英语人教版八年级上册How to write an invitation

Unit 9 Section B 3a—3b Writing Lesson
Ask students to have this class in the computer classroom, they can write their invitations on the computer, and I can print them out. Students can give these invitations to their parents.
Step one: Daily Report
New Year’s Resolution
Step two: Warming-up
Listen to a ‘Happy New Year’ song, and try to sing it out.
Step three: Lead in
Look at the Notice, New year is coming, our school is going to have an art party. If you have talent and want to show yourself, you can give us a talent show. For more information, please call 123456789. So we can invite our parents or grandparents to enjoy the party. If they go to the party, they will have a great time! But at first, we should write an invitation. Do you know how to write an invitation? Now I’d like to invite a headmaster—Larry Smith to teach you how to write. Step four: Listen to a passage and choose the best answers.
( )1.When will the opening happen?
A. on the morning of Tuesday, January 8th.
B. on the morning of Wednesday, January 9th
C. on the morning of Wednesday, January 8th
( )2.What will happen after the opening?
A. enjoy the school lunch
B. enjoy the school concert
C. enjoy the school party
( )3. What should each parent bring?
A. a gift
B. a new library
C. a book
( )4. How should people reply to this invitation?
A. by writing
B. by calling
C. by sending e-mail
( )5.Who makes the invitation?
A.parents
B. students
C. Headmaster
Step five: Ask students to read the article, and conclude the main idea.
Dear Parents,
I would like to invite you to the opening of our new library at No.9 High School. The opening will be on the morning of Wednesday, January 8th at 9:00. After this, you can enjoy our school concert. Then lunch will be in the school hall at 12:00. I would also like to invite each parent to bring one book as a gift for the new library. Please reply in writing to this invitation by Friday, December 20th.
Larry Smith
Headmaster
Step six: Grammar focus
1.would like to do something
2.enjoy oneself
doing something
3.invite somebody to do something
Step seven: Practice
( )1. I invite my friends to my birthday party.
A. come
B. to come
C. coming
D. comes
( )2. I enjoy the guitar.
A. play
B. playing
C. to play
D. plays
( )3. I'd like my parents to the New Year Art Party.
A. invite
B. inviting
C. to invite
D. Invites
Step eight: Discussion
Ask students to discuss how to write an invitation. What should we pay attention to? What: 内容 Where: 介词+地点，放于句尾
Who ：Dear ***,落款 When: The ... Will be on the 早中晚 of 星期，月份，日，点. Step nine: Writing
As we know, the new year is coming. For celebrating the new year, our school is going to have an art party. Write an invitation to your parents, invite them to come and enjoy the party.
范文：
Dear parents,
As we know, the new year is coming. For celebrating the new year, our school is going to have an art party on the playground. I ’d like to invite you to come to our school to enjoy the party. The party will be on January 1st , from 8:00 to 11:30. You can bring a mobile phone, so you can take some photos and videos. Please don ’t be late for the party.
If you come to the party, you will have a great time!
Yours,
***
Step ten: Group work
Ask students to work in groups, and choose the best one to show it out, after checking, then add the last sentence: If you go to the party, you will have a great time! Finally print them out. Step eleven: Homework
Prepare for the next unit ’If you go to the party, you will have a great time! ’.
Step twelve: Printing
Print all the invitations for all the students. on the school playground January, 1st. 8:00 — 11:30 New year art party bring a mobile phone ......
be late for the party。