1、Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Unit One,Invitations,Section FourTrying Your Hand,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Try
2、ing Your Hand,Applied Writing,Formal and Informal Invitations,Language Features,Additional Samples,Read and Simulate,Simulate and Create,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Applied Writing Invitations,A Formal InvitationA letter of invitation to a
3、formal occasion, say, a symposium, forum or conference is different from a personal letter. It is more like the announcement of an event, informing the recipient of the aim, topic(s) and sponsor(s) of the event, and the place and time it is to be held. Usually a registration form and a list of topic
4、s are attached to it. Dates for papers, social events, and an introduction of local sightseeing tours, etc., are also stated.,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Applied Writing Invitations,An Formal InvitationA letter of invitation to an informal
5、occasion is like a personal letter, but it still should include the invitee, the inviter, the activitys program and its place and time.,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Language Features,Sentences used in making an invitation and giving a reply:
6、 a. We have pleasure in inviting you to (our annual conference). b. We would be very grateful if you would (consider giving us an update on this issue). c. We would appreciate it if you could confirm your participation at your earliest convenience. d. Thank you for your letter of (25 May) and I am p
7、leased to confirm my participation in (this years conference to be held in July). e. I would be grateful if you could send me further details about the program. f. I look forward to attending the conference. (I am looking forward to attending the conference.),Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being Al
8、l Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Additional Samples,1. A formal invitation:,ChairmanOf the Students Unionrequests the pleasure of Mr. And Mrs. John Smiths companyat the New Years Partyat the University Hallon ThursdayDecember 30th, 7:00 pm. R,S.V.P. Dec. 28, 2006,Unit Goals,Talking Fa
9、ce to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Additional Samples,2. An informal invitation:,Dear Mr. And Mrs. Silver,May we have the pleasure of your company at our Silver Wedding Party in our house on Friday, June 1st, at 7:30 p.m.?Yours very truly,(Signature)Sam Hekinen,Unit G
10、oals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Additional Samples,3. A formal reply to accept an invitation:,Mr. And Mrs. John Smith accept with pleasure the kind invitation from Chairman of the Students Union to be present at the New Years Partyon December 30th.De
11、cember 28th,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Additional Samples,3. A formal reply to decline an invitation:,December 28th Mr. And Mrs. Tony Silver regret that Mr. Silvers hospitalization on account of a serious cold prevents them from accepting
12、the kind invitation of Chairman of the Students Union to be present at the New Years Party on December 30th.,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Additional Samples,4. An informal reply to accept an invitation:,Dear Mr. And Mrs. Hekinen,Thank you ve
13、ry much for inviting me and my wife to your Silver Wedding Party on June 1st, which my wife and I are very much delighted to accept.Sincerely yours,(Signature)Tony Silver,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Additional Samples,4. An informal reply t
14、o decline an invitation:,Dear Mr. And Mrs. Hekinen,Thank you very much for inviting me and my wife to your Silver Wedding Party on June 1st. However, I regret to inform you that owing to a previous engagement we shall not be able to come.Sincerely yours,(Signature) Tony Silver,Unit Goals,Talking Fac
15、e to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Read and Simulate,亲爱的希金斯先生: 很荣幸能邀请您参加我们的年会。今年，会议将于7月24日到28日在布莱顿市的Metropole宾馆举行。 随信寄去会议的详尽日程、食宿安排和活动计划。 去年您给我们做了题为“高科技采购”的颇为生动的发言。如果您能考虑就此问题给我们作最新发展的报告，我们将不胜感激。 如能尽快确认您将出席会议，不胜感激。 P.马修斯 会议组织人 谨启2007年5月25日,Translation,Unit Goals,Talking
16、 Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Read and Simulate,亲爱的马修斯先生： 鉴于你5月25日的来信，我很高兴地告诉你我将出席今年7月的年会。 如果你能给我寄来更为详细的会议日程，我将非常感激。 遗憾的是，我不能对去年的发言做最新补充。工作繁忙使我没有时间做准备。 无论如何，我期待再次参加会议。 此致 敬礼 J. 希金斯 采购部经理 2007年6月1日,Translation,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Main
17、taining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Simulate and Create,Key,2. Translate the following invitation letter body into Chinese, using the Data Bank in the Workbook for reference.,亲爱的布尔先生： 很荣幸邀请您参加我们的年会。 今年的会议将于8月20日到24日在诺丁汉大学举行。 随信寄去会议的详细内容、住宿安排及业务活动计划。 去年您做了题为“学术标准及展望”的非常有趣的报告。如果您这次能就此专题的最新发展给我们做一发言，我
