Unit 14 Entertaining
? Objectives
? Focus
? Warming up
? 14.1 Taking a guest to dinner
? 14.2 Making invitations
? 14.3 Describing Food
? Sum-up
Objectives
When the learners finish learning this unit,
they should be able to
? be aware of cultural differences in the
area of hospitality and invitations
? make invitations
? accept or decline invitations
Focus
? Make and accept or decline invitations on
phone
? Write an invitation letter
Warming up
Mike Chan,the Managing Director of your
company’s largest client,is flying to
Wuhan tomorrow,He will stay here this
weekend,You are asked to arrange the
entertainment,
? How will you entertain him? (a meal at an
expensive restaurant,a sightseeing tour of
the city),
? How will you entertain him if you know he is a
good golf player?
(a round of golf)
? he is a Beijing opera fun?
(an evening at the theatre)
? he used to be a member of a football team?
(a visit to a sports event)
? his wife is with him on this trip?
(a shopping trip),
? On board,have lunch or dinner,play
sports,visit the city,watch a match,go to
the theatre,go to the bar,go shopping,
go to Karaoke
? There are many ways of entertaining your
guests,Which is the best choice? (It
depends on who your guest is,how old he
is,what hobby he has,which country he is
from,etc.) Among the social events listed
above,which is the most commonly-used?
(having lunch or dinner with a business
associate
14.1 Taking a guest to dinner
A,Speaking
1,Read the advertisement on Page 66,
Q1,Where are the people?
Q2,What relationship is between them?
Suggested answer:
? Phto 1,Two colleagues have been
invited to someone’s home.
? Phto 2,Colleagues are at buffet.
? Phto 3,Business partners are in the
cafeteria or restaurant
B,Discussion
? 1,Read the four extracts about social customs in
different countries,
? 2,Discuss on what the social customs was like in
China?
? Q1:Do we Chinese often invite guests to our
home?
? Q2:Do we invite the wife of the guest to dinner?
? Q3:Will it be impolite if we discuss business at
lunch?
? Q4:Does businesswomen have to deal with the
prejudices when entertaining male business
partners?
C,Reading
? 1,Students look at the statements and
mark whether they think they are true or
false,
? 2,Have a class discussion— learners give
short reasons for their opinions.
? 3,Students read the text and compare
their answers with the information in the
article,(mark where in the text they
found their answers,)
Suggested answer:
? 1) T
? 2) T
? 3) F
? 4) T
? 5) T
? 6) F
14.2 Making invitations
A,Presentation and Listening
1,Before listening,ask students
some questions,
? Q1,If you want to invite one of your
customer to lunch,how will you do?
(make a phone call)
? Q2,What will you say on the phone?
? 2,Elicit the situation,Graciela Perez
wants to invite Victor Bonillo to lunch,
Learners will hear two versions of the
telephone call,Which one is more polite
and friendly?
? 3,Play the 1st version.
? 4,Where do they arrange to meet?
(Atlas Restaurant)
? 5,When?
(at 12:30 on Thursday)
? 6,Is the invitation polite?
(No.)
On board:I want to…
When?
? 7,How to improve the dialogue?
On board:I want to -----I’d like to
discuss… Would you like to…?
When? ------- That sounds nice,When
exactly?
? 8,Play the 2nd version.
? 9,Which version is more polite?
? 10,What make this version more polite?
(not only the language but also the intonation)
? 11,Listen again,Learners make notes of any
expressions that made this version more polite.
? 12,Learners individually speak out,Tutor writes
on board,
On board,That’s very kind of you,but I’m
afraid…
B,Language focus
? 1,Students study the examples in the box.
? 2,Students work in pairs,and practise the
conversation by following the flow chart.
? 3,Students change roles and practise again,
C,Speaking
? 1,Divide the class into two groups,In pairs
(A+A,B+B),learners look at the diaries and fill
in the appointments,Make sure they don’t have
more than one appointment per day.
? 2,Re-group the pairs (A+B) and get them to
arrange a meeting,Each learner will arrange a
meeting with at least 2 persons.
? 3,Students demonstration,(2 pairs)
D,Writing
This activity consolidates the function and rules
of poleteness,Learners practise writing a letter
thanking someone for an invitation but
declining it,
1,Read the letter and answer the
questions:
? Q1,What had she arranged with him?
(She had arranged to meet Mr,Estrada on 10
October at the fair in Miami.)
? Q2,What kind of letter is it?
(an invitation)
? Q3,Why doesn’t the writer make a phone call?
(It’s for the company’s reception at Omni Hotel,
It’s very formal)
? Q4,What information should be included in an
invitation?
