Giving and Responding to Invitation

Giving and Responding to Invitation
Giving and Responding to Invitation Giving invitation is an expression that is disclosed when there is someone who wants to ask other person to come to a place or when there is someone who asks others to do something for him/her. 

Expression giving and responding invitation

Giving Invitation	Responding Invitation
	Receiving	Refusing
Would you like to.....? e.q.: Would you like to come to my party?	I’d like to	I’d love to but.... e.q.: I’d love to but I have a lot of homework.
Would you mind joining us to.....? e.q. : Would you mind joining us to go to Bali?	I would. Thank you.	I wish I could but.... e.q. : I wish I could but I have to see the            doctor.
Shall we...? e.q. : Shall we go to the cinema together?	That would be nice	Thank you for asking me, but.... e.q.: Thank you for asking me, but I don’t have enough money.
What about.... ? e.q. :What about having dinner in Shangrilla Hotel?	Wondeful/ Great	I’m sorry but I think I can’t.
Why don’t we..? e.q. ; Why don’t we go to the zoo?	All right	Sorry, I can’t. But thanks anyway.

Example :

Arif  : Hi, Tika.

Tika  : Hi, Arif. What’s up friend?

Arif  : Hmmm, are you doing anything for next week?

Tika  : Nothing. Why?

Arif  : Hmm, like you know, next week we will have summer vacation to

Bali and I think that I need you to be my date. Would you mind to come along with me?

Tika  : Really? I’d love it so much.

Arif  : Well, I will pick you at 7 a.m next week at school.

Tika  : OK. Thanks Arif.

Arif  : You’re welcome. Bye Tika and see you next week.

Tika  : See you, too. Bye-bye.

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