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新编实用英语综合教程2Unit1InvitationEtiquette教案
Unit1InvitationEtiquette
UnitGoals
Whatyoushouldlearntodo
Makeanoralinvitationto:
Invitepeopletojoindailyactivities
Invitepeopletoformaloccasions
Makeawritteninvitation
(writeaninvitationcardoraletter)for:
Personalinvitation
Officialoccasions
Giveareplyto:
Anoralinvitation
Awritteninvitation
Whatyoushouldknowabout
Invitationculture:
westernandChinese
Wordorderinasubordinateclause
Requirements:
Afterlearningthisunit,studentsshouldgrasp:
1.Readandunderstandthemeaningofinvitationcardsandletters
2.Howtowriteinvitationcardsandlettersandrememberthepatternsofinvitationcardsandletters
3.Howtoinvitepeopletopartyordinner,andhowtoacceptanddeclineinvitations
4.Thecustomsofinvitingpeopleindifferentcountries
5.Importantwords,phrasesandlanguagepointsinthepassage
Inourdailylife,weneedtoinviteotherstodinnerortakepartinallkindsofparties,soweshouldknowaboutwesterncustomaboutinvitation.
ForeigncustomismuchstricterthanChinesecustominthematterofreplyingtoinvitations.Whenyoureceiveaninvitationyoushouldanswerisimmediately,sayingdefinitelywhetheryouareabletoacceptitornot.
Iftheinvitationisgivenbywordofmouth,inconversationoratachancemeeting,youshouldansweratoncewhetheryoucancomeornot.Ifyoucannotgiveanansweratthattime,youmaysay“MayIletyouknowthisevening”orsomesuchwords.
Bystudyingthisunit,wewillknowabouthowtoinvitetheothers,howtoacceptordeclinetheinvitation,andhowtowriteinvitationcards/letters.
SectionITalkingFacetoFace
1.ImitatingMini-Talks
2.ActingouttheTasks
3.StudyingEmailInformationontheInternet
4.FollowingSampleDialogues
5.PuttingLanguagetoUse
SectionIIBeingAllEars
1.LearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunication
2.HandlingaDialogue
3.UnderstandingaShortSpeech/Talk
SectionIIITryingyourHand
1.PracticingAppliedWriting
2.WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammar
SectionIVMaintainingaSharpEye
Passage1:
InformationRelatedtotheReadingPassage
Whetheritistoawedding,adinnerparty,showerorgalaevent,aninvitationcomeswithsomeimportantobligations.Here’saquickguidetokeepyouontheguestlist.
1.FromtheFrench“Répondez,s’ilvousplait”,itmeans“Pleasereply.”Thislittlecodehasbeenaroundforalongtimeandit’sdefinitelytellingyouthatyourhostswanttoknowifyouareattending.Replypromptly,withinadayortwoofreceivinganinvitation.
2.HowdoIrespond?
Replyinthemannerindicatedontheinvitation.
andnoresponsecard:
ahandwrittenresponsetothehostatthereturnaddressontheenvelope.
ResponseCard:
fillinandreplybythedateindicatedandreturnintheenclosedenvelope.
withphonenumber:
telephoneandmakesuretospeakinperson—answeringmachinescanbeunreliable.
withe-mail:
youmayacceptordeclineelectronically.
Regretsonly:
replyonlyifyoucannotattend.Ifyourhostdoesn’thearfromyou,heisexpectingyou!
Noreplyrequested?
Unusual,butitisalwayspolitetoletsomeoneknowyourintentions.Aphonecallwouldbesufficient.
3.Isthatyourfinalanswer?
Changinga“yes”toa“no”isonlyacceptableonaccountof:
illnessorinjury,adeathinthefamilyoranunavoidableprofessionalorbusinessconflict.Callyourhostsimmediately.
Cancelingbecauseyouhavea“better”offerisasurefirewaytogetdroppedfromALLtheguestlists.
Beinga“noshow”isunacceptable.
Changinga“no”toa“yes”isOKonlyifitwillnotupsetthehosts’arrangements.
4.“MayIbring…?
”
Don’tevenask!
Aninvitationisextendedtothepeoplethehostswanttoinvite—andnooneelse.
…adate.Someinvitationsindicatethatyoumayinviteaguestordate(Mr.JohnEvansandGuest)andwhenyoureply,youshouldindicatewhetheryouarebringingsomeone,andconveytheirname.
…mychildren.Iftheywereinvited,theinvitationwouldhavesaidso.
…myhouseguest.It’sbesttodeclinetheinvitation,statingthereason.Thisgivesyourhosttheoptiontoextendtheinvitationtoyourguests,ornot.
5.Say“ThankYou.”
Makesuretothankyourhostsbeforeyouleave,andthenagainbyphone
ornotethenextday.
TextBusinessInvitation
Acaseofmistakenidentity!
Don’tworry,we’vebeenassuredthatthismysterywillbe
solvedintimeforour
HolidayOfficeParty
We’releavingtheinvestigationtothosewhodoitbest.
