Unit 9: Writing English 10

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WRITING INVITATION
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Have you ever writte n an invitation?
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What for? To whom?
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And how can you write an invitation?
PART 4 :WRITING
a) Read the following four invitations and complete the
table with words and phrases from them:
THIS IS SOME KINDS OF INVITATIONS …
AND NOW WE WILL DO THE EXERCISES IN THE
BOOK

Hi!
Sorry not to find you at home.
How about going to the movies
tonight? It’s Jurassic Park at the
Diamond Plaza.
I’m at home this afternoon. Give
me a call.

Shery!
1
Jimmy
We’re going to Tri Nguyen
Aquarium this Saturday. Do
you feel like joining us?
Carol and Tuan will go
there, too. Phone me to
confirm. OK?
Mai

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Dear Dan
This is just a quick note to ask
if you are free this weekend.
Ann and John are passing
through on their way to China.
Can you come to dinner on
Sunday?
Leave me a note before
Saturday. Don’t call me- my
phone line has been cut!
Thanh
Dear Prof. Wilson
We are arranging a get-together at
the Swiss Cafe to welcome back
Prof. Ali after his stay in Thailand.
I should very much like you, as our
advisor, to join us.
The date I have in mind is June 20.
Would this be suitable for you?
With best wishes
Le Thi Ngoc
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Hi!
Sorry not to find you
at home.
How about going to
the movies tonight?
It’s Jurassic Park at

the Diamond Plaza.
I’m at home this
afternoon. Give me a
call.

Shery!
1
Jimmy
We’re going to Tri
Nguyen Aquarium
this Saturday. Do you
feel like joining us?
Carol and Tuan will
go there, too. Phone
me to confirm. OK?
Mai
2
Dear Dan
This is just a quick note
to ask if you are free
this weekend.
Ann and John are
passing through on
their way to China. Can
you come to dinner on
Sunday?
Leave me a note before
Saturday. Don’t call
me- my phone line has
been cut!

Thanh
Dear Prof. Wilson
We are arranging a get-
together at the Swiss
Cafe to welcome back
Prof. Ali after his stay in
Thailand.
I should very much like
you, as our advisor, to
join us.
The date I have in mind
is June 20. Would this
be suitable for you?
With best wishes
Le Thi Ngoc
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Read 4 letters again carefully
and do the task below.
Letter 1 Letter 2 Letter 3 Letter 4
Reason for
invitation
- Going to the
movies
Statement of
invitation +
suggestion
(time, date,
place)
-

Do you feel
like joining
us?
-
This
Saturday
Request for
reply
- Leave me a
note before
Saturday
- Going to Tri
Nguyen
Aquarium
- Come to
dinner
- To welcome
back Prof. Ali
- How about
going to the
movies?
-
Tonight
- At the
Diamond Plaza
- Give me a call
- Phone
me to
confirm
- Can you come

to dinner?
- On Sunday
- I should very
much like you,
as our advisor,
to join us.
- The date I have
in my mind is
June 20.
- At the Swiss
Café.
- Would this be
suitable for you?
And this is the table for you.
(1) With love
(2) Dear Laura
(3) If you can come, just drop us a line to
say when you arrive.
(4) As the vacation is coming, it’d be nice to
see you here with my family.
(5) Kerry
(6) Sorry we’ve been out of touch for so
long.
(7) Rosa and Carol will be here, too. So we
all can go scuba diving together to
explore the sea near my house.
(1) Two possible dates which we can offer
are February 25 and March 15.
(2) Thank you for your letter of January 20.
(3) Dear Mr. Lee

(4) Could you please let us know if one of
these is suitable for you?
(5) In view of your interest in our school and
students, we are extremely happy to
welcome your visit.
(6) Nguyen Thi Van
(7) Yours sincerely
b) Combine the fragments below to form two letters of
invitation. Which one is informal? Which one is formal?
(1) With love
(2) Dear Laura
(3) If you can come, just drop us a line to
say when you arrive.
(4) As the vacation is coming, it’d be nice to
see you here with my family.
(5) Kerry
(6) Sorry we’ve been out of touch for so
long.
(7) Rosa and Carol will be here, too. So we
all can go scuba diving together to
explore the sea near my house.
(2) Dear Laura
(6) Sorry we’ve been out of touch for so
long.
(4) As the vacation is coming, it’d be nice
to see you here with my family.
(7) Rosa and Carol will be here, too. So
we all can go scuba diving together to
explore the sea near my house.
(3) If you can come, just drop us a line to

say when you arrive.
(1)With love
(5) Kerry

(3) Dear Mr. Lee
(2) Thank you for your letter of January 20.
(5) In view of your interest in our school and
students, we are extremely happy to welcome
your visit.
(1) Two possible dates which we can offer are
February 25 and March 15.
(4) Could you please let us know if one of these
is suitable for you?
(7) Yours sincerely
(6) Nguyen Thi Van
(1) Two possible dates which we can offer
are February 25 and March 15.
(2) Thank you for your letter of January 20.
(3) Dear Mr. Lee
(4) Could you please let us know if one of
these is suitable for you?
(5) In view of your interest in our school and
students, we are extremely happy to
welcome your visit.
(6) Nguyen Thi Van
(7) Yours sincerely
c) Choose one topic and write a letter of invitation.
Before you write a letter ,
here are some examples for
you…

Dear Nick
How are you? I finished my exams
last week, so I’m very happy.
Do you fancy doing a two- day
caving course with me on the first
weekend of June? The course is at
Marston Caves, and Dad said he
would drive us there. We can stay at
the campsite. The instructors are well
qualified, so you can tell your parents
that we’d be very safe! The course
costs $40 per person, but that
includes all the equipment , etc.
Anyway, my parents will pay for us
both because it’s my birthday!
I reckon it will be a lot of fun! Really
hope you can come!
Rory
Dear Haley
How are you? I saw your sister last week and she said that
you’d just done your dancing exam. Did you pass?
What are you doing in the second week of August? Do you
fancy coming on a week’s holiday with me and my family?
We’re staying in a house in Tarifa which is on the south coast
of Spain. Tarifa’s really famous for surfing, but there are a lot
of other adventure activities you can do there too, like diving,
horse- riding and climbing. The house is only five minutes
from the sea so I reckon it will be fantastic! We’d pick you up
on Saturday 6th August and then drop you home again on

Friday 12th August.
I’ve been looking up Tarifa on the internet and it looks like a
great place. I think we’d have a lot of fun!
Bye!
Katie
P.S: Can you let me know as soon as possible?

And now write
your own letter
with one of these
topics.
1. You are the secretary of your school’ s Youth League.
- Invite Mr. Dean Brown, Chair Of the Green Peace
Association, to give a talk to students in your school
about how to protect endangered sea animals.
- Give possible date / time.
2. Your class plans to spend the whole Sunday morning
cleaning the beach.
- Your friend from Australia is visiting Viet Nam, but
she’s not in when you drop by. Write a short letter to
invite her to join your class.
- Say when and where you plan to meet.
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