by Miss Rowena L. Rosalejos Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University

1. By: Miss Rowena L. Rosalejos
Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat
University

2. What are the occasions
wherein people make invitations
1. a reception 2. a lunch, a luncheon
3. a cocktail 4. a farewell party
5. a farewell party 6. a dinner
7. a buffet 8. a wedding reception

3. How to make invitations?
1. I would like to invite you to have lunch at my
home next week.
2. I would like to have you come to my birthday
party this evening.
3. Would you like to go to the movies next Sunday?
4. Won’t you come in and have a cup of tea?

4. How to make invitations?
5. Will you be able to go to the rock concert with me tomorrow
night?
6. How about having lunch with me tomorrow?
7. Can you have dinner with me today evening?
8. I would like to invite you to have dinner with me this
coming Sunday.
9. Are you free on Monday? I should like to invite you to have
lunch with me.

5. How to reply to invitations?
-Accepting an invitation
1. Thank you. I shall be glad to.
2. Thank you. That’s very kind of you. I’d
love to.
3. Thank you. I’d be delighted to go. How
nice!
4. It’s very nice of you to invite me.

6. How to reply to invitations?
-Accepting an invitation
5. That would be very nice. I would definitely
join the party.
6. That would be wonderful. I can assure you
that I won’t miss such a lovely party.

7. How to reply to invitations?
-Refusing an Invitation
1. I’m sorry but I have another engangement.
2. I’m awfully sorry, but I must meet my boss
at the airport.
3. I should like to, but I have an appointment
with the doctor.

8. How to reply to invitations?
-Refusing an Invitation
4. I’d love to come, but I’m afraid I can’t. I
have an urgent meeting.
5. Oh, I’m sorry. I’d love to come but I’ve
already accepted another invitation.

9. Conversation
A : If you are free this Sunday. Would you like to have
dinner with me?
B : I’d love to, but I have an appointment with my
friend. I hope you’ll invite me again sometime.
A : Surely, I’ll.
B : It’s very nice of you to invite me.

10. Example
Mr. Sean Robinson, Managing Director
requests the pleasure of your attendance
at the dinner party
on the occasion of the
10th anniversary of Games Power Company
on Friday, June 25th ,2010
at 18.00 hours
at Jade Ballroom, Siam Royal Convention Hotel
Dress:Formal
R.S.V.P.
E-Mail: rsvp@gp.co.th

11. Exercises
Using the invitation card in the previous slide, take a
partner and make your own replies of acceptance and
decline to the invitaion.
1. Accepting the invitation
2. Declining the invitation