Unit 10. Endangered species

Friday , January 16th , 2009
UNIT 10 :
PART D : WRITING

Competition game - Ordering
Discuss to reorder the sentences to make a complete letter of invitation .
Hope to see you then .
We would like to invite you to the wedding .
You are welcome to stay the night as there is plenty of room , though it would help if you could let me know in advance .
Mary and I are getting married soon after we return to Melbourne – on June 20th .
Dear John ,
Best wishes , Alex .
It will be at my parents’ house in Parkville , probably at 2.30 pm, and there will be a party afterwards , starting at about 8 p.m .
ANSWERS :
1. e 2. d 3. b 4. g 5. c 6. a 7. f
e. Dear John ,
d. Mary and I are getting married soon after we return to Melbourne – on June 20th .
b. We would like to invite you to the wedding .
g. It will be at my parents’ house in Parkville , probably at 2.30 pm, and there will be a party afterwards , starting at about 8 p.m .
c. You are welcome to stay the night as there is plenty of room , though it would help if you could let me know in advance .
a. Hope to see you then .
f. Best wishes , Alex .
 Let’s + infinitive without “ to ” .
 Why don’t you + infinitive without “ to ” ? .
 Would you like + infinitive with “ to ” ? .
 Do you feel like + V-ing ? .
 Can you + infinitive without “ to ” ? .
 How about + V-ing ? .
 Shall we + infinitive without “ to ” ? .
 Are you free + infinitive with “ to ” ? .
 TASK 1 :
MATCHING
Write out the sentences by matching the first half in A with the most suitable half in B .
A B
Let’s a. to have a cold drink ? .
Why don’t you b. to play table tennis now ? .
Would you like c. try the cake I have just made .
Do you feel like d. going to the cinema tonight , Ba ? .
Can you e. have some chicken soup first ? .
How about f. join us in this trip ? .
Shall we g. taking a walk for a while ? .
Are you free h. sing us a Vietnamese song ? .
 TASK 2 :
LETTER COMPLETION
Fill each blank in these invitation letters with a suitable expression provided in Task 1 .
Lien ,
There’s a disco at my school from 8:00 to 10:00 on Sunday night .
---------------------- to join us ? .
Give me a call .
Chi
Would you like
Are you free
2. Dear Mike ,
---------------------------------------- to go to the football match tomorrow afternoon ? . I’ve just got two free tickets . ----------------------------------------- going to a club afterwards ? .
David
3. Susan ,
We have just got back from London . ------------------- come to dinner on Saturday ? . Jeremy and Lora will be there , too .
----------------------------- spend some time together ? .
Daisy and Tony
Would you like / Are you free
How about / Do you feel like
Can you
Why don’t we / Shall we
 TASK 3 :
WRITING AN INVITATION LETTER BASED ON CUES
Nam invites his friend – Lam , who is now living in a different town , to spend a weekend with him . Help Nam to write a letter , using the cues below .
Dear Lam ,
We / not meet / since / you / move .
I / miss / a lot .
We / both / have / some days-off / between / two terms / soon .
if / not make / other plans / why / not spend / weekend / together?.
feel / like / visit / forest / near / my grandparents’ / again ? .
look / quite different / now / because / very many young trees / plant / the Tree-Planting Festivals .
do come / if / find / possible / and / I / make / all / preparations / give / love / your parents .
Your friend ,
Nam
Dear Lam ,
We haven’t met since you moved . I miss you a lot . We are both having some days-off between the two terms soon . If you haven’t made any other plans , why don’t we spend a weekend together?.
Do you feel like visiting the forest near my grandparents’ home again ? . It looks quite different now because very many young trees have been planted at the Tree-Planting Festivals .
Do come if you find it possible , and I’ll make all the preparations then .
Give my love to your parents .
Your friend ,
Nam
Write a short letter to invite your friend to your birthday party .
Dear Jerry ,
My parents will hold / celebrate my birthday party at 7:00 p.m this Sunday . Can / Could you come to attend my birthday party ? .
I hope that you will come . Remember to come on time . I will be very glad to welcome you ! .
See you soon .
With love ,
Tom
Redo these tasks at home .
Prepare Part E : Language Focus & 15-minute Test .
( Units 9 – 10 ) .