MAKING INVITATIONS

1. Watch the YouTube conversation.

2. Use your imagination to invite a friend for dinner.

Tony: So, how do you like working at Global Exports?

Mindy: It’s great Tony. Thanks again for hiring me.

Tony: I was wondering, would you like to come over for dinner sometime?

I want you to meet my family.

Mindy: That sounds great Tony.

Tony: How about this weekend? Are you free on Sunday?

Mindy: Absolutely! What time?

Tony: Is five o’clock okay?

Mindy: That sounds wonderful. Watch the following YouTube Video:

Tony: Do you like Mexican food? https://youtu.be/1VwoP8mYUCw

Mindy: Yes, I love it.

Tony: Great, let’s have Mexican!

Mindy: Sounds great! Should I bring anything?

Tony: No, we will take care of everything.

Mindy: Thank you so much for inviting me.

Speaking Activity

Identify the country and nationality. Talk about its food. It is spicy, sweet, sour, etc. Do you like/dislike/love it?

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Discussion Questions

Discuss the following questions with your teacher or classmates.

1 Do you invite people to your house for dinner?

2 Do you like to cook and entertain people?

3 How often do you go out with your friends?

4 What do you like to cook?

5 What’s your favorite kind of snack food?

6 What’s your favorite restaurant?

Vocabulary

beautiful | hire – fire | import – export | love | dinner come

over | bring | excellent | wonderful | absolutely anything |
take care of | invite | free | weekend

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Listening Questions

Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.

1. When does Tony invite Mindy over for dinner?

2. Should Mindy bring anything to Tony’s house for dinner?

3. What kind of food will they eat?

4. What time will Mindy go to Tony’s house?

5. What day will Mindy go to Tony’s house?

6. What does Tony ask Mindy?

7. Why does Tony want Mindy to go for dinner at his house?

8. Does Mindy like Mexican food?

Useful Vocabulary & Phrases

allergy | in the mood for

I really appreciate (the offer).
Do you have time to (come over)?
Please come to (our anniversary party (next weekend)!

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Vocabulary Builder

Choose the word from the vocabulary bank with the opposite meaning of the words below.

1 nothing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 can’t stand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 no way! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 weekday _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 terrible _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 take _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 breakfast _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 fire _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 busy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10 ugly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Countries & Nationalities

Complete the following with countries and nationalities.

Example: Japan – Japanese

1 France _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 Italy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 Canada _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 USA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 China _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 Korea _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 Spain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 Brazil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Grammar

Fill-in-the-blanks with the correct preposition: ‘on, in, at’ or leave it blank.

1 I will meet you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ five o’clock.

2 They will play soccer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ seven o’clock pm.

3 I’ll see you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ten minutes.

4 The salt is_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the table.

5 The train will arrive _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ an hour.

6 The spoon is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the drawer.

7 She has piano practice _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tomorrow afternoon.

8 His shoes are_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the floor. I will meet you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ five o’clock.

Missing Words

Watch the video again and complete the sentences.

Tony: So, how do you like working at Global Exports?

Mindy: It’s great Tony. Thanks again for hiring me.

Tony: I was wondering, would you like to ……………………….1 for dinner sometime?

I want you to meet my family.

Mindy: That ………………………………2 Tony.

Tony: How about this weekend? Are you ……………………….3 on Sunday?

Mindy: …………………………….4! What time?

Tony: Is five o’clock okay?

Mindy: That sounds ……………………………..5

Tony: Do you like Mexican food?

Mindy: Yes, I love it.

Tony: Great, let’s have …………………………..6!

Mindy: Sounds great! Should I bring anything?

Tony: No, we will ………………………………7 of everything.

Mindy: Thank you so much for ………………………….8 me.

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Answer Key

Nationalities

From left to right: Germany, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Japan, France, Italy, China, Turkey,
India, Korea, USA

Listening Comprehension

1 Tony invites Mindy over for dinner this weekend. (Sunday)

2 No, Tony told her not to bring anything. Tony and Samantha will take care of everything.

3 They will eat Mexican food.

4 Mindy will go to Tony’s house at five o’clock.

5 She will go to Tony’s house on Sunday.

6 She will go to Tony’s house at five o’clock.

7 to meet his family

8 Yes, Mindy likes Mexican food.

Vocabulary Builder

1. everything 2. love 3. absolutely 4. weekend 5. excellent 6. bring 7. dinner 8. hire 9. free

10. beautiful

Countries and Nationalities

1. French 2. Italian 3. Canadian 4. American 5. Chinese 6. Korean 7. Spanish 8. Brazilian

Grammar Practice

1. at 2. at 3. in 4. on 5. in 6. in 7. blank 8. on

Missing Words - Listening Practice

1. come over 2. sounds great 3. free 4. absolutely 5. wonderful 6. Mexican 7. take care

8. inviting

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