Lead-in

  • Where do you like to go out to eat?
  • Where do you like to go out to have fun?

Presentation

Pre

  • 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?
  1. Jane wants to go to a concert.

  2. Robin can’t get home late.

  3. They are going to a donut shop.

  4. Robin doesn’t like donuts.

  5. Jane asks Robin if he wants to watch a movie.

  1. Jane wants to go to a concert. – False

  2. Robin can’t get home late. – True

  3. They are going to a donut shop. – True

  4. Robin doesn’t like donuts. – False

  5. 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

  1. Sounds great!

  2. Why don’t we see a play?

  3. Sure, I’d love to!

  4. Let’s see a film tonight.

  5. Sorry, I can’t.

  1. Would you like to have lunch tomorrow?

  2. How about we hang out after lunch?

  3. I’m afraid I can’t.

  4. Why don’t we go out for ice cream?

  5. That sounds like a great idea!

  1. Sounds great! Accepting

  2. Why don’t we see a play? Inviting

  3. Sure, I’d love to! Accepting

  4. Let’s see a film tonight.Inviting

  5. Sorry, I can’t. Refusing

  1. Would you like to have lunch tomorrow? Inviting

  2. How about we hang out after lunch? Inviting

  3. I’m afraid I can’t. Refusing

  4. Why don’t we go out for ice cream? Inviting

  5. That sounds like a great idea! Accepting

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

  1. out / tonight / let’s / work

  2. have / sorry, / plans. / I / other

  3. go / don’t / the / we / cinema / why / to

  4. love / sure, / to. / I’d

  1. Let’s work out tonight.

  2. Sorry, I have other plans.

  3. Why don’t we go to the cinema?

  4. Sure, I’d love to.

Fill in the blanks.

Example: ____ we hang out? > Why don’t we hang out?

Dialogue 1

  • Hey, how are you?

  • I’m ok. How about you?

  • I’m bored!

  • Then I have an idea. ____ go to the cinema tonight.

  • Sorry, I ____ tonight. I have to study.

  • I see. ____ we go to the cinema tonight and study together tomorrow

  • That’s actually not a bad idea. ____ great!

Dialogue 2

  • Hey, ____ to have a picnic in the park on Sunday?

  • Sorry, ____. It’s my dad’s birthday.

  • That’s alright. How ____ going to the beach next weekend?

  • That sounds ____.

  • Remember to bring sun screen! 

Dialogue 3

  • Why ____ we stay home tonight?

  • Sure, ____! What do you want to do?

  • ____ about we watch a movie and order pizza?

  • I’m not in the mood for pizza. ____ order hamburgers.

  • ____ for me!

Dialogue 1

  • Hey, how are you?

  • I’m ok. How about you?

  • I’m bored!

  • Then I have an idea. Let’s go to the cinema tonight.

  • Sorry, I can’t tonight. I have to study.

  • I see. Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight and study together tomorrow

  • That’s actually not a bad idea. Sounds great!

Dialogue 2

  • Hey, would you like to have a picnic in the park on Sunday?

  • Sorry, I can’t. It’s my dad’s birthday.

  • That’s alright. How about going to the beach next weekend?

  • That sounds good / great.

  • Remember to bring sun screen! 

Dialogue 3

  • Why don’t we stay home tonight?

  • Sure, sounds good / works for me! What do you want to do?

  • How / What about we watch a movie and order pizza?

  • I’m not in the mood for pizza. Let’s order hamburgers.

  • Works for me!

Read the dialogue and correct the mistakes.

  1. Hey, Stephanie. How you are?
  2. Hi Jackson. Not so great.
  3. What’s wrong?
  4. I had a hard day at work.
  5. Sorry. How about we go the cinema?
  1. Hey, Stephanie. How you are?
  2. Hi Jackson. Not so great.
  3. What’s wrong?
  4. I had a hard day at work.
  5. Sorry. How about we go the cinema?
  1. Hey, Stephanie. How are you?
  2. Hi Jackson. Not so great.
  3. What’s wrong?
  4. I had a hard day at work.
  5. Sorry. How about we go to the cinema?
  1. That sounds good! When?
  2. Why don’t we go right now?
  3. Sorry, I can’t now. How about in an hour?
  4. Sure, I can do that.
  5. Awesome!

Writing

Write your own dialogue with the Target Language from this lesson.