Invitations and replies to invitations. This was used during a session of a special course on English for Communication.

1. By: Miss Rowena L. Rosalejos
Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat
University

2. What are the occasions
wherein people make
invitations
1. a reception 2. a lunch, a
luncheon
3. a cocktails 4. a farewell
party
5. a farewell party 6. a dinner

3. How to invite you to
1. I would like to
make
invitations?
have lunch at my home next
week.
2. I would like to have you come
to my birthday party this
evening.
3. Would you like to go to the
movies next Sunday?
4. Won’t you come in and have a
cup of tea?

4. How to make
5. Will you be able to go to the rock
invitations? night?
concert with me tomorrow
6. How about having lunch with me
tomorrow?
7. Can you have dinner with me
today evening?
8. I would like to invite you to have
dinner with me this coming Sunday.
9. Are you free on Monday? I should
like to invite you to have lunch with
me.

5. How to reply to
invitations?
-Accepting an invitation
1. Thank you. I shall be
glad to.
2. Thank you. That’s very
kind of you. I’d love to.
3. Thank you. I’d be

6. How to reply to
invitations?
- Accepting an invitation
5. That would be very nice. I
would definitely join the party.
6. That would be wonderful. I
can assure you that I won’t miss
such a lovely party.

7. How to reply to
invitations?
-Refusing an Invitation
1. I’m sorry but I have
another engangement.
2. I’m awfully sorry, but I
must meet my boss at the
airport.
3. I should like to, but I have

8. How to reply to
invitations?
- Refusing an Invitation
4. I’d love to come, but I’m
afraid I can’t. I have an urgent
meeting.
5. Oh, I’m sorry. I’d love to
come but I’ve already accepted
another invitation.

9. Conversation
A : If you are free this Sunday.
Would you like to have dinner wit
h me?
B : I’d love to, but I have an
appointment with my friend. I
hope you’ll invite me again
sometime.
A : Surely, I’ll.
B : It’s very nice of you to invite
me.

10. Example
Mr. Sean Robinson, Managing
Director
requests the pleasure of your
attendance at the dinner party
on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of Games Power Company
on Friday, June 25th ,2010
at 18.00 hours
at Jade Ballroom, Siam Royal
Convention Hotel

11. Exercises
Using the invitation card in the previous slide, take a
partner and make your own replies of acceptance
and decline to the invitaion.
1. Accepting the invitation
2. Declining the invitation