% TER INVITATIONS AND REPLIES Marking Scheme Format 1 Matk Content 2 Marks Expression 1 Mark (Grammatical accuracy, spelings) Invitation is a kind of personal notice sent individually to people. There are ovo yj invitations (i) Formal invitations (i) Informal invitations It canbe in the form of an invitation card, which isa formal way of inviting people. bbe also in the form of a note or a letter, which is an informal way of inviting peopl fy instance, inviting relatives, friends, colleagues etc to attend some particular function an occasion such as engagement, marriage, birth, death or public function isan inf invitation. Itis an essential part of social etiquette. Informal invitations are addres! frechand writing to friends and relatives. Formal invitations may be in the frm (@) Card of (b) Letter. They are addressed in a fixed format to a person in a deparna having a designation, with proper salutations. FORMAL INVITATIONS In a formal invitation card, one starts with the designation of the organiser, fllose!t name and address of the host, details about the date, time and venue of the function. Te name of the chief organiser with "RSVP" on the bortom left hand corner of the ctl CSM cma Miata + Forma invtations do not include the name of the addressee * Formal invations are always written in thd person 1. he, she or Ware used in place of you or we + The accasion, name ofthe invitee, name of the host, date, day, time, venue et a watt in proper sequence + Some more details lke name, designation, address etc, of organiser. sponsor of hes should be included + fa VIPs invited. then the name ofthat VIP should appear prominentjnvitations and Replies rmat of a Card You are opening an exclusive parlour for ladies. Draft a formal invitation for its inauguration with the ——> Name/Designation of WS FASHONERS \ — Sereaogene nreunee he opening ol het exc — at 80, Mall Road, Nainital stdilikde venue Snip Inauguration Cccasevevent (On Saturday, the 18th June, 20% Dateanctime at 11:00 4M By Superstar Deepika Aare Corday Invtea Free Haut by Habib for First 10 Customers! sve Manya Singh Contact ett Phone: 059422-61XXX_ ot Example ‘As Secretary ofthe Literacy Club of St Anne's School, Ahmedabad, draft a formal invitation in not ‘nore than 50 words for the inauguration ofthe club in your schoo. Delhi 2009 Ans a “The Principal, Staff and Students of | ST ANNE'S SCHOOL, AHMEDABAD take great pleasure in inviting you to the inauguration of the Literacy Club on Saturday, 25th August, 20XX at 3 PM in the School Auditorium sv Secretary Literacy Cb | Prone 012034500Format of a Letter Ans, OMe ENGLISH CORE Class 125 Sarvodaya Public School is organising its Annual Sports day. The Principal wishes 19 iavite Mt PA Sin the District Magistrate as a Chief Guest to preside over the function. Draft a fon ong be sent to the above-mentioned dignitary ( Sarvodaya Public Schoo! | pore a E-7 New Model Town Ueteread Shikohabad-263135 12th August, 20x Date Mr PK Singh Givi Lines i ooo Shikohabad-283135 | Subject Invtation for Annual Sports Day Subject RespectedSr, | Salutation every) _| tis mater of great pride that our school is celebrating its 25th Annual Event | [Sports Day on 25th September, 20XX from 10 AM at the school ground. | | OaterrimeNenue ‘We shall consider ita great favour if you could grace the occasion by presiding over th function asthe Chief Guest and give away the prizes. Soliciting aline in replyorane-mail at sarvodayaacademy@gmailcom, Yours feithtully : Subscription | Principal | : | Sender's name ‘and designation ‘Sarvodaya Public School | Example ‘On 30th November your school is going to hold its annual sports day. You want Mr Dhanraj Pillai a noted hockey player, to give away the prizes to the budding sportspersons of the school. Write a formal invitation in about 50 words requesting him to grace the occasion. You are Karuna/ Karan, Sports Secretary, Sunrise Global School, Agra. All India 2016 Sunrise Giobal Schoo! Hari Parvat, Near Delhi Gate ‘Agra - 282002 | 15tn November, 20%% Mr Dhanvaj Pillai, New Delhi | Subject Invitation for the Schoo! Annual Sports Day Respected Sir We shail be obliged if you could spare some time from your busy schedule to be the Chiet Guest at our school's Annual Sports Day to be held on 30th November, 20XX 2 PM onwards al the schoo''s sports field Kindly confirm your acceptance by 23rd November and oblige | Yours respectfully | Karan (Sports Secretary)EXAM PRACTICE 1 You are a student leader of Apex Public Sch ex Public School, Bengaluru, Draft an invitation