Invitation Card

Invitation Card

Contents Your Speech1

Lead –in 2

Revision 3

Format of Invitation Card4

Practice5

Your Speech

Lead-in

• What do you know about the festival?

How do you celebrate the festival?

Lead-in

How to invite your

friends to attend the

party?

Revision 1. Purpose用于邀请客户，同事，朋友参加各种正式的或非正式的商务活动。

2. Types Invitation Informal invitation Invitation letter Formal invitation Invitation card

Discussion

• Read the invitation letter on P21 & tell me the outline as follows

What should be mentioned in the invitation letter?

Outline • Host :

• Guest:

• Occasion:

• Reason:

• Time:

• Place:

• Hope:

How to arrange ??

?

Tasks

Introduction

• 请帖，属于一种更为正式的通知。• 请贴格式相对固定，用词严谨。• 邀请方一般也以第三人称指代，同时双方均用姓名全称，姓名前须有Mr.and Mrs.等称呼。

• 有关人名，地名，时间等基本用法一定要细致准确。表述时间一般使用英语单词，不能用阿拉伯单词。

Format • (host)

• request the pleasure of the company of

• … ( guest)

• at the … (event)

• on … (date), at … (time)

• at … (place)

• Suggested dress code:

• RSVP Tel:

General format

(host) request the pleasure of the company of

… ( guest)at the … (event)

on … (date), at … (time)at … (place)

Suggested dress code:

RSVP Tel:

Ms YangMr.& Mrs .Luo

Students of Class 2

Expressions in sending an invitation

1. … request the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. Snow’s company at 。敬请…光临

2. …request the honor of your presence at ……敬请阁下光临…

3. …has / have the pleasure in inviting…to…很高兴邀请…来参加…

(host) request the pleasure of the company of

… ( guest)at the … (event)

on … (date), at … (time)at … (place)

Suggested dress code:

RSVP Tel:

( guest’s) company

(host) request the pleasure of the company of

… ( guest)at the … (event)

on … (date), at … (time)at … (place)

Suggested dress code:

RSVP Tel:

晚宴

60岁生日晚会

乔迁庆宴

(host) request the pleasure of the company of

… ( guest)at the … (event)

on … (date), at … (time)at … (place)

Suggested dress code:

RSVP Tel:

at a dinner party

at the 60th birthday party

at the housewarming

(host) request the pleasure of the company of

… ( guest)at the … (event)

on … (date), at … (time)at … (place)

Suggested dress code:

RSVP Tel:

for celebrating...

to celebrate…

in honor of…

Events

• 公司开业 • 公司成立 10周年

• 毕业 10周年

• 20周年结婚纪念

• the opening of company

• the 10th anniversary of the founding of the company

• the 10th anniversary of graduation from the college

• the 20th wedding anniversary

thinking

(host) request the pleasure of the company of

… ( guest)at the … (event)

on … (date), at … (time)at … (place)

Suggested dress code:

R.S.V.P Tel:

Expressions in replying an invitation

1. R.S.V.P.(by…)敬请于…之前回复

2. Please reply to…请回复至…

3. The favor of a reply is requested.

1. RSVP = please reply2. Dress code: formal

optional ,casual 3. Contents of formal invitations are

centered4. No punctuation marks at the end of

each line

Notes:

Practice • Task 1 : P27 Arrange

Task 2 :• Mr & Mrs Dell

• requests the pleasure of

• Mr. John company

• at a dinner party,

• for celebrate their housewarming

• on 7:30 ,on Saturday

• in huatian hotel

• r.s.v.p

Case Analysis Mistakes?

??

Practice

• Mr & Mrs Dell

• request the pleasure of

• Mr. John company

• at a dinner party.

• for celebrate their housewarming,

• on 7:30 ,on Saturday

• in huatian hotel

• r.s.v.p

Mistakes???

Practice • Host : students of

Business English• Guest : Ms Yang• Occasion : English

Speech Contest• Time: April

16,2013 ,at 7:00 p.m • Place : Art Museum

Room 303• Requirement: R.S.V.P

Task 3

Kindly note

• Make your invitation card special & attractive.

• Pay attention to your spelling.

• Grasp the format of the invitation card.

Task 4

Situation : You are Ms Yang’s best friend, please help her make an invitation card for celebrating her 20th wedding anniversary.

… (host) of Cordially invites ( guest) to

the … (event)on … (date), at … (time)

at … (place)Suggested dress code:

RSVP Tel:

INVITATION

Mr. and Mrs. Xie Jiaorequest the pleasure of the company of

Mr. and Mrs. Chen Miaoat the Grand Opening of the Company

on Saturday, 3 July, at 9:00 amat the International Hall, Royal Hotel

Suggested dress code: formalR.S.V.P. Tel: 010-6666 7777

Replaying format(name)

thanks …(inviter)for his kind invitation to

… (Event)to be held at

… (place)… (address)

at … (time)on … (date)

and has much pleasure in accepting

ACCEPTANCE

Mr. and Mrs Chen Miaoaccept with pleasure

Mr.and Mrs. XieJiao ‘s kind invitation at the Grand Opening of the Company

on Saturday, 3 July, at 9:00 amat the International Hall, Royal Hotel

/but regrets being unable to attend due to … (用于婉拒回复 )

(Name)(Position)(Institute Name)

3.3. Case Study

REGRET

Mr. and Mrs Chen Miaoregret that a previous engagement

prevents their acceptance of Mr.and Mrs. XieJiao ‘s

kind invitation at the Grand Opening of the Company

on Saturday, 3 July, at 9:00 amat the International Hall, Royal Hotel

Task II

• P 27 Task 5