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Unit 8
UNIT
8
Let’s Communicate!
(3a-3c)
Minghua Middle School
能够通过阅读邀请信，找出演讲的时间、地点以及话题等细节信息。
能够关注并辨识邀请信函这一体裁常用的开头句和结尾句。
能够仔细阅读并能分析和总结邀请信的文本结构、格式体例、内容要点及常用表达。
能够运用本单元所学语言，撰写一封邀请学生和家长到校参加活动的邀请信。
event
n. 公开活动；重要事情
Our school’s sports meeting is an important event that takes place every year.我们学校的运动会是一项每年都会举办的重要活动。
take place
发生；进行
cost
n. 费用；价钱；代价
v. 价格为；使损失；使付出努力
This summer camp doesn’t cost much, and it’s a great opportunity to make new friends.这个夏令营花费不多，而且是结交新朋友的好机会。
opportunity
n. 机会；时机
benefit
v. 对……有用；使受益
n. 益处；成效
We can benefit a lot from reading English stories every day.我们每天读英语故事，能从中获益良多。
benefit … from…
从……获益
reply
n. & v. 回答；回复
I try to reply to letters the day I receive them.
我尽量在收到信的当天就回信。
I tried calling, but there was no reply. 我叫了，但没人回应我。
It is an honor to have you here, sir. 先生﹐您大驾光临﹐我们深感荣幸。
He was honored with an award for excellence in teaching. 他因教学出色而获表彰。
honour
n. 荣幸；尊敬
v. 给……荣誉；表彰
sincerely
adv. 真诚地；诚实地
I sincerely believe that this is the right decision.
我由衷地认为这个决定是正确的。
The king is killed in the opening act.
国王一开场就被杀害了。
It's such a brave opening to a book. 这是一本书如此勇敢的开头。
We could see the stars through an opening in the roof. 我们从屋顶的小洞能看见星星。
opening
adj.开篇的；开始的
n. 开始；孔；洞
The judge gave his closing speech to the jury.
法官向陪审团作了结语。
the closing of the local school
当地学校的关闭
closing
adj.结尾的；结束的n. 停业；关闭
His voice dropped at the end of the sentence. 到句子结尾处﹐他压低了嗓音。
She received an eight-year prison sentence.她被判八年徒刑。
Sanchez was sentenced to three years in prison. 桑切斯被判了三年监禁。
sentence
n. 句子；判决
v. 判决；宣判
There are languages that require the subject to come before the object in a clause.
有些语言要求从句中主语在宾语之前。
clause
n. 从句；分句
What’s today’s date 今天几号？
I’ve got a date with Andrea tomorrow night.明晚我和安德烈亚有约会。
It has not yet been possible to date the paintings accurately. 现在还不可能确定这些画的确切创作日期。
The forms should be dated and signed and sent back immediately. 表格应注明日期并签名，然后立即寄回。
date
n. 日期；日子；约会
v. 确定年代；注明日期
Have you ever written an invitation letter
What do you think should be included in it
How can you make sure you communicate to the recipient (接受者)
What are the communication skills for teenagers
tips
Use body language
Stay patient
Be honest
Respect others
Speak politely
Listen carefully
…
Read an invitation letter for an event. Underline the date, time, place, and topic of the speech.
Date
Time
Place
Topic
10th January
9 a.m.
Minghua Middle School
teenagers’ communication skills
Analyze the structure of the text.
How many parts can we divide this invitation letter into
What is the main function of each part
Date(日期)
Salutation(收信人称呼)
Body (正文)
Closing
(结束语)
Signature
(签名)
Introduction (简介)
Event details (活动细节)
Analyze the key points of the invitation letter.
Parts Important points Useful expressions
Introduction
Event details
Closing
purpose, time, place, event, cost
…would like to invite you to…
If you are able to attend the event, we will …
people who will attend the event, topic, benefits of the event
The event is an excellent opportunity for … to…
…we are sure… will benefit a lot from…
expecting a reply, ready to answer questions, expressing thanks
We are looking forward to your reply.
