INVITATION
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
1. What is the purpose of an invitation?
2. What are the differences of informal and
formal invitation?
3. What should be in an invitation?
4. What expressions can you use to invite
someone, accept invitation and decline an
invitation?
5. Give examples of formal language used in a
letter of invitation?
FORMAL PHRASES TO MAKE AN INVITATION :
Would you like to join me for dinner tomorrow? (‘Would
you’ is a formal and a polite way of inviting your
colleague.)
Would you care to join us for dinner?
I was just wondering if you would like to come over for
dinner tonight?
We’d be pleased/delighted/very happy to have you over
for dinner tonight.
MAKING IN VITIATION
· Would you like to…?
· I would be very happy if…?
· We would be delighted if you…?
· Would you care to..?
· We would be pleased if you could…?
· Would you care to…?
INVITING:
Would you like to ….
Could you come to…
I’d very much like
Would you care to ….
I’ll really happy if you come to….
I’m sure that you won’t be disappointed to come to….
FORMAL PHRASES TO ACCEPT AN INVITATION :
Thank you! I’d love to.
Thank you! I’d be delighted to. What time should I be
there?
Yes, thank you. That would be wonderful/great.
Oh certainly! Thank you.
ACCEPTING INVITATION
· That’s very kind of you
· We’d like very much to….
· What a delightful idea
· With the greatest pleasure
· Thank you very much for inviting me
· It’s delightful to….
ACCEPTING AN INVITATION
Thank you for inviting me.
I would/will ….
That would be very nice.
I’d like to love to come.
That’s fine.
Sure. Why not?
DECLINING INVITATION
· I’m very sorry, I don’t Think I can.
· I’d like to, but ….
· I’m afraid I’ve Already promised….
· Thank you for asking me, but ….
· Unfortunately , I can’t….
DECLINING AN INVITATION
I’m very sorry, I don’t think I can.
I’d like to, but ….
Thank you for asking me, but ….
Unfortunately, I can’t ….
EXPRESSION TO MAKE, ACCEPT OR DECLINE IN
VITIATION INFORMAL SITUATION
Making invitation
· Why don’t you come to…
· Like to come to …
· Come and …
· Shall we come to …
· You must come to …
ACCEPTING INVITATION
· I would/will …
· That would be very nice
· OK,I will be there !
· I’d like love to come.
· All right.
· Sure, I am coming
FORMAL PHRASES TO DECLINE AN INVITATION :
I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’m busy tonight.
I’m terribly sorry. I have other plans.
Thanks for asking. I’m afraid I’m busy tonight.
DECLINING INVITATION
· Sorry, I can’t.
· I’d love to, but …
· I don’t think I can.
· I wish I could, but …
· Sorry, I am very busy
· Sorry, may be next time
· Thank you, but I can’t
· Sorry, I don’t think I
· Can’t make it
· I’m so sorry I can make it
Please make a dialogue on inviting and accepting or
rejecting both in formal and informal way.
Make an invitation card for aa occasion you like. Make
it colorful and beautiful when you are done with it. Take
a picture on it and upload on EDMODO.
