中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 9 Can you come to my party
Section A
1a-1c
Jenny, can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon
on Saturday afternoon意为“在周六下午”,在具体的某天上午、下午、晚上,用介词on,而不是介词in。
E.g:on Monday evening
prepare for an exam
prepare sth. for sb.= prepare sb. sth. 给某人准备...
prepare sb.to do sth.让某人准备做某事
prepare for sth.为某事而做准备
E.g:They are preparing for the party tonight.
The players are well prepared for the match.
exam作名词,表示“考试”,take/have an exam参加考试。
E.g:We will take the final exam next week.
I’m sorry. I’m not available.
available作形容词,表示“有空的、可利用的”,常用作表语,相当于free。
E.g:Are you available tonight
Oh, but Sam isn’t leaving until next Wednesday.
until表示“直到”和延续性动词动词连用,意为一个动作一直持续到某个点为止;同短暂性行动连用时,用于“not...until”结构中,表示“直到……才……”。
E.g:The boy waited in the school until his father came to pick him up.
The workers won’t leave until they get their salary(薪资).
Can you hang out with us on Monday night
hang out表示“闲逛、常去某处”。
E.g:He likes reading so he often hangs out in the bookshop.
I’m afraid not.
I’m afraid...意为“恐怕……”,I’m afraid not意为“恐怕不能”,表示肯定意义时,用I’m afraid so“恐怕如此”。
E.g:---Can you go to the concert
---Sorry, I’m afraid not.
E.g:---Is she very ill
---I’m afraid so.
Inviting
① invite sb. 邀请某人
E.g:They invited lots of guests to their wedding.
② invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事
E.g:We invited a professor to give a speech. 我们邀请教授发表演讲。
invite sb. to sp. 邀请某人去某地
2) make a invitation 发出邀请
accept a invitation 接受邀请
Accepting
accept表示“接受”,反义词是refuse。
E.g:I can accept his invitation.
【拓展】 accept强调主观上愿意接受,receive意为“收到、接到”,常同from连用;另外,receive表示客观上收到或者拿到,但主观上不一定接受。
E.g:I was happy to receive a call from my old friend.
E.g:I received his gift yesterday, but I wouldn’t like to accept it.
Refusing
refuse表示“拒绝”. refuse to do sth 拒绝做某事
E.g:Most of the residents refused to move away from here.
Grammar Focus:
情态动词can----表示邀请,还可以表示能力,许可,推测等。
表邀请时Could 比can 的语气更加委婉
表邀请用法
发出邀请时一般结构为
Can +主语+V原+其他?
Can you come to my party
回答分两种情况
接受邀请:Sure, I’d like/love to.
Sure, that sounds great. Thanks for your invitation.
拒绝邀请: Sorry, I’m not available./I’m busy.
Sorry, I have to.....
I’d love to. But I’m afraid I can’t.I have to...
have to 不得不,必须(客观原因) must 必须(主观意志)
3)向别人发出邀请,请求,建议时常见的句型:
Would you mind (not) doing sth.
How/What about doing sth.
Would you like (not) to do sth.
Would/Could you please (not) to do sth.
Why don’t you do sth. / Why not do sth.
You’d better (not) do sth.
Section B
1)--What’s today 今天是几号,星期几?
-- It’s Monday the 14th. 星期一,14号。
--What the date today 今天是几月几号?
--It’s September 10 th. 9月10号
--What day is it today 今天星期几?
-- It’s Monday. 星期一
weekday
weekday表示“工作日”,on weekdays意为“在工作日”。
E.g:Don’t drink on weekdays.
Look after his sister
look after意为“照顾、照料”,相当于take care of。
E.g:He is old enough to look after himself.
turn down an invitation
turn down此处表示“拒绝”,相当于refuse。
E.g:He turned his friend’s advice down.
She helped me to improve my English so much.
① help sb. with sth. 帮助某人某事
E.g:Can you help me with my homework
② help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事
E.g:He often helps his mother clean do housework.
I’m sad to see her go, and this party is the best way to say “Thank you and goodbye.”
see sb. do sth. 意为“观看,某人做某事”,强调全过程或者经常发生;
see sb. doing sth.“观看某人正在做某事”。
E.g:I often watch my father ride a horse in the garden.
Linda watches her friends playing football.
My family is taking a trip to Wuhan at the end of this month to visit my aunt and uncle.
take a trip意为“去旅行”,相当于go on a trip。
E.g:Are you going to take a trip this summer vacation
at the end of意为“在……末尾、在……尽头”;by the end of“到……末为止”;in the end“最后、终于”。
E.g:At the end of this month, we will have a test.
