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TITRE DE LA LEÇON : INVITATION

Discipline : Anglais
Sous-discipline : Expression orale
Cycle : Lycée - Niveau : Terminale A

Dialogue 1
Prince: I’m having a birthday party tomorrow evening. Would you like to come?
Rudy: Thank you. I’d love to. What time is the party?
Prince: Four o’clock.
Rudy: Great! See you tomorrow then.
Prince: See you.
Dialogue 2
Patrick: Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?
Linda: I’d love to, but I can’t. I’m busy tonight. Maybe next time.
Patrick: That’s OK.
1-Inviting someone
-I invite you to …
-I would like to invite you to …
-Would you like to …? (+infinitive)
-Would you mind coming to …?
-Do you want to …?
-Do you feel like coming to …?
2-Accepting an invitation
-I’d love to, thanks.
-That’s very kind of you. Thank you for inviting me.
-Sure, I’d love to.
-With pleasure!
-That’d be nice.
-That sounds great / lovely/ super/ fun.
3-Refusing/ declining an invitation
-Sorry, I can’t. I have other plans, unfortunately.
-I’m afraid, I can’t because …
-I’d love to, but I can’t. I …
-Thanks for your invitation but …
Speaking activity
Sam: Hi Joyce. How are you?
Joyce: I’m fine, thanks. And you?
Sam: I’m Ok.
Joyce: Do you want to go to the cinema tomorrow?
Sam: I’d like to. I want to see ‘’No way home’’ movie. What do you think about that?
Joyce: That sounds great!

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Sam: But when are we going to go there?

Joyce: On Friday night, at 8 P.M.
Sam: I’m sorry, but I can’t. I have to watch a football match.
Joyce: How about Saturday night?
Sam: That would nice.
Joyce: I’m going to call you at 7 o’clock. See you soon.
Sam: See you.
Exercise one : Complete the dialogue according to the instruction.
You: Invite a friend to go to a party with you on Saturday.
Your friend: Ask about the kind of party.
You: Say it’s your father’s birthday party.
Your friend: Accept the invitation and ask the place and the time to meet.
You: Answer.
Your friend: Finish the conversation.

Exercise two: Complete the dialogue according to the instruction.

You: Invite a friend to go to the cinema with you on Friday night.
Your friend: Ask about the name of the movie.
You: Answer.
Your friend: Refuse the invitation. Justify.
You: Finish the conversation.