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 Chapter 2 Various Business Letters 2.1 Invitation Letter Invitation letters are widely used in a variety of activities such as a conference, a speech, a business ceremony and a formal diplomatic reception both nationally and internationally. 1) Structure of an invitation letter An invitation letter generally consists of the following three parts in sequence. The introduction gives the name of the inviter, a person or group extending the invitation and tells the event. The middle part describes the event in detail: its date, time, and location. If necessary, the significance, subject, schedule and/or other guests invited may be included. The ending part expresses the hope that the invited guest would attend the event. An invitation letter is usually written in the third person and typed on stationery with letterhead. 2) Useful expressions (1) It is my pleasure to invite you to attend the 30th.. Founding Anniversary of our university. (2)On behalf of Motorola Cooperation, I am pleased to invite you to visit our company for 3 days, for the purpose of better understanding and cooperation, during November 21-23,2007. (3) It is an event of exceptional importance. (4) A wide range of issues will be discussed at the meeting. (5) We hope to meet you and have you as our guests in Hefei. (6) I would be glad/delighted if you would attend/come to the conference. (7) We would be very pleased if you could come. (8) We hope you can come and look forward to seeing you later. 3) Sample Letters S3. Invitation to an opening ceremony of a new factory Citron Automobiles Manufacturing, Hefei 23-3 Shenlong Mansion,232 HANYANG street, Wuhan 430062 Tel: 027 fax: 027 May 25, 2006 Mr. Anderson Jones, Director French Auto Trade Company, East Asian Office 231 Zhongshan Street Beijing 100086 Dear Mr. Jones: Our new factory in Hefei will be co