Materi Invitation

Invitation

Invitation yang berarti undangan, berasal dari kata invite yakni mengundang. Nah guys kali ini kita membahasa tentang undangan, atau cara mengundang, menerima dan menolak undangan secara baik dan benar, let’s chek it out.

Invitation is used to invite someone or more to go to a place or to do something.
Invitation consists of :

1.      Person who invited

2.      Invitation program

3.      Time (day, date, hour)

4.      Place

5.      Message with person who extending

Kinds of invitation expressions:

Inviting	Accepting an invitation	Declining an invitation
Would you like to………..? Would you like to come to….? Do you want to………? We would like to invite you to.. We would like you join us for.. How about………….? Do you mind to come to……? Please come to…………. I’ll be happy if you come to… Let’s we go to……	Of course ! Thank you, I will come. OK! I’d love to………. I’d like to…………. That sounds great. It sounds a nice idea. That would be terrific ! That would be amazing! That would be wonderful! Thanks for inviting me. It’s very kind of you to invite me. I’d be happy to…….. I like that. I’d be delighted to…….. Surely. That’s nice.	No, thank you. I’d love to, but…………. I’m sorry. I can’t. I’d like to, but I have many thing to do right now. I don’t think I can go. Sorry. I would love to, but……….. It’s good, but…………. Sorry. It’s good, but I can’t.

There are 2 type of Invitation:

a.  Formal invitation
            Formal invitation is usually originate from university, companies, and a kind of it. Normally formal invitation is written invitation.

Example of formal invitation :

Palangkaraya, 28^th September 2012

To : Mr. Stewart

Jalan Hiu Putih No. 9

At Palangkaraya

Good morning, Mr. Stewart. We are from the jewelry company want to inform you that we have make a meeting on :

Day/date : Monday, 5^th October 2012

Time        : at 8.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.

Place        : at Aquarius Hotel Ballroom

It’s a pleasure that you would like to come.

Sincerely,

Jewelry Company

b.  Informal invitation
            Informal invitation is personal invitation given to a friend, family, etc. Informal invitation can be written invitation and verbal invitation.

Example of informal invitation :

Hi, guys.

I’d like to invite you to come to my halloween party on :

Saturday, 2^nd November 2012

                                                Tonight at 9 p.m.

                                    At my home, jalan Badak No. 97

            Don’t be late guys ! trick or treat ! yeaahh .....

With love,

Ghina