inviter And Mr. Smith is the person invitedQ2: Where does Mr. Chang invite Mr. Smith to go? to the Great Wall .Q3: Why does Mr. Smith decline the invitation? because Mr. Johnson has promised to call on some friends at the embassy . . B. Listening to the tape again and fill in the blanks according to the dialogues: 1. Are you doing anything special tomorrow? Id like to invite you to have a dinner party.2. How would you like to join us ? (= Why dont you come and join us ?)3. Would it be alright if I brought somebody with me?4. Thank you very much for inviting me.