Letter of Invitation

Paper 3 (Part B): Letter of Invitation

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a letter of invitation?

• To say thank you

• To invite someone to do something

• To complain

• To entertain someone

Reorder

Reorder the things to include in a letter of invitation.

• Salutation (Dear Mr. Fidgett)

• Explain why you are writing (On behalf of Group 1 S5, I would like to invite you to cook some food. The event will take place on the 6th of January, 2025 at Room 602).

• Explain why you want that speaker. (We believe you would be a great speaker for our event because you have a lot of cooking experience. Also, you have lots of knowledge of cooking mushroom soup, and you believe that any food is delicious.)

• Say what you want them to do. (It would be great if you could talk about mushrooms and soup.)

• Ask them to reply. (If you would be able to be our speaker, let us know by emailing Aster Yung at [e-mail]. We look forward to hearing back from you.)

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The structure of a letter of invitation should be like this:

Salutation: Dear (someone)

Say who you are and why you are writing. (On behalf of....I would like to invite you to give a speech
Say where and when: (The event will take place on (date) at (place).

Say why they are a good speaker: (We believe you would be a great speaker for our event because.....)

Say what you want them to do: (It would be great if you could talk about...)

Give them contact details: (If you are able to be our speaker, please let us know by contacting (someone) at (phone number or email).

"We look forward to your reply"

Yours sincerely,
(your name)
(your company)

Multiple Choice

A letter of invitation should be...

• formal

• informal

In the next slides, enter the missing words.

Poll

How confident do you feel about writing a letter of invitation now?

• Very

• A bit

• Not very

• Not at all

Open Ended

Do you have any questions?