(purpose,event,time,place)
2,How to write a declining letter?
? Q1,What information should be included in a
declining letter?
(thanking for the invitation,declining invitation,
reason,closing remarks)
? Q2,What might be the reasons why Ms Perez
cannot accept the invitation?
(already have a previous engagement)
Suggested answer,
Dear Mr,EstradaThank you for you letter of 12
August,I am afraid that I will not be able to
attend the reception on 11 October as I
already have a previous engagement.I look
forward to seeing you in Miami.Yours
sincerelyG,Perez
14.3 Describing Food
A,Vocabulary
? 1,Match the words in the box to the pictures,
? 2,Check the answer
Suggested answer,
1) soup 6) pasta
2) mushrooms 7) strawberries
3) chicken 8) beans
4) melon 9) fish
5) Beef 10) bananas
Suggested answer:
11) aubergine
12) lamb
13) ice cream
14) avocado
15) Prawns
16) rice
3,When do you normally eat these foods?
As part of:
--a starter?
--a main course?
--a dessert?
B,Listening
? 1,Play the recording,Learners match the dishes
to the descriptions
? 2,Check the answer
Suggested answer:
1) b
2) c
3) d
4) a
C Language focus
1,Learners study the expressions and work out a
description of a dish
2,Tutor write on board the information which
should be provided to describe a dish.
On board,
? What are the main materials?
(pork,beef,lamb,chicken,vegetable,flour,egg,
shrimp,fruit,fish)
? What are they?
(onion,ginger,garlic,chili,sauce,soyal-sauce,
viningar)
? How is it cooked?
(fry,stir-fry,deep-fry,steam,stew)
? How does it taste?
(hot,sour and sweet,delicious,tender)
? 3,Learners write down the desciption of
one dish.
? 4,Learners read their description in group
and the members of the group guess what
dish it is.
? 5,Presentation in class,
(3 learners)
D,Speaking
? 1.Group work,each group plans a menu
using dishes that a foreigner would not
know and practise how to explain each
dish.
? 2.Re-group the learners,they can explain
their menu to someone from a different
group.
Sum-up
In this unit,we learnt:
? 1,the cultural differences in the area of
hospitality and invitations.
? 2.How to make an invitation.
? 3,How to write a declining letter.
? 4,How to describe dishes,
? Objectives
? Focus
? Warming up
? 14.1 Taking a guest to dinner
? 14.2 Making invitations
? 14.3 Describing Food
? Sum-up
Objectives
When the learners finish learning this unit,
they should be able to
? be aware of cultural differences in the
area of hospitality and invitations
? make invitations
? accept or decline invitations
Focus
? Make and accept or decline invitations on
phone
? Write an invitation letter
Warming up
Mike Chan,the Managing Director of your
company’s largest client,is flying to
Wuhan tomorrow,He will stay here this
weekend,You are asked to arrange the
entertainment,
? How will you entertain him? (a meal at an
expensive restaurant,a sightseeing tour of
the city),
? How will you entertain him if you know he is a
good golf player?
(a round of golf)
? he is a Beijing opera fun?
(an evening at the theatre)
? he used to be a member of a football team?
(a visit to a sports event)
? his wife is with him on this trip?
(a shopping trip),
? On board,have lunch or dinner,play
sports,visit the city,watch a match,go to
the theatre,go to the bar,go shopping,
go to Karaoke
? There are many ways of entertaining your
guests,Which is the best choice? (It
depends on who your guest is,how old he
is,what hobby he has,which country he is
from,etc.) Among the social events listed
above,which is the most commonly-used?
(having lunch or dinner with a business
associate
14.1 Taking a guest to dinner
A,Speaking
1,Read the advertisement on Page 66,
Q1,Where are the people?
Q2,What relationship is between them?
Suggested answer:
? Phto 1,Two colleagues have been
invited to someone’s home.
? Phto 2,Colleagues are at buffet.
? Phto 3,Business partners are in the
cafeteria or restaurant
B,Discussion
? 1,Read the four extracts about social customs in
different countries,
? 2,Discuss on what the social customs was like in
China?
? Q1:Do we Chinese often invite guests to our
home?
? Q2:Do we invite the wife of the guest to dinner?
? Q3:Will it be impolite if we discuss business at
lunch?
? Q4:Does businesswomen have to deal with the
prejudices when entertaining male business
partners?
C,Reading
? 1,Students look at the statements and
mark whether they think they are true or
false,
? 2,Have a class discussion— learners give
short reasons for their opinions.
