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Writing an email invitation and respond to an invitation

We use the present continuous when we talk about plans.

1 Read the emails and answer the questions.

1 What is Tim doing on Saturday evening?
2 Who can come and who can’t?
3 What is Dan doing on Saturday evening?

2 Find all the examples of the present continuous to talk about plans.

Invitation

Hi Beth and Dan,

We’re going to a concert at the Lyceum on
Saturday evening at 7 o’clock. Would you like
to come?

Tim

Informal greeting

Your plan
Your invitation


Informal close

Replies

I’d love to. Sounds great! See you there!

Beth

Show interest and accept
the invitation

Informal close

Great to hear from you, Tim! I’d love to come, but
I’m seeing the new James Bond film then.
What are you doing afterwards?

Dan

Say hello
Say no and why
Make another
suggestion

3 Use the prompts to make sentences.

1 We / go / the park / this afternoon.
2 you / like / come / tonight?
3 I / love / but / we / go / the shopping centre
4 sound / great!
5 see / there!
6 great / hear / you!
7 what / you / do/ afterwards?
8 you / want / come / my house?

Speak

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Practice

4a) Invite a friend to do something next Saturday.

b) Read the invitation. Respond to it and say you can’t go.

Hi there,
We’re watching the rugby on Saturday afternoon
in the Royal Oak. Do you want to come along?

Greg

Before you write

For the invitation think about:

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What your invitation is

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For your response think about:

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Your reason to say no

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Another suggestion you can make

Writing plan

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Follow the plans in exercise 2.

Check your writing

Have you used the present continuous to talk about plans?

Have you used some of the expressions in exercise 3?

Have you used the plans in exercise 2?

Have you checked the text for possible grammar, vocabulary and spelling mistakes?