新编实用英语综合教程2第四版Unit-one-Invitation-EtiquettePPT课件

Unit|OneInvitationEtiquetteUnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Makeanoralinvitationto:invitepeopletojoindailyactivitiesinvitepeopletoformaloccasions2.Makeawritteninvitation(writeaninvitationcardoraletter)for:personalinvitationofficialoccasions3.Giveareplyto:anoralinvitationawritteninvitationWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Invitationculture:WesternandChinese2.WordorderinasubordinateclauseContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHandSectionITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeakandReciteSpeakandPerformStudyandImitateImitateandPerformActingouttheTasksStudyingInvitationCardsandLettersFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteSpeakandCommunicateSpeakandTranslate1)InvitingfriendstoapartySally:Hello,William.What’reyougoingtodotomorrowevening?William:Tomorrowevening?Nothingspecial.Sally:I’minvitingafewfriendstomydaughter’sbirthdayparty.Howwouldyouliketojoinus?William:Great.Thatwouldbesuper.Congratulations!2)InvitingfriendstoadinnerMary:We’dlovetohaveyouoverfordinnerSaturday.Robert:Oh,thankyou.WhattimeshouldIcome?Mary:Howabouteighto’clock?Robert:OK.Thankyouforinvitingme.SECTIONITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeakandRecite1Workinpairs.Lookatthepictureandrecitethefollowingmini-talksformakinginvitationsandgivingresponses.BackUnit|One3)InvitingfriendstoamoviePaul:What’reyoudoingonSaturdaynight?Molly:I’mnotsure.Why?Paul:Well,Iwasthinkingofaskingyoutogotoamoviewithmethisweekend.Molly:Oh,whynot?4)Declininganinvitationtogoroller-skatingMike:Wouldyouliketogoroller-skatingwithmethisSaturdayafternoon?Sarah:Saturdayafternoon?I’mafraidIwon’tbeableto.Mike:WhataboutSundayafternoon?Sarah:Thatwouldbenice.5)DeclininganinvitationtogoouttodinnerSteve:Well,thankgoodnessit’sFriday,Jean.Cindy:Yes,itwasalongweek,Ken.Steve:Wouldyouliketogoouttodinnertonight?I’dliketotakeyousomewherereallyspecial.Cindy:Oh,thanks,but...maybesomeothertime.I’mverybusytonight.WindowonKeyWords好极了祝贺滑旱冰BackSpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:Suggestgoingskiingwithyourfriend.2Task:InviteyourfriendtogotoaconcertonFridayevening.3Task:Inviteyourfriendtogototheearlyshowofthemovie“MyFairLady”.4Task:Declineyourfriend’sinvitationtogodancingnextFridayafternoon.5Task:Declineyourfriend’sinvitationtogoouttodinner.Back●RefertotheDataBankintheWorkbookformorerelevantexpressions.StudyingInvitationCardsandLettersStudyandImitate3Invitationcardsareoftenusedforinvitingpeople.Nowlet’sreadthefollowinginvitationcardsandlettersandtrytousetheinformationintheminyourface-to-facetalks.BackBack1)InvitingFriendstoaPartyWang:Hello,William.Whatareyoudoingtomorrowevening?William:Tomorrowevening?Nothingspecial,IwasthinkingofwatchingTV.Wang:Dragyourselfawayfromtelevisionforachange.I’mhavingafewfriendstohaveadinnerpartytomorrowtocelebratemydaughter’sbirthday.Howwouldyouliketojoinus?William:Great.Thatwouldbesuper.Congratulations!Wang:Thankyou.Howabouteighto’clock?IsthatOK?William:Ohyes,fine.WoulditbealrightifIbroughtsomebodywithme?Wang:Yes,ofcourse.William:OK.Fine.Doyouwantmetobringsomethingtodrink?Redwineorwhite?Wang:Um,whitewine,ifyoufeelyoumustbringsomething.Butit’snotnecessary.William:I’lldothat.