UNIT 9 – GETTING AROUND
Lesson 9.7 Writing
(SB page 97)

Guessing game
What celebration is it?

Halloween

What celebration is it?

Birthday

What celebration is it?

Christmas

What celebration is it?

New year

What celebration is it?

Thanksgiving

Objective
I can write an invitation mail.

Exercise 1 (SB page 97)
In pairs, talk about your last good news you celebrated it.

I had a trip to Ho Chi Minh
City last week…

Exercise 2 (SB page 97)

In pairs, read the email quickly and
answer the questions.

1. Who wrote the email?

 Eva

2. What is the good news?

 Max passed his audition.

3. Who is Eva going to invite?

 Sol, Lily and Max's dad.

4. What time she is planning
to meet Sol?
5. What is she going to buy
for Max?

 At a quarter to six, on Friday.
 A card.

Think – Pair - Share
Past

Find examples.

Max passed his audition.

Future plans
Suggestion
Text language

I'm going to invite Lily and
Max's dad.
Let's meet under the bus
station clock.
BTW – By the way

Exercise 3 (SB page 97)

Find examples of the phrases in Eva's
email.

Writing race
Information

Structure of an invitation email.
Tense/ Structure

To giving recent news

Past simple

To say what is happening now

 
Present continuous

To talk about plans

 
Going to
 
Present continuous
 
Let's
 
Present continuous

To talk about arrangements
To make suggestions
To invite

Part
Greeting/News
 
Invitation
 
Invitation/
Other plans

 
Meeting
arrangement
 
Meeting
 
arrangement
Invitation

Exercise 4 (SB page 97)

Have you been karting?

Complete the sentences with no more than 3 words in each gap.
1. On Saturday Ace Go-karts opens
10 a.m
at ________.
2. The minimum age is ________.
thirteen
3. A session starting at twelve
2.30
probably finishes at ______.
4. You don't have to bring
food or drink
_____________.
Minimum

Maximum

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Exercise 5 (SB page 97)

Write an email inviting your friends to come
to your birthday party.

Writing rubric
1. Does your writing follow the right
format of an invitation email?
2. Do you use correct punctuation?
3. Do you use the correct forms of the
verbs?
4. Do you have a greeting and closing?