It would be a great honour to…
Decide whether each sentence is the opening (O) or the closing (C) for an invitation letter.
____A. Hoping to meet you there.
____B. I’m writing to invite you to...
____C. I hope you’ll be able to make it.
____D. We would like to invite you to...
____E. Looking forward to seeing you then.
C
O
C
O
C
Minghua Middle School
10 December 20______
Dear Professor Jones,
We would like to invite you to give a speech at our Education Talk event. The event will take place at 9 a.m. on 10th January. If you are able to attend the event, we will cover all your travel and hotel costs.
The event is an excellent opportunity for students, parents, and teachers to hear new opinions and ideas.
Read and learn.
would like to do sth. 想要做某事
give a speech 做演讲
take place 发生
be able to do sth. 能够做某事
If you can spare the time to give a speech on teenagers' communication skills, we are sure the students will benefit a lot from you.
We are looking forward to your reply. If you have any special needs, please let us know. It would be a great honour to have you speak at our school.
Yours sincerely,
_______________
spare the time to do sth. 匀出时间做某事
benefit … from 从……获益
look forward to 期待……
Write a letter to invite all students and their parents to attend the speech. Make sure you include these points:
the opening and the closing sentences
the date, time, and topic of the speech
why they should attend the speech (with if-clauses)
Parts of your invitation letter Important points/ Expressions
Date
Salutation
Introduction
Event Details
Closing
Signature
_____ December ________
Dear students and parents,
We would like to invite you to…
The event will…
Education Talk event, at Minghua Middle School, at 9:00 a.m. on 10th January
a speech by Professor Jones on teenagers’ communication skills; benefit a lot
Looking forward to seeing you then.
Yours sincerely,
______________
邀请信
时态
人称
写作思路
常以一般现在时或一般将来时为主
常以第一人称为主
1. 简要说明活动，并邀请对方。
2. 介绍活动的具体内容。
3. 说明受邀人参加的理由。
4. 希望对方接受邀请并表示期待。
Dear students and parents,
We would like to invite you to our Education Talk Event. This event will help everyone who attends improve their communication skills. It will take place at 9 a.m. on the 10th of January in the main school hall of Minghua Middle School. We will have lots of workshops with information about helping students communicate better in their daily lives. We will also have a great speech from Professor Jones, an expert in interpersonal communication.
If you come to the event, you will learn a lot about making good communication.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Yours sincerely,
_____________
Part 1 Salutation (收信人称呼)
Part 2 Body (正文)
Part 3 Closing (结束语)
Part 4 Signature (签名)
How well can you do these things Very well OK Needs work
I can use the right format in an invitation letter.
I can use polite expressions in an invitation letter.
I can express my ideas clearly in an invitation letter.
what I need to improve is _____________________________.
Writing Evaluation
1. The event will take place at 9 a.m. on 10th January.
活动将于1月10日上午9点举行。
take place与happen
易混词 词义 不同点 例句
take place 发生；出现；举行 一般指有计划、有预谋地“发生”。 The May Fourth Movement took place in 1919.
happen 发生；碰巧 一般用于偶然或突发性事件。 How did the accident happen
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1) 这次谈话发生在一个咖啡店。
The talk ________ ________ in a coffee shop.
2)上周你出什么事了？
What ________ ________ ________ last week
3) 音乐会在下周举行。
The concert will ________ ________ next week.
took place
take place
happened to you
2. If you are able to attend the event, we will cover all your travel and hotel costs.
如果您能够参加此次活动，我们将承担您所有的差旅和酒店费用。
cost n. 费用；价钱；代价
the cost of... …… 的成本 / 价格
e.g. The cost of the schoolbag is 100 yuan.
这个书包的价格是 100 元。
cost v. 价格为；使损失；使付出努力
e.g. Walking is good for our health and it costs nothing.
散步对我们的健康有好处，而且不花钱。
That one mistake almost cost him his life.
