English For 11th Grader : PARTY TIME

English For 11th Grader Student "PARTY TIME"

FORMAL INVITATION WFormal

Invitation is an invitation

which follows a dignified form, tone or style in agreement with established noems, customs or values. for example : An invitation to the opening of a school, graduation, wedding.

Common Format of a Formal Invitation 1. Name of the person who invite 2. Request for participation 3. Name of the person invited 4. The occasion for invitation 5. Time and date of the occasion 6. Place of the occasion 7. Request for reply

English For 11th Grader Student "PARTY TIME"

SOCIAL FUNCTION Inviting people to formal and social events.

Linguistic Characteristics : 1. Simple, Precise, and Concise words 2. Detailed Information 3. The tone should be friendly and sincere 4. The style of writing should be formal

English For 11th Grader Student "PARTY TIME"

FORMAT OF LAYOUT 1. Addtesses of the addresser and the addressee 2. Salutation 3. Body 4. Signature

Body consists of : 1. State for whom the invitation is and by who it is given 2. Reasons of invitation 3. Date 4. Time 5. Place 6. RSVP {Please Reply}

English For 11th Example Of Formal Invitation "Wedding Invitation"

English For 11th Example Of Formal Invitation "Graduation Invitation"

English For 11th Example Of Formal Invitation "The opening of school invitation"

English For 11th Example Of Parts of Formal Invitation

English For 11th Responding to Formal Invitation

Responding to formal invitations Formal invitations should be responded to within 3 days.

Replies are written in third person.

Replies have to be handwritten.

Reason should be briefly stated for declining the invitation

English For 11th Responding to Formal Invitation EXAMPLE : ACCEPTANCE Mr. and Mrs. Eri Utomo accept with pleasure the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Pujiyanto to the wedding ceremony of their daughter on Friday, the twelfth of December at seven o'clock.

DECLINING/REGRETTING Mr. and Mrs. Situmorang regret that they are unable to accept the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Pujiyanto for Friday, the twelfth of December at seven o'clock due to prior engagement.