Objective / Goal: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to give excuses for not being able to attend certain events or go places with friends in Spanish.

Aim: What are some phrases you can use to decline an invitation and give a reason for doing so?

Do-Now: Take out the reading worksheet from yesterday. Underline any statement thatyou think might be a reason or excuse for not being able to go somewhere.

Focus and Review: Go over the do-now. Write student responses on a document that is projected in the front.

Teacher Input: Use a power point to go over popular excuses and reasons for declining an invitation:

No puedo ir porque: No quiero Estoy… Cansado / Ocupado / Enfermo Tengo que trabajar Tengo demasiada tarea No me gusta…

Guided Practice: Students will work with a partner to complete a communicative activitywhich will allow them to generate questions and responses using only the pictures and one-word cues given on the worksheet (see below). Communicative Activities such as this one are a good way to get kids speaking extemporaneously in the target language without putting them on the spot or telling them exactly what to say in English.

Independent Practice: After they finish the communicative activity, students will work individually to read a worksheet which consists of e-mails from different people responding to another person’s invitation to a party. See “e-mail” worksheet below.

Closure: After the students have read each e-mail, for homework they will have to answer questions in English about why each person can not attend the party.

ESTUDIANTE A

Use each word below to construct an answer in a complete sentence for each response to your partner’s questions IN SPANISH. Repeat your answer to your partner as many times as necessary for he/she to record your answer.

Ejemplo: A: ¿Quieres ir conmigo al partido de fútbol americano?B: No, no quiero porque no me gusta ver fútbol americano.

1.) 2.) 3.)

___________________ __________________ _____________________

4.) 5.) 6.)

____________________ ___________________ _____________________

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Use each word below to construct an answer in a complete sentence for each response to your partner’s questions IN SPANISH. Repeat your answer to your partner as many times as necessary for he/she to record your answer.

Ejemplo: enfermo (a) A: ¿Puedes ir conmigo al parque?B: No, no puedo ir porque estoy enferma.

1.) juego mal 2.) cansado (a) 3.) Sí

4.) mucho tarea 5.) no me gusta 6.) (student response)

ESTUDIANTE B

Use each word below to construct an answer in a complete sentence for each response to your partner’s questions IN SPANISH. Repeat your answer to your partner as many times as necessary for he/she to record your answer.

Ejemplo: no me gusta A: ¿ Quieres ir conmigo al partido de fútbol americano? B: No, no quiero porque no me gusta ver fútbol americano.

1.) enfermo (a) 2.) Sí 3.) trabajar

4.) sí 5.) cansado (a) 6.) (student response)

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IN SPANISH invite your partner to each activity pictured on the top. Make sure you practice all the different ways of inviting someone. Record the answers your partner tells you on the line below each picture.

Ejemplo: A: ¿Puedes ir conmigo al parque?B: No, no puedo ir porque estoy enferma.

1.) 2.) 3.)

__________________ __________________ _________________________

4.) 5.) 6.)

___________________ ____________________ ________________________

Me llamo: __________________ Clase: ____________

Leer

Juan is having a party next weekend and has invited several people via e-mail. Read the following e-mails from the people that can’t come to the party, and answer the questions that follow.

4:36p.m.¡Hola Juan!Lo siento, hombre, pero no puedo ir a tu fiesta el sábado. Tengo un nuevo trabajo, y tengo que trabajar durante los fines de semana. ¡Qué tengas un tiempo fantástico!

Hasta luego,Ricardo.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8:19p.m.¿Qué pasa amigo?Me gustaría ir a la fiesta pero tengo demasiada tarea. Mi madre no me deja salir de la casa. Hasta pronto.

-Sarita--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3:15p.m.¿Qué tal Juan? Quiero ir a tu fiesta, pero estoy un poco enfermo. No es el gripe (flu), pero necesito descansar (rest).

Gracias por invitarme,Talia-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9:00a.m.Buenos días Juan,Puedo ir a tu fiesta, pero no quiero. La verdad es que estoy muy cansado. Trabajé mucho durante la semana, y quiero dormir. Lo siento.

-Enrique

10:16p.m.Hola Juan!Lo siento, pero acabo de enterarme de que voy a un restaurante y al cine con mis primos el mismo (same) día de tu fiesta. Lo siento! Quiero ir, pero no puedo. Estaré a la próxima (I’ll be at the next one).

Ciao!Kiara-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5:55p.m.Hola hombre!Escucha. No puedo ir a tu fiesta este fin de semana porque voy a las montañas con mi familia para ir de camping e ir de pesca. Va a ser divertido, pero prefiero estar a tu fiesta. Lo siento. ¡Diviértate!

-Roberto

Answer the questions in English about the e-mails on the front:

1) Why can’t Ricardo go to the party? __________________________

2) Who is too tired to go to the party? _____________________

3) Why is Roberto going to the mountains? ______________________

4) True or False? Roberto would rather be at the party. ____________

5) Why can’t Talia go to the party? _____________________________

6) Why can’t Sarita go to the party? ____________________________

7) True or False? Enrique could go to the party; he just doesn’t want to.

___________

8) Who is going to dinner and a movie instead of the party? __________