Well,indeed,thankyouverymuchforinvitingme.Wang:Mypleasure.William:I’llbealongateight.Lookingforwardtoit.Wang:Yeah,seeyouthen.FollowingSampleDialoguesImitateandPerform4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.BackUnit|One2)DeclininganInvitationChang:AreyoudoinganythingspecialonFriday,Mr.Smith?Smith:Yes,Mr.JohnsonandIhavepromisedtocallonsomefriendsattheembassy.Chang:Oh,whatapity!Smith:Whatdidyouhaveinmind?Chang:WewerethinkingofaskingyouandMr.JohnsontogototheGreatWall.Smith:I’dlovetoandI’msureMr.Johnsonwould,too.Iwonderifwecouldmakeitsomeothertimeifitisconvenient.Chang:WhataboutSaturday?ButIneedtoalertyouthatthecoachwillleavequiteearlyat7o’clock.Smith:I’llaskMr.Johnsonifhehasanyplans,butIthinkit’llbeallright.SupposeIgiveyouaringthisafternoonandletyouknow.Chang:Thatwouldbefine.BackPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandComplete5ImagineyouareinvitingyourfriendBilltoaconcerttonight,buthehappenstohavetofinishatermpaper.Completethefollowingconversationwithhimbyfillingintheblanks.You:1________________________,Bill?Bill:I’mnotsure.Why?You:Well,_________________ifyouwouldliketogotoaconcertwithme.Bill:Tonight?3____________.ButIreallyhavetostayinand4________________.You:That’stoobad.Bill:Itis.Goingtoaconcertsoundslikealotmorefunthanwritingatermpaper.You:Oh,maybe5_____________________.Weshouldtryanddosomethingtogethersoon.Bill:6______________.Let’stalkaboutittogetherlater.You:OK.Seeyoulater.BackThat’srightWhatareyoudoingtonightIwaswonderingIwishIcouldwriteatermpapersomeothertimethenUnit|OneSpeakandTranslate6ImagineyouareafriendofJennifer.Tomorrowisyourbirthday.Youareinvitinghertocometoyourbirthdayparty.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseversionprovided.You:Jennifer,1_____________________________________________?(你明天晚上有什么特别的事吗？)Jennifer:No,nothingspecial.You:2__________________________________________________________________?(我想请你参加我的生日聚会。你愿意来吗？)Jennifer:Yes,I’dloveto.You:3__________________________?(好的，你在七点钟来好吗？)Jennifer:Oh,yes,fine.Doyouwantmetobringsomethingtodrink?Orangejuiceorlemonade?You:4____________________________________.(如果你一定要带什么的话，就带柠檬汁吧。)Jennifer:I’lldothat.Thankyouverymuchforinvitingme.LemonadeifyoumustbringsomethingareyoudoinganythingspecialtomorroweveningI’dliketoinviteyoutocometomybirthdayparty.WouldyouliketojoinusGood.Willyoucomeat7:00BackUnit|OneSpeakandCommunicate7ImagineyouareafriendofMary’s.Youareaskinghertogotoamovie.Playyourroleaccordingtothecluesgiveninbrackets.You:1(问对方这个周末打算做什么),Mary?Gotanyplans?Mary:Nothingspecial.Why?You:Wanttoseeamovie?2(告诉对方友谊电影院正在放映《雷雨》。)Mary:Yeah,whynot?3(询问看早场还是晚场。)You:Let’sgototheearlyshow,andwecoulddosomethingafterward.4(建议去肯德基或咖啡馆。)Mary:5(表示要去肯德基。)You:6(询问在什么时间和地点见面。)Mary:I’llcometoyourhousetopickyouupatsixo’clock.You:7(表示同意与感谢。)Seeyouthen.1)Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend2)“Thunderstorm”isonattheFriendship.3)Theearlyshoworthelateshow?4)MaybegotoKFC(KentuckyFriedChicken)oracoffeeshop.5)I’drathergotoKFC.6)Whenandwhereshallwemeet?7)That’sverykindofyou.BackUnit|OneSECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeatListenandMatchListenandTranslateHandlingaDialogueListenandDecodeUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandCompleteListenandMatchListenandAnswerListenandCompleteListenandAnswerSECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeat1Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross-referencedwiththeirChinesetranslationandtrytorememberthem.BackUnit|OneWindowonKeyWordsrock’n’rollconcert摇滚音乐会PizzaHut必胜客比萨饼店beconvenientforyou对你方便BackListenandMatch2Listenagaintotheabovesentencesrearrangedinsequence,andthenmatchthemwiththeirChinesetranslation.1)a.