新编实用英语2第四版Unit oneInvitation Etiquette

1、unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,unit one,invitations,unit goals,what students should learn to do,what students should know about,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,unit goals,what students sh

2、ould learn to do: a. making an oral invitation: inviting people to join in daily activities inviting people to formal occasions b. making a written invitation: writing an invitation card or a letter for: personal invitations official invitations c. giving a reply to: an oral invitation a written inv

3、itation,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,2. what students should know about: invitation culture: western and chinese b. word order in a subordinate clause,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,se

4、ction one taking face to face,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,warm-up questions: what are the two cards you are reading now?,who are the inviters? why are t

5、hey going to hold a dinner party? 3. when are they going to hold a dinner party? 4. where will the dinner party be held?,questions for the first invitation card:,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,questions for the second invitation card:,1. who i

6、s the inviter? 2. who is the invitee? 3. what event is he invited to attend?,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,why do people write an invitation card or letter?,invitation cards or letters are often used for inviting people to attend all kinds of

7、 activities.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,why do we learn to make invitations?,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

8、 customs about invitations. the customs of inviting friends vary from country to country . then how to invite people face to face? what sentence patterns do we usually use to make invitations, to accept invitations or to decline invitations ? thats what we have to learn today.,follow the samples,uni

9、t goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,sample one,sample two,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 h

10、aving a few friends to have a dinner party tomorrow to celebrate my daughters birthday. how would you like to join us?,sample 1 inviting friends to a party,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaini

11、ng a sharp eye,trying your hand,sample 1,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 something to

12、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.,sample 2 declining

13、 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 in mind? chang: we were thinking of asking you and mr. johnson to go to the great wall.,unit

14、 goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,sample 2,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?

15、 chang: what about saturday? but i need to alert you that the coach will leave quite early at 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.,unit goals,talking face to face

16、,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,the sentences of making an invitation and giving a reply to it in the two dialogues :,-would you like to join us? -great. that would be super. congratulations! -we were thinking of asking you and mr. johnson to go to the great wall. -id like t

17、o and im sure mr. johnson would ,too. but i wonder if we could make it some other time if it is convenient for you.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,act out,task one task two task three task four task five,task one,a: lets go swimming today. b:

18、good idea. where do you want to go? a: oh, ive no idea yet. how about going to the downtown pool? b: okay. thats fine with me. task:suggest going skiing with your friend.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,task two,a: what are you doing on saturda

19、y night? b: im not sure. why? a: well, i was thinking of going to a movie with you this weekend. b: sounds great. task: invite your friend to go to a concert on friday evening.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,task three,a: what are you going to

20、 do this weekend. jenny? got any plans? b: want to see a movie? “ghost” is on at the marina. a: yeah. why not? the early show or the late show? b: lets go to the late show, and we could do something afterward. maybe go dancing or hear some music. task: invite your friend to go to the early show of t

21、he movie “my fair lady”.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,task four,a: would you like to go roller-skating this saturday afternoon? b: saturday afternoon? im afraid i wont be able to. ive got to help my parents clean up the yard. a: maybe some o

22、ther time then. b: that would be nice. we should try and do something together soon. task: decline your friends invitation to go dancing next friday afternoon.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,task five,a: well, thank goodness. its friday, jean?

23、 b: yes, it was a long week. ken. a: say, i was wondering if you would like to go out for dinner tonight. id like to take you somewhere really special. b: oh, thanks , but maybe some other time. ive got so much work to do. ill be working at the office late tonight. task: decline your friends invitat

24、ions to go out for dinner.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,sentences used to make invitations:,would you like to join us? b. come and join us for a nice cha

25、t. c. could you come to a party at my place next saturday? d. may i invite you to this dance? e. would you be able to come to my birthday party? f. would you like to come to the theatre tonight?,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,sentences used to

26、 make invitations:,g. i would like to invite you to my wedding next tuesday. h. we were thinking of asking you and mr. johnson to go to the great wall. i. may i invite you to attend our debate? j. how about going to a ball tonight? k. would you like to go roller skating with me this saturday afterno

27、on? l. i wonder if you would care to go on holiday with us?,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,sentences used to accept invitations:,great. that would be super. congratulations! b. ok, that would be marvelous. thanks. c. yes, id love to. thanks. d

28、. yes, with pleasure. e. sounds great! thank you. f. thank you. its very kind of you to invite me.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,sentences used to decline invitations :,id love to and im sure mr. johnson would, too. but i wonder if we could m

29、ake some other time if it is convenient for you. b. thank you, but im afraid ive arranged to go to a concert then. c. i will if i can. d. id love to, but you see my uncle is taking me out for the day. e. thats/its very kind of you to invite me, but im not sure if i can. could i let you know sometime

30、 later?,put in use,exercise 1,exercise 2,exercise 3,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,exercise one,imagine you are inviting your friend bill to a concert tonight, but he happens to have to finish a term paper. complete the following conversation

31、with him by filling out the blanks. you: _, bill? bill: im not sure. why? you: well, _ if you would like to go to a concert with me? bill: tonight? _. but i really have to stay in and _. you: thats too bad.,where are you going tonight,i am wondering,i wish i could,write a term paper,unit goals,talki

32、ng face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,exercise one,bill: it is. going to a concert sounds like a lot more fun than writing a term paper. you: oh, maybe _. we should try and do something together soon. bill: _. lets talk about it together later. you: ok. see you late

33、r.,some other time then,thats right,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,exercise two,imagine you are a friend of jennifers. tomorrow is your birthday. you are inviting her to come to your birthday party. fill in the blanks according to the chinese

