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Learning Outcomes: 1.2 Level 1 (iii) Welcoming or inviting friends to one's house and responding appropriately to invitations
Performance
Band Descriptor Evidence
Standard
Can you recall the formulaic expressions to invite, to accept or to refuse an invitation? Fill in
the table below.
Refusing an
Inviting Accepting an invitation
invitation
I would like to
Thank you very much
invite you to my I’m afraid, I can’t.
– that would be lovely.
birthday party.
I really hope you can
I think that should be Sorry, but we’re
make it to my
fine. busy.
birthday party.
It will be fun to have
I’m sorry. I can’t
you at my birthday That’d be great!
make it.
party.
Work in pairs. A pretends to invite B to a birthday party. B accepts gladly or declines politely. You
may use the formulaic expressions to guide you.