Unit 9 Can you come to my party?

Section B

Period 2 (3a-Self Check)

What are you doing this week?

What do you have to do this week?

Are you going to spend your weekend with your friends?

You invite your partner to go to a movie, but he / she is busy these days. Please make up a conversation.

Days Activities

today see a dentist

tomorrow babysit his / her sister

the day after tomorrow

have a picnic with friends

Can you …?What are you doing the day after tomorrow?How about …?I’m really busy this week.

3a Read the invitation and answer the questions.

1.Who is making the invitation?________________________________________2. What is the invitation for?________________________________________3. When will the event happen?________________________________________4. What will happen after this?________________________________________

Mr. Smith, the headmaster is making the invitation.

It is for the opening of the new library.

It will happen on Wednesday, January 8th at 9:00.

After this, parents can enjoy the school concert and have lunch in the school hall at 12:00.

5. Do parents have to bring anything?________________________________________________________________________________

6. How should people reply to this invitation, and when?________________________________________________________________________________

They have to bring one book as a gift for the new library.

They should reply to this invitation in writing by Friday, December 20th.

3b Write an invitation to a party or any other event. Reply to your partner’s invitation. If you turn down the invitation, give a good reason.

Include the following information:Kind of party or eventWhen and where it will beHow guests should dressIf guests should bring anythingIf the guests should reply to the invitationWhen and how the guests should reply

Use the followingwords and phrases:would like towill beafter thispleasereply

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Mike邀请 Henry下周六去他家，但 Henry那天很忙，不能赴约。假如你是 Henry，请根据所给图片提示，写一封信回复 Mike，说明你不能赴约的原因。信的开头和结尾已经给出，词数不少于 70。

Hi Mike，____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Write soon.

Henry

此篇作文是一篇辞谢信，谈论谢绝邀请的理由。结合图片所提供的信息，准确描述图片内容，使得理由表述充分。 根据上面的分析我们要在头脑中明确以下几点：（ 1）弄清图片内容，准确把握每幅图片的主题内容。（ 2）充分利用汉语提示，这些提示词能够帮助理解图意，注意围绕这些重点词语组织材料。

思路点拨

（ 3）单元万能句型储备：Thanks for asking me to your party.

Can you come to my birthday party?

I’d love to, but I have to …

I am doing …

Hi Mike, Thanks for asking me to your home, but I’m sorry I can’t visit you next Saturday. I’ll be busy that day. In the morning, I have to do myhomework. In the afternoon, I am having soccertraining with the school team. In the evening,I’m going to the movies with my friends. There isa new movie. I can’t miss it. Can you watch itwith us next Saturday evening? Write soon. Henry

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4 Student A, look at your calendar on the right. Student B, look at yours on Page 81. Find a time when you can both go shopping.

A: Can you go shopping with me this week?B: Sure, I’d love to. When?A: Well, what are you going to do on Monday evening?B: I must study for the English test. What about Tuesday evening?

They can both go shopping on Sunday afternoon.

1 Fill in the blanks in the conversation.

A: Hi, Peter. _______ you come to my party _______ the weekend?B: Sure, _________ love to.A: How about ________, Jenny?C: I’m afraid I ________. I _______ to look after my little cousin.A: ________ you come, Jeff?D: I ________ be able to, but I’m not sure. ________ let you know tomorrow.

Canon

I’dyoucan’t have

Canmight

I’ll

2 You get these invitations but can’t go. Write a refusal and a reason.

1. Invitation: “Can you come to my party on Saturday?”Reply: __________________________________2. Invitation: “Let’s go to the movies tomorrow

night.”Reply: __________________________________

3. Invitation: “Let’s go to the concert on the weekend.”Reply: __________________________________4. Invitation: “Do you want to go shopping with me next week?”Reply: __________________________________5. Invitation: “Can you play soccer with me after school today?”Reply: __________________________________

Useful phrases

study for a test

come to the party

the whole day

another time

soccer practice

try to do

write soon

have a piano lesson

have to do

this weekend

a birthday party

the day after tomorrow

join sb.

go to the concert

culture club

the day before yesterday

　 Making invitations Do you have any plan next Friday night? We

are having some friends over for a dinner party. Would you like to join us?

Are you free next Friday night?

Are you doing anything on Friday night?

Would you be interested in coming to our house that night?

How do you like to join our party on Friday night?

Accepting invitations

Would you like to ...?

• I'd love to, thank you.

• That's very kind of you, thanks.

• It sounds great, thank you.

• That will be lovely, thank you.

Do you like to go to the movie with us this afternoon?

• That's great! Thank you.

• What a good idea! Thank you.

• That's very kind of you, but actually I'm planning to see my mother next Saturday.

• Well, I'd love to, but I already told my girlfriend to stay at her place next weekend.

• I'm really sorry, but I got to do something else on next weekend.

• I really don't think I can make it - I am supposed to be at airport to pick up my girl friend next Sunday morning.

Declining invitations

An ExampleA: Hello! Is that …?

B: Yes, this is …

A: Why don’t you / not come to my party?

B: Because I have to have a piano lesson . / 　　　　 I am going to the dentist.

A: How often do you have the lesson? / 　　　　　 What is the matter with you?

B: I …

1.How many piano ______ ( 课程 ) did you have last week?

2. I don’t like this green skirt. Please show me ______ ( 另外的 ) one.

3. The famous group gave a great ______ ( 音乐会 ) in our city last night.

lessons

anotherconcert

根据句意及汉语提示 , 用单词的正确形式填空。

根据句意 , 用适当的介词填空。 1. We’re going to the party ____ Thursday evening.

2. Kate is going to practice basketball ______ her school team.

3. Can we talk about it the day ______

  tomorrow?

on

with

after

根据句意及首字母提示 , 完成单词。 1. Yesterday I watched a soccer m______ on TV.

2. It’s Tuesday today, and it’s Wednesday t___________.

3. I don’t think people should keep animals in zoos. They should be f______.

4. We go to school on w_________, and we rest on weekends.

match

tomorrow

free

weekdays

将所给的单词连接成结构完整的句子。1. Mary, for, has, math, the, study, to, test (.) ________________________________________2. go, why, a, see, not, to, doctor(?) ________________________________________3. has, every, class, a, Sunday, Jim, violin (.) ________________________________________4. can, the, watch, game, me, basketball, with, you (?) ________________________________________

Mary has to study for the math test.

Why not go to see a doctor?

Jim has a violin class every Sunday.

Can you watch the basketball game with me?

从方框中的 A-E 选项中 , 选择适当的句子 , 将对话补充完整。 A. I’m not sure.

B. I’m sorry I can’t.

C. When can you be free?

D. I have to study for a math test.

E. I’ll call you after finishing my work.

A: Are you free this Saturday?

B: No. I’m busy all day. 1. ______

A: What about Sunday? Can you go to the movies with me on Sunday?

B: 2. ______ What time?

A: How about 9:00 on Sunday morning?

D

A

B: 3. ______

A: Why not?

B: I have to clean my house.

A: 4. ______

B: At about 11:00. 5. ______

A: OK. I’ll wait for you.

B

C

E