Unit 9 Can you come to my party?
Period 1 Section A (1a-2d)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：
Prepare, prepare for, exam, flu, available, another time, until, hang, hang out, catch.
能掌握以下句型：
—Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon?
—Sure, I’d love to. \Sorry, I can’t. I have to ...\I’m sorry ,too. I must …
—That’s too bad.
—Maybe another time.
__ Thanks for asking.
2) 能了解以下语法：情态动词can的用法
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
该部分内容贴近学生的生活，谈论的话题是能力。通过互相询问或谈论自己或对方在某一方面的能力，可以培养学生的一种群体意识。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
情态动词can引导的一般疑问句表达邀请之意时的礼貌作答。
2. 教学难点：
情态动词can的构成和使用。
三、教学过程
Step 1. Leading in
Play the song: Happy birthday.
Say ,Today is Meimei’s birthday. She wants to invite you to he birthday party. Can you tell me what she should say.
Ask students to say.
Step 2 Pre-task
Page 65,1a &1b
Ask, Can you come to my party?
Ask some students to answer. Ask the students who can’t come to tell the reasons.
Call attention to the words in activity 1a. Read together.
Say, Look at the pictures and ask students to tell what they see in each sence.
Match the words with the pictures and check the answers.
Say, Now listen to the recording. Write the name of each person next to his or her picture.
Play the recording. Ask students to complete the activity individually.
Step 3 While-task
Page 65 1c
Point to the example in the box. Ask students to do a practice with partners.
Ask some groups to act.
Game: One student invite some students to his \her party. The other students answer.
Page 66, 1c
Point to five sentences.
Say, Listen to each conversation and then circle the word that makes the sentences correct.
Play the recording.
Check the answers.
Page 66 , 2b
Call attention to the five sentences in activity 2a, ask a student to read the sentences to the class saying the correct word “can”\”can’t”.
Say, Now listen to the recording again. Write the names who can’t go to the party and the reasons.
Play the recording. Write down these answers.
Check the answers.
Step 4 Post-task
Page 66,2c.
Call attention to the points listed in activity 2b.
Ask students to make their own conversation like the example. As students work, move around the room and monitor.
Ask students to present their conversations.
Page 66, 2d.
Have students scan the conversation in 2d.
Lead students to practice reading the conversation.
Make students role-play the conversation. In this part, student A will be Jeff. Student B will be Nick. As they work, move round to monitor their work.
Ask a pair of students to present the conversation to the class.
Step 5 Homework
Practice: Invite your friends to come to your home for dinner. Write down their answers.
Do the exercises on Page 60 in Students’ book.
教学后记

Period 2 Section A (Grammar Focus-3c)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：
Invite, accept, refuse, study for a math test, watch TV , on the weekend, practice the violin
能掌握以下句型：
1. —Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon?
—Sure, I’d love to. \Sorry, I can’t. I have to ...\I’m sorry ,too. I must …
2.—Can she go to the ball game?
__ No, she is not available. She must go to the doctor.
Can they go to the movies?
No, they’re not free. They might have to meet their friends.
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
该部分内容贴近学生的生活，谈论的话题是能力。通过互相询问或谈论自己或对方在某一方面的能力，可以培养学生的一种群体意识。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
Can you come to my party? When is it? Next week, on Thursday night. I have to study for a math test.
2. 教学难点：
Learn to make , accept and decline invitations politely.
三、教学过程
Step 1. Leading in
Ask: How many students did you invite yesterday? What did they say?
Ask one student to show his or her answers.
Step 2 Pre-task
Page67,Grammar Focus
Review the grammar box. Ask students to say the questions and answers.
Talk about the two ways people give reasons for saying no to a invitation.
3.Call attention to “must” and “have to”.
Step 3 While-task
Page 67,3a
Call attention to 3a,. Read the instructions to the class.
Ask students to read the phrases in the box and the five conversations quickly.
Ask students to complete the answers following the instructions.
Ask two students to act out the conversations they have just completed.
Page 67 , 3b
Call attention to3b.
Students complete the sentences with the words in brackets on their own.
Ask some pairs of students to present the conversations to the class.
Step 4 Post-task
Page 67,3c.
Read .the instructions for this activity to the class.
Ask students to read the sample conversation.
Students complete the chart on the right.
Then invite classmates to your party. Make conversations following the sample in the box.
Step 5 Homework
Review the grammar box.
Do the exercises on Page 61 in Students’ book.
教学后记
Period 3 Section B (1a-1f)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
能掌握以下单词：
Weekday, weekend, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday , the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow, play soccer, play tennis, study for a test, have a piano lesson, look after.
能掌握以下句型：
1. What’s today? It’s Monday the 14th.
2. Can you play tennis with me?
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
该部分内容贴近学生的生活，谈论的话题是能力。通过互相询问或谈论自己或对方在某一方面的能力，可以培养学生的一种群体意识。
二、教学重难点
教学重点：
1. What’s today? It’s Monday the 14th.
2. Can you play tennis with me?
2. 教学难点：
Train students’ communicative skills of making, accepting and declining invitations.
三、教学过程
Step 1. Leading in
Ask the student who is on duty to say something to the class.
Step 2 Pre-task
Page 68,1a &1b
Show the days of the week in a large monthly calendar.
Point out the days of the week at the top of the calendar and ask a student to read these words aloud.
Ask a student to point out today’s date, tomorrow’s date, the day after tomorrow’s date and the day before yesterday’s date.
Complete Activity 1a, the check the answers.
Ask students to write the words today, tomorrow, yesterday and the day after tomorrow in the correct space on the calendars in their books.
Step 3 While-task
Page 68, 1c
Call attention to the example in the box. Ask two students to read it to the class.
Ask students to work in pairs.
Ask: What do you want to do on Monday, Tuesday…?
Write down your answers.
Make some conversations with your partner.
Ask some students to present their conversations.
Page 68, 1d&1e
Point to the picture.
Listen to the conversation .Can Vince play tennis with Andy? Circle “yes” or “no”.
Play the recording. Ask, What can Vince do today? Pay attention to the list of five activities , and the three lettered words.
Point out the sample answer, say ,Number1 is b, that means Vince is playing soccer tomorrow.
Play the recording.
Check the answers.
Step 4 Post-task
Page 68,1f..
Help students find partners. Say, One student is Andy , the other is Vince.
Ask the pairs to practice for a few minutes like the sample.
Ask students to present their conversations.
Step 5 Homework
Make a calendar next week.
Do the exercise on Page 62 in Students’ book.
教学后记




