Professional Documents
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A. To introduce yourself to other person you can use these expressions
Formal
Informal
Formal
Informal
- Hi/Hello
- Glad to meet you.
- Pleased to meet you
2. Greeting
I. Ms, Martha, an English teacher, enters the classroom. The students are
3. Parting
4. Inviting
Function : to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or
complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place,
gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something.
Example of inviting
Would you like to … (neutral situation)
What about …? / Come and … / Why don’t you …? (informal situation)
We should be very pleased if you could … / We should be delighted if you
were able to … (formal situation)
For example:
Would you like to join me for a lunch? (Neutral situation)
What about going to the beach? (Informal situation)
We should be very pleased if you could come and have dinner with us this
evening. (Formal situation)
ACCEPTING AN INVITATION
(Thank you). I’d like to (very much). / That would be very nice. / That
sounds a nice idea. / With pleasure. (Neutral situation)
All right (then). / I won’t say no! / Great/Lovely. / You’re on! / OK! / I’d love
to … (informal situation)
I’d very much like to …/ That’s really very kind of you. / What a delightful
idea. (formal situation)
For example:
Would you like to come and play a new game with me?
Thank you. I’d like to very much. (neutral situation)
Great. (informal situation)
I’d very much like to join you. (formal situation)
DECLINING AN INVITATION
Thank you very much, but …/ I’d like to, but …/ I’m sorry, I can’t. / Thank
you for asking me, but … (neutral situation)
I’d love to but…/ Sorry, I can’t. (informal situation)
Much to my regret, …/ That’s very kind of you, but… /Sadly … (however
thank you for inviting me) (formal situation)
For example:
Would you like to join me to watch the newest movie tomorrow?
Thank you very much but I have many assignments. (neutral situation)
I’d love to, but I have got an exam tomorrow. (informal situation)
Much as I should like to, I’m afraid I already promise to accompany my sister
tomorrow. (formal situation)