Formal invitation
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What is invitation
Invitation : a request to other other person to join you at a specific event.
The purpose is to invite someone to join the event.
There are two types of invitations: formal and informal.
a. Formal invitation is an invitation which follows a dignified form, tone, or style in agreement with the established norms, customs or values (Websters, 2012)
Example for formal invitation:
- An invitation to the headmaster for the school birthday celebration
- An invitation to the graduation ceremony
- An invitation to a wedding, and etc.
b. Informal invitations is personal invitation given to a friend, family, etc.
For example;
- Invitation to a birthday party
- Invitation to dinner
Structures of formal invitation
Common format of a Formal Invitation:
a. The name(s) of the person who invite(s)
b. The request for participaton
c. The name of the person(s) invited
d. The occasion for invitation
e. Tthe time and date of occasion
f. The place of occasion
g. The request for reply
Read the text below and then answer the questions!
Please join us for The 25th Birthday Celebration
in honor of Marina Stanley
Friday, 17th of November 2018
at seven o'clock in the evening
Enjoy dinner and live music
Jl. Garuda 40 Nusa Dua Bali
RSVP Daniel Stanley
08555566788
stanely_daniel@yahoo.com
before 10th of November 2018
Dress code: Green
Questions
1. What kind of event will be held based on the text?
2. Whose party is that?
3. When will the event be held?
4. What should the invitee do if they want to join the party?
5. What should you wear when you want to come to the party?
Dialogue example about invitation
Ellen : Hi Nilam, who will get merried? I see the wedding invitation on the table.
Nilam : Oh, that’s Harry and Tiffany wedding invitation. They will get merried this week in Horison Hotel
Ellen : I see, will you attend to their wedding
Nilam : That’s the problem. I have to go to London tomorrow for the project in my company. I’m sad when I knew that I couldn’t come. They are my best friends since I was in senior high
Ellen : I think they can understand why you can’t come to their
Nilam : I hope so
How to invite someone.
- Are you free this evening?
- Do you want to go to the book fair with me?
- I would like to invite you to come to our party tonight.
- Would you like to go to cinema with me this weekend?
- Would you like to go to the concert?
- How about going to the movies with me this Saturday?
- If you have nothing planned for next summer holiday, I'd like to ask you to go to Europe.
- Please, come to my office whenever you're free.
How to respond someone's invitation.
- Thank you so much for the invitation.
- Thank you very much for inviting me.
- Thank you, it would be a great idea. I'd like to come then.
- That sounds great.
- That would be great, thanks.
- That would be very nice.I
- That's very kind of you.
- How kind of you to ask, I'd be delighted.
- Sure, what did you have in mind?
How to refuse someone's invitation
- Thank you, it's an honor for me, but I'm sorry, I have to leave this city tomorrow.
- Sorry, but I've already made other plans.
- I'm sorry, but I have a previous engagement.
- I'm sorry, I don't think I can.
- I'm not sure I can.
Exercise
Complete the blanks in the following dialogs using the words/phrase in the list.
a. Would you like b. sure c. not much d. walk around
e. how about f. selling g. what time h. sounds i. want
Ted : Bob, what will you do tomorrow morning?
Bob : ..1.., what did you have in mind?
Ted : The Surabaya Fair is going on downtown. ..2.. to go?
Bob : ..3.., sounds like fun. What is it anyway?
Ted : Just a bunch of vendors ..4.. food and clothes. There are also some music performers. It's interesting just to ..5.. looking at the people and the sights.
Bob : ..6.. and where should we meet?
Ted : The fair opens at 9 am. ..7.. 10 am? Let me pick you up at your house.
Bob : ..8.. great. See you then.
Ted : See you.
Sources:
https://www.dimensibahasainggris.com/2018/10/soal-latihan-formal-invitation.html
http://www.geniuslang.com/bahasa-inggris/percakapan/percakapan-undangan-invitations