18、们将非常感激。 如果您能在您方便的时候尽快通知我们您能否出席此次会议，我们将不胜感激。 您忠诚的 菲力浦卢伏特（会议组者） 2007年6月24日,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Simulate and Create,Key,3 . Write a reply to the above letter. Your reply should include the following.,Dear Mr. Luford, Thank you for your
19、 letter of 24 June and I am pleased to confirm my participation in this years conference in August. I would be grateful if you could send me further details about the program. Unfortunately, I will not be able to give an update on last times talk. I am afraid that pressure of work will not allow tim
20、e to prepare a talk. However, I look forward to attending the conference again. Yours sincerely, H. Bool,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Simulate and Create,Translation,4. Translate the following message into English, referring to the Data Bank
21、 in the Workbook for reference.,I wish I could attend your graduation party. I know it will be lots of fun. Unfortunately my parents have already invited several of our relatives over for a reunion. I wonder if you could come on Saturday evening so you can tell me all about the party.,Unit Goals,Tal
22、king Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Sentence Writing and Grammar Review,Word Order in a Subordinate ClauseWrite Through Correcting MistakesWrite Through TranslatingWrite Through Describing a Picture,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sh
23、arp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Grammar Review,Word Order in a Subordinate Clause,Simple wh-question: What is she doing now? Wh-question as an objective clause： I dont know what she is doing now. Simple wh-question ： When will they go to Shanghai? Wh-question as an adverbial clause： Could you tell me when
24、they will go to Shanghai?,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Grammar Review,Word Order in a Subordinate Clause,Simple wh-question: What does he want to read today? Wh-question as a predicative clause： This is what he wants to read today. Simple wh
25、-question ： Where are you now? Wh-question as an adverbial clause： Could you stay for a while where you are now?,Write Through Correcting Mistakes,Correct the errors in the following sentences.,1. Jane told her not to worry where might be her son.,where her son might be,2. She said I am going to the
26、 cinema.,she was going to,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Write Through Correcting Mistakes,Correct the errors in the following sentences.,3. She wanted to know what was his job.,what his job was,4 .I wondered did he really mean it.,if he reall
27、y meant it,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Write Through Correcting Mistakes,Correct the errors in the following sentences.,5. He asked which chair should he take.,which chair he should take,6. He asked why hadnt I stopped the car.,why I hadnt
28、stopped the car,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Write Through Correcting Mistakes,Correct the errors in the following sentences.,7. He remarked what it was a lovely house.,what a lovely house it was,8. He said how the garden was beautiful.,how
29、beautiful the garden was,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Write Through Correcting Mistakes,Correct the errors in the following sentences.,9. He asks when will they leave.,when they will leave,10. I dont know where is he.,where he is,Unit Goals,
30、Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Write Through Translation,Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 你能告诉我在哪儿可以买到口香糖吗？ Can you tell me where I can buy some che
31、wing gum? 2. 警察想知道她长得什么样儿。 The police wanted to know what she looked like. 3. 你知道她穿的是什么衣服吗? Do you know what she was wearing?,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Write Through Translation,Translate the following sentences into English. 4 .在报告中他们问到银
32、行里有几架安全摄像机。 In the report, they asked how many security cameras there were in the bank. 5. 面试官问他已经工作几年了。 The interviewer asked him how many years he had worked. 6.你想了解他什么时候去上海吗? Do you want to know when he will leave for Shanghai? 7. 我只是想知道你喜欢什么颜色, 红色还是黄色。 I want to know which color you preferred or
33、 yellow.,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,Write Through Describing a Picture,Reference,Sandra was writing a letter to decline Marys invitation to her birthday party. She would love to come, but unfortunately, she was not able to. She had to decl
34、ine Marys invitation by saying, “Thank you for the invitation for your birthday party. Wed love to come but Im afraid that Peter and I are going to Italy on holiday on July 9th. “Well stay in Rome for ten days and then go on to travel to England on July 20th so that well have a whole month there.” Before closing the letter, Sandra asked Mary to give her best wishes to her family.,Thank you!,Unit Goals,Talking Face to Face,Being All Ears,Maintaining a Sharp Eye,Trying Your Hand,
