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Invitations

  1. Read and act out the dialogues:

a) Pat: Hello, Mary. How are you?

Mary: Fine, thanks. And you?

Pat: I’m fine. Let’s go to the cinema today.

Mary: Yes, all right. See you. Bye.

Pat: Bye, Mary.

b) Mark: Hello, Jane. It’s Mark.

Jane: Oh, hello, Mark. Glad to hear you.

Mark: How about going to the club tonight?

Jane: Oh, sorry, Mark. I’m busy. Let’s go tomorrow.

Mark: Agreed. See you, Jane.

Jane: Bye, Mark.

  1. Study the following table:

    Invitations

    Replies

    Come and see me.   I invite you to my place.

    I'd very much like to see you all at … I'd like to welcome all of you…

    May I invite you... Let's go...  How about going there together?

    I'd like the two of us to go...  

    Come to see us. You're always welcome.

    Come again. You're always welcome.

    Look in...  Drop by/round...

    I'll be happy to see you any time you can make it.  Let's go...  Will you be coming?  Shall I expect you?

    Thank you.

    With pleasure.

    Of course I'll come. 

    With the greatest of pleasure.

    Gladly. Willingly!

    I have no objection.   I don't mind.

    I have nothing against it.  Yes. All right.  OK.

    I'm all for. All right.

    Let's. Agreed. Settled.

    Perhaps.  Very likely. Why not?

    Quite possible. Not unlikely.   Most probably.  Don't know. /Not sure. /Can't say.

    Not sure I'll be able to.

    I can't promise you anything definite.

    1. Work in pairs. Using the table above make up short dialogues and act them out.

Prompts: to the cinema/pictures, to the theatre, to the birthday party, to the country house, to your place, to the museum, to the countryside, to picnic, to the club, to the park, to the Zoo, to go shopping, to the library, to go for a walk.