Practice inviting, accepting, and refusing
Work with a partner. Each of you should choose a card that has an event on it. Practice inviting your partner to go to the event. Use a different way of inviting each time. Your partner should listen and either accept or decline the invitation. Use the four steps when declining.
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Speaker 1: Read the card and prepare to invite your partner.
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Speaker 2: Listen and accept/decline politely. Remember to use varied intonation so you sound polite.
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Speaker 1: Listen to what your partner says and respond.
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For example, you see a card that says,
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Speaker 1: invite
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Speaker 2: accept/decline
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Speaker 1: respond
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Listen to these invitations to hear two examples.
- What language was used for the invitation?
- Did the person accept or decline?
- How? What was the response?
- What language was used for the invitation?
- Did the person accept or decline?
- How? What was the response?
Work with a partner. Each of you should choose a card that has an event on it. Practice inviting your partner to go to the event. Use a different way of inviting each time. Your partner should listen and either accept or decline the invitation. Use the four steps when declining.
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Speaker 1: Read the card and prepare to invite your partner.
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Speaker 2: Listen and accept/decline politely. Remember to use varied intonation so you sound polite.
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Speaker 1: Listen to what your partner says and respond.
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Situation 1
go outside for lunch
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Situation 2
a drink after work
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Situation 3
an order for sandwiches at Jimmy Johns
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Situation 4
(Think of a typical invitation from your work day.)
Work with a partner. Each of you should choose a card that has an event on it. Practice inviting your partner to go to the event. Use a different way of inviting each time. Your partner should listen and either accept or decline the invitation. Use the four steps when declining.
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Speaker 1: Read the card and prepare to invite your partner.
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Speaker 2: Listen and accept/decline politely. Remember to use varied intonation so you sound polite.
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Speaker 1: Listen to what your partner says and respond.
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Situation 1
going to karaoke on Friday after work
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Situation 2
coffee in the breakroom
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Situation 3
a potluck at your house
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Situation 4
(Think of a typical invitation from your work day.)
Want more practice?
Want to learn more about inviting, accepting and refusing? Check out this video on YouTube: How to Accept and Decline Invitations in English Politely and Confidently.
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