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Wednesday / 10th September 2011

8.00 9.00 a.m. / 60 minutes
5 Progressive
36/36
World of Self/Personal Relationship
Speaking, Writing
To accept and decline invitation
1.2.2 Listen to and repeat correctly phrases and
expressions.
2.7.1 Extending an invitation.

Learning Outcomes

2.7.2 Accepting or declining an invitation.

: At the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
1) Listen to and repeat the inviting, accepting and
declining phrases correct pronunciation of ords, and
the correct intonation and w ord
stress in, expressions.

2)
3)
Perform a variety of functions in a
social context such as exchanging
greetings, making introductions,
inviting people, etc.

CCTS

: Sequencing, Identifying, Making associations and

Moral Values

connections
: Friendliness, Respect, Compassion, Cooperative,

Multiple Intelligence

Creative.
: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Bodily-kinesthetic,

Teaching

Verbal linguistic.
: A Birthday Party picture, PowerPoint presentation,

Resources/Aids

LCD projector, Handout 1, Samples of invitation

Prior Knowledge/Skills

cards, Coloured papers.

: Pupils know how to use simple present tense.
Pupils know how to write simple and compound
sentences.

Steps
Set
Induction

Teaching Strategy
1. Teacher put up a
picture of a birthday

Language Content
Notes
T: Look at the
CCTS:
picture. Could

Identifying,

(5 minutes)

party on the
whiteboard.
2. Teacher asks what
they can see
happening in the

anyone tell me

Making associations

what is going on in

and connections.

the picture?

MV:

P: Its a birthday

Respect,

party.

Friendliness.

picture.
3. Teacher asksthe
pupils how they
would invite
someone to a party
and what they would

MI:
T: How do you

Verbal linguistic.

invite your friend to

your birthday
party?

say if they wanted to

go or did not or
could not to go to
the party.
4. Teacher calls a few

T: What would you

say if you wanted
to come to the
party?

pupils to give
answers.

T: What would you

say if you could not
go to the party?
(Teacher appoints a
few pupils to write
their answers on

Presentatio
n
(15 minutes)

whiteboard)
T: We have learnt

CCTS:

target phrases on the

some phrases to

Sequencing, Making

screen using

invite, to accept

associations and

PowerPoint

and to decline

connections.

presentation,

invitation from our

separating them into

friends just now.

MV:

sections titled To

So, now I am going

Respect.

invite, To accept

to show you more

1. Teacher shows the

and To decline.
2. Teacher introduces
more phrases to

phrases that you

MI:

can use.

Verbal linguistic.

invite and accept or

T: Pay attention to

TA:

decline invitations.
e.g.
1) To invite
- Please come to my

the tables on the

PowerPoint

screen. In the first

presentation, LCD

part, these phrases

projector, Handout 1.

birthday party
- Would you like to

are used to invite

come to my party?
2) To accept
- Thank you.
- How delightful!
Ill be there.
3) To decline
- No, thank you. Ill

someone, such as
Please come to my
birthday party.
T: In the second
part, these phrases
are used to accept

have something on

an invitation, such

that day.
- Thats nice of you

as Thank you.

but I cant come.

3. Teacher drills on the
phrases and asked
the pupils to repeat
the phrases after the
teacher.
4. The pupils then are

LO:

T: In the third part,

these phrases are
used to decline an
invitation, such as
No, thank you. Ill
have something on
that day.

given handouts on

T: Now, pay

the phrases learnt.

attention and repeat

the phrases after
me.

Practice

1. In pairs, pupils carry

(15 minutes)

out a role-play.
2. They are required to
think of one event.
3. One pupil will take
the role of inviting

I would like

CCTS:

you to be in
MV:

pairs.
Think of one

event.
One of you has

while the other will

to take one role

be the one accepting

of event host to

Respect,Cooperative
Creative.
MI:

or declining the

invite and your

Interpersonal, Bodily

invitation using the

partner will be

kinesthetic.

appropriate phrases.
4. Teacher calls upon a
few pairs to present
their role-play in the

the guest to
accept or
decline the
invitation.

front.
5. Teacher makes
correction on their
Production

grammar.
1. Teacher distributes

(20 minutes)

coloured papers to
each pupil.
2. Teacher asks the
pupils to create their
own invitation cards
and a reply for the
event they roleplayed just now.
5. Teacher shows some
samples of
invitation cards for
various events, such
as birthday party,
wedding ceremony,
house-warming
party, open house
etc.
3. The event host will
make the invitation
card, and the guest
will write a reply
note to accept or
decline the
invitation.
4. Teacher collects the

T: I would you to

CCTS:

be in groups of
three.

MV:

I would like the

event host to create
an invitation card
while the guest has
to write a reply.
T: Help each other.
T: Here are some
examples of
invitation cards to
attend some events.
You may use these
examples to help
you make your
cards.

MI:

cards and notes to

be displayed at the
Closure
(5 minutes)

English corner.
1. Teacher tells the

T: I am so proud of

MV:Friendliness,

class that everyone

you for doing a

Courtesy, Respect,

has done splendid

very good job

Compassion.

job and praised them today.

for their hard work.
2. Teacher advises the
pupils to be polite
when inviting,
accepting or
declining an
invitation.

T: Remember to
always be polite
when you want to
invite someone to
an event and also
when you want to
accept or decline an
invitation.