Let’sgetawayfromallthosecomputers,papersandmessandcome
toourofficepartyinyourbestsuitordress.
ComejoinusandToasttheSeason
Thursday,December9th20105:
00.
TheColumbiaHouse–PenthouseFloor485JeffersonPlaza
Leonard,Barley,Travis,BaileyandSmith
RegretsonlytoDianne248-8522
Itwouldbeacrimetomissourpartyornotbeontime
485JeffersonPlaza
Businessinvitationscanbeinformalorformal.Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationssuchase-mailandphoneinvitationsarebecomingmoreacceptable.
InvitationTiming
Formostformaloccasions,it’sbesttoinvitegueststhreeorfourweeksinadvance.Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.Hereareafewguidelinesforyourinformation:
●Sixtoeightmonthsbeforeanimportantseminartowhichout-of-townexecutivesareinvited.
●Fourweeksbeforeaneveningreception.
●Twotofourweeksbeforeacocktailparty.
InvitationFormat
Formalbusinessinvitationsaremostcommonlyprintedonwhiteoroff-whitehigh-qualitypaper.Acompanycanuseanycolorofpaperitdesires,aslongasitupholdsandpromotesthecompany’simage.
Withpreprintedinvitations,yousimplyfillintheblankstotellwhat,where,andwhenthepartywillbeandwhoisgivingit.It’salsoacceptabletoincludeanRSVPnotationandyourphonenumberoraddressontheinvitationformoreaccurateplanning.
RespondingtoanInvitation
EitherusetheaddressorphonenumberprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitationorreturntheRSVPcardsentwiththeinvitation.Ifa“Pleasereplyby”agivendateisincludedintheinvitation,bepoliteenoughtoreplybythatdate.Ifthewords“Regretsonly”areprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitation,youneedonlytoinformthehostifyouwillnotbeabletoattend.Ifyourhostdoesnothearfromyou,youareexpectedtoattend.
Neverasktobringaguestunlesstheinvitationstates“Mr.LouisWinthorpandGuest.”Mostlikely,thehostwillhaveonlyenoughfoodanddrinksforthenumberofpeopleheinvites.Showingupwithanuninvitedfriendcouldturnouttobeanembarrassingsituationforeveryone.
LanguagePoints
1ExplanationofDifficultSentences
1.(Para.1)Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationssuchase-mailsandphoneinvitationsarebecomingmoreacceptable.Analysis:
suchasmeans“ofthesamekind,like”andshouldbefollowedbynounsornounphrases.
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用。
Example:
Ourdiscussionswereallaboutissuessuchaseducationand
climatechange.
2.(Para.4)It’salsoacceptabletoincludeanRSVPnotationandyourphonenumberoraddressontheinvitationformoreaccurateplanning.
Analysis:
It’salsoacceptabletodo…means“It’salsogoodenoughtobereceivedtodo…”
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。
3.(Para.5)Ifa“Pleasereplyby”agivendateisincludedintheinvitation,bepoliteenoughtoreplybythatdate.
Analysis:
If…isaconditionalclausefollowedbyanimperativesentence
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:
Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.
Example:
It’sacceptabletoplaytricksonyourfriendsonApril1st.
4.(Para.6)Neverasktobringaguestunlesstheinvitationstates“Mr.LouisWinthorpandGuest.”
Analysis:
Never…unless…is“doublenegative”,whichmeans“Youcanbringaguestiftheinvitationstates…”
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:
Somepeopleareneverhappyunlesstheyareinthelimelightshowingoff.
2ImportantWords
1.inadvance
beforeintime提前
.
CanIsignupforthiscourseinadvance?
QualityBuildingsusuallyhireitstemporaryworkerswellinadvanceastheneedarises.
2.seminar
n.asmallclassofusuallyadvancedstudentsmeetingtostudysomesubjectwithateacher讨论会,研讨班
.
HeI’mverysorryaboutnotsettingtheseminarontime.
Thereisacomputernetworkseminartomorrowafternoon.
3.uphold
v.tosupport,preventfrombeingweakenedortakenaway
支持,赞成
.
Iwanttoloveasakindoffaithtouphold.
Allstaffupholdintegrity-basedqualityfirstprinciple.
4.image
n.theopinionpeoplehaveofaperson,organization,productetc.形象
.
Thehotelindustryisworkinghardonimprovingitsimage.
Thepartyhastoprojecttherightimage.
5.given
a.fixedforapurposeandstatedassuch给定的,特定的
.
Theworkmustbedonewithinthegiventime.
Atanygiventime,thestatusoftechnicalprogressisrelativelyinflexible.
6.likely
ad.probably可能
.
I’dverylikelyhavedonethesamethinginyoursituation.
Aslikelyasnot(veryprobably),themeetingwilltakeplaceinthevillagepub.
Passage2:
InformationRelatedtotheReadingPassage
Thisisaninformalinvitationletterbetweenfriends.Thetoneofthisletteriscasual.Thelanguageisnotsoformal.Thiskindofinformalinvitationletterisoftenwritteninthefirstperson.Forexample,“inthehop