To learn how to reply an invitation. To learn some useful expressions. Read the invitations and answer the questions. Mr and Mrs Harry Blunkett request the pleasure of your company at the wedding of their daughter Elizabeth Ann Blunkett to Mr Jack Humphries, at St David’s Church, Landrindod Wells on Saturday March 5th at 17:00, followed by a dinner dance at the Hotel Metropole. Black tie RSVP I’m 16 next week! Please come to my party-- great food and even better music. Date: Saturday (March 17th ) Time: 8 till late Place: My place (of course) Sylvia 1. Who is the first invitation from? Mr and Mrs Harry Blunkett. 3. Which is formal or information? How do you know? The first one is formal. We know because of the language used. 2. Who is the second invitation from? Sylvia. Look at these expressions. Which are formal, and which are informal? pleased to accept unable to accept Thanks a lot I’m very sorry. Keys: “Thanks a lot” is informal; the other three are formal. 邀请函包括宴会、舞会、晚餐、聚会、婚礼等各种邀请信件, 形式上大体分为两种:一种为正规的格式 (formal correspondence; 一种是非正式格式 (informal correspondence)。 邀请信一定要将邀请的时间(年、月、日、钟点)、地点、场合写清楚, 不能使接信人存在任何疑虑。 回复邀请函 审题定调 体裁是应用文。接到邀请后，需要回复表示接受与否。如果接受对方邀请，首先表示感谢，然后表示自己愿意接受邀请，最后表达自己想参加这次活动的迫切心情；如果拒绝对方邀请，要首先表示感谢，然后委婉说明拒绝原因并表达自己的歉意，最后表达自己对这次活动的祝愿或希望以后有机会再参加这样的活动。人称以第一人称为主，时态以一般现在时和一般将来时为主。 布局谋篇 第一部分：表示感谢； 第二部分：委婉拒绝邀请，说明原因并表 达歉意； 第三部分：希望下次有机会去欣赏他的集 邮册。 常用表达 Thanks for inviting me to ... First of all, let me express my thanks to you for ... I'd love to go, but I can't because ... I have long been wishing to ... I have promised to ... I'm really sorry for not having been able to ... I'm afraid I will not be able to ... because ... I hope I will have another chance to ... 邀请信的复信要求简明扼要, 在书写时 应注意: 接受邀请的复信中应重复写上邀请信中 的某些内容, 如邀请年、月、日, 星期 几、几点钟等。 e.g. “I’ll be delighted to attend your luncheon next Friday, May 2nd, at twelve o’clock”. 【写作任务】 假设你是李华，你的美国笔友May在你市某国际学校就读。她给你发来电子邮件，邀请你周六参加她的生日聚会。请你用英语回一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1.?表示感谢； 2.?委婉拒绝并说明理由（原因：下周六要去参加表哥的婚礼）； 3.?表达祝愿。 注意：1.?词数100左右；?2.?可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 组织语言： 第一部分：衷心地感谢对方的邀请。 Thanks a lot for your invitation. Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party. I really appreciate your invitation to celebrate the nice day with you. Let me express my thanks to you for inviting me to your birthday party. 第二部分：委婉拒绝邀请，说明原因和表达歉意。 I really want to go but I can’t. Because I already made a plan for this Saturday. I will have to go to my cousin’s wedding cerem ... ...
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