英语考研作文Unit_7_Invitation.pptVIP

Writing Practice 1. You’ve received from the president of SDU a letter/card inviting you to attend 110 anniversary of the university. Write a reply of the invitation. 2. Tom has invited his friend Mike and Lisa to his birthday party. Mike will go to the party, but Lisa can’t because of a prior engagement. Write a reply in the name of Mike and Lisa respectively. Main points Highlight the purpose of the gathering (meeting, conference, party, etc.). Make the reader feel his/her attendance is truly expected. Provide all the details that the receiver needs in order to attend: date, time, location, etc. Ask for a response, by a specific date if necessary. Useful expressions Opening: You are invited to attend… We invite you to join us in… It would be a great pleasure to meet you on… The pleasure of your company is requested at… Would you be willing to share with us… Concluding: We hope you will be able to attend. We are all looking forward to hearing your views. We are looking forward to seeing you. Please let me know as soon as possible. Directions: In part Ⅰ, you have written an invitation letter to Mr. Smith from Messrs. Lee Co., now you are required to revise your own work according to the 5-C principles in the table. Practices Revising 1 In this part, you are expected Invitation Letters and Cards Objectives to learn about the format and contents of invitation letters and cards; to write warm and appropriate invitation letters or cards on different occasions. to write reply letters of an invitation to write warm and appropriate invitation letters or cards on different occasions. Reading a letter Sending a message Calling What will you do if there will be an activity? Informing in person home Dear Mrs. Benton, John and I would be very happy if you and Mr. Benton could come to dinner with us on Monday, May the second at six o’clock. We do hope you can join us.