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Jane wants to go to a concert.
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Robin can’t get home late.
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They are going to a donut shop.
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Robin doesn’t like donuts.
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Jane asks Robin if he wants to watch a movie.
Going Out
Lead-in
- Where do you like to go out to eat?
- Where do you like to go out to have fun?
Presentation
Pre
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What do you think about going out with friends?
Top Down
- Are they talking in person or texting? Read the dialogue and find out!
Jane: Hey, how are you?
Robin: I’m doing well, how about you?
Jane: I’m alright. Hey, are you busy tonight?
Robin: It depends. What do you have in mind?
Jane: Why don’t we go out to see a movie with friends?
Robin: Sorry, I can’t get home late.
Jane: That’s too bad. How about we get a bite to eat?
Robin: That sounds great. Where?
Jane: How about the donut shop?
Robin: Sounds like a plan. Let’s go!
Bottom Up
- True or False?
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Jane wants to go to a concert. – False
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Robin can’t get home late. – True
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They are going to a donut shop. – True
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Robin doesn’t like donuts. – False
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Jane asks Robin if he wants to watch a movie. – True
Post
- How often do you hang out with your friends?
- Do you think it’s a good idea to take your partners to hang out with friends?
Target Language
Inviting People
Let’s + infinitive
- Let’s hang out tonight.
- Let’s go to John’s party tomorrow.
- Let’s go to the cinema on the weekend.
Would you like to + infinitive
- Would you like to watch a movie?
- Would you like to go to the theater?
- Would you like to hang out later?
Inviting People
Why don’t we + infinitive
- Why don’t we go to a club?
- Why don’t we go to the stadium to watch the game?
- Why don’t we play some video games?
How about + noun / sentence
- How about we go to the beach on Friday?
- How about going to an art gallery on Sunday?
How about = What about
Accepting
- Sure.
- I’d love to.
- Great.
- Sounds good. (That sounds good.)
- Sounds great! (That sounds great.)
- Works for me. (That works for me.)
Refusing
- Sorry, I can’t. // I’m afraid I can’t.
- I’m afraid I’m busy (on Friday/tonight).
- I’m not really in the mood for music.
- I’m not in the mood to play video games.
- I don’t feel like going to a party.
Sorry = I’m afraid
Controlled Practice
- Use the model with the vocabulary to practice inviting.
- Hey, how are you?
- …
- Why don’t we … ?
- Sorry, …
- That’s too bad. How about … ?
- That …
Freer Practice
- Use the prompts from Freer Practice along with other vocabulary you remember to make more dialogues.
- Greet
- Greet
- Invite
- Refuse
- Invite again
- Accept
Production
- Practice inviting with the vocabulary bellow.
Homework
Look at the pictures and write down the vocabulary they refer to.
Label the sentences:
Inviting – Accepting – Refusing
Example: Sorry, I’m busy tonight. > Refusing
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Sounds great!
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Why don’t we see a play?
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Sure, I’d love to!
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Let’s see a film tonight.
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Sorry, I can’t.
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Would you like to have lunch tomorrow?
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How about we hang out after lunch?
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I’m afraid I can’t.
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Why don’t we go out for ice cream?
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That sounds like a great idea!
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Sounds great! Accepting
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Why don’t we see a play? Inviting
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Sure, I’d love to! Accepting
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Let’s see a film tonight.Inviting
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Sorry, I can’t. Refusing
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Would you like to have lunch tomorrow? Inviting
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How about we hang out after lunch? Inviting
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I’m afraid I can’t. Refusing
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Why don’t we go out for ice cream? Inviting
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That sounds like a great idea! Accepting
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
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out / tonight / let’s / work
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have / sorry, / plans. / I / other
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go / don’t / the / we / cinema / why / to
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love / sure, / to. / I’d
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Let’s work out tonight.
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Sorry, I have other plans.
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Why don’t we go to the cinema?
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Sure, I’d love to.
Fill in the blanks.
Example: ____ we hang out? > Why don’t we hang out?
Dialogue 1
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Hey, how are you?
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I’m ok. How about you?
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I’m bored!
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Then I have an idea. ____ go to the cinema tonight.
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Sorry, I ____ tonight. I have to study.
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I see. ____ we go to the cinema tonight and study together tomorrow
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That’s actually not a bad idea. ____ great!
Dialogue 2
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Hey, ____ to have a picnic in the park on Sunday?
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Sorry, ____. It’s my dad’s birthday.
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That’s alright. How ____ going to the beach next weekend?
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That sounds ____.
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Remember to bring sun screen!
Dialogue 3
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Why ____ we stay home tonight?
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Sure, ____! What do you want to do?
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____ about we watch a movie and order pizza?
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I’m not in the mood for pizza. ____ order hamburgers.
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____ for me!
Dialogue 1
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Hey, how are you?
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I’m ok. How about you?
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I’m bored!
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Then I have an idea. Let’s go to the cinema tonight.
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Sorry, I can’t tonight. I have to study.
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I see. Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight and study together tomorrow
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That’s actually not a bad idea. Sounds great!
Dialogue 2
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Hey, would you like to have a picnic in the park on Sunday?
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Sorry, I can’t. It’s my dad’s birthday.
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That’s alright. How about going to the beach next weekend?
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That sounds good / great.
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Remember to bring sun screen!
Dialogue 3
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Why don’t we stay home tonight?
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Sure, sounds good / works for me! What do you want to do?
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How / What about we watch a movie and order pizza?
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I’m not in the mood for pizza. Let’s order hamburgers.
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Works for me!
Read the dialogue and correct the mistakes.
- Hey, Stephanie. How you are?
- Hi Jackson. Not so great.
- What’s wrong?
- I had a hard day at work.
- Sorry. How about we go the cinema?
- Hey, Stephanie. How you are?
- Hi Jackson. Not so great.
- What’s wrong?
- I had a hard day at work.
- Sorry. How about we go the cinema?
- Hey, Stephanie. How are you?
- Hi Jackson. Not so great.
- What’s wrong?
- I had a hard day at work.
- Sorry. How about we go to the cinema?
- That sounds good! When?
- Why don’t we go right now?
- Sorry, I can’t now. How about in an hour?
- Sure, I can do that.
- Awesome!