WRITING AN INVITATION EMAIL 1/ Choose the correct verb form Hi Sofie! How are you? It seems/’s seeming ages since I last saw you – the last time we met I remember/’m remembering you were very busy hel[.]
WRITING AN INVITATION EMAIL 1/ Choose the correct verb form Hi Sofie! How are you? It seems/’s seeming ages since I last saw you – the last time we met I remember/’m remembering you were very busy helping your friend get ready for her wedding – I hope/’m hoping it all went well and the weather stayed fine for you I’ve got a new job in the marketing department, so it’s more money but more work unfortunately! Actually, the reason I send/ ’m sending you this am/ is/ are to tell you about another wedding My brother Andy and Anushka (I’m/ ’m being sure you met her one Christmas) have finally set a date for their wedding – 20th August We’ll send you a proper invitation in a few weeks but this is just to let you know in advance Anyway, my parents want/ are wanting to celebrate the engagement so they have/ ’re having a special lunch on Sunday 3rd May We invite/ ’re inviting relatives and close friends, so there’ll be about twenty people there We’d love to see you! It’s at Martin’s Restaurant – you know/ are you knowing it? It’s on the waterfront, so let’s hope the weather’s good! I know/ ‘m knowing it’s quite a long way for you to come, but Robbie drives/ is driving up from Manchester – so maybe you could arrange to come up together? If not, I can meet you at the station – just let me know when your train gets in I go/ ’m going away for two weeks from tomorrow, but you can phone my parents to tell them you come/ ’re coming (their number is 0131 445892), or send me an e-mail I really hope you can come! Love from Marianne 1/ Complete the following table after reading the invitation email on class Topic 1/ Reason for writing 2/ Date of the invited event 3/ Time 4/ Place 5/ Details of event 6/ What to if you want to go 7/ Contact information 2/ Useful e-mail expressions when writing - Greeting with names: + Dear A! + Hi A! + Hello A! - Explaining the reason for writing email: + I’m writing to + I’m writing regarding Information given in the email + I’m writing with regard to + With reference to + I wanted to let you know that + The reason, for which I’m writing is to + The reason I’m sending you this is to - Making a request + Could you please let me know if … ? + I would appreciate it if you could … + Could we arrange ? + Please let me know if … + I was just wondering if … + Would you mind ….? + Can/Could you ….? - Closing an email: + I look forward to your reply… + I look forward to seeing you… + I look forward to hearing from you… + I look forward to hearing from you soon… + I look forward to meeting you …… (next Tuesday) + I look forward to seeing you …… (next Tuesday) - Ending an email: + Kind regards + Best wishes + Sincere regards + Thanks + Take care + See you soon 3/ Identify mistakes and parts that can be improved in this email From: Elton Hampton (ehampton@rvu.uk) To: Rovena Harfode Subject: Birthday party Hey Rovena! How are you? We have not seen each other for ages 4/ Complete this table to prepare for your writing assignment Topic 1/ Reason for writing 2/ Date 3/ Time 4/ Place 5/ Details of event 6/ What to if you want to go 7/ Contact information Information 5/ Write the date, time, place of the event and your contact information in full sentences 6/ Write an e-mail to a friend, inviting him or her to a special occasion, real or imaginary Use the heaadings in exercise 2, page 40 in the textbook and information you added in exercise to help you You MUST use at least words or phrases from the box on page 37 in the textbook Your email From: To: Subject: