Main Topic 2: Business Interactions Lesson 16: Giving Invitation/Request/Offer (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to GIVING INVITATION/REQUEST/OFFER 2. Review You as subject. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. The event will take place at the office of the department head. a. overcome b. occasion c. objective d. opportunity 2. It is hard to decline the offer of free dinner. a. receive b. refuse c. review d. recollect 3. Are you going to invite your co-workers to your birthday party? a. ask to come b. agree to come c. free to come d. force to come Page 1
4. The guest speaker made a wonderful speech at the meeting yesterday. a. noted talker b. invited talker c. smooth talker d. valued talker 5. Please confirm if you are going to attend the party by sending an email. a. inform b. verify c. respond d. disagree B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using the words you ve learned in your own sentences. 1. Event 2. Decline 3. Invite 4. Guest speaker 5. Confirm Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Mr. Marks is asking his secretary to send the invitation of the Monthly Lunch Gathering to all employees. Mr. Marks: Please email all the employees about the Monthly Lunch Gathering. Secretary: Ok. What do I need to put in the email, Sir? Mr. Marks: Please write that everyone needs to the event that will be held in an Italian restaurant on Friday. Secretary: That s great. Is there a dress code for the event? Mr. Marks: It is a event. Everyone is expected to be in business attire. Secretary: How about the department heads who are going on a business trip? Mr. Marks: They must send a who will represent their department. Secretary: Ok, Sir. Is there anything else I need to put in the email? Mr. Marks: Yes. Please add that awards will be given to employees who have performed well last month. Secretary: Wow, that s exciting! I will send the email right away, Sir. Mr. Marks: Thank you. Choices: a. formal b. representative c. expensive d. attend Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Subject Verb Agreement ( You as a Subject) (5-6 minutes) General Description: The pronoun you, when used as a subject can be both singular and plural. Therefore, You takes the plural form of the verb. You show such a warm personality to the guests we invited. Subj. + plural verb You always invite us to the best parties. Subj. + plural verb Remember: Personal pronouns can be singular or plural. However, you is both plural and singular. Examples: Karen: Hi Jed! How are you doing? Jed: I m doing great. How is the band now? I really miss all of you! Karen: We re doing ok. I came here to invite you to our concert. Jed: Sure I ll come! You are the greatest friends I ve ever known. Singular Plural Singular Plural Comprehension Check: Choose the verb that should be used in the sentence: You (is, are) invited to attend the office gathering. Page 4
Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. You the kids away. a. scare b. scares c. scaring d. scar 2. you going to ride the airplane? a. Is b. Are c. Was d. With 3. Thank you very much! You welcome! a. is b. was c. are d. were Page 5