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IINVITATION
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What’s on this chapter?

• Structure of • Responding
a formal to an
invitation invitation
letter
• Cultural
• Making awareness
invitation to
join an
activity
 Structure of a formal
invitation letter

• Initial details • Request for

• Sender address response
• Date • Dress-code
• Recipient’s name • Formal sign-off
and address • Complimentary
• Greeting/salutation • Closure and
• Introduction signature
• The actual
invitation
• Statement of
details (event,
time, date, place)
 Ways to say it…

Making an Accepting an Refusing and

invitation invitation invitation

Come on join us Okay, sound good. I’m afraid I can’t

Let’s dance on the Sure, I’d love to Sorry, I can’t make

stage Yeah, good idea. it

Do you come along Yes, I will. I don’t think I can

with us

Would you like to That would be a No, I’d rather not

join us great fun
How to write a better invitation letter…

4. Ex
1. Start the pr
letter with hope ess
acce so
happy new
s ptan f
invit ce of
ation

2. Exp
ress y
invita our
tion
h e e n d of
5. At t er give
t
the let ks
than
3. Sa
place y the
, th
and t e date,
he tim
e
 Cultural Awareness

RSVP is a request
for a response from
the invited person.
It is an initials
derived from
French phrase
respondez s’il vous
plait, meaning
“please respond”
P
RSV