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Invitation letters , Invitation Card and Reply
Outline
Introduction
1. Sample Analysis
2. Invitation Card
3. Reply
4. Follow -up Exercises
5. Assignment Brief Introduction of Letter of Invitation
Do you have an engagement, wedding, baby shower, or graduation coming up?
Is there a performance, school event, or meeting to which you want to invite people?
Do you want to invite someone to speak at your meeting or conference?
邀请信用于日常生活中对别人发出邀请，可分为正式邀请和非正式邀请。正式邀请一般用于大型
的活动，如：学术会议、访问考察、讲学、婚礼等。非正式邀请用于朋友之间，如：吃饭、喝茶、看电影以及来家中小住等。邀请信一般应于事前一两周发出，详细说明邀请的目的、时间和地点，语言应简短、热情，给人真诚、亲切的感觉。
Categories of invitations:
1. Invitation Letter
2. Invitation card
Main Content
表明写作意图，向对方发出邀请；
说明邀请的具体原因，活动的具体时间及地点等；
结尾时表示希望对方接受邀请；
表明希望尽快得到答复。
邀请信的回复
1.无论是否接受邀请，都应表明谢意；
2.如接受邀请，应确认应邀时间、地点等详细信息；
3.如谢绝邀请，文字应婉转、应表示歉意，并说明原因，有时可提出下次再邀请的请求。
Guidelines for writing invitations:
1.State the occasion, date, time, and place. Include addresses and a map if necessary. Mention if refreshments( 食物，饮料） will be served. List any charges that may apply. Include a telephone number for
RSVPs. If there is a dress code, state the preferred dress in the lower left -hand corner of the card.
2.If you need a response, include a self -addressed, stamped reply card or envelope with your invitation.
3.Express that you are looking forward to seeing the person.
4.Do not use abbreviations and do not use contractions (don't; we'll) except for name titles, such
as Mr., Mrs.,
etc.
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5. If dinner will be served, state two separate times: the time people can start arriving and the time
dinner will
be served.
6.If you do not want gifts, briefly state that gifts are not wanted or needed. Explain that their presence
is the
only gift you need.
7.Make sure you send your invitations out with ample advance notice.
8.If you have guests coming from out of town or from other countries, you may want to send out
your
invitation several months in advance (especially if your event takes place around a holiday.) This
will allow
your guests adequate time to make preparations, reservations, save money, etc.
9.For smaller, less formal events that include local guests or guests from nearby areas, you may only need to
provide a few weeks notice.
If you are inviting someone to speak at a conference, your invitation should include the following
information:
bbbf6623d2d233d4b14e852458fb770bf78a3b86 of the conference and the sponsoring organization;
2.Date, time, place of the conference and speech;
3.Type of audience;
4.The type of speech, topic, and how long the speech should be;
5.Any accommodations that will be made, including lodging, meals, and transportation;
6.The name of the contact person along with phone numbers and addresses where the person can
be contacted;
and
7.Finally, articulate（清楚表达） your pleasure of having the person speak at the meeting or conference. Wording of an invitation:
Conversational；Cordial（热情友好的）；sincere
Useful Expressions & Sentence Patterns
Making Invitations1. It gives me the greatest pleasure to invite you to visit this exhibition. 能邀请您参观展览是我最大的荣幸。
2. May I take this opportunity to invite you to our university to give a lecture?
我能借此机会邀请您到我校讲学吗？
3.I would like it very much if you would be our guest at dinner.非常希望您来吃饭做客。
4.We have pleasure in inviting you to our annual conference.很高兴邀请您来参加我们的年会。
5.My family and I would feel honored if you could come.如果您能来，我和家人将深感荣幸。
6.I really hope you can make it. 真的希望您能设法前来。
7.We should be delighted if you could join us.如果您能来，我们将非常高兴。
8.I hope you will let me know that you can come.希望能通知我您是否能来。
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9. We would appreciate it if you could confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.
如果您能尽早通知我们是否参加，我们将非常感谢。
10.Should you find it possible to accept this invitation, would you be kind enough to let me know
the date and
time when you would like to come.
要是您认为能接受邀请，务请通知我您来的日期。和时间。Accepting the Invitation
1. I have pleasure in accepting your invitation to dinner on and I will be there on time.
非常愉快地接受您的邀请，参加月日的宴会，我将准时抵达。
th 2. Thank you for your letter of 25May, and I am pleased to confirm my participation in this
year's conference
in July. 感谢您 5 月 25 日的来信。我十分高兴地通知您，我将参加今年7 月份的会议。
th February. 3. Very many thanks for your invitation to dinner on 16非常感谢您邀请我 2 月 16 日与您共进晚餐。
4. I am glad to come and look forward to seeing you again. 很高兴前来，并期待着再次见到您。Declining an Invitation1. I regret that I have another engagement on that day and will not be able to attend.
十分抱歉，我结识另有安排，故不能出席。
2. Please accept my sincere regrets for not being able to join 意。
3. I
regret that I am not able to accept your invitation at this time. 4. Thanks so much for thinking of me.非常感谢您能想到我。but I am
我不能参加了，请接受我真诚的歉
很遗憾我现在不能接受您的邀请。
5. It was very kind of you to ask me,
afraid that I will not be able to come.
非常感谢您能邀请我，但是恐怕我不能来。
6.We are so sorry that we cannot accept your kind invitation because of another engagement.
非常抱歉，因为另有约会，我们不能接受您的盛情邀请。
7.Unfortunately, I am not sure whether I will be able to come.遗憾的是，我不能确定是否能来。
8.Hoping all the same to see you. 还是希望能很快见到您。
Sample Analysis
You are invited
to
Teresa Almeida's
40th
Birthday Party
Saturday, November 16, 2002
midnight–8:00 p.m.
28 King Street East
Suite 210
, (519)
R.S.V.P. Uzma Hussain 3
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4567– 123
Answer the questions:
Who is the birthday party for?
1.
________________________________________________________________________ How old is she?
2.
________________________________________________________________________ When is the party?
3.
________________________________________________________________________ What time does the party begin and end?
4.
________________________________________________________________________
Who do you phone if you want to go to the party?
5.
________________________________________________________________________
Is this party in a house or apartment?
6.
________________________________________________________________________
Sample One
An invitation to the ceremony
September 8,2007
Dear Mr. Grant:
Duke Hall, held at Johnson which our award ceremony, is to be to We would like invite you to attend
University on 18 September this year. This proceedings will begin at 3 p.m. and end around 5 p.m., after which
a dinner will be given at 7:30 p.m. for our prominent visitors.
short a students with to address the parents and ex -students, As one of our distinguished you are expected
