PERIOD 70
UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS
WRITING A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE OR REFUSAL
Some common ways of accepting or refusing an invitation
Fill in the blank with a suitable expression
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
Fill in the blank with a suitable expression
Dear Chi,
Something is wrong with my phone, so I am leaving you this note. Thanks for your invitation. I’d like to ! How about meeting at the school gate at 8:30?
Lien
Fill in the blank with a suitable expression
Dear David,
Thanks for your note. _________ my father has been ill since yesterday and I have to look after him. Let’s go another time.
Mike
Fill in the blank with a suitable expression
Dear David,
Thanks for your note. I’m afraid I can’t come because my father has been ill since yesterday and I have to look after him. Let’s go another time.
Mike
Fill in the blank with a suitable expression
Dear Daisy and Tony,
Thank you very much for your invitation to dinner. Of course, _____________.
I’m sure we will have a very good time together.
Susan
Fill in the blank with a suitable expression
Dear Daisy and Tony,
Thank you very much for your invitation to dinner. Of course, that’s a great idea.
I’m sure we will have a very good time together.
Susan
Sample letter of accepting an invitation
Dear Mary,
Thank you for inviting us to be part of Jane`s graduation celebration. We`re eager to see you all again. This event will make seeing you even more special.
We`ll be arriving on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on flight 401. Thank you for offering to pick us up and getting us a room at the Doe Inn. You seem to think of everything.
We look forward to spending this time with you and getting better acquainted with Jane and her husband.
Love,
Linda
Sample letter of refusing an invitation
Dear Mary,
Thank you very much for your thoughtful invitation to attend Jane`s graduation party. Unfortunately, John will be in Detroit that day, and I am in charge of a community fund drive that requires my attention that night. Otherwise, we would surely be there. I`m sure it will be a great occasion. Please convey our regrets to Jane and extend our warm congratulations to her on this achievement. I`m sure you are justly proud.
Love,
Linda
Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter accepting an invitation
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
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
Write a reply letter accepting or refusing this invitation.
Dear Anna,
We have just finished a long and hard term. Would you like to go somewhere to relax? What about a picnic to Cuc Phuong National Park next weekend? It’s a good place for us to get fresh air and see many things that we have learned from the book. I’d love to see the 1000-year-old tree and different species of flora and fauna there.
Please tell me if you can join us.
Love,
Cathy.

Homework

Prepare for Language Focus.