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Invitation
Invitation
Inviting:
Do you want to ... ?
Would you like to ... (tomorrow)?
Would you be interested in ... (next Sunday)?
How about (going to) ... ?
I was just wondering if you would like to ...
(Come to) ... , will you?
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.
Thank you, I’d be glad to go.
Yes, thank you. I’d be happy to go.
Thank you so much for inviting me.
Declining invitations:
I’m sorry I can't. I have to (work).
That's very kind of you, but actually I'm (doing something else this afternoon).
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 don’t really think I can.
I’m so sorry, I’ll be very busy tomorrow night.
Task 2: Read the dialogue and underline the expressions!
Task 3: ACTIVITY
Please make a group of two. You should create a conversation of making invitation and
responding to the invitation using the expressions that we have learned (minimum three
expressions). You can decide the situation by yourself or use some situations below:
- To an amusement park
- To a formal dinner
- To a friend’s birthday party
- To a horror movie
- To go shopping
- To a history museum