INVITATION LANGUAGE AND PHRASES

1. INVITATIONS

2. LEADING
•You have a foreign friend. This
Saturday evening, you are cooking
good food. How do you invite your
foreign friend?
•How do you reply when someone
invites you?

3. WATCHING VIDEO AND ANSWER
•What are the processes of making
invitations?
•How does the woman ask?
•What does the man reply?

4. INFORMAL INVITING
•Would you like to . . .
•We're going to . . . . Would you like to come
along?
•There's a . . . . (tonight). Would you like to go?
•How about (V+ing) . . . ?
•Do you want to . . . ?
•I wonder if you would like to . . .
•I was wondering if you would like to . . .

6. IN CHAIN: PRACTICE INVITING

7. FORMAL INVITING
•I'd like to invite you to . . .
•If you have time, I'd like to invite you . . .
•Would you like to join us for (event) at
(time) ?
•We'd be glad to have you accompany us . .
•We'd be delighted/honored to have you as
our guest at . . .

8. •go to the movies /the theater/the stadium
•Go to the restaurant for dinner
•Go out for coffee/drink/a movie
•Go shopping/hiking
•come over for lunch/ Come over for my
birthday party
PRACTICE WITH SOME EVENTS

9. ACCEPTING INVITATIONS
• Sure. What time?
• I'd love to, thanks.
• That's very kind of you, thanks.
• That sounds lovely, thank you.
• What a great idea, thank you.
• Sure. When should I be there?
• I’d love to!
• Sure!
• Sounds good!
• Sounds great!

10. PRACTICE IN CHAIN

11. DECLINING INVITATIONS
•I can't. I have to work.
•This evening is no good. I have an appointment.
•I'm busy tomorrow. Can I take a rain check on
that? (rain check: used to tell someone that you
cannot accept invitations now, but would like to
do so at a later time)
•That's very kind of you, but actually I'm (doing
something else) this afternoon.

12. •Well, I'd love to, but I'm already going out to
the restaurant.
•I'm really sorry, but I've got (something else)
on.
•I really don't think I can - I'm supposed to be
(doing something else)
*I’d love to, but… (I have other plans.)
•I don’t think I can.
•I’m really sorry, but… (I have to pick up my
kids from school.)

13. SPEAKING TIP
•It's important to be polite when you
decline an invitation. We normally give
a reason why we can't do something
and say we're sorry that we can't
accept the invitation.

14. PRACTICE IN CHAIN

15. LISTENING

16. HESITATING
•Thank you, but I'll have to check my
calendar. Do you mind if I tell you
on(Monday)?
•- I'm not sure what my plans are. Could
I get back to you tomorrow?
•- I might be busy. I'll let you know later.

17. ASKING FOR CHANGING TO ANOTHER
TIMES/EVENTS
•How about Saturday morning?
•What about going out for dinner?
•Why don’t we + V-infi

18. IF YOU WANT TO EXPRESS THE HOPE
THAT THE PERSON WILL INVITE YOU
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN SAY:
•I’ll have to take a raincheck.
•Maybe another time.

19. CALLING YOUR FRIEND AND INVITE

20. DIALOGUE: ROLE PLAY
composing dialogue with your friend,
including:
•Greeting
•Ask about their availability
•Inviting: refusing-accepting