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By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to invite their friends to go somewhere with them
Communication strategies:
The student should be able to able to invite someone out by following the 4 steps below:
1) Ask when their friends are free
2) Ask about interest
3) Make a suggestion / Extend an invitation
4) Discuss details
A) Hi James. Are you free tonight?
B) Yeah.
A) Do you like action movies?
B) Yeah.
A) How about we go see the new Batman movie?
B) Sure. Sounds great.
A) So, let's meet at the cinema at 4:00
B) Sure. See you them.
Words and rules:
The student should be able to name some popular activities that people do together.
The student should be able to make suggestions
The student should be able to extend invitations
Appropriateness:
Register: When extending an invitation to a friend you can use a casual register.
Social rules: The student should know how to show empathy when declining a request.
Cultural references: "you wanna" is a casual way of saying "Do you want to"
Track #33
Hi, it’s John. Are you busy tonight? Why don’t we go to the
movies? They are showing that new comedy you want to see.
Track #34
Hello? Amanda here. Hey, do you have any plans for Saturday?
How about going to that nice Thai restaurant near your
apartment?
Because the lesson touches on the topic of activities, you are welcome to introduce some of the following vocabulary if you like.
1) go for a drive (v)
2) come over to someone's house (v)
3) do something (v)
4) go to the beach (v)
5) go out for dinner (v)
6) meet up with some friends (v)
7) go to karaoke (v)
8) go bowling (v)
9) grab a coffee (v)
10) catch a movie (v)
Option 1:
Difficulty ★
Type: Grammar practice - Collocation
Purpose: To teach the student what words go with “go”
Method: Show the student that there are different words that can link to “go” e.g.
go + gerund e.g. go running
go + to e.g. go to Tokyo
go + for e.g. go for a run
go + out e.g. Let’s go out on Friday
go + verb e.g. Let’s go see a movie
Option 2:
Difficulty ★★
Type: Expression introduction and skit
Purpose: To teach the student how to extend group invitations
Method: Show the student that why you want to extend a group invitation you usually use the
following formula.
State your plans e.g. Sam and I are going to the beach.
Extend an invitation e.g. Would you like to join us?
Option 3:
Difficulty ★★★
Type: Role-play
Purpose: Practicing fluency in regards to extending invitations and giving directions
Method: Role-play inviting someone out then giving them directions to the meeting location.
Extra questions you might like to ask in the lesson
- What are you doing this Saturday?
- When and where do you want to meet?
- What do you feel like doing?
- Do you want to catch a movie?
Some other grammar that might come up in the lesson
Indefinite pronouns
Anything / something / nothing.
- Do you want to do something?
- I’m already doing something.
- I’m not doing anything?
Let’s start
Match the actions to the pictures. Then discuss the ones you want to do this weekend.
Top line (L>R)
watch a baseball game / go to the movies / go for a beer
Bottom line (L>R)
go shopping / rent a DVD / go to a restaurant
e.g. This weekend I want to go to a nice restaurant.
Let’s try
Listen to Laura read her messages. Then fill in the blanks.
Track #33
Hi, it’s John. Are you busy tonight? Why don’t we go to the movies? They are showing that new comedy you want to see.
Track #34
Hello? Amanda here. Hey, do you have any plans for Saturday? How about going to that nice Thai restaurant near your apartment?
Let’s practice
Use the phrases to practice making and responding to invitations to the events below.
Options
Have a picnic
Grab a coffee
Go to the aquarium
Go to the museum
Go for a ride
Go to the theme park
A) Are you busy this weekend?
B) No. I’m free.
A) Let’s go to the museum.
B) Sure. Sounds great.
Let’s speak
Role-play phoning your friend and inviting them to an event.
A) Hi. Is Sam there?
B) Speaking.
A) Hi Sam. It’s ben.
B) Hey Ben. What’s up?
A) Are you busy this weekend?
B) No. I’m free.
A) Let’s go to the museum.
B) Sure. Sounds great.