However, I’d still be glad to help out with any of the party preparations, like planning the games.
help out表示“帮助解决问题”。
E.g:Do you need anyone to help out in the shop
preparation是动词prepare的名词形式,make/do preparations for“为……做准备”。
E.g:We made preparations to move to a new office.
Bring Ms. Steen to the party without telling her so that she can be surprised.
so that引导目的状语从句,意为“以便、为了”,相当于in order that,其从句的谓语动词常和can/could/would/should连用。
E.g:My father bought me a bicycle so that I could get to school quickly.
I look forward to hearing from you all.
look forward to意为“期待、盼望”,后接名词、代词或者动名词做宾语。
E.g:Cindy is looking forward to his birthday party.
We are looking forward to meeting the film star.
(2) hear from sb. 意为“收到某人来信”,相当于get/receive a letter from sb.。
E.g:It was great to hear from you.
Yesterday I heard from my pen friend.
Hope you can make it!
make it可以表示“把时间定在……”或者“成功办成某事”。
E.g:Let’s make it 8 o’clock this evening.
E.g:After years of hard work, he finally succeeded.
Please reply in writing to this invitation by Friday, December 20th.
(1) reply既可以用作名词也可以用作动词,作动词时常同介词to连用。
例句:Don’t worry. I will make a reply to this question.
I didn’t reply to his letter.
by Friday意为“在周五之前”,介词by表示“不迟于、在……之前”。
邀请
【话题分析】
本单元是围绕“发出、接受或拒绝邀请”而展开的话题讨论的。
当你向别人发出邀请时语气应委婉,且带有一定的感彩。当别人邀请你,而你有事或不想去时,也应该语气委婉、不失礼貌。与本单元话题相关的写作题目往往以发出、接受或拒绝邀请的信函为主。写作时应注意其格式,一般包括称呼语、正文、结束语及签名等。
发出邀请的常用句型:Would you like to… / Can/Could you come to…
接受邀请的常用句型:Yes, I’d like/ love to./ Sur, I’d love to.
拒绝邀请的常用句型:I’d like/love to, but…/ I’m sorry. I can’t.
拓展常用句型:
①I'm sure we will have a lot of fun. 我确信我们将会玩得很开心。
②Thanks for your invitation. 谢谢你的邀请。
③I'd love to, but I can't go to your party. 我很乐意,但是我去不了你的聚会。
【写作实例1】
假如你叫Jack,你的生日快到了。请给你的英国朋友David发一张邀请卡,邀请他来参加你的生日聚会。聚会的信息是这样的:
时间 12月20日 星期二
地点 阳光饭店(Sunshine Restaurant)
_____________________________________________________________________
【思路点拨】
步骤 构思 列纲
1 简述活动时间、地点并发出邀请 … have a birthday party at Sunshine Restaurant. I would like to invite you to …
2 简述活动内容(补充细节内容) play …, eat … and see…
3 再次发出邀请 Can you come to my birthday party ...
【经典范文】
Dear David,
My birthday is coming. I'm going to have a birthday party at Sunshine Restaurant. I would like to invite you to come to my birthday party. The party will be on Tuesday, December 20th at 3 p.m. We will play games, eat delicious food and see some good movies. My father is going to tell us a funny story.
Can you come to my birthday party Please reply to let me know if you will come by Monday, December 19th.
Yours,
Jack
【写作实例2】
汤姆邀请杰克周六去他家,但是杰克那天没有空,因此不能赴约。假如你是杰克,请根据提示写一封委婉拒绝汤姆邀请的信,并说明你不能赴约的原因。
提示:study for a test; have a piano lesson; go to the movies
要求:1. 文章必须包括所有提示内容,可适当发挥;
2. 词数80左右。文章的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Hi Tom,
Thanks for_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________Best wishes,
Jake
【思路点拨】
步骤 构思 列纲
1 开篇表示感谢对方的邀请 Thanks for…, for I’d love to go, but…
2 表述拒绝邀请的原因 have to, study for a test, have a piano lesson, go to the movies
3 结尾表明态度 Can I …another time
【经典范文】
Hi Tom,
Thanks for inviting me to your home. I’d love to go, but I’m sorry I can’t visit you on Saturday. I’m not available that, for there are many things that I need to do. In the morning, I have to study for a test. There will be an important exam next Monday. In the afternoon, I have a piano lesson. In the evening, I am going to the movies with my family. Can I visit you another time
Best wishes!
Jake
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