新编实用英语综合教程2-Unit-1-Invitation-Etiquette教案

Unit1InvitationEtiquetteUnitGoalsWhatyoushouldlearntodoMakeanoralinvitationto:InvitepeopletojoindailyactivitiesInvitepeopletoformaloccasionsMakeawritteninvitation(writeaninvitationcardoraletter)for:PersonalinvitationOfficialoccasionsGiveareplyto:AnoralinvitationAwritteninvitationWhatyoushouldknowaboutInvitationculture:westernandChineseWordorderinasubordinateclauseRequirements:Afterlearningthisunit,studentsshouldgrasp:1.Readandunderstandthemeaningofinvitationcardsandletters2.Howtowriteinvitationcardsandlettersandrememberthepatternsofinvitationcardsandletters3.Howtoinvitepeopletopartyordinner,andhowtoacceptanddeclineinvitations4.Thecustomsofinvitingpeopleindifferentcountries5.Importantwords,phrasesandlanguagepointsinthepassageInourdailylife,weneedtoinviteotherstodinnerortakepartinallkindsofparties,soweshouldknowaboutwesterncustomaboutinvitation.ForeigncustomismuchstricterthanChinesecustominthematterofreplyingtoinvitations.Whenyoureceiveaninvitationyoushouldanswerisimmediately,sayingdefinitelywhetheryouareabletoacceptitornot.Iftheinvitationisgivenbywordofmouth,inconversationoratachancemeeting,youshouldansweratoncewhetheryoucancomeornot.Ifyoucannotgiveanansweratthattime,youmaysay“MayIletyouknowthisevening”orsomesuchwords.Bystudyingthisunit,wewillknowabouthowtoinvitetheothers,howtoacceptordeclinetheinvitation,andhowtowriteinvitationcards/letters.SectionITalkingFacetoFace1.ImitatingMini-Talks2.ActingouttheTasks3.StudyingEmailInformationontheInternet4.FollowingSampleDialogues5.PuttingLanguagetoUseSectionIIBeingAllEars1.LearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunication2.HandlingaDialogue3.UnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkSectionIIITryingyourHand1.PracticingAppliedWriting2.WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarSectionIVMaintainingaSharpEyePassage1:InformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageWhetheritistoawedding,adinnerparty,showerorgalaevent,aninvitationcomeswithsomeimportantobligations.Here’saquickguidetokeepyouontheguestlist.1.R.S.V.PFromtheFrench“Répondez,s’ilvousplait”,itmeans“Pleasereply.”Thislittlecodehasbeenaroundforalongtimeandit’sdefinitelytellingyouthatyourhostswanttoknowifyouareattending.Replypromptly,withinadayortwoofreceivinganinvitation.2.HowdoIrespond?Replyinthemannerindicatedontheinvitation.R.S.V.Pandnoresponsecard:ahandwrittenresponsetothehostatthereturnaddressontheenvelope.ResponseCard:fillinandreplybythedateindicatedandreturnintheenclosedenvelope.R.S.V.Pwithphonenumber:telephoneandmakesuretospeakinperson—answeringmachinescanbeunreliable.R.S.V.Pwithe-mail:youmayacceptordeclineelectronically.Regretsonly:replyonlyifyoucannotattend.Ifyourhostdoesn’thearfromyou,heisexpectingyou!Noreplyrequested?Unusual,butitisalwayspolitetoletsomeoneknowyourintentions.Aphonecallwouldbesufficient.3.Isthatyourfinalanswer?Changinga“yes”toa“no”isonlyacceptableonaccountof:illnessorinjury,adeathinthefamilyoranunavoidableprofessionalorbusinessconflict.Callyourhostsimmediately.Cancelingbecauseyouhavea“better”offerisasurefirewaytogetdroppedfromALLtheguestlists.Beinga“noshow”isunacceptable.Changinga“no”toa“yes”isOKonlyifitwillnotupsetthehosts’arrangements.4.“MayIbring…?”Don’tevenask!Aninvitationisextendedtothepeoplethehostswanttoinvite—andnooneelse.…adate.Someinvitationsindicatethatyoumayinviteaguestordate(Mr.JohnEvansandGuest)andwhenyoureply,youshouldindicatewhetheryouarebringingsomeone,andconveytheirname.…mychildren.Iftheywereinvited,theinvitationwouldhavesaidso.