? 3,Students read the text and compare
their answers with the information in the
article,(mark where in the text they
found their answers,)
Suggested answer:
? 1) T
? 2) T
? 3) F
? 4) T
? 5) T
? 6) F
14.2 Making invitations
A,Presentation and Listening
1,Before listening,ask students
some questions,
? Q1,If you want to invite one of your
customer to lunch,how will you do?
(make a phone call)
? Q2,What will you say on the phone?
? 2,Elicit the situation,Graciela Perez
wants to invite Victor Bonillo to lunch,
Learners will hear two versions of the
telephone call,Which one is more polite
and friendly?
? 3,Play the 1st version.
? 4,Where do they arrange to meet?
(Atlas Restaurant)
? 5,When?
(at 12:30 on Thursday)
? 6,Is the invitation polite?
(No.)
On board:I want to…
When?
? 7,How to improve the dialogue?
On board:I want to -----I’d like to
discuss… Would you like to…?
When? ------- That sounds nice,When
exactly?
? 8,Play the 2nd version.
? 9,Which version is more polite?
? 10,What make this version more polite?
(not only the language but also the intonation)
? 11,Listen again,Learners make notes of any
expressions that made this version more polite.
? 12,Learners individually speak out,Tutor writes
on board,
On board,That’s very kind of you,but I’m
afraid…
B,Language focus
? 1,Students study the examples in the box.
? 2,Students work in pairs,and practise the
conversation by following the flow chart.
? 3,Students change roles and practise again,
C,Speaking
? 1,Divide the class into two groups,In pairs
(A+A,B+B),learners look at the diaries and fill
in the appointments,Make sure they don’t have
more than one appointment per day.
? 2,Re-group the pairs (A+B) and get them to
arrange a meeting,Each learner will arrange a
meeting with at least 2 persons.
? 3,Students demonstration,(2 pairs)
D,Writing
This activity consolidates the function and rules
of poleteness,Learners practise writing a letter
thanking someone for an invitation but
declining it,
1,Read the letter and answer the
questions:
? Q1,What had she arranged with him?
(She had arranged to meet Mr,Estrada on 10
October at the fair in Miami.)
? Q2,What kind of letter is it?
(an invitation)
? Q3,Why doesn’t the writer make a phone call?
(It’s for the company’s reception at Omni Hotel,
It’s very formal)
? Q4,What information should be included in an
invitation?
(purpose,event,time,place)
2,How to write a declining letter?
? Q1,What information should be included in a
declining letter?
(thanking for the invitation,declining invitation,
reason,closing remarks)
? Q2,What might be the reasons why Ms Perez
cannot accept the invitation?
(already have a previous engagement)
Suggested answer,
Dear Mr,EstradaThank you for you letter of 12
August,I am afraid that I will not be able to
attend the reception on 11 October as I
already have a previous engagement.I look
forward to seeing you in Miami.Yours
sincerelyG,Perez
14.3 Describing Food
A,Vocabulary
? 1,Match the words in the box to the pictures,
? 2,Check the answer
Suggested answer,
1) soup 6) pasta
2) mushrooms 7) strawberries
3) chicken 8) beans
4) melon 9) fish
5) Beef 10) bananas
Suggested answer:
11) aubergine
12) lamb
13) ice cream
14) avocado
15) Prawns
16) rice
3,When do you normally eat these foods?
As part of:
--a starter?
--a main course?
--a dessert?
B,Listening
? 1,Play the recording,Learners match the dishes
to the descriptions
? 2,Check the answer
Suggested answer:
1) b
2) c
3) d
4) a
C Language focus
1,Learners study the expressions and work out a
description of a dish
2,Tutor write on board the information which
should be provided to describe a dish.
On board,
? What are the main materials?
(pork,beef,lamb,chicken,vegetable,flour,egg,
shrimp,fruit,fish)
? What are they?
(onion,ginger,garlic,chili,sauce,soyal-sauce,
viningar)
? How is it cooked?
(fry,stir-fry,deep-fry,steam,stew)
? How does it taste?
(hot,sour and sweet,delicious,tender)
? 3,Learners write down the desciption of
one dish.
? 4,Learners read their description in group
and the members of the group guess what
dish it is.
? 5,Presentation in class,
(3 learners)
D,Speaking
? 1.Group work,each group plans a menu
using dishes that a foreigner would not
know and practise how to explain each
dish.
? 2.Re-group the learners,they can explain
their menu to someone from a different
group.
Sum-up
In this unit,we learnt:
? 1,the cultural differences in the area of
hospitality and invitations.
? 2.How to make an invitation.
? 3,How to write a declining letter.
? 4,How to describe dishes,
