Unit 9 Can you come to my party

Unit 9 Can you come to my party？ Section A Period 1

Warming-up

Lead-in My Birthday is coming soon. There will be a party. invite his friends make an invitation card Can you come to my

accept the invitation Sure, I'd love to. Sure! That sounds great!

refuse an invitation (turn down) busy =not free / available REASONS

do homework ( prepare for an exam) have a piano lesson have after-school classes

have the flu help my parents go to the/a doctor meet my friend

refuse an invitation Show your reason in a polite way. I'd love to. But I. . Sorry, I can’t. I must. . I’m afraid not. I have to. .

Pairwork Make your own conversation. A: Can you come to my party? B: Sure, I'd love to. I’m sorry, I can’t/I'm not free/available. I'm afraid not. I have to/must. . I'd love to. but I have to/must. .

1 a Match the phrases with the e pictures [a-e]. a 1. prepare for an exam _______ e 2. help my parents____ d 3. go to the doctor_____ 4. meet my friend ______ b c 5. have the flu ____ c d a b

1 b Listen and write the names (Tim, Kay, Anna and Wilson) next to the correct students in the picture. Tim Anna Kay Wilson

Listen again and fill in the blanks. Sun: Hey~Ted. Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon? Ted: I'm sorry, I can't, Sun Ning. I _____ my parents. have ____help to Sun: Too bad. How about you, Jenny? Can you come to my party? I'd love to Jenny: ________. Sun: Tim? What about you? Tim: When is it? Sun: Saturday afternoon. have ______ to Tim: Oh, no, I can't. I ______ prepare for an exam. Sun: What about you, Wilson? must go to the doctor. Wilson: Sorry, I ______ Sun: Anna, can you come? might _____ have _____ to meet my friend. Anna: I can't, Sun Ning. I _____ can't ______, either Sun Ning. I have the flu. Kay: I _____ Sun: That's too bad, Kay. Oh, maybe next time. What a small party!

Complete the blanks. Name Ted Jenny Can/Can't come to Sun Ning's party can't can Why has to help his parents / Tim can't has to prepare for an exam Wilson can't has to go to the doctor Anna can't has to meet her friend has the flu Kay

Groupwork 1 c You are the students in the picture. Student A, invite three students to your party. Student B, C and D, give answers. A: Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon? B: Sure, I’d love to. C: Sorry, I can’t. I have to prepare for an exam. D: I’m sorry, too. I must go to the doctor.

Listening Another invitation I am having a party on Saturday, too. I want my friends to come. So I give Jeff, Mary, May, Mei Ling, Paul invitations. But … Anna

2 a Listen and circle can or can’t. 1. Jeff (can / can’t) go to the party. 2. Mary (can / can’t) go to the party. 3. May (can / can’t) go to the party. 4. Mei Ling (can / can’t) go to the party. 5. Paul (can / can’t) go to the party.

2 b Listen again. Who can’t go to the party? Why? Complete the chart. Names Jeff May Mei Ling Reasons He might have to meet his friends. She has the flu. She must study for a math test. 21世纪教育网

Listen and repeat. (P 104) Conversation 1 Anna: Hi, Jeff! Can you come to my party on Saturday? Jeff: I’m sorry, I’m not free. I might have to meet my friend on Saturday. Conversation 2 Anna: Hello, Mary! Can you come to my party on Saturday? Mary: I’d love to. Do I need to bring anything? Anna: No, I’ll buy all the food and drinks. Conversation 3 Anna: May, can you come to my party tomorrow? May: I’m afraid not. I have the flu. Anna: Oh, that’s too bad. Well, drink lots of hot water and get lots of sleep. Conversation 4 Anna: Mei Ling, can you come to my party on Saturday? Mei Ling: Sorry, but I’m not available. I must study for a math test. Anna: OK. Good luck! Conversation 5 Anna: Hey, Paul. Can you come to my party on Saturday? Paul: Sure. It sounds great. When will it start? Anna: Around 6: 00 p. m. See you then. Paul: See you.

Pairwork Make conversations in pairs like A: Can Jeff come to Anna's party on Saturday? B: No, he can’t. He might have to meet his friend.

2 c Look at the reasons on the chart in 2 b. Write some more. Then, Student A, invite your partner to do something. Student B, say A: you can’t go and why. Hey, Dave. Can you go to the too much homework 1. ________ afte-school classes 2. ________ 3. ________ see a dentist basketball with 4. play ________ my friends movies on Saturday? B: I’m sorry, I’m not available. I have too much homework this weekend. A: That’s too bad. Maybe another time. B: Sure, Joe. Thanks for asking.

Practice Complete the sentences. go swimming A: Can you _________ with me on Sunday? a piano lesson B : I’m sorry, I can’t. I have _________. A : That’s too bad. Maybe another time. 21世纪教育网

A : Can you __________ go to the concert tomorrow evening? go to the doctor B : I’m sorry, I can’t. I have to__________. A : That’s too bad. __________ Maybe another time. B : Thanks for asking. 21世纪教育网

A: Hey, Dave, Can you go to the movies on Saturday? B: I’m sorry, I can’t. I have too much homework this weekend. A: That’s too bad. Maybe another time. B: Sure, Joe. Thanks for asking. Activities go to the movies go to the concert go to the baseball match play soccer. . . Reasons have too much homework have to study have to help my mom have to visit my aunt. . .

Ø Key words & phrases: prepare，exam，flu，available，until，hang，catch； come to my party，prepare for an exam， go to the doctor… Ø Key sentences: -- Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon? -- Sure，I'd love to. /Sorry，I can't. I have to prepare for an exam. 21世纪教育网 --That’s too bad. Maybe another time. --Sure, Joe. Thanks for asking. Ø Make, accept and decline invitations.

• Remember: • 当你拒绝他人的邀请时，要特别注意礼貌。 通常你要给个理由，说明为什么无法接受邀请, 或者道歉。 e. g. Sorry, I'm busy/not free/not available. I'm afraid I can't. I'm sorry but I can't. Let's do it another time. I'd love to, but I have other plans. Thanks for asking, but I already made plans. It was very nice of you to invite me, but I'm sorry to say that I will not be able to come.

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Homework 1. Read the conversations in 2 a. 2. Finish Exercise -1.

Summary Make a report to say who can come and who and why. Sun Ning invited six classmates to his birthday party. But only Jenny would love to come. Ted can’t come because he has to help his parents. Tim can’t come either, because he has to prepare for an exam. Wilson has to go to the doctor, so he can’t come. Anna has to meet her friend and Kay has the flu, so they can’t come. What a small party he has!

• Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon? • Can you…? 意� “你能……� ? ”是客气地�求或邀� 某人做某事的句子。在�种句式中 , �可以用 could代替 can, �气更委婉 , �得更有礼貌 , 而用can��随意。 肯定回答: Sure, I’d love to. not available. 否定回答: I’m sorry, I’m not free. afraid not. prepare for an exam. go to the doctor. 理由：I (have to/must) help my parents. meet my friend. have the flu.