1、Writing and everyday EnglishRead 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.Humphries,at St Davids Church,Landrindod Wells on Saturday March 5th at 17:00,followedby a dinner dan
2、ce at the Hotel Metropole.Black tie RSVP1)Who is the first invitation from?Mr.and Mrs.Harry BlunkettIm 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)Sylvia2)Who is the second invitation from?Sylvia 3)Which is
3、formal or information?How do you know?The first invitation is formal.We know because of the language used.being together with another or others 陪伴;与他人在一起I enjoy his company.我喜欢和他在一起。keep pany陪伴某人;给某人做伴companyLook at these expressions.Which are formal,and which are informal?pleased to accept/unable t
4、o accept/thanks a lot/Im very sorryThe key:“Thanks a lot”is informal;the other three are formal.5种常见的英文邀请函五种常见的英文邀请信之一Dear sir/madam:Im delighted that you have accepted our invitation to speak at the conference in city on date.As we agreed,youll be speaking on the topic.from time to time.there will
5、be an additional minutes for questions.would you please tell me what kind of audio-visual equipment youll need.if you could let me know your specific requirements by date,Ill have plenty of time to make sure that the hotel provides you with what you need.thank you again for agreeing to speak.I look
6、forward to hearing from you.sincerely yours,name title五种常见的英文邀请信之二Dear sir/madam:Thank you for your letter of date.Im glad that you are also going to place next month.It would be a great pleasure to meet you at the exhibition/trade fair.Our company is having a reception at hotel on the evening of da
7、te and I would be very pleased if you could attend.I look forward to hearing from you soon.yours sincerely,name title 五种常见的英文邀请信之三Dear sir/madam:Organization would very much like to have someone from your company speak at our conference on topic.As you may be aware,the mission of our association is
8、to promote.Many of our members are interested in the achievements your company has made in.Enclosed is our preliminary schedule for the conference which will be reviewed in weeks.Ill call you date to see who from your company would be willing to speak to us.I can assure you that well make everything
9、 convenient to the speaker.sincerely yours,name title 五种常见的英文邀请信之四Dear sir/madam:We would like to invite you to an exclusive presentation of our new product.The presentation will take place at location,at time on date.There will also be a reception at time.We hope you and your colleagues will be abl
10、e to pany is a leading producer of high-quality.As you well know,recent technological advances have made increasingly affordable to the public.Our new models offer superb quality and sophistication with economy,and their new features give them distinct advantages over similar products from other man
11、ufacturers.We look forward to seeing you on date.Just call our office at phone number and we will be glad to secure a place for you.sincerely yours,name title 五种常见的英文邀请信之五Dear sir/madam:On date,we will host an evening of celebration in honor of the retirement of name,president of company.You are cor
12、dially invited to attend the celebration at hotel,location,on date from to p.m.name has been the president of company since year.During this period,company expanded its business from to.Now its our opportunity to thank him for his years of exemplary leadership and wish him well for a happy retiremen
13、t.Please join us to say good-bye to name.see you on date.yours sincerely Conclusion: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。邀请信的回复邀请信的复信要求简明扼要，在书写时应注意以下几点:1.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、
14、几点钟等，如“Ill be delighted to attend your luncheon next Friday,May the fifth,at twelve oclock”。2.邀请信的复信中应明确表明接受邀请还是不接受邀请，不能含乎其词，如不能写“Ill come if Im in town”。这类的话，以使得对方无法作出安排。在接受邀请的复信中，应对受到邀请表示高兴。谢却的复信中应阐明不能应邀的原由。Write a short reply to one of the invitations.Use one of the expressions from activity 2.Mo
15、del Answer：Dear Mr and Mrs Blunkett,I was delighted to receive the invitation to your daughters wedding on March 5th.I am very pleased to accept,and look forward to meeting you there.Yours sincerely,Peter J.Smith 1.Can I ask you a favour?_ (a)Can I do something for you?(b)Can you do something for me?2.How are you doing?_ (a)How are you?(b)What are you doing?baDecide what the phrases mean.3.What on earth can I talk about?_ (a)Theres lots to talk about.(b)I dont know what to talk about.4.Have a great time!_ (a)Enjoy yourself.(b)Stay a long time.baThank you!
