Show students pictures of people enjoying events (wedding, movie, coffee date, picnic) on Google slides presentation and ask Ss what activities/events are happening in the pictures. Let Ss take guesses and ask Ss how you know where and when these events are happening (you are invited). Elicit answers from students on a hypothetical situation 'If I invited you to my wedding but you have an important meeting to attend that you can't miss, what do you say?'

Gist: Send students the link to the text on Google forms through the chat. Ask Ss to read the text quickly, answer the two questions on the form, and submit their answers when they finish (2-3 min). (1.No, 2.Yes) Intensive: Have students read the text again through Google slides presentation sent in the chat. Put students in pairs in BORs and have Ss underline polite invitation refusals in the text to get TL. Review answers as a class. (3-4 min) (I'm sorry, I can't, I'd love to but I have a lesson tonight, maybe another time). Ask students CCQs like 'Does Alex want to go? Yes. Can he go? No. Is there a possibility Alex and Emily make plans in the future? Yes'. Highlight/CP: Put Ss in different BOR pairs to complete the Figma activity sent in the chat. Have students fill in the blanks together, then review as a class (1.sorry, 2.love/to, 3.another/time, 4.invitation/can't).

M(A): Have Ss read examples of invitation refusals on Google slides. Ask Ss what these all have in common (meaning- I am unable or don't want to go). As a class, sort expressions into formal and informal/neutral category. (Formal- Thank you but I can't attend, I'm not available today) (IF/neutral- Sorry, I can't, maybe another time, I can't today, I'd love to but..., I'm busy today). F&P: Using slides, review form and pronunciation with Ss. Discuss sentence stress on words that give context and intonation patterns of polite invitation refusals. Elicit examples from class using formulas and sentence chunks discussed.

Ask Ss to use TL in speaking activity in pairs via BOR Give clear instructions: Student a will invite student b to two events/dates. Student b will politely refuse the invitations. Students switch pairs and continue the activity while I monitor BORs and record errors for DEC Content FB and DEC: Return to group zoom and elicit answers from Ss 'what did you get invited to?' 'Tell me more' 'How did you turn down your partner?' Provide DEC for observed BOR interactions.