第一讲_Inviting

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Create an invitation letter according to the Chinese prompts.
写信日期：19 July, 2010 写信人：assistant G. Manager of DDCC Teresa Wang 收信人：acting president David Chapman of Marshal International Chemicals Corp. 要点；Wang先生欲邀请Chapman先生参加他们公司在八 月1号到3号举行的十周年庆典。他还安排Chapman先生 与总经理Liu先生会晤，谈论未来合作事宜。
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How to write an Invitation letter
Step 1 The sender’s address and date along with the recipient’s name and address as well as greeting. Step 2 Introduce yourself or the organization or group your intend to represent. Mention the name of the person sponsoring the event. Specify the names of the invitees as well as if they can bring along someone with them. Step 3 Explain the type of the social event in brief. Then describe the nature and purpose of the event along with all necessary as well as special details regarding the importance of the occasion. You can also specify if the person needs to bring any item along with them or any special role that they need to play in the event. You should also mention a particular date by which yting invitation cards.
• Be sure to include in your invitation card • the name of the person sponsoring the event (who is the host/hostess?) • exactly who is invited (can someone bring a guest, spouse, child?) • what type of social event is being held • the date, address, and time of the event • directions or a simple map if the location may be difficult to find • what type of dress is appropriate or preferred • the phone number and deadline to reply; precede these facts with “R.S.V.P.” (French abbreviation for “please reply”). • Try to send your invitation letter two weeks or more in advance!
谨定于2008年1月21日（星期六）下午6时在 淮海路天鹅酒家举行宴会，欢迎旅游研究 所高级工程师W王林先生及夫人。 敬请光临 迪肯森先生和夫人 旅游研究所所长 申斯通 谨订 如不能出席,请赐复为盼 电话：8880784 衣着：听便
Invitation Director of the Institute of Tourism requests the pleasure of the company of Mr. and Mrs. Dickens at a dinner party in honor of Mr. Wang Lin senior engineer of the Institute of Tourism on Saturday, January 21, 2008 at six o'clock p.m. at Swan Restaurant in Huaihai Avenue Reply if declining Dress: Informal Tel: 888888 R.S.V.P
General facts:
• Invitations are made to ask someone to join an event. They can be personal and informal. • In tourism environments invitations usually are made to the public on a large public notice board. Sometimes they are delivered to a smaller number of people.
How to write an Invitation letter
Step 4 Many events have a dress code, so mention it specifically if any dress code needs to be followed. Include a brief sentence indicating hopes for the attendance of your guests or anticipation of their response in the conclusion. Mention your contact number and close the letter with “R.S.V.P.” Step 5 Make a formal or informal sign-off depending upon the nature of the invitation letter.
Invitations
Think about the following questions:
• • • • 1. Who is an invitation aimed at? 2. Are friendly or formal invitations more common? 3. How are invitations delivered? 4. Who usually writes invitations?