我希望能去，可是我已约好去看医生了。2)b.听我说，我有几张星期日晚上摇滚音乐会的票，你想不想去？3)c.我恐怕去不了，但还是要谢谢你。4)d.你什么时候方便就什么时候来吧。5)e.非常抱歉，但是我已经有别的安排了。不过还是要谢谢你。6)f.你可以定个别的时间吗？7)g.你能否在星期五过来和我们一起吃晚饭？8)h.不知道你什么时候方便。9)i.你去过大街上新开的必胜客比萨饼店吗？今天晚上我们一起去好吗?10)j.今天晚上有什么特别的事情吗？dhcbjiegfaBackListenandTranslate3Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationandtranslatethemintoChineseorally.Back1)好久没在一起聚了，下周一起吃午饭怎么样？2)我很想去，可是今天晚上我得待在家里写论文。3)整个一周我都很忙，两个星期之后怎么样？4)我们想在星期六给他们开一个告别会。5)我没有意识到他们这么快就要搬走了。我们肯定会想念他们的。6)那么，我们再找时间吧。7)今天晚上和我一起去看电影怎么样？8)下周三我可以去。9)今天天气真好，一起到乡村看看怎么样？10)太好了，我需要作什么准备？1)Wehaven’tgottogetherforalongtime.Howabouthavinglunchnextweek?2)IwishIcouldgo.ButIhavetostayinandfinishmypapertonight.3)I’mprettytiedupallweek.Howaboutputtingitofftwoweeksfromtoday?4)Wearegoingtohaveagoing-awaypartyforthemonSaturday.5)Ididn’trealizetheyweremovingsosoon.Theyarereallygoingtobemissed.6)Maybesomeothertime,then.7)Wouldyouliketogotoacinemawithmetonight?8)IcanmakeitnextWednesday.9)It’sabeautifuldaytoday!Howaboutalittletripoutintothecountry?10)Thatsoundsgreat.WhatshouldIdoforpreparation?Script:BackMikeandClairearediscussingtheirplansfor1today,tomorrow,thedayaftertomorrow.Mikesuggestsgoingtothe2ballroom,ballgame,ballmatch,butClairedoesn’twantto.ThenMikeinvitesClairetogo3skating,skiing,skidding.Clairelovesthisideaasshehasn’tdoneit4forashorttime,forafewyears,foralongtime.ButClaireseemstorememberthatit’ssupposedtobe5verywet,quitecold,verywarmtomorrow.Inthatcase,itwon’tbeagoodideatogoskiing.So,they6agree,argue,arrangetowaitandseewhattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.HandlingaDialogueListenandDecode4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingoutthecorrectchoicesinthebracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ScriptBackMike:Whatareyougoingtodotomorrow?Gotanyplans?Claire:Notatall.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?Mike:Howaboutgoingtotheballgame?Claire:Hmm.Idon’treallyfeellikegoingtowatchtheballgame.Anyotherideas?Mike:Wouldyouliketogoskiingtomorrow?Claire:Thatsoundsgreat.Ihaven’tgoneskiingforalongtime.Butwaitaminute!Isn’titsupposedtobeverywarmtomorrow?Mike:Gee,Ihaven’theardofthat.Claire:I’mprettysureit’ssupposedtobeverywarm.Ihearditontheradio.Mike:Inthatcase,goingskiingwouldn’tbeaverygoodidea.Let’swaitandseewhattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.Claire:Okay.I’llcallyouinthemorning.Script:BackListenandAnswer5Listentothedialogueagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.Back1)DoesClairehaveanyplansfortomorrow?2)WhatsuggestionsdoesMikemake?3)HowdoesClaireknowit’ssupposedtobewarmtomorrow?4)DoesMikealsoknowabouttheweatherconditionoftomorrow?5)WhatwillClairdotomorrowmorning?No,shedoesn’t.Goingtotheballgameandskiing.Shehearditontheradio.No,hedoesn’t.ShewillgiveMikeacall.Mike:Whatareyougoingtodotomorrow?1_________________?Claire:Notatall.