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Inviting, accepting, and decline invitation

Have you ever got invitation from your friend?

BIRTHDAY PARTY? DINNER? SPEND YOUR HOLIDAY TOGETHER?

What do you feel when you got invitation?

What should you say when you got invitation from someone?

DEFINITION OF INVITATION IS ASK SOMEONE TO JOIN OR COME. THE AIM IS TO INVITE SOMEONE TO OUR ACTIVITIES. THE TYPE OF INVITATION OF SITUATION THAT USED BASED ON:

- WHO ARE THE OBJECT?- WHERE DOES THE SITUATION TAKE PLACE?-WHAT ARE THE TOPICS TALKING

ABOUT?

INVITATION

Expression how to invite someone

• Will you join us for dinner?• Can you come to my party?• Could you come to my birthday party

tomorrow?• Would you like to come to my dinner party

tonight?• Shall we have a dinner party?

Expression to accept the invitation

• Yes, certainly, I will come

• Absolutely, count me in

• I would very much• Yes, I’d love to• Thanks !, that

sounds like fun• Sure, Thank you

for the invitation

Expression to decline the invitation

• I’m very sorry. I can’t• I’m sorry. I don’t think I can• Thank you very much, but…• I’m sorry, but ….• Thanks, but….• The Reason :

- I must go to the hospital- I have another appointment

Examples of Invitation Dialogue• Refusing

Linda : If you are free this Sunday. Would you like to have dinner with me ?Biya : I’d love to come, but I have an appointment with my mother. I hope

you’ll invite me again sometime.Linda : Surely, I’ll. Biya : It’s very nice of you to invite me.

• Accepting Jack : Are you free right now?Betty : Yes, I have just finished washing my clothes.Jack : Why don’t we playing waves in the beach? I think the weather is nice

today.Betty : Okay, It should be fun !

EXERCISE• Make a dialog using expressions of accepting

or refusing an offer invitation of the following situation. Do this exercise with your partner (pair work).

• The situation : - Asking your classmates to accompany you buying a present.- Invite your friends to come to your birthday party.