New SBI unit 14 Festivals
T can present a sample of invitation and tell Ss how to write an invitation. Information needed in an invitation should include: what, when, who, why, and where? (see tips on page14)
(Sample:
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Silver,
We are having a small At-home party with a few close friends at our house on Tuesday, February 3rd, at 7:00 o’clock.
We should be very pleased if you could honour us with your company.
Sincerely yours,
John Brown)
Step 6 Homework
1. Writing: Use the information about the festival you have created to write an invitation. Your invitation letter should explain your festival and tell the guest how it will be celebrated.
2. Finish off all the exercises in Workbook.
Period 5 Exercise
Exercising and assessing.
Part 4 Post-unit Activities: Extended Tasks
Task 1: Collect information about festivals learnt in this unit and make notes if necessary.
Task 2: Reflection
T’s reflection: Have all the teaching aims been reached?
Have all the Ss learnt a lot in the lessons?
What can be improved? …
Ss’ reflection:
Self Assessment
Unit 14 Festivals
Class ________Name _________No _________Date __________
In this unit, you learnt about festivals and customs. How comfortable do you feel doing each of the skills below?
1=Not comfortable 2=Need more practice
3=comfortable 4=very comfortable
Skills comfortable level
Talk about festivals and customs 1 2 3 4
Practice expressing and supporting an opinion 1 2 3 4
Use the new words and expressions 1 2 3 4
Use modal verbs: must, have to and have got to 1 2 3 4
Create new festivals or holidays 1 2 3 4
Write an invitation 1 2 3 4
Reflection
How many festivals have been learnt in this unit? ___________________
What impressed me most in this unit? ____________________________
What points haven’t I understood yet? ____________________________
In what aspect do I need improvement? ___________________________
By Christine
Huipu High School
Feb. 1, 2004