A: Daniel, This Is Hard

6.
Topic: Making Arrangements
Grammar/linguistic Aim: Will (future prediction) / Present Continuous (future)
Communicative aim: Students will chat informally while extending an invitation.
Level: Pre-intermediate - Intermediate

Angie: What awful weather today! I heard it’ll rain for the next few days.

Jayne: Maybe the sun will come out this afternoon. I’m having a dinner party tonight, would you like to come?

Angie: Sounds great! Who’s coming?

Jayne: You know my cousins Colin and Tam? They’re bringing their famous spring rolls. Katie from work is coming too.

Angie: Is she making those great Thai meatballs?

Jayne: No, she isn’t. She’s too busy today.

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6. ACTIVITY IDEA to match dialogue “Invitations”
The following activity is just one idea. Feel free to adjust or replace it with another idea.

Topic: Making Arrangements
Grammar Aim: Will (future prediction) / Present Continuous (future)
Communicative aim: Students will chat informally while extending an invitation.

Procedure:
Do a demonstration of the role play with you as Student A. Get a confident student to be Student B card. Perhaps swap places and redo the demo. Otherwise you can demonstrate bv playing both parts.
Hand out the Student A and B role cards. Check that the students understand the matching dialogue parts.
Take up: Ask who accepted and who declined and why.
Materials/student handout/s:

Student A / Student B
1. Ask your partner what they think the weather will be like on the weekend. / 1. Predict the weather
What do you think…?
Do you think the weather will be ….on the weekend? / I heard it’ll...
I think it might...
Maybe ...
2. Invite the other person to an event (party or other social event) / 2. Express interest, but uncertainty
By the way…
I am having…
I am putting on …
Would you like to …?
Why don’t you …?
If you are free, come along. / Sounds great! Who’s coming?
Sounds interesting…
3. Talk about the details of a forthcoming event (party or other social event) / 3. Ask for details
You could bring…if you like.
…coming. He/she/they… / Would I need to bring anything?
Who’s coming?
What…? When…? Where…? Why…?
4. Ask again if they will come / 4. Accept or politely decline invitation
So, do you think you’ll make it?
So, will you come? / I’d love to.
Count me/us in. I’d love to, but …
I’ll/we’ll be there Sorry, you’ll have to count
me out. I have to …