on behalf of the Principal {ora musical evening to be eld in your school tn Prat an inviiation Lae a saeriicated For Card 2 You are Chandra Mohan Singh of Rajendra Naga radha's marriage. jendra Nagar, Delhi. Draft an invitation for your daughter Shradha 3 As Peon ofthe Spas Sat In vital it meron 190 Mah 29% 0. ane rogramme by ‘Hema Ratha’ at 6:30 Pat Si Fort Auditorium, Famous fm personality Mrs Madhu Mati has consented tobe the Chief Guest no Autontm, Famous sm person e bon are Faiz/Falak Mazumdar living at 38, Udampur Colony, Shimla, You decide to hold a dinner party to congratulate your grandparents on their golden wedding anniversary. Draft a format invitation in not more than 50 words to all family members to attend a grand dinner at home. Delhi 2018 For Letter 5 Sunrise Global School, Agra is going to organise a one-act play competition in the school auditorium. You have decided to invite noted stage artiste, Nalini, to grace the occasion. Draft @ formal invitation for her in about 50 words, You are Karuna/ Karan, Cultural Secretary. Delhi 2016 6 The literary club of your schoo! is putting up the play ‘Waiting for Godot’. As secretary of the club, draft an invitation inviting the famous writer Sudesh Gupta to be the guest of honour at the function. Write the invitation in not more than 50 words. You are Govind/ Gauri. allindia 2014 7 You have been asked by your Director to invite a team of students and teachers from SD Public School, Modinagar for a workshop on changes in CBSE syllabus being conducted by a reputed publisher of educational books. Write the invitation as the Secretary, English Literary Society of the publisher. You are Sukanya/Satish. 8 invite a person of repute as judge for an inter-schoot competition. Invent the necessary details. Answers The Principal, Staff and Students of Apex Public School, Bengaluru | take great pleasure in inviting you toa musical evening TARANA 6.00 PM on 2ath November, 20XX in he Schoo! Auditorium Princpal ‘Musical Concert : 6:00 PM Phone :011-268743XX Dinner: 9:00 PM‘Allane ENGLISH CORE Class; ° Mrs and Mr Chandra Mohan Singh Sole your benign presence on the auspicious occasion ofthe mariage oftheir daughter Shradha with Ritesh (G/o Mrs and Mr Satish Kumar Singh) Programme Friday 10th December, 20% pecgnonet ust aver Weg COmONY ‘at Hotel Crystal Regency, New Delhi oop 1000 ao The President Staff and Members of e ‘on Monday, 10th March, 20XX Disha Me kuti i 20 pi onwards a eae The Spastic Society of India, cordially seek the pleasure of your sas ents ay inspiring presence at the Chief Guest Ramm once | Phone 01 1-283743| vyHema Ratna | rszznusieme | : 5 aoe ‘and atthe venue in the aid of spastic children vw shatheevent.com ‘ The children of Majumdar Family Solicit your benign presence ‘on the auspicious occasion of the 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration of their Loving Grandparents on Sunday, 08th of May, 20XX. at our residence 39, Udampur Colony, Shimla from 7 pm onwards followed by dinner. Please accept the cordial invitation and obliged. RSVP, Faiz/Falak Mazumdar Phone : 0123456769& etosand Replies 5 | Sunsise Global Schoot Hat Parvat, Near Delhi Gate ‘agra ~ 282002 sth August, 20XX Ms Nalin New Delhi subject Invitation forthe School One-Act Play Competition Respected Madam esa pclae cd oa ome ion you bu acct be eC See ston 2 PM ern COmpetton tobe hel on Zot August, 20%X inthe Kindly confirm your acceptance by 12th August and oblige Yours respecttully Karuna (Cultural Secretary) 6 | Global Senior Secondary Schoo! Mahatma Gandhi Road Saharanpur - 247001 15th September, 20XX Mr Sudesh Gupta Now Delhi (ect Invitation for the Screening of the Play ‘Waiting for Godot’ Respected Sir We shall be obliged if you could spare some time trom your busy schedule to be the Guest of Honour at the screening of the play ‘Walting for Godot’ by members of our school's Literary Club to be held on 28th September, 20XX in the schoo! auaitorium 4 PM onwards, Kindly confirm your acceptance by 23rd September and oblige. Yours respectfully Gaur (Uterary Secretary)7 Allnone ENGLISH Cope Gan i The English Literary Society ‘inant Publications | Ghasiabac-201007 | 20m september, 20x | The Principal | bs Pubic Schoo! al Chowk | Mecinagar-20r208 | Subject Invitation for Workshop on ‘Changes inthe Syllabus 2017-18" Respected Sir, The Englsh Literary Society of Aihant Publications has arranged a two-day workshop on the topic mentioneg ‘above on 28th and 29th September, 20XX at Shiva Aucitorium, Station Road, Ghaziabad. Prot Dr