1. --- Listening&Speaking
Unit 9 Time to celebrate
--- Listening&Speaking

2. Thanksgiving Day Warming-up: What is the festival?
The 4th Thursday of November

3. Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival
Try to speak out the name of the festival.
Lantern Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Spring Festival

4. When is the festival?
May 5th in Chinese lunar year
August 15th in Chinese lunar year
January 1st in Chinese lunar year
January 15th in Chinese lunar year
Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-autumn Festival

5. Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Watch the moon
Send cards
Give presents
Drink wine
Watch fireworks
Visit relatives
Watch boat races
Have a big family dinner
Watch lanterns
Eat special food
Wear new clothes

6. Sorry, I'm not free on Saturday.
Thanksgiving dinner
Billy

7. Watch football on TV b. Go to a party Pre-listening:
Can you guess what Billy will do this Saturday?
Watch football on TV
b. Go to a party

8. What will Billy do this Saturday? Watch football on TV Go to a party
While-listening:
What will Billy do this Saturday?
Watch football on TV
Go to a party

9. What will Billy do this Saturday?
Watch football on TV
Go to a party

10. Post-listening:
Now, let’s read the conversation after the tape.

11. Read and try to learn them by heart!
Lily: What are you doing on the weekend, Billy?
Billy: I’m probably watching football on TV. Why?
Lily: Our class is having a New year party this
Saturday. Would you like to come?
Billy: Yes, I’d love to. Thanks, Lily.
Lily: What about you, Sandy? Would you like to
come to the party?
Sandy: Er, no, thanks, Lily. I have friends coming
over this weekend.
Lily: I’ve got a good idea. Why not bring them to
the party?
Sandy: Mm, perhaps.

12. Lily: _________________________, Billy?
What are they? Can you remember?
Lily: _________________________, Billy?
Billy: I’m probably__________________. Why?
Lily: Our class is __________________this
Saturday.___________________________?
Billy: ____________
Lily: What about you, Sandy?_________________?
Sandy: Er, ____________. I have friends coming
over this weekend.
Lily: I’ve got a good idea._____________________
_______?
Sandy: ___________.
What are you doing on the weekend
watching football on TV
having a New year party
Would you like to come to the party
Yes, I’d love to. Thanks, Lily.
Would you like to come
no, thanks, Lily.
Why not bring them to the
party
Mm, perhaps.

13. Lily: What are you doing on the weekend, Billy?
Please read the dialogue together and try to underline the sentences giving, accepting and refusing invitation.
Lily: What are you doing on the weekend, Billy?
Billy: I’m probably watching football on TV. Why?
Lily: Our class is having a New year party this
Saturday. Would you like to come?
Billy: Yes, I’d love to. Thanks, Lily.
Lily: What about you, Sandy? Would you like to
come to the party?
Sandy: Er, no, thanks, Lily. I have friends coming
over this weekend.
Lily: I’ve got a good idea. Why not bring them to
the party?
Sandy: Mm, perhaps.

14. Pre-speaking:
Step 1 Greeting
Step 2 Ask for his plan
Step 3 Give your invitation
Step 4 Make sure the time and the place

15. Group Work
A: What are you doing on the weekend? B: I….

16. A: Would you like to….? B:
Yes, sure. Yes, I’d love to.
Sure, I’ll come.
I’d really like, but I can’t.
No, thanks.

17. A: Would you like to ___ with me? B: ….
watch lanterns
visit relatives
have a big family dinner

18. While-speaking: What are you doing You: _______________this Sunday?
Friend: I’m staying at home. Why?
You: ___________________________with me?
Friend: __________________.
Would you like to go to the movie
Yes, I'd love to

19. What are you doing
You: _______________this Sunday?
Friend: I’m staying at home. Why?
You: _________________________with me?
Friend: _____________________________.
Would you like to go swimming
I’d really like, but I can’t

20. Situation 1 Situation 2 Invite Billy to your home
for Thanksgiving dinner.
Invite your friend to your
birthday party.

21. I’d really like, but I can’t
Summary:
Give invitation:
Accept invitation:
Refuse invitation:
Would you like to… ?
I’d like invite you to ….
I’d love to.
Sure, I’ll come.
No, thanks.
I’d really like, but I can’t

22. Homework 1. Finish Exercise 2 on page 148.
2. Perform the dialogue we learnt in roles.
3. Express your thanks to your friends and your family.