34、version provided. you: jennifer, _ _?(你明天晚上有什么特别的事吗?) jennifer: no, nothing special. you: _ _? (我想请你参加我的生日聚会。你愿意来吗？) jennifer: yes, id love to.,are you doing anything special tomorrow evening,id like to invite you to come to my birthday party. would you like to join us,unit goals,talking face to fac

35、e,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,exercise two,you: _? (好的，你在 七点 钟来好吗?) jennifer: oh, yes, fine. do you want me to bring something to drink? orange juice or lemonade? you: _. (如果你一定要带什么的话，就带柠檬汁吧。) jennifer: ill do that. thank you very much for inviting me.,good. will you come

36、 at 7:00,lemonade if you must bring something,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,exercise three,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 the brackets. you:_ (问对方这个周末打算做什

37、么), mary? got any plan? mary: nothing special. why? you: want to see a movie?_ _. (告诉对方友谊电影院正在放映“雷雨”。),what are you going to do this weekend,“thunderstorm” is on at the friendship,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,exercise three,mary: yeah, why n

38、ot?_（询问看早场还是晚场。） you: lets go to the early show, and we could do something afterward. _(建议去肯德基或咖啡馆。） mary: _(表示要去肯德基。) you: _(询问在什么时间和地点见面。) mary: ill come to your house to pick you up at six oclock. you: _(表示同意与感谢。) see you then.,the early show or the late show?,may be go to kfc or a coffer shop.,i

39、d rather go to kfc.,when and where shall we meet?,thats very kind of you.,unit goals,talking face to face,being all ears,maintaining a sharp eye,trying your hand,passage i,business invitation,a case of mistaken identity! dont worry, weve been assured that this mystery will be solved in time for our

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41、 jefferson plaza leonard, barley, travis, bailey and smith regrets only to dianne 248-8522 it would be a crime to miss our party or not be on time 485 jefferson plaza,unit | one,business invitations can be informal or formal. although invitations are usually sent through the mail, informal invitatio

42、ns such as e-mail and phone invitations are becoming more acceptable. invitation timing for most formal occasions, its best to invite guests three or four weeks in advance. if you choose to invite your guests by phone, remind them again in writing two weeks before the gathering. here are a few guide

43、lines for your information: six to eight months before an important seminar to which out-of-town executives are invited. four weeks before an evening reception. two to four weeks before a cocktail party.,exercises,invitation format formal business invitations are most commonly printed on white or of

44、f-white high-quality paper. a company can use any color of paper it desires, as long as it upholds and promotes the companys image. with preprinted invitations, you simply fill in the blanks to tell what, where, and when the party will be and who is giving it. its also acceptable to include an rsvp

45、notation and your phone number or address on the invitation for more accurate planning. responding to an invitation either use the address or phone number printed in the lower left corner of the invitation or return the rsvp card sent with the invitation. if a “please reply by” a given date is inclu

46、ded in the invitation, be polite enough to reply by that date. if the words “regrets only” are printed in the lower left corner of the invitation, you need only to inform the host if you will not be able to attend. if your host does not hear from you, you are expected to attend. never ask to bring a

47、 guest unless the invitation states “mr. louis winthorp and guest.” most likely, the host will have only enough food and drinks for the number of people he invites. showing up with an uninvited friend could turn out to be an embarrassing situation for everyone.,exercises,back,unit | one,1. (para. 1)

48、 although invitations are usually sent through the mail, informal invitations such as e-mails and phone invitations are becoming more acceptable. analysis: such as means “of the same kind, like” and should be followed by nouns or noun phrases. 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

49、用。 example: our discussions were all about issues such as education and climate change.,language points,1 explanation of difficult sentences,back,unit | one,language points,1 explanation of difficult sentences,2. (para. 4) its also acceptable to include an rsvp notation and your phone number or addr

50、ess on the invitation for more accurate planning. analysis: its also acceptable to do means “its also good enough to be received to do ” 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。 example: its acceptable to play tricks on your friends on april 1st.,back,language points,1 explanation of

51、difficult sentences,3. (para. 5) if a “please reply by” a given date is included in the invitation, be polite enough to reply by that date. analysis: if is a conditional clause followed by an imperative sentence translation: 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: if you choose to invite your g

52、uests by phone, remind them again in writing two weeks before the gathering.,back,language points,1 explanation of difficult sentences,4. (para. 6) never ask to bring a guest unless the invitation states “mr. louis winthorp and guest.” analysis: never unless is “double negative”, which means “you ca

53、n bring a guest if the invitation states ” 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: some people are never happy unless they are in the limelight showing off.,back,language points,2 important words,1. in advance before in time 提前 e.g. can i sign up for this course in advance? quality

54、 buildings usually hire its temporary workers well in advance as the need arises.,back,language points,2 important words,2. seminar n. a small class of usually advanced students meeting to study some subject with a teacher 讨论会，研讨班 e.g. he im very sorry about not setting the seminar on time. there is

55、 a computer network seminar tomorrow afternoon.,back,language points,2 important words,3. uphold v. to support, prevent from being weakened or taken away 支持，赞成 e.g. i want to love as a kind of faith to uphold. all staff uphold integrity-based quality first principle.,back,language points,2 important

56、 words,4. image n. the opinion people have of a person, organization, product etc. 形象 e.g. the hotel industry is working hard on improving its image. the party has to project the right image.,back,language points,2 important words,5. given a. fixed for a purpose and stated as such 给定的，特定的 e.g. the w

57、ork must be done within the given time. at any given time, the status of technical progress is relatively inflexible.,back,language points,2 important words,6. likely ad. probably 可能 e.g. id very likely have done the same thing in your situation. as likely as not (very probably), the meeting will take place in the village pub.,back,re