unit 11 national parks

5 Le Duan
District 1, HCM city
May, 15
Dear Nam,
Thanks for your invitation to your
birthday party. Of course, I’d love to.
I will be on time.
Love,
Minh
5 Le Duan
District 1, HCM City
May, 15
Dear Nam,
Thanks for your invitation to your
birthday party. I’m afraid I can’t come
because I have accepted a previous
invitation to a relative’s wedding. I feel
very sorry for disappointing you.
Best wishes,
Phuong
The first
letter
The second letter
Look at two letters below and answer the questions
1. Who writes the letter?
2. Why does he / she write the letter?
1. Minh writes the letter.
2. He writes the letter to accept
the invitation

1. Phuong writes the letter.
2. She writes the letter to refuse
the invitation

Period: 67

Some common ways of accepting or refusing an invitation
Ways of accepting Ways of refusing
- Yes, I’d like to / love to.
- Yes, that’s a good idea.
- Yes, I’d be delighted to.
- That’d be lovely.
- I’m afraid I can’t come because
……
- I’d love to, but ………
- I’m sorry I can’t (come)
because ……

Task 1: Read the common ways of accepting or refusing an
invitation and fill each blank of the notes with a suitable expression
1. Dear Chi,
Something is wrong with my phone, so I am leaving you this note.
Thanks for your invitation. ____________ ! How about meeting at the school
gate at 8:30?
Lien
2. Dear David,
Thanks for your note. ___________________________ my father has been ill
since yesterday and I have looked after him.
Let’s go another time.
Mike

3. Dear Daisy and Tom,
Thanks very much for your invitation to dinner. Of course, _________________
I’m sure we have a very good time together.
Susan
I’d like to
I’m afraid I can’t come because
that’s a great idea

Task 2: Rearrange the sentences to make a letter
accepting an invitation to spend a weekend in the country
Dear Nam,
a. You know how much I love spending a weekend in the country
after a long and hard term.
b. Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.
c. I would really like to come.
d. Thank you for your letter.
e. It’s lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in
the country.
f. I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.
Love,
Lam
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Task 3: One of your friends has invited you to go for a picnic
to Cuc Phuong National Park next weekend. Write a reply

letter accepting or declining his / her invitation
Dear Nam,
Thank you for your letter. It’s lovely to hear that you are going to spend
the next weekend in the country. I would really like to come. You know
how much I love spending a weekend in the country after a long and
hard term. I will catch the usual train on Friday evening.
Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.
Love,
Lam


Homework.
- Learn by heart some
common ways of accepting
or refusing an invitation
- Prepare for Language focus