…myhouseguest.It’sbesttodeclinetheinvitation,statingthereason.Thisgivesyourhosttheoptiontoextendtheinvitationtoyourguests,ornot.5.Say“ThankYou.”Makesuretothankyourhostsbeforeyouleave,andthenagainbyphoneornotethenextday.TextBusinessInvitationAcaseofmistakenidentity!Don’tworry,we’vebeenassuredthatthismysterywillbesolvedintimeforourHolidayOfficePartyWe’releavingtheinvestigationtothosewhodoitbest.Let’sgetawayfromallthosecomputers,papersandmessandcometoourofficepartyinyourbestsuitordress.ComejoinusandToasttheSeasonThursday,December9th20105:00P.M.TheColumbiaHouse–PenthouseFloor485JeffersonPlazaLeonard,Barley,Travis,BaileyandSmithRegretsonlytoDianne248-8522Itwouldbeacrimetomissourpartyornotbeontime485JeffersonPlazaBusinessinvitationscanbeinformalorformal.Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationssuchase-mailandphoneinvitationsarebecomingmoreacceptable.InvitationTimingFormostformaloccasions,it’sbesttoinvitegueststhreeorfourweeksinadvance.Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.Hereareafewguidelinesforyourinformation:●Sixtoeightmonthsbeforeanimportantseminartowhichout-of-townexecutivesareinvited.●Fourweeksbeforeaneveningreception.●Twotofourweeksbeforeacocktailparty.InvitationFormatFormalbusinessinvitationsaremostcommonlyprintedonwhiteoroff-whitehigh-qualitypaper.Acompanycanuseanycolorofpaperitdesires,aslongasitupholdsandpromotesthecompany’simage.Withpreprintedinvitations,yousimplyfillintheblankstotellwhat,where,andwhenthepartywillbeandwhoisgivingit.It’salsoacceptabletoincludeanRSVPnotationandyourphonenumberoraddressontheinvitationformoreaccurateplanning.RespondingtoanInvitationEitherusetheaddressorphonenumberprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitationorreturntheRSVPcardsentwiththeinvitation.Ifa“Pleasereplyby”agivendateisincludedintheinvitation,bepoliteenoughtoreplybythatdate.Ifthewords“Regretsonly”areprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitation,youneedonlytoinformthehostifyouwillnotbeabletoattend.Ifyourhostdoesnothearfromyou,youareexpectedtoattend.Neverasktobringaguestunlesstheinvitationstates“Mr.LouisWinthorpandGuest.”Mostlikely,thehostwillhaveonlyenoughfoodanddrinksforthenumberofpeopleheinvites.Showingupwithanuninvitedfriendcouldturnouttobeanembarrassingsituationforeveryone.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences1.(Para.1)Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationssuchase-mailsandphoneinvitationsarebecomingmoreacceptable.Analysis:suchasmeans“ofthesamekind,like”andshouldbefollowedbynounsornounphrases.Translation:虽然邀请函通常通过信函方式发出，但目前像电子邮件、电话邀请等非正式邀请越来越被普遍使用。Example:Ourdiscussionswereallaboutissuessuchaseducationandclimatechange.2.(Para.4)It’salsoacceptabletoincludeanRSVPnotationandyourphonenumberoraddressontheinvitationformoreaccurateplanning.Analysis:It’salsoacceptabletodo…means“It’salsogoodenoughtobereceivedtodo…”Translation:如果为了使计划更加周密，也可以在邀请函中加上请回复的字样，以及电话号码或联系地址。3.(Para.5)Ifa“Pleasereplyby”agivendateisincludedintheinvitation,bepoliteenoughtoreplybythatdate.Analysis:If…isaconditionalclausefollowedbyanimperativesentenceTranslation:如果邀请函中包括“请于某日之前回复”的字样，则需要在规定日期前回复。Example:Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.Example:It’sacceptabletoplaytricksonyourfriendsonApril1st.4.(Para.6)Neverasktobringaguestunlesstheinvitationstates“Mr.LouisWinthorpandGuest.”Analysis:Never…unless…is“doublenegative”,whichmeans“Youcanbringaguestiftheinvitationstates…”Translation:如若邀请函上没有说明“邀请某某先生和朋友”，不要向邀请方要求带同伴。