unit 11 national parks

5 Le Duan District 1, HCM city May, 15 Dear Nam, Thanks for your invitation to your birthday party.. Love, Minh 5 Le Duan District 1, HCM City May, 15 Dear Nam, Thanks for your inv

5 Le Duan

District 1, HCM city

May, 15

Dear Nam,

Thanks for your invitation to your

birthday party Of course, I’d love to.

I will be on time.

Love,

Minh

5 Le Duan District 1, HCM City

May, 15 Dear Nam,

Thanks for your invitation to your birthday party I’m afraid I can’t come because I have accepted a previous invitation to a relative’s wedding I feel very sorry for disappointing you.

Best wishes,

Phuong

The first letter

The second letter

Look at two letters below and answer the questions

1 Who writes the letter?

2 Why does he / she write the letter?

1 Minh writes the letter.

2 He writes the letter to accept

the invitation

1 Phuong writes the letter.

2 She writes the letter to refuse the invitation

Period: 67

Some common ways of accepting or refusing an invitation

Ways of accepting Ways of refusing

- Yes, I’d like to / love to.

- Yes, that’s a good idea.

- Yes, I’d be delighted to.

- That’d be lovely.

- I’m afraid I can’t come because

……

- I’d love to, but ………

- I’m sorry I can’t (come) because ……

Task 1: Read the common ways of accepting or refusing an

invitation and fill each blank of the notes with a suitable expression

1 Dear Chi,

Something is wrong with my phone, so I am leaving you this note.

Thanks for your invitation ! How about meeting at the school gate at 8:30?

Lien

2 Dear David,

Thanks for your note _ my father has been ill since yesterday and I have looked after him.

Let’s go another time.

Mike

3 Dear Daisy and Tom,

Thanks very much for your invitation to dinner Of course, _ I’m sure we have a very good time together.

I’d like to

I’m afraid I can’t come because

that’s a great idea

Task 2: Rearrange the sentences to make a letter accepting an invitation to spend a weekend in the country

Dear Nam,

a You know how much I love spending a weekend in the country after a long and hard term.

b Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.

c I would really like to come.

d Thank you for your letter.

e It’s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country.

f I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.

Love,

Lam

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Task 3: One of your friends has invited you to go for a picnic

to Cuc Phuong National Park next weekend Write a reply

letter accepting or declining his / her invitation

Dear Nam,

Thank you for your letter It’s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country I would really like to come You know how much I love spending a weekend in the country after a long and hard term I will catch the usual train on Friday evening

Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.

Love,

Lam

common ways of accepting

or refusing an invitation

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