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Unit 1 New Practical English 2
Unit One
Invitations
Teaching Objective
In \ learn how to invite friends to attend a party or a dance in oral English.
In \ students will fine tune their listening and comprehension skills through exercises relating to inviting people out.
In \a Sharp Eye\ students will learn how foreign people deal with invitations, when one wants to accept or does not accept.
In \ get some practical experience and writing a invitation and a reply to the invitation one gets.
Teaching Procedures
Section I Talking Face to Face
1.Warm- up:
Patterns and expressions for talking about invitations: I’d like to invite you to dinner. 我想请你吃晚饭。
Why don’t you come and join us for disco? 你为什么不和我们一起跳迪斯科？ It’s very kind of you to invite me. 谢谢你邀请我。
How nice of you! Many thanks. 你真好！多谢。
I’d love to. That would be great. 我很愿意去。太好了！
Oh, dear, I’m afraid I’m busy tonight. Perhaps tomorrow evening? 哦，亲爱的，今晚我很忙。明晚也许可以吧？ Could you make it another time, perhaps next Sunday? 你能改个时间吗，下个星期天怎样？
It’s very kind of you, but you see I’ll have to prepare for my exam. 非常感谢，可你知道我得准备考试。
I’m sorry I can’t, but thank you all the same. 真抱歉，我不能去。可还是要谢谢你。
2. Introduction of the samples of invitation cards and letters 3. Practice the two dialogues in Follow the Samples 4. Practice dialogues according to the given tasks 5. Exercises
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Section II Being All Ears
See the textbook.
Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passage I Are You Really Being Invited?
Text-Related Information
The customs of inviting friends vary from country to country. Generally speaking, on formal occasions, the invitation is usually made well 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.
Text Explanation Para. 1
If someone asks if you are free at a certain time and invites you to an event, you are not required to commit yourself until you know what the invitation is for. For example, if you say that you’re free and the invitation turns out to be something you’d hate to do (a trip to a local sight you’ve seen ten times), then you will be in a position to take back your acceptance or invent an excuse later. If this happens, tell the person who invites you that you have to check and that you’ll tell him or her later. If an invitation must be refused, most people expect a reason. The following sequence would be appropriate: apology, reason for refusal, thanks for the invitation.
Language Points:
1. Explanation of Difficult Sentences
1) ..., you are not required to commit yourself until you know what the invitation is for.
Analysis: The sentence pattern not... until... means not before a particular time or event.
Translation: 在你尚未弄清楚邀请的具体内容之前，你没有必要答应一定参加。
Example:
Once he starts a job he won’t stop until it’s finished. Don’t move until I tell you.
2) For example, if you say that you’re free and the invitation turns out to be something you’d hate to do, then you’ll be in a position to take back your acceptance or invent an excuse later.
Analysis: You’d hate to do is a relative clause used to modify something. Be in a position can take either an infinitive clause or an of-V-ing phrase, thus be in a position of having to take back... can be also rewritten as be in a position to take
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back ...
Translation: 比如说，如果你说有空，而邀请参加的却是你不愿意做的事 (到你已经去过10次的当地景点旅游), 那么你就可以回绝邀请，或者以后再编一个借口。
Example: If you list a few priorities, then you will be in a position to do things in the right order of priority.
2. Important Words
1) commit v. entrust, hand over, make oneself responsible 使承担（保证），使作出保证；把…交托给
e.g. I think I can come tonight but I won’t commit myself till I know for sure.
If you want to be an actor you have to really commit yourself to it.
The government claimed to commit itself to improving health care.
The president said that once he had committed to this course of action there was no going back.
2) invent v. discover and create something new 发明，设计, 编造
e.g. :The fax is arguably the most useful machine to have been invented since the
telephone.
I didn't invent the story. Everything I told you is true.
3) appropriate a. proper, suitable 合适的，恰当的
e.g. I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
I’ve been invited to her wedding but I haven’t got anything appropriate to wear.
Her remarks were considerate and very appropriate to the situation.
Para. 2
When someone asks you to his or her home, it is very clear who is the guest and who is the host, but invitations to restaurants for lunch, dinner, coffee, a drink, etc., sometimes present problems, and the customs vary in different parts of the United States.
Para. 3
In many instances it is the inviter who pays, as one would expect, but in some instances each one pays his or her own check: You “go Dutch.” This is often the case with friends in informal situations, such as “Let’s go and get a beer” or “Want a cup of coffee?” In some parts of the country, however, some people like to entertain friends by taking them to a restaurant for dinner instead of having dinner at home. In
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this case the host expects to pay and the guest may offer to leave the tip, which may be declined by the host. (If so, just let the matter drop.) If the invitation is expressed in fairly casual terms, such as “Let’s go to (name of a restaurant) for dinner,” it may be more of a suggestion than an invitation, so you should be prepared to pay your part of the bill.
Language Points:
1. Explanation of Difficult Sentences
1) In many instances it is the inviter who pays.
Analysis: This emphatic sentence takes the structure of “it is…who/that…” Translation: 在许多情况下，应由邀请人付帐单。 Example: It was my uncle who sent me the parcel.
2) …it may be more of a suggestion than an invitation…
Analysis: Pay attention the pattern, it is more of…than… (与其说…不如说…) Translation: 这样说更像是建议，而不是邀请… Example: She’s more of a singer than a musician.
2. Important Words
1) instance n. certain situation, circumstance or occasion, case or example 情况，情形，事例
e.g. There have been several recent instances of planes taking off without adequate safety checks.
I don’t usually side with the management, but in this instance I agree with what they’re saying.
In the local industry, for instance, 5 000 jobs are being lost.
2) casual a. informal, not very serious 随便的，随意的，非正式的
e.g. It was just a casual comment, I didn’t mean it to be taken so seriously.
For some people casual clothes mean a shapeless T-shirt and old jeans. Security around the conference hotel seemed almost casual.
Para. 4
If you want to invite someone for a meal at a restaurant, be explicit: “I’d like to take you to?”Americans should be explicit also, but they often assume you know the local customs in the matter. Ask a friend’s advice if you are not sure.
Language Points: 1. Important Words
1) explicit a. clear, definite 清楚的，直率的
e.g. Sheila shouldn't get lost because I gave her very explicit directions how to get
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