Menorama Trkha, eminent linguist and resource person, has kindly consented to conduct the workshop, Kindly depute a team of four teachers and 12 students (8 each from Class IX, X, XI and Xt) of your schoot io | attend the workshop end send ther names to us latest by 25th Novernber, 20%X. Looking forward to @ prompt reply. Yours sincerely Suxarya (Secretary) The English Literary Society [s ‘Agnes Pubic Schoo! RapagarD Pocket | atwer-201001 fecal | ender Suda Ww, Avae | Subject nvtation for Judging InerSchool One-Act Play Competition | Repscied si We shall be obliged i you could spare some time from your busy schedule to be the Chiet Judge for ou Siver | tublee One-Act Pay Competiton ‘Rangmanch-20XX' to be held on Sth November 20XX in the schol auditorium. | Kindly confirm your acceptance by 20th October and oblige. | Yours sincerely Narita Singh | (ice Prineipayhnvitations and Replies 1. INFORMAL INVITATIONS {Informal invitations are sent for personal occasions/to close friends ot relat form of personal tee Theale cased and inna Ifomal msncaton code eee eines emt Format ‘You are opening an exclusive parlour for its inauguration. dies. Write an informal invitation, inviting your best friend for { 23. Ma Road | Nita Senders adress | sth dune, | she, 201 | ba Dear Josephine, Sakiation aly my cream ofopening an excuse patos frases asco Well, I have named it SNIP and do you know who's coming forthe Occasion | navoaton?Oeepkaneset ‘The inauguration ison Saturday, 18h June, at 6PM. Do come. Oops Date and tere Morgotto tol youth locaton.t'snextto Archies and Cae Day verwe Yours attectionatly | sueserinion Marya. | senders name Example HOCUS-POCUS, the magic of focus, presents the Mother's Pride Baby Show. You are the Secretary, Mother's Pride Group. Prepare an informal invitation for the same. Ans [ww motherspridecnine com oe | tt June, 20% Dear Parents ‘The Magical Baby Show s back, a show that wl showcase your baby’s most speltincing antes anc quaitios Aval the opportunity and make your ile heroes tun info mega stars and super heroes. other's Pride network has the proud prvlege to invite you on the occasion of the Mother's Pride Baby Show on Menday, 29th June, 2X at all ranches. Do parlpate and win prizes, Fox registration details, contact 93106%000X. | Socrotary | (Mother's Pride Group)EXAM PRACTICE _ 1 You are concerned due to wrong tobacco habits. Prepare an informal invitation extended by the Many, of United Smokeless Tobacco Association. 2 You are Sooraj Dwivedi, Your friend Manav from Mumbai is staying in a paying guest accommodai, Invite him to join Diwali celebrations with you at your residence. | 3 You are Pooja Sareen. Your brother Prateek from Mumbai is staying in a paying guest accommodat, Invite him to join Diwali celebrations with you at your residence. Answers 1 | United Smokeless Tobacco Association Deti-110006 2nd June, 20% Dear Mr Bansal || We all are aware of the social havac and psychological upheaval caused due to wrong tobacco habits. The association takes pleasure to invite you to attend aur next General Body Meeting. The agenda is to discuss the various provisions of the central excise notification dated 1st May, 20XX. ‘The meeting shall be held on 13th June at Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Marriatt, Delhi~t 10006 from 3:00, 10 5:00 PM. For any query, you can contact Mr SK Malhotra (93127xXXXX), | (Manager, USTA) Janakpur Now Delhi-110058 Mth November, 2015 Dear Manav, You know that Diwali is approaching. It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Diwali celebrations at ‘my residence. We shall have great fun. Do join us for the ‘Puja’ and Diwali celebrations, Your affectionately |_ Sooraj 3 [ a7 cA Pak | New det 11th November, 20% Dear Prateek, | You know tat Diva is apprcaching. lt ives me great pleasure 10 invite you to Dwal celebrations at my residence. We shal have great un, Doh vs forthe Pua and Dal ealeblona Yours affectionately Poojajwitations and Replies = Replies to Invitations Reply to an invitation is written to the host in response to the invitation. Ie abo informs the host whether you are eending or not attending the occasion, A good rely eae alee a the informs the vw Formal Replies Forma replies involve a certain standard and form, They are usually very short and to the point. In a formal reply, frst of allthe invitation is acknowledged, for which thanks are written in shind ea mek ieee shown if the person is unable to attend the occasion. In case of not attending, a specific reason is to be given. Format