Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 110 стр.

     6. The Sales Director would like to invite you to supper at
the country club on Sunday.
     B. Declining invitations
     You must be very polite when you decline an invitation,
whether formal or informal. As a rule you should: thank the per-
son, decline the invitation, give a reason.
     Example: Thank you, but I’m afraid I can’t; I have a prior
engagement.
     Practice declining these invitations politely; your reason is
given in brackets.
     1. Would you like to come to the opera tonight? (You are not
feelling well.) _________________________________________
     2. I’d like to invite you to meet my boss on Saturday morn-
ing. (You are flying home on Friday night.) __________________
     3. Can you join us for a barbecue tomorrow evening? (You
are meeting your agent.) _________________________________
     4. We would like to invite you to a reception at the Trade
Fair on Friday. (You have a previous appointment.) ___________
     5. Would you like to visit the coast next week? (You are
busy every evening.) ____________________________________

     EXERCISE 3. To go or not to go
     Your host invites you to do several things. Accept or decline
the invitations. Answer the invitations accordingly. Work in pair.

    Host       Well, I think we’ve done enough work for today.
               Would you like to go to the theatre tonight?
    You        (decline; you have a prior engagement)
    Host       I see, fine, well how about the ballet tomorrow
               evening?
    You        (accept)
    Host       Good, you can leave the arrangements to me.
               Now, we would also like to invite you to a dinner
               party at a dinner party at the Hotel Intercontinental
               on Sunday.
    You        (decline, you have to leave on Saturday morning)
    Host       Oh, that’s a pity, well never mind. We would also
               like to invite you to a reception at the conference
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