Period 4 Section B(2a-2e)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：
Invitation, reply, forward, delete ,print, sad, goodbye, glad, preparation, glue, without, surprised, housewarming
Turn down, take a trip, at the end of, have a surprise party for sb, think of, look forward to, accept an invitation, make an invitation, turn down an invitation.
能掌握以下句型：
I’m sad to see her go, and this party is the best way to say “Thank you and goodbye.”
To show how much we’re going to miss her, let’s have a surprise party for her next Friday the 28th.
Can you come to the party? If so, can you help with any of these things?
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
该部分内容贴近学生的生活，谈论的话题是能力。通过互相询问或谈论自己或对方在某一方面的能力，可以培养学生的一种群体意识。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
Can you come to the party? If so, can you help with any of these things?
Turn down, take a trip, at the end of, have a surprise party for sb, think of, look forward to, accept an invitation, make an invitation, turn down an invitation
2. 教学难点：
Learn to make, accept and turn down an invitation.
三、教学过程
Step 1. Leading in
Greetings.
Check the homework.
There are all kids of parties, formal or informal. For formal ones, invitations are usually sent to those who are invited from hosts. The mainly tell the receivers the kind of the party, when and where it will be.

Step 2 Pre-task
Page 69,2a
Call attention to 2a.
Ask students to write as many kinds of parties as possible.
Ask students to show his or her list to the class. Then the others add more items on the basis of the list presented.
Write down all the parties. Students think of on the board.
Page 69,2b
Project some cards in and out of our country. Talk about them with students.
Project these new words on the screen or write them on the board to teach the new words. Ask the students to repeat them over and over again. Make sure everyone knows their meanings.
Read the instructions to the class. Give students 5minutes to read the messages. Ask students to put a mark in the contents that are unfamiliar to them. 5minutes later, ask a student to answer the question: Why did people write them? Then lead students to read the message. Explain the new words during the procedure. Pay attention to the key words and phrases.
Students match the reason with the message.
Check the answers.
Practice reading.

Step 3 While-task
Page 70 2c&2d
Make students read the messages again quickly. Before that, students scan the five questions in 2c and the invitation in 2d.
Students complete the tasks in 2c and 2d on their own.
Ask 3 or 4 students to present their answers.
Check the answers.
Further activity: Focus on Activity 2d. Ask the students the following questions:
What kind of party is it ?
When and where will the party be?
Can guests bring their friends or family members to the party?
Should guests reply to the invitation, and when?
Step 4 Post-task
Page 70, 2e
Read the instructions to the class. Make sure students know the task in Activity 2e.
Students read the 9 questions quickly.
Pairwork. Ask and answer the questions with your partner. As students work, move around the room monitoring their work.
Ask a pair of students to p