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?Mike:2_______________________________?Claire:Hmm.Idon’treallyfeellikegoingtowatchtheballgame.Anyotherideas?Mike:3__________________________________?Claire:Thatsoundsgreat.Ihaven’tgoneskiingforalongtime.Butwaitaminute!Isn’titsupposedtobeverywarmtomorrow?Mike:Gee,4______________________.Claire:I’mprettysureit’ssupposedtobeverywarm.Ihearditontheradio.Mike:5____________________________________________________.Let’swaitandseewhattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.Claire:Okay.I’llcallyouinthemorning.ListenandComplete6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BackGotanyplansHowaboutgoingtotheballgameWouldyouliketogoskiingtomorrowIhaven’theardofthatInthatcase,goingskiingwouldn’tbeaverygoodideaUnit|OneUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandComplete7Listentoashortspeechtwiceandduringthesecondlistening,putbackthemissingwordsintheblanks.Goodmorningeverybody.Welcometothe7thInternational1__________Conference.It’sgreattoseesomanyofyou—old2__________andnewones!Nowwe’regoingtohavetwoverybusydays,butIamsureyou’ll3__________them.AssoonasIfinish,whichwon’tbeverylong,Ipromiseyou,we’llbeginwiththefirst4__________,thatis,ourSalesManagerswillbegivingsales5__________fortheirowncountries.We’llstaytogetherforthatpartasIfeelit’s6__________foreverybodytoseetheoverallpicture.Then,afterwe’vehadlunch,we’regoingto7_______________groupstodiscussourtargetsfornextyearandhowto8__________them.Dinnerthiseveningisateighto’clock.We’dlikeeveryonetomeetinthebarfordrinksfromaboutseveno’clock.9__________wecanenjoyadrinktogetheruntilthecoachleavesforthe10__________at7:45.restaurantSalesfacesenjoypartreportsusefuldivideintoreachThatwayBackUnit|Onea.oneday.b.twodays.c.threedays.d.fourdays.a.thechairmanoftheconference.b.theguestspeaker.c.theSalesDirector.d.theGeneralManager.ColumnAColumnBListenandMatch8ListentotheshortspeechagainandmatchtheinformationinColumnAwiththechoicesinColumnB.1)Theopeningspeechismadeby______2)Thisconferencewilllastfor______Backa.thesalesdirectorgivingawelcomespeech.b.thesalesdirectorgivinganannualreport.c.thesalesmanagersgivingsalesreports.d.thesalesmanagersexchangingtheirsalesexperience.a.itwon’tlasttoolong.b.everybodyistogiveareport.c.theguestspeaker’stopicisinteresting.d.itisgoodforthemtoseeanoverallpicture.a.thesalestargetsfornextyear.b.themarketingplanfornextyear.c.theemploymentofnewsalesmanagers.d.thedivisionofthemarketshare.ColumnAColumnBBack3)Thefirstpartofthemeetingismainlydevotedto______4)Everyoneisaskedtostayforthefirstpartofthemeetingbecause______5)Themajortopicofthissalesconferenceis______ListenandAnswer9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheshortspeechinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.1)Whatisthenameoftheconference?2)Whomakestheopeningspeech?3)Howlongwilltheconferencelast?4)WhatwilltheSalesManagersdoaftertheopeningspeech?5)Whatistobedoneafterlunchtime?6)Whatisarrangedfortheevening?The7thInternationalSalesConference.TheSalesDirector.Theconferencewilllastfortwodays.TheSalesManagerswillgivesalesreportsfortheirowncountries.Therewillbeagroupdiscussionofthetargetsforthenextyearandhowtoreachthem.Dinnerisarrangedat8:00P.M.anddrinkswillbeservedinthebarfromabout7:00P.M.GeneralideaBackUnit|OneThisisthe7thInternationalSalesConference.TheSalesDirectorismakingtheopeningspeech.Theconferencewilllastfortwodays.Forthefirstpartoftheconference,theSalesManagersaretogivesalesreportsfortheirowncountries.Then,afterlunch,therewillbeagroupdiscussionofthetargetsforthenextyearandhowtoreachthem.Dinnerisarrangedat8:00P.M.Drinkswillbeservedinthebarfromabout7:00P.M.BackGeneralidea:SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulateWriteandCreateWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarWriteandCorrectMistakesWriteandTranslateWriteandDescribeaPictureWriteandApplyRulesSECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulate1Readthefollowingsamplesofinvitationcardsandlearntowriteyourown.BackBackWriteandCreate2TranslatethefollowingbusinesscardintoChinese,usingthedatabankintheWorkbookforreference.Back3Writeareplytotheaboveletter.Yourreplyshouldincludethefollowing.Back4TranslatethefollowingmessageintoEnglish,referringtotheDataBankintheWorkbookforreferencewhennecessary.BackIwishIcouldattendyourgraduationparty.Iknowitwillbelotsoffun.Unfortunatelymyparentshavealreadyinvitedseveralofourrelativesoverforareunion.IwonderifyoucouldcomeonSaturdayeveningsoyoucantellmeallabouttheparty.WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarBackWordOrderinaSubordinateClause1)—“Whoishe?”—“Idon’tknow.YoumayaskMary___________(whoheis,whoishe).”2)—“We’relate.Theplayhasstarted.”—“Iwonderhowlongago________(diditbegin,itbegan).”3)Heaskedmeif______________(Ihadenjoyed,hadIenjoyed)thefilm.4)HelenaskedRoger,“Canyoutellmewhen__________________(youwillhavetime,willyouhavetime)toseeme?”5)Theteacheraskedme______________(howoldwasI,howoldIwas).6)Sheaskedhimif___________________(hewouldmarryher,wouldhemarryher).7)Doyouthink__________(shouldwe,weshould)invitetheBrowns?8)I’dliketoknowhow_________(couldI,Icould)improvethedesign.5Findthecorrectchoicesinbracketstomakecorrectsentences.BackWriteandApplyRulesIcouldwhoheisitbeganIhadenjoyedyouwillhavetimehowoldIwashewouldmarryherweshouldWriteandCorrectMistakes6Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences,payingattentiontowordorderinsubordinateclauses.1)Janetoldhernottoworryaboutwheremightbeherson.2)ShesaidIamgoingtothecinema.3)Shewantedtoknowwhatwashisjob.4)Iwondereddidhereallymeanit.5)Heaskedwhichchairshouldhetake.Janetoldhernottoworryaboutwherehersonmightbe.Shesaidshewasgoingtothecinema.Shewantedtoknowwhathisjobwas.Iwonderedifhereallymeantit.Heaskedwhichchairheshouldtake.BackBack6)Heaskedwhyhadn’tIstoppedthecar.7)Heremarkedwhatitwasalovelyhouse.8)Hesaidhowthegardenwasbeautiful.9)Heaskswhenwilltheyleave.10)Idon’tknowwhereishe.HeaskedwhyIhadn’tstoppedthecar.Heremarkedwhatalovelyhouseitwas.Hesaidhowbeautifulthegardenwas.Heaskswhentheywillleave.Idon’tknowwhereheis.7TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1)你能告诉我在哪儿可以买到口香糖吗？2)警察想知道她长什么样儿。3)你知道她穿的是什么衣服吗?4)在报告中他们问到银行里有几个监控摄像头。5)面试官问他已经工作几年了。6)你想知道他什么时候去上海吗?7)我只是想知道你喜欢什么颜色,红色还是黄色。CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomechewinggum?Thepolicewantedtoknowwhatshelookedlike.Doyouknowwhatshewaswearing?Inthereport,theyaskedhowmanysecuritycamerastherewereinthebank.Theintervieweraskedhimhowmanyyearshehadworked.DoyouwanttoknowwhenhewillleaveforShanghai?Iwanttoknowwhichcoloryouprefer—redoryellow.WriteandTranslateBackUnit|OneWriteandDescribeaPicture8Writeashortpassageofabout100wordstodescribethepicture.Someusefulwordsandphrasesareprovidedtohelpyou.Startthepassagewith“SandrawaswritingalettertodeclineMary’sinvitationtoherbirthdayparty.”BackSandrawaswritingalettertodeclineMary’sinvitationtoherbirthdayparty.Shewouldlovetocome,butunfortunately,shewasnotableto.ShehadtodeclineMary’sinvitationbysaying,“Thankyoufortheinvitationtoyourbirthdayparty.We’dlovetocomebutI’mafraidthatPeterandIaregoingtoItalyonholidayonJuly9th.We’llstayinRomefortendaysandthengoontotraveltoEnglandonJuly20th,andwe’llhaveawholemonththere.”Beforeclosingtheletter,SandraaskedMarytogiveherbestwishestoherfamily.Key:BackSECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandThinkReadandCompleteReadandTranslateReadandSimulateReadandJudgeReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsWhetheritistoawedding,adinnerparty,showerorgalaevent,aninvitationcomeswithsomeimportantobligations.Here’saquickguidetokeepyouontheguestlist.1.R.S.V.PFromtheFrench“Répondez,s’ilvousplait”,itmeans“Pleasereply.”Thislittlecodehasbeenaroundforalongtimeandit’sdefinitelytellingyouthatyourhostswanttoknowifyouareattending.Replypromptly,withinadayortwoofreceivinganinvitation.2.HowdoIrespond?Replyinthemannerindicatedontheinvitation.R.S.V.Pandnoresponsecard:ahandwrittenresponsetothehostatthereturnaddressontheenvelope.ResponseCard:fillinandreplybythedateindicatedandreturnintheenclosedenvelope.SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageBackR.S.V.Pwithphonenumber:telephoneandmakesuretospeakinperson—answeringmachinescanbeunreliable.R.S.V.Pwithe-mail:youmayacceptordeclineelectronically.Regretsonly:replyonlyifyoucannotattend.Ifyourhostdoesn’thearfromyou,heisexpectingyou!Noreplyrequested?Unusual,butitisalwayspolitetoletsomeoneknowyourintentions.Aphonecallwouldbesufficient.3.Isthatyourfinalanswer?Changinga“yes”toa“no”isonlyacceptableonaccountof:illnessorinjury,adeathinthefamilyoranunavoidableprofessionalorbusinessconflict.Callyourhostsimmediately.Cancelingbecauseyouhavea“better”offerisasurefirewaytogetdroppedfromALLtheguestlists.Beinga“noshow”isunacceptable.Changinga“no”toa“yes”isOKonlyifitwillnotupsetthehosts’arrangements.BackUnit|One4.“MayIbring…?”Don’tevenask!Aninvitationisextendedtothepeoplethehostswanttoinvite—andnooneelse.…adate.Someinvitationsindicatethatyoumayinviteaguestordate(Mr.JohnEvansandGuest)andwhenyoureply,youshouldindicatewhetheryouarebringingsomeone,andconveytheirname.…mychildren.Iftheywereinvited,theinvitationwouldhavesaidso.…myhouseguest.It’sbesttodeclinetheinvitation,statingthereason.Thisgivesyourhosttheoptiontoextendtheinvitationtoyourguests,ornot.5.Say“ThankYou.”Makesuretothankyourhostsbeforeyouleave,andthenagainbyphoneornotethenextday.BackPASSAGEIBusinessInvitationAcaseofmistakenidentity!Don’tworry,we’vebeenassuredthatthismysterywillbesolvedintimeforourHolidayOfficePartyWe’releavingtheinvestigationtothosewhodoitbest.Let’sgetawayfromallthosecomputers,papersandmessandcometoourofficepartyinyourbestsuitordress.ComejoinusandToasttheSeasonThursday,December9th20105:00P.M.TheColumbiaHouse–PenthouseFloor485JeffersonPlazaLeonard,Barley,Travis,BaileyandSmithRegretsonlytoDianne248-8522Itwouldbeacