Level: Pre-Intermediate

Writing:
An invitation
   Questions Comments
Discussion On which occasions do you
1 invite your friends to your  
home?
What do you usually do when
2  
you meet up with your friends?
Have you ever written an
invitation? On which occasions?
3  
How many people did you
invite?
Preparation
 Match the names of punctuation marks with symbols
from the box.

! ? . , A
•full stop _____________
•question mark _____________
•comma _____________
•capital letter _____________
•exclamation mark _____________
Top Tips for writing

1. Start a sentence with a capital

letter.
2. Use capital letter for days of the
week.
3. Finish a sentence with a full
stop.
4. Finish a question with a
question mark.
Practice
Task 1

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

1. Jen/ Jim sent the email.

2. Jen is going surfing with her friends at the weekend/ after school.
3. They are meeting at the surf club/ the beach.
4. Jen thinks the weather will be bad/ good.
5. Two/ Four other people are going surfing with Jen.
6. They are meeting before/ after lunch.
Task 2

Rewrite this email and correct the punctuation errors.

1. hi jen (2 mistakes)

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2. that sounds great. what time are you meeting. do I need to bring anything. (5 mistakes)

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3. I’m going to get the bus what number is the bus to Fistral Beach. (3 mistakes)

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4. see you on saturday. (2 mistakes)

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Task 3

1.Individual work. Write an email to a friend to invite him/

her to do something. Think about these questions.

Who will you write to? What activity are you doing? When
and where? What time are you meeting up? Who else is
going with you?
**Look at page 2 to write it well!
Further practice
 Review
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Homework