USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR MAKING,

ACCETING AND DECLINING INVITATIONS.

Refusing Invitations (examples)

Making Invitations (examples)
1) Not really. I’m a little tired.
a) Do you feel like dancing ? 2) I feel a little sick.
b) What do you think of watching a 3) No way
movie tonight? 4) Tonight? How about tomorrow
c) How about visiting my night?
grandparents tomorrow? 5) No, I don’t feel like going out.
d) Shall we get something to eat? 6) Nah. I hate doing that.
e) Would you like to go to a disco? 7) I’d rather stay at home.
f) How do you feel about going to a 8) Thanks, but…
concert?
g) Do you have any plans for
tonight?

Accepting Invitations

1) Great idea.
2) Why not? Let’s go out.
3) Cool, I love going to …
4) Fantastic. I’d love to do
something.
EXERCISES. 5) Wonderful, whatever you want.
6) Yes, I’d love to.
7) It depends on…
1. READ THE INVITATIONS AND
WRITE A RESPONSE.

1. What do you think

about going to a
Karaoke?

2. Shall we rent a
movie?

3. How do you feel

about going to my
parents’ house?

4. Would you like to

eat some pizza?
2. WRITE DIALOGUES USING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE
TABLE.

Situation 1 - A wants to go to a karaoke, B does not want to go)

A B
1. invite B to sing Karaoke 2. give excuse; not good at
3. Insist, Say it is free, drinks singing
very cheap 4. O.K, ask about the time
5. 8 pm 6. say you will be at A’s house
7. finish conversation. at 7.45

A:

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B:_______________________________________________________________________
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A:
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B:_______________________________________________________________________
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A:
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B:_______________________________________________________________________
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A:
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Situation 2 - A insists on doing something over the weekend;

B really does not want to and makes up many excuses that
are not true.

A B

1. invitation: do something on the 2. excuse: have a lot to do

weekend? 4. have no time. have to take
3. Saturday morning; skate? the dog to the vet.
5. dog? (you don’t have a dog) 6. my brother’s dog.
A:

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B:___________________________________________________________________

A: __________________________________________________________________

B:___________________________________________________________________

A:
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B:_______________________________________________________________________
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Remember
Use a verb ending in –ing after: Do you feel like…?, How
about…and How do you feel about…?

3. READ AND FINISH THE CONVERSATION USING THE WORDS BELOW.

I’m really tomorrow night have to

Do

I’d love to have dinner can’t

How about

Michael: Hello?
Jennifer: Hi, Michael. How are you?
 Michael: Not bad, ______ you want to _______ _____________ with me
_________________ ________________?
Jennifer: Tomorrow night? ____ _____________ sorry. But I ______________.
I __________ _____ stay home and study.
Michael: Oh, that’s too bad. ___________ _______________ Friday night?
Jennifer: Uh…sure. _______ ______________ ____. What time do you want
to meet?
Michael: How about around seven o’clock?
Jennifer. Terrific!

4. HOW COULD YOU COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION? WRITE

SUITABLE IDEAS.

Do you feel like going out tonight?

Mickey: So, What do you want to _________?

Claire: I _____________ know. I’m kind of tired.
Mickey: C’mon, Claire. You said we could _________ something
this weekend.
Claire: I know, I know. But _______ rather do ______________not
too tiring.
Mickey: Like what?
Claire: Like going to a jam session. You know, Ray’s playing some
classical jazz
with his friends in the Arts centre.
Mickey: Boring. I __________ just sitting around and __________________ to
music.
Claire: No, you don’t. You always __________ to
rock________________.
Mickey: Sure, but that’s not just sitting around and listening to
music.
Claire: Ok. How _________________ _____________ to the cinema? “The
astronaut farmer “ is on.
Mickey: Claire! I’d _______________ ______________ at home and
____________ games on the Playstation!

5. TRANSLATE THESE EXPRESSIONS INTO SPANISH.

1. I’m kind of tired:________________________________________
2. You’re so difficult to please:
________________________________________________________
3. how about getting a bite to eat?:
__________________________________________________
4. You know I hate funk and electro:
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6. USE THE PICTURES TO WRITE INVITATIONS.

1. (go/going camping)

2. (play/playing cards)

3. (eat/eating out)

4. (watch/watching the Simpsons)

5. (go/going dancing)
 7. WRITE RESPONSES FOR EACH ONE OF THE INVITATIONS BELOW.

1. Would you like to go to a party tonight?

________________________________________________.

2. Do you feel like going fishing?

________________________________________________.

3. Let’s go skiing.

________________________________________________.

4. What do you think of listening to a reggaeton CD?

________________________________________________.

8. WRITE A DIALOGUE USING THE EXAMPLE IN EXERCISE 3.

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