05（八年级上册）Unit 9 Section B（3a-Self Check）（教案3）

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Unit 9 Can you come to my party?
Section B（3a-Self Check）

Teaching Aims	Language goals   Learn to write an invitation and reply to it. Key words and phrases opening, concert, headmaster, event, guest, calendar, daytime, on the morning of Wednesday Key sentences 1. Please reply in writing to this invitation by Friday, December 20th. 2. I would like to invite you to the opening of our new library at No.9     High School. 3. I would also like to invite each parent to bring one book as a gift for   the new library.
Teaching Difficulties	Let Ss learn to write an invitation and reply to it.
Teaching Aids	multimedia courseware or other realia that the T needs for teaching

Teaching Procedures	Tips
Step 1 Presentation & Practice
3a Ask Ss to read the invitation letter in 3a. T explains the new words and phrases to Ss. T shows PPT P7, ask Ss to fill in the blanks with proper prepositions. Answers: 1. on, of, at  2. to, as, for  3. in, by Ask Ss to answer the questions in 3a. Answers: 1. Larry Smith, headmaster of No.9 High School. It is for the opening of the new library. It will happen on Wednesday, January 8th at 9:00. After this, parents can enjoy the school concert and have lunch in the school hall at 12:00. Yes, they do. They have to bring a book as a gift for the new library. They should reply in writing to this invitation by Friday, December 20th.
Step 2 Presentation & Writing
3b In activity 3b, Ss are asked to write an invitation. This would be a good opportunity to talk with Ss about the options for inviting people to a party and for writing an invitation. T may want to conduct the following class poll in this regard. Write on the board: What is you preferred method to ... invite people to a party? reply to a party invitation? E-mail Writing on paper Telephone call Face to face at school Face to face outside of school Have Ss raise their hands to show their preferences. T shows Ss the outline / structure of writing an invitation letter and teaches Ss how to accept or refuse an invitation by writing a letter. T shows Ss sample letters. Answers will vary. 4 Pair up, ask one S to look at the calendar on textbook P72 and one S to look at the calendar on textbook P81. Tell them that they need to find a time when both of them can go shopping. T may want to establish the following rules for activity 4: Only look at the page you have been assigned. Do not let your partner see your page. Look at the calendar on your page to get the information to talk to your partner. Look at your partner (not at your textbook) when you speak to your partner. Answer: They can both go shopping on Sunday afternoon. Self Check Exercise 1 Ask Ss to fill in the blanks in the conversation. Answers: Can, on, I’d, you, can’t, have, Can, might, I’ll Exercise 2 Ask Ss to give response to each invitation. Remind them that they can only refuse the invitations and give reasons. Answers will vary.
Step 3Language points learning
reply in writing表示“以书面的形式进行回复”。其中reply相当于answer, 但要比后者更加书面化且正式许多。此处介词in表示方式，相当于汉语“用......方式（形式）”的意思。 reply用作动词时，不直接跟宾语，须由介词to引入宾语的内容，构成reply to…结构。 在Please reply in writing to this invitation by Friday, December 20th.这句话中，介词by意为“截止至……；到……为止”。介词before也有“……之前”的意思。但区别于before不包含其后的时间，而by则包括。
Step 4 Summary & Homework
Summary Do the exercises from PPT P26-P28. Homework Write an invitation to your birthday party . Do the exercises in students’ book.
Teaching Reflection	In the last period, the students read the passage in 3a aloud and actively take part in the activities about questions and answers. The students read the calendar in Activity 4 with partners to find the time to go shopping together. The students are free to ask and answer questions, which really reflects the use in learning. However, some students can't complete task－based reading independently, so they should do more exercises after class. Besides, writing is the most important in this period. We can help the students write according to oral practice. The useful words and phrases are given to them.