The contents of the Invitation Card :
1. Name (the sender and the receiver)
2. Time/date
3. Place
4. Occasion/ The purpose of the event
Invitation expression :
- Would you like to………..?
- Would you like to come to………….?
- Do you want to………?
- We would like to invite you to…………?
- We would like you join us for……….?
- How about………….?
- Do you mind to come to………..?
- Please come to…………?
- I’ll be happy if you come to………?
- Let’s we go to…………?
- Etc.
Accepting an invitation :
- Of course !
- Thank you, I will come.
- OK!
- I’d love to……….
- I’d like to………….
- That sounds great.
- It sounds a nice idea.
- That would be terrific !
- That would be amazing!
- That would be wonderful!
- Thanks for inviting me.
- It’s very kind of you to invite me.
- I’d be happy to……
- I like that.
- I’d be delighted to…….
- Surely.
- That’s nice.
- Etc.
Declining an invitation :
I’d love to, but.....
I’m sorry. I can’t. I’d like to, but I have many thing to do right now.
I don’t think I can go. Sorry.
I would love to, but………..
It’s good, but………….
Sorry. It’s good, but I can’t.
There are examples of Invitation Card :
1. Wedding Party
2. Birthday Celebration
3. New Year's Eve Party
Exercise :
Choose the correct answer !
(Invitation Card for number 1-3)
1. What is the program can the students do individually?
a. story telling contest
b. choir contest
c. basketball match
d. wall magazine competition
2. The competition will last for...days
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
3. "They are, choir contest,..."
"Choir" means a group of people trained to...together.
a. sing c. play
b. dance d. act
(for number 4 and 5)
Occasion : Kim's Birthday
Date : March 13rd
Time : 6.30 p.m
Place : 44 Devoe Road
Directions : Take the no. 5 bus. Get off the corner of Devoe Road. Our house is at the second house on the right. Please arrive on time. This is a surprise party.
Regrets only : Marie Salinger 238-1722 or email Maries(a).dr.com
4. When will the party held?
a. at 44 Devoe Road b. at 6.30 a.m c. on March 13rd d. at the second house
5. Regret only : Marie Salinger 238-1722 or email. The words above tell us that we should...
a. give information if we cannot come
b. give information if we can come
c. ask information how to come to the place
d. contact Marie Salingar before we come
(for number 6 and 7)
To : Vita Maharani
I would be glad if you come to my 1"5 birthday party".
Day/date : Sunday/July, 29-2008
Time : 7 p.m
Place : Jl. Gatot Subroto No. 365 Sungailiar
Your truthfully
Tika Panggabean
6. How old will Tika be 2016?
a. 21 b. 22 c. 23 d. 24
7. When will the party be held?
a. in the morning c. in the afternoon
b. in the evening d. at the midnight
(for number 8-10)
To : The staff of the company
We hope you attend the ordinary general meeting of Zurich financial servising,
Date : Tuesday April 23rd 2009, 10 p.m
Location : Stadium Schuelweg CH 8302. Switzerland
Agenda : - Launcing new products
- Annually reports
- Preparing workshop event
Please come earlier and leave a note if you can't attend the meeting.
Secretary
Robby
8. The purpose of the text is...
a. to attend the ordinary general meeting
b. to invite the staff to launch new product
c. to invite someone to come to the meeting
d. to invite someone to prepare workshop event
9. If the staff can't attend the meeting, he/she has to...
a. call the secretary c. phone Robby
b. write a massage d. leave a notebook
10. 10 p.m means...
a. ten in the morning c. ten in the evening
b. ten in the afternoon d. ten in the midnight
Source :
http://www.materi-bahasa-inggris-smp.com/functional-text-2/invitations, http://englishahkam.blogspot.com/2013/05/contoh-teks-fungsional-pendek-invitation.html, http://fina97-everything.blogspot.com/2012/06/pembahasan-bahasa-inggris-invitation.html, http://endahdew.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZBdIvBbDzo (kids party invitation wording)
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