Example:Somepeopleareneverhappyunlesstheyareinthelimelightshowingoff.2ImportantWords1.inadvancebeforeintime提前e.g.CanIsignupforthiscourseinadvance?QualityBuildingsusuallyhireitstemporaryworkerswellinadvanceastheneedarises.2.seminarn.asmallclassofusuallyadvancedstudentsmeetingtostudysomesubjectwithateacher讨论会，研讨班e.g.HeI’mverysorryaboutnotsettingtheseminarontime.Thereisacomputernetworkseminartomorrowafternoon.3.upholdv.tosupport,preventfrombeingweakenedortakenaway支持，赞成e.g.Iwanttoloveasakindoffaithtouphold.Allstaffupholdintegrity-basedqualityfirstprinciple.4.imagen.theopinionpeoplehaveofaperson,organization,productetc.形象e.g.Thehotelindustryisworkinghardonimprovingitsimage.Thepartyhastoprojecttherightimage.5.givena.fixedforapurposeandstatedassuch给定的，特定的e.g.Theworkmustbedonewithinthegiventime.Atanygiventime,bably可能e.g.I’dverylikelyhavedonethesamethinginyoursituation.Aslikelyasnot(veryprobably),themeetingwilltakeplaceinthevillagepub.Passage2:InformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageThisisaninformalinvitationletterbetweenfriends.Thetoneofthisletteriscasual.Thelanguageisnotsoformal.Thiskindofinformalinvitationletterisoftenwritteninthefirstperson.Forexample,“inthehopethatitwillbepossibleforyoubothtospendafewdayswithusduringyourstayinEngland.”“anditwouldbeniceifyoucouldcomethen,too.”Butaformalinvitationcardisusuallywritteninthethirdperson.TextAnInvitationLetterMydearMichael,Itseemsagessinceweheardfromyou—andevenlongersinceyouwenttoworkinChina.ButrecentlywehappenedtobumpintoCharlieWrightataparty,andfromhimwelearntthatyouandLuciawillbecomingtoEnglandovertheChristmasholidays.SoIamwritingstraightaway—tomakesurethisreachesyouwellbeforeyouleaveShanghai—inthehopethatitwillbepossibleforyoubothtospendafewdayswithusduringyourstayinEngland.IamstillteachingEnglishLiteratureinauniversityandIamgettingwellalongwithmycolleagues.IalsohavesomeChinesestudentshere,whoareveryfriendlyandintelligent.IimagineyouwillbespendingChristmaswithyourparents,butsurelyyouwillhavesometimeafterthatbeforeyourChristmasholidaysend.WeshallbehavingtwootherfriendsofoursstayingwithusovertheNewYearweekend,anditwouldbeniceifyoucouldcomethen,too.MikeandRosaGriffithsareoldfriendsandaverynicecouple;I’msureyouwilllikethem.TheyusedtoliveinChina,too,soweshallhavesomethingincommon.Andifwegetsomedecentweather,wemightallgooffonedayandvisittheCarters—I’msurewecangetUncleArthurtolendushisminibus.There’snotagreatdealtoreportfromourend.Maryiswellandstillenjoyingherschoolteaching(atleast,Ithinkso);thechildrenaregrowingupataterrifyingrate;IamstillworkingforSanderson’sandlikeitwellenough—thoughoccasionallypiningforthefootloosedaysoflongago.Butlet’shopeyouwillsoonbeheretoseeforyourselves—andhelpusseetheNewYearin!I’dbetterstopherenow;I’msupposedtobespendingthiseveningwritingChristmascards.Writeorphoneassoonasyoucan—andcome!Lovefromusall!LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences1.(Para.1)Itseemsagessinceweheardfromyou.Analysis:Itseemsagessince...means“Itseemsalongtimesince...”Translation:似乎很长时间没有收到你的信了。Example:ItseemsagessinceIsawyouinShanghai.2.(Para.1)SoIamwritingstraightaway—tomakesurethisreachesyouwellbeforeyouleaveShanghai—inthehopethatitwillbepossibleforyoubothtospendafewdayswithusduringyourstayinEngland.Analysis:Tomakesure...isanadverbialofpurpose,andinthehope,aprepositionalphraseisusedalsoasanadverbialofpurpose.Translation:所以我马上写信，好让你在离开上海之前肯定收到这封信——希望你们俩能在英格兰逗留期间和我们一起住几天。3.(Para.3)IimagineyouwillbespendingChristmaswithyourparents,butsurelyyouwillhavesometimeafterthatbeforeyourChristmasholidaysend.Analysis:Surelyisusedtoexpressthatsomeoneiscertainoralmostcertainaboutsomething.Translation:我猜想你将在你的父母家过圣诞节,但肯定在你的圣诞节假日结束之前还会有一些时间。Example:Thesechildrensurelydeservesomethingbetterthanalifeonthestreets.Example:Iamsendingthiscardtoyoutoday—tomakesureyoureceiveitbeforetheChristmasDay.4.(Para.4)IamstillworkingforSanderson’sandlikingitwellenough—thoughoccasionallypinin