REFLECTIVE SUMMARY M6LA4

NAME: RAHMI MIRANDA

From Learning Activity 4, I have learnt about Invitation letter.

An Invitation Letter is a document that presents a formal request for the presence of an
individual, a group of people or an organization at an event. An invitation letter may be
formal or informal. It could be printed on paper or sent via email. Invitation letters can be
used for a variety of events such as weddings, graduation ceremonies, annual dinners,
anniversary parties and birthday parties. An invitation letter usually contains some
information about the host, the date and time of the event, the venue of the event and how to
accept the invitation. Invitations are usually sent many days in advance of the event, to give
the invitees an opportunity to respond to the invitation.

b. The social function of invitation letter is to ask or request someone to go to a place, to do

something, or to participate in a certain event

c. The generic structure of invitation letter:

  Name of the host

  Formal phrase of invitation
  Details of the event (day, date, time, place)
  Reason of inviting
  Special note (e.g. dress code, reservation/RSPV)

d. The significant lexico-grammatical features of invitation letters are

  Phrasing in third person point of view
  Use of present simple
  Special phrase for invitation (cordially invite, request the pleasure of your presence, solicit
your gracious presence, etc)
  Day and date are spelt out