Writing an

invitation

SKILLS

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A1_2062X_EN English
Goals

Learn phrases for writing

invitations

Practice accepting and

declining invitations

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Were having a party! Would you like
to come?

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Talking about events

To invite someone to an event, you can use the present continuous. We use the
verb have with certain events, like a party.
Use at to talk about the place or time, and on to talk about the day.

Subject Verb Event Details

She is having a party.

We are celebrating Thanksgiving.

The party is on Tuesday.

The dinner is at 7 oclock on Saturday.

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Talking about events

Use at to talk about the place or time, and on to talk about the day.

Subject Verb Event Details

The party is on Tuesday.

The dinner is at 7 oclock on Saturday.

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Complete the sentences

1. We are having a. go to the party with me?

2. Could you all b. a dinner party this Thursday.

3. Would you like to c. please come at 5 oclock?

4. We celebrate d. you like to go?

5. Would e. holidays every year.

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Invitations

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

Hi Mary! Im _______________ a party this weekend. Would you like to come?

Hi David. That sounds great! When _______________ it?

Its this weekend. Were meeting at my place _______________ Saturday

_______________ 7 oclock. I hope to see you there.

Great! I _______________ see you then.

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 to invite

I invite my friends over for dinner.

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 invitation

I am sending invitations to invite people to my party.

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 to accept

We accept your party invitation. Were coming to the party!

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 to come over

Would you like to come over for coffee?

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 to decline

Im sorry, but I have to decline your invitation. I cant come to the party.

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Invitations

I am having a dinner party.

Would you like to come over?

I invite my friend to have a

drink with me.

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Practicing new vocabulary

I have an invitation to a party next

week.

Can you come over at 4 oclock on

Saturday?

Thank you for inviting me!

Im sorry, but I have to decline.

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Unscramble to make a sentence

the

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What is happening in the picture?

She accepts the invitation. She declines the invitation.

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Inviting someone to an event

In order to invite someone to an event or party, we use would or could followed by a

verb to be polite.

Statement Question

Come to our party. Would you like to come to our party?

Come at 8 oclock. Could you come at 8 oclock?

Go to dinner with me. Would you like to go to dinner with me?

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Accepting and declining invitations

There are many ways to accept or decline an invitation. If you cant go to an event, be
sure to thank the person for inviting you!

Accepting Declining

Sure, I would love to. Sorry, Im not able to come.

Sounds great! No, thank you.

I am looking forward to it! I cant, but thank you for the invitation.

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The invitation

1. We are celebrating my birthday, so I am

having a small _______________.
2. _______________ you like to come?
3. The party is _______________ Friday at 8
oclock.
4. Hope to _______________ you then!

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What are some polite ways to answer an invitation?

Im not able to come

That sounds great Nope!
No thank
you Sure!
I dont
think so No way!
Yes, Id love to Why not?
What is the time and date?
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Rewrite the sentence using the pronoun he

1. I can definitely come. He can definitely come.

2. Do I need to bring food or __________________________________

drinks?
__________________________________

__________________________________
3. I am looking forward to it!
__________________________________

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Sample party invitation

Dear Carla,

Please join me in celebrating my 25th

birthday!

The party will take place this Saturday,

the 18th of May at 8 oclock.

We will go for a meal in Giovannis Italian

Restaurant in Main Street and then take
the train in to the city centre to play
bowling.

I would be delighted if you could come.

Please let me know if you can make it!

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Your turn!

Pretend that you are having a party. Write

a short invitation, and share it with your
classmate.

Dont forget to include important details like the date, time and
location!

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Casual invitations

Invitations are not always formal, and you will not always write an official invitation
when you are arranging to meet someone. You may want to invite somebody to a
more casual meeting, i.e. to drink a coffee, to go on a date or simply to take a stroll.

There are many ways to invite someone to a casual meeting.

Do you want to?

Would you like to?

How about we?

Should we?

Why dont we?

Lets

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Casual invitations

If the subject of the invitation is you and we are using an auxiliary or modal verb,
then we use the full infinitive (with the word to included).

If the subject is we then we drop the word to and conjugate the verb normally.

Do you want to see a movie?

Would you like to get something to eat?

How about we take a walk?

Should we go rock climbing?

Why dont we watch the football match?

Lets listen to some music!

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New in town

Your cousin has just moved to your town and has no friends. You
want to hang out with her and help her meet people, so you decide
to invite her to various things.

Use different types of sentences to invite your cousin to

the cinema a museum see the sights

a picnic a sports event go swimming

drink a coffee go shopping a birthday party

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
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+ _______________________________
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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p.6
having, at
Exercise p.7
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.D
Exercise p.15
Thank you for the invitation, but I cant come over on Saturday.
Exercise p.16
She declines the party invitation.
Exercise p.19
1. party 2. would 3. on 4. see
Exercise p.21
2. Does he need to bring food or drinks?
3. He is looking forward to it!
Answer key
Homework

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Fill in the gaps

1. What _______________ is the party? come

2. When is _______________ birthday?
time
3. Im sorry, but I have to _______________.
4. I would love to _______________ over for decline
dinner.
5. _______________ you please bring a bottle like
of wine?
your
6. Would you _______________ to come to my
party?
Could
7. _______________ you for the invitation.
Thank

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Vocabulary lists

Check the first five words of the lesson.

Sort them into two lists.
Give your lists a name.

List 1: _____________ List 2: _____________

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My favourite words

Choose five words or phrases from the lesson

and write them down in your list of My favourite words.

Word one

Word two

Word three

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Make flashcards

Make flashcards out of paper and

copy down four words or phrases from this lesson that
are hard for you.

Hello! My name is

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Sentences in the third person plural

Choose five example sentences from this lesson.

Copy them and rewrite them about
a group of people (or using the pronoun them).

Examples:

She is a doctor

Hannah and James are doctors.

He speaks English and French

They speak English and French.

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