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WR Ting Invitations: Aboul Nvltalions
WR Ting Invitations: Aboul Nvltalions
Writing Invitations
1 You c:om lw. invitt!d tn ftJl~> uf difffm?nt K(nd~ of t>vt.mt~. Can yt ~H add 10 the list-
below?
birthdt~_y par1y
confer~t\'
dinner party
wcdd.ing
baU
repliun
Wmk with a. p;trlner Asl: them rtbout any invitations they hrWt! hitd, How many?
11tis year, lJ~t yttar r What wo-cc tilt! lnvltalions far? Write note s em their an.swto.rs
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Start Writing
2.1 When you write i.rwi1ations yot often need to use prepositions \.,.ilh d.1tes
an~ tlmm;- but n01 ill w ays! Wnrk with a.par1ner tu find out whid1 o f the words
411d rh.rd.l>eS bt!IOW n~d to gO tn l'al'fl rolu tt'\H,
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Monday
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the sent~nce. lugiti.Jwr, Thi~ 1'\ap ~~ WbN'\ th" lWO ~l!nll'UCt'-" havf" t h~ ~n;tt
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We use ,;urlto JUh\ l(lg,th l!r bentenceslh~u ''CIIltlnu~ wlrh ,\ simiiM ideo1. We u~ lml
b) I got tidl.tb lt.tr 'Ph.u'llom qr the Opera' I 11\\lilt\.1 tnt( C\.lUSlflUs. l!oJ "' l<>in Kh pi01r Dl Rnl"""'-.. boluw
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dl I wanttd IQ In \lit~ my ba!.s I dJd not
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n lliMd thtl'!lll\ nd$11\ging" lot 1 hwd thf ...-.nrv
g) Most nf u thtlUJ(ht th~ outing was a good dt.t~ . We wUl do it agarn ~n
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Chtisllan Oldenbetg waul!; loin viti! hib fricudJuJHh tv the llw.ui.J~ bul ~i:tc. W. nv\
l'll t1e phone-so ~e h~$ 1U ,vntc, Wod. with ,'\ p.,rtnet and~ the \vriUn5 .g,ko?:l'*tt.m
bei.(JW to \~te Cbrb"ti.:"\q1S lg4-t(o,. Von will nood to IUT:tngo tht\ lottot rroporl~i l'lf'H1
ad.d punctuation, ilnd nm1 nr hut whPrP y on ~ ( t t rhl:.' h:'ft!!r \OIIUith..l llA\ItiiWiltll
lh""' P'""S"'phs.
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m the lt.'ttcr in a PJ I'~rula.r Wl1y. Study tftc letter bclinY111111 \fr,i,lr ,, .., fl1c L.n1
places lo put the. tolluwing scctloo Jnbc~
REQUIZSTED AC110N
CLOSING
INVlTA TIC'Ihl
Calderdale.
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Pablo,
Love,
Helen"-
Letter 2
teller 1
t.J.1Vt', J!ii often used when the person you are w ritin~ to 1s 11 d ose friend orTelaUVE
( IY\l)le or female).
Wlfte 11 vourtelf
Yvurs. [s mort ~Jommo11 w ht!Jt yuu .utt nt.1t. w Clo~ to fhe perscm,
4~ 1 Think of a film that you want ~~ ~~J Vvur fd~.nd d iJt.->S not have-a telephCI!l.e
i'n the h~~ttse. Write a letter"ilwiting him or hct to go ro the cinema "'ith you. Tch
thl!m w lurr~: a nd when the film is a nd where ilnd when _you will rneet. A$k them
to telep h one (ush\g o1 public phune) lo say lf th'')' o sn romcJ Decid,e tmw ymr will
organi the let1e<, Thiok aboul t~e labels In secllon 3.3 and the ending you will
lb('. Write your O \ VO addre.o;s at the top 9f the lette r.
4..2 Check your letter against the Improving Your Writing "h~klisl in Unit I
and see i.lyou need to make anyclwngt.'!l to th~ way lt itorgani800 \rVhen yuu feel
tlt.>tyoor letter is asgood<>slt can be COOif.l"!l! it with the key tt on p;tg<' 73
.'v!Ake my othot changes y<>u thlnlcart! nt'<'e,<sary,
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Talk11boullnvltallons
Replying to Invitations
1 You a~pl invitatiOilS O' vou. somtttlmPs havQ to rt~fu~ th~m. Wurk m itf'O\IPS
vi l\oJO 1.{) four.. Find o ut from each meiT!bur of tho fVOUP WhJch arc tho bC&t and tha
worsl reasons l'r refusing_ .ttl InvitatiOn they h:n:o bJ.Qr d 2h<u' wn~o d,{l t\"0 tha
rea~on which Ihe gnmp think,\ l\ 1he iurmle.s1,
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lnvenl a rttaiJy runnv Pl:t'IISP ' ""' you might KHII? i'or ;.rnVIIIH \'41'1_1 l~ld ll..)l)
hnport.,nt tneeting.
Start llltillng
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Me Writlng lliSOI'I"'ltOOt' WC' dO ' '0l lo11JW'W"' 1 1 ~h!'fl writ,. In -1111111~ (nnn,d '"'")' W ...
(i;l.n.us.uaiJv be informal with O\lr lriend:~ tu'ld cl~ fimJ.ly, Wh~:n ~n: nrit~ tn:: ..-:~o~u
be cnor~t!Ormj)l or less fo-rm;~ I by cltM1gU1S fha wnr(l-: ~; wu nw.!)nd ,,.. "'"'Y ttL1t
we write.
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Polll~ relusals
When you hav-e ~o refw;e an lnyito~on ll is \(Slllll to U$f a 'saftr ning' ph.rue
11"'1 Jc,w(d by il reason loT .refusing.
.\'frmplt" 'l''ff ft'7lf .onv I cannot mnic h.J your 21st .birthday party n~xt Wt!c:k. f'iu
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