Unit 7 Having A Snack

the place of work

Learning Objectives:

1. To help students with the topic about how to invite people to do something.

2. To develop the students’listening skill of pronunciation point: such as present progressive verb stress and stress on important words in questions.

3. Making phone calls

4. Reading and practice pronunciation and intonation.

5. To train the students’ speaking and listening abilities about the topic of the place of work

Step 1 Warming up

Dialogue 1 How much is this T-shirt? It costs $ 38.90. May I try this on? Certainly. What size do you wear? Dialogue 2 I like this car. What price are you asking? $ 20,000. Does that price include the sales tax? Yes. Sir.

Dialogue 3 We have a great many of them in stock. Are they on sale? Yes. They are 20% off. How much now? $148

Step 2 Key Points of Unit 7—Invitation Expressions and sentences about invitin

g people to do sth.

1. I’d like to invite you for a picnic

2. I want to invite you join us for a trip.

3. I am wondering if you would come and have a chat with me.

4. We are going to have a ball. Why don’t you join us?

5. Do you have any plan for this Sunday? What about fishing?

6. Would you like to have dinner with us?

7. Would you like to come along with us?

8. We have arranged a barbecue and we’d love you to come.

9. We should be so pleased if you could come.

10. You must join us for lunch

Expressions and sentences for accepting invitation That sounds good / fine / lovely …

It’s kind / wonderful / nice of you. It’s very thoughtful of you to invite you. Thank you. That would be a good chance for us. That’s what I’m thinking about.

With the greatest pleasure.

Expressions and sentences about not accepting invitations.

I am busy now. How about the other day? I’m afraid Monday’s difficult for me. But another ti

me perhaps . I have sth. On hand, and I think the day after tom

orrow would be ok. Do you mind if I change it to another time? Why don’t you make it another time? Say Friday?

Step 3 . Self-study

Language points

1. Would you like to go to the movie tonight?

2. I wish I could, but I have to meet someone.

3. That is very kind of you.

4. Lovely

5. How about going dancing this weekend?

6. I’m afraid it won’t work

Step 4 Business listening

Listen to the passage about the place of work KEY TO THE PASSAGE 1-5 F F T T F 6-10 F F T T T