那一个差错几乎使他丧命。
cost, spend, pay与take
cost 主语通常是物 sth. cost(s) (sb.) come money 指花费金钱
spend 主语通常是人 spend … on sth. spend… doing sth. 指花费时间或金钱
pay 主语通常是人 pay some money for sth. 指为某物支付金钱
take 主语通常是物 It takes sb. some time to do sth. 指花费时间
【语境应用】根据句意用take, spend, pay或cost的适当形式填空。
1) That new car __________ them lots of money.
2) Remona __________ 50 yuan on the books just now.
3) It usually __________ me an hour to do my homework.
4) You should __________ more time practicing your English.
5) My brother __________ 6,000 yuan for the new computer yesterday.
costs
spent
takes
spend
paid
3. If you can spare the time to give a speech on teenagers’ communication skills, we are sure the students will benefit a lot from you. 如果你能抽出时间就青少年的沟通技巧发表演讲，我们相信学生们会从您那里受益匪浅。
benefit v. 对……有益；使受益
benefit from 从……获益
e.g. The project will benefit the local community as a whole. 该项目将使当地社区整体受益。
Students can benefit from reading different kinds of books. 学生们能从阅读各种各样的书籍中受益。
benefit n. 益处；成效
e.g. I’ve had the benefit of a good education.
我得益于受过良好教育。
4. We are looking forward to your reply.
我们期待您的回复。
look forward to 盼望；期待
后可接名词或代词，还可接动词的-ing形式
look forward to doing sth. 盼望/期待做某事
e.g. He looks forward to his brother’s present.
他期待着他哥哥 / 弟弟的礼物。
Mom will buy a new dress for me. I look forward to it.
妈妈会给我买一条新连衣裙。我很期待。
I’m looking forward to meeting my aunt.
我正期待着见到我的姑姑 / 阿姨。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1) 我们都盼望着这场比赛。
We are all _______ _______ _______ the match.
2) 五一假期就要来了，我盼望着它。
The May Day holiday is coming. I _______ _______ _______ _______.
3) 她盼望买到那张唱片。
She _______ _______ _______ _______ that CD.
looking forward to
look forward to
it
looks forward to buying
reply v. 回答；回复
作不及物动词，后接宾语时，需借助介词to。
作及物动词，一般接that从句等。
e.g. David replied to his mother’s letter this morning.
David今天早上给妈妈回了信。
Mary replied that she loved collecting stamps.
Mary回复说她喜欢集邮。
reply n. 回答；回复
get / have / receive a reply (to ...) 收到(对……的)答复
give / make a reply (to ...) (对……)进行回复
wait for / expect one's reply 等待/期待某人的答复
answer v. 回答，后面需要接宾语时，不加介词。
e.g. I asked why, but he made/gave no reply.
我问为甚么，但是他没有回答。
We still haven’t received a reply to our letter.
我们的信还没有得到回音。
e.g. Jenny couldn’t answer the teacher’s question just now.
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成句子。
1) 我不确定该如何回答这个问题。
I wasn't sure how to _______ _______ _______ _________.
2) 你会在七天内收到答复。
You will _________________ _______ _______ within seven days.
3) Henry回复说他下周六没空。
Henry _______ _______ he was not available next Saturday.
4) Emma正在等你的答复。
Emma is _______ _______ _______ _______.
reply to this / the question
get / have / receive a reply
replied that
waiting for your reply
I can
通过阅读邀请信，找出演讲的时间、地点以及话题等细节信息。
关注并辨识邀请信函这一体裁常用的开头句和结尾句。
仔细阅读并能分析和总结邀请信的文本结构、格式体例、内容要点及常用表达。
运用本单元所学语言，撰写一封邀请学生和家长到校参加活动的邀请信。
运用本单元所学语言，撰写一封邀请学生和家长到校参加活动的邀请信。
分析邀请信的内容要点，了解邀请信的文本结构、格式体例、内容要点及常用表达。
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