English at Leisure

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English at Leisure
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Unit 2Gatherings and Celebrations
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Special Occasions

• Christmas and New year, Easter, Halloween,
  birthdays, birth of babies, marriages, wedding
  anniversaries, Valentines Day, on retirement,
  before/after a journey, moving to a new home,
  getting a new job
• Any occasion you can think of!

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Activity 1 Greetings in General

• How to write a card?
• Sender, receiver, recipient
• Title, first name, family name, full name
• Regards, kindest regards, best regards, best
  wishes
• Lots of love, much love, love

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Activity 2 Appearance

• Make comments on one anothers appearance
• 1. ????? You look great!
• 2. ????? You are looking good!
• 3. ?????Youve changed your hair!
• 4. ??????? Has Wang Lin been cooking lots of
  delicious Chinese food for you?
• Do Task 8 on Page 60

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Activity 3 Wang, Bob, and the Watkins

• The ways to request news
• 1. What been happening?
• 2. Hows work?
• 3. Tell us all the news.
• 4. Whats up/new?
• 5. Whats the matter?
• 6. Whats wrong?

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• To congratulate and respond to the couple, the
  others may say
• O, wonderful!/Thats wonderful news!
• Congratulations, both of you.
• Im very/really happy for you.

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Toast the couple

• To the happy couple! Cheers!
• To Wang Lin and Bob. All the best!
• May have many, many happy years together!
  Cheers!
• Id like to propose a toast to my son, and his
  delightful wife-to-be, Wang Ling.

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Find out the meanings

• 1. Tell me about whats happening in your job.
• 2. We have an announcement to make.
• 3. Dot keep us in suspense.
• 4. This is a reason to celebrate with alcohol.
• 5. I never imagined this would happen.
• 6. I thought you would always be single.
• 7. Ive been hoping
• 8. I hope they enjoy a long married life.

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• 1. Hows work?
• 2. Wang Ling and I have something special to
  tell.
• 3. (Come on, Bob.) Dont play games.
• 4. This calls for a drink I think.
• 5. I never thought Id see the day.
• 6. You always seemed such a confirmed bachelor.
• 7. Ive been keeping my fingers crossed for
• 8. May they have many many happy years together.

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Activity 4 Invitations and Replies

• Formal
• Sender/receiver in full names with titles,
  addresses and phone number of the sender
• Passive voice preferred, like you are cordially
  invited to , request the pleasure of your
  company
• RSVP

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• Informal
• Flexible layout
• Less strict language
• do
• Please let us know if you can come.

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Reply

• Formal
• Dear (titlefamily name)
• Many thanks for your kind invitation to
• I/we regret that I am/we are unable to accept
  because I/we have a prior engagement.
• I am/we are delighted to accept and look forward
  to seeing you on
• I/we wish you every success in the future.,
• Yours sincerely
• Full name

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• Informal
• Dear (first name)
• I was/we were really happy to receive your
  invitation to
• Im/we are sorry but I am/we are busy that day so
  I/we cant come.
• Id love to come.
• Looking forward to seeing you on
• Have a great time without me/us, anyway.
• All the best
• Given name

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Activity 5 Snatches of Party Conversations

• Do task 4 on page 75-76

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Activity 6 Post-Party Conversation

• Using Response Adjectives(words to express your
  feelings about events)
• Be satisfied with/that,
• Be annoyed that
• Be surprised/amused/ by/that
• Be pleased that
• Be sorry that

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??????

• Subject should/shouldnt have done
• If subject had/hadnt done, subject
  would/wouldnt have done
• Do Exe. on page 83

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Activity 7 Post-Party Politeness

• How to write a personal letter
• See Page 29 in Learning Guide

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Idioms in action

• Go on a diet
• Be fussing
• Play games
• A confirmed bachelor
• Cross my fingers
• Keep my fingers crossed
• The best of both worlds
• In full swing

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• I havent seen you for ages!
• Get in touch soon.
• He was a hit with everyone.
• The life and soul
• Out of place
• Sit-down meal
• Ask after sb.
• Pass on my best wishes to him

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Assignment

• 1. Review the whole unit
• 2. Write a letter to a friend of yours or your
  relative and be ready to present it to your class
  next time
• 3. Prepare Unit 3