Draft a suitable reply to the given formal invitation. Mis & MK Shas request tho pleasure of your ‘company on te auspicious occasion of th wading ofthe son | MOHIT With MANYA (O/o Mrs & Mr Deepak Mehta, Jammu) on Monday, 15th October, 20XX at 7 pm at Hotel Mountview, Sector 10 Chandigarh - 160010 RSVP Manoj Shastri 8195/3, Modern Housing Complex. Relatives Manimajra, Chandigath-160101 and Phone 09821 OXXXXX Friends a ‘Mr Rakesh Rena Sender of reply has much pleasure in accepting he kind invitation of | Accepting ition Mie & Mr KL Shastri Hosts to the marriage of thet son Mohit (on 15th October, 20XX at 7 PM. Date and time Declining the Invitation Expressing ratude Sender ot Mr Rakesh Rana sincerely thanks. ) repy Mrs & Mr KL Shastri How for their kind invitation to the wedding of their son Mohit on 15th October, 20XX at 7 PM, but egrets his inabiltyoattend because ofa Mohita bitstul conjugal ate and Ca prior engagement. Hewishes Deotning =lt 2 — fio ff Ally‘none ENGLISH CORE Cias. Tay Example event Wite in about: is a formal reply to the invitation expressing your regret. You are Pune, Puneeta Vij, M-114, Fort Road, Chennai sins 14, For Road | henna ~eooc09 tain Mar, 2006 | Dear Satish oe was a gea lease o receive yournatation tat theweding, by pebaard exams are gong onan Pave the Gnomisty paper on hot beable o ater The wading Yours snort Pane ur sister's wedding. I would have loved to attend iat day. Thus, | al Informal Replies In informal replies, simple language is used and the invitation is acknowledged in first or second person. Acceptancs communicated or refusal is regretted with a specific reason. Format Draft a suitable reply to the given informal invitation. 5195/3, Moder Housing Complex Manimaja Ghendigarh 18th September, 20x My Dear Rakesh, ‘You wil be delighted to know that our son Mit is geting married on 15th October, 2% | Our wouldbe daughier.iniaw, Manya, is a leturer ina private eolege inthe same cl | Your bhabhi, Moat and | are looking forvard to your presence atthe wedding, with family | Yours affectionately shan Lal Accepting the Invitation 15, Doctors’ Colony Sender's adsoss/ Bhopal4e2008 Lotemeass 18th September, 20% Date Dear Kumar and Bhabhi Salutation wesing gate ‘Thanks a lot for your invitation to Mohit's wedding. | am really stumped! Has he coe | grown so big? | stil remember him as a litle boy competing with other kids, | pestering me for chocolates! ‘nyu, realy ahappy occasion and wil deftly onthe festivities, tam | ‘coming with Ranjana and the kids. See you soon, rl | Yours atectonatey Rakecn ‘Accepting the iain Subscription Sonde’s name\ iwvitations and Replies Declining the Invitation 1 Your friend, PV Sathish, has invited you to attend the wedding of his sister, 15, Doctors’ Colony Bhopal-462004 oe ‘6th September, 20xx ate Dear Kumar and Bhabhi Station ‘Thanks a lot fr your invitation to Mohit's wedaing Expressing gratitude !tis ahappy occasion and | would have loved to join in all the festivities, but ‘Shaurya, Our litle son is not keeping well and needs our constant care and attention, | really ee! bad for missing the event. Please accept my best wishes: Decining invtaon Yours affectionately = Subscription Rakesh Sender's name Examples jaya. You find that you have an important paper of pre-Board examination on the day of the wedding. Thus you cannot attend the event. Write in about 50 words a formal reply to the invitation expressing your regret. You are Puneet Punceta Vij, M-114, Fort Road, Chennai. All India 2017 M-114, Fort Road ‘Chennai - 600009 16th March, 20x Dear Sathish Iwas a great pleasure to receive the invitation to attend your sister Jaya's wedding, | would have loved to attend the wedding, but my pre-Board exams are going on and | have the ‘Chemistry paper on that day. Thus, | wil not be able to attend the wedding, Yours sincerely Puneet VijAllérane ENGLISH CORE ¢,,. i ing anniversary. You cannot atte; 2. Your friend, Manish Tripathi has invited you to attend his wedding anniversary. i itas you have a family get-together on the same day. Write a polite letter, in not more than $0 ‘words, expressing your inability to attend the function and wish him all the happiness on this joyous occasion. You are Mita/ Mahendra Juneja of 5, Vasundra Colony, Patna. Comparten, Ans. | Refusal (Informal) 5, Vasundra Colony Patna - 800009 16th May, 20xx Dear Manish Iwas a great pleasure to receive the invitation to attend your wedding anniversary on 23rd May. | would have loved to attend it, but | have a family get-together on the same