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WRITING AN INVITATION EMAIL 1/ Complete the following table after reading the invitation email on class Topic Information given in the email 1/ Reason for writing 2/ Date of the invited event 3/ Time[.]

WRITING AN INVITATION EMAIL

1/ Complete the following table after reading the invitation email on class

Topic Information given in the email 1/ Reason for writing

2/ Date of the invited event

3/ Time

4/ Place

5/ Details of event

6/ What to do if you want to go

7/ Contact information

2/ Useful e-mail expressions when writing

- Greeting with names:

+ Dear A!

+ Hi A!

+ Hello A!

- Explaining the reason for writing email:

+ I’m writing to

+ I’m writing regarding

+ I’m writing with regard to

+ With reference to

+ I wanted to let you know that

+ The reason, for which I’m writing is to

+ The reason I’m sending you this is to

- Making a request

+ Could you please let me know if … ?

+ I would appreciate it if you could …

+ Could we arrange ?

+ Please let me know if …

+ I was just wondering if …

+ Would you mind ….?

+ Can/Could you ….?

- Closing an email:

+ I look forward to your reply…

+ I look forward to seeing you…

+ I look forward to hearing from you…

+ I look forward to hearing from you soon….

+ I look forward to meeting you …… (next Tuesday)

+ I look forward to seeing you …… (next Tuesday)

- Ending an email:

+ Kind regards

+ Best wishes

+ Sincere regards

+ Thanks

+ Take care

+ See you soon

3/ Identify mistakes and parts that can be improved in this email From: Elton Hampton (ehampton@rvu.uk)

To: Rovena Harfode

Subject: Birthday party

Hey Rovena!

How are you? We have not seen each other for ages

4/ Complete this table to prepare for your writing assignment

1/ Reason for writing

2/ Date

3/ Time

4/ Place

5/ Details of event

6/ What to do if you want to go

7/ Contact information

5/ Write the date, time, place of the event and your contact information in full sentences

6/ Write an e-mail to a friend, inviting him or her to a special occasion, real or imaginary Use the heaadings in exercise 2, page 40 in the textbook and information you added in exercise 2 to help you You MUST use at least 4 words or phrases from the box on page 37 in the textbook

Your email From:

To:

Subject: