INVITATION

INVITATION

What is Invitation??

Invitation is a way to invite someone or more to go to a place or request or ask someone for going to do something.

 In the Indonesian language means an invitation or solicitation .

Characteristic of invitation:

☺  use future tense

☺  usually in card invitation

 » Purpose

» Time

» Place

Example : Happy Birthday card, wedding card, etc…

Kind of invitation:

◘     Spoke

◘    Written

The phrase is commonly expressed by invitation:

» Let’s + be + adj

Ex : Let’s be happy!

Let’s be smart!

»  Let’s  +  Vbase  +  noun

Ex :   Let’s speak English!

Let’s sing a pop sing!

Solicitation or invitation of expression can also view a form accompanied by the assertion.

 ( question tag ).

a.)  A :  Let’s go to the mall, shall we?

      B :  That’s a good idea.

b.)X :  Let’s be happy, shall we?

     Y :  All rigth.

Example of invitation card:

Dear Lidia…….

Let’s have fun at my birthday party. Please come to my house on Monday, August 5th 2010, at 6 p.m in the my house.

I won’t happy without your comming.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Thank you

Feliani Octo

Inviting expressions may also like the following:

I’d like to invite you to my birhtday party

Can you drop by my house after school?

would you like to attend the meeting?

Response :

» Receive ( menerima ):

All right.

I like that.

I’d be happy / glad to accept.

Yes, that would be nice.

» Refuce ( menolak ):

I am sorry I can’t.

I’m like to. But…

I am afraid I can’t.

No, let’s not do it.