day in which many relatives are coming from outside Patna. Thus, | will not be able to attend the wedding, Please convey my best wishes to Anuja Bhabhi for the anniversary. Yours sincerely Mahendra Juneja 3 You are Pankaj Gupta and have received an invitation card from Sh AK Sinha, Principal of t Xavier's School, Dehradun to attend the school's annual function. Draft a formal reply of acceptance in 50 words. Ans | Acceptance (Formal) Mr Pankaj Gupta thanks Mr AK Sinha, Principal, St Xavier's School, Dehradun for his kind invitation to the ‘annual function to be held on 1st March, 20XX in the school ground. He is pleased to accept the invitation and will attend the sarne 4 You are Anshika Kapoor, 646, Defence Colony, New Delhi and have received an invitation from the secretary, Bharat Vikas Parishad to attend a function on 15th July, 20XX. Draft a formal reply of, refusal in not more than 50 words. y Ans | Refusal Formal) ‘Anshika Kapoor thanks the Secretary, Bharat Vikas Parishad, forthe kind invitation to the seminar to be held ‘on 15th July, 20XX. She regrets that due to some prior engagement she will not be able to attend the function She conveys her wishes for the success ot the programme. 5 You are a social activist. You want to voice your opinion and take part in the discussion. Make a reply to the invitation given in Example 2 of ‘Informal Invitations’, confirming your presence for the meeting. Ans [Acceptance (Informal) 102, Gali No 28, Darba Dathi-1 10006 Sth June, 20% | Dear Shri Mathotra, | feel proud that the tobacco association is promoting @ virtual trade against the tobacco trade. Toxic ‘substances and obnoxious gases that create pollution and toxicity should not continue any more. | shall fel delighted to attend the meeting, | Thank you for the invitation and best wishes | Ait BansalSELF ASSESSMENT 1 Having received an invitation for the general bod : . ea jeneral body meeting given in Example 2, of ‘Informal Invitations you have t ike a reply. Respond to the invitation, regretting your inability to attend the meeting. 2 You have received the invitation given in Ex 4 : : ven in Example 1 of ‘Informal Invitations" from the secretary, Mother's Pride Group. Make a prompt reply, confirming your presence for show (along with the baby). You are Mrs Kapoor. g Your presence for the baby show (along with the baby). 3 You are Akshay/Aakriti You have been invited 1 hts of een invited to participate in a seminar on Fundamental Rights of Children organised by the Lion's Club of your district. Respond to the invitation by writing a leter to the secretary of the club, : i ‘ 2 4 Your schoo! is organising the Annual Day next month in one ofthe prestigious auditoriums of your city. Draft an invitation in not more than 50 words giving all essential details. Do not forget to include necessary instructions against bringing mobile phones and cameras 5 You are Sajjan Raj S/o Sh Dharam Raj of Greater Kailash, New Delhi. Your father wants you to draft @ formal invitation to be sent on the occasion of your sister Amita's wedding. Prepare the invitation. 6 You are Mohan/Molly. You have been invited by the Lions Club to act as one of the judges for a fancy dress competition for children. But due toa previous engagement, you cannot accept this invitation, Write a formal reply to the President ofthe club regretting your inability to accept the invitation 7 You are Aakash/Varsha. You have been invited to attend the wedding of your friend's sister during summer vacation. Respond to the invitation, regretting your inability to accept the invitation. Give a suitable reason. 8 You are Arun/Aruna. You have been invited to attend the birthday party of your friend's sister during summer vacation. Respond to the invitation regretting your inability to attend it due to being away on vacation. 9 You have received an invitation to attend the prize giving ceremony on the occasion of the Regional Social Science Exhibition. Write a letter to the Secretary of "The World View’ (the organiser of the exkibition) informing him about your inability to attend. Give suitable reasons, 10 You are invited by the unit of Boogie Woogie, a talent search organisation, to make a selection ofthe local bhajan singing teams for participation in the zonal competition and performance atthe national level. But Jouare not inva position to do so, because you have met with an accident. Write a letter to the convener Megreting your inability to honour the request, explaining to him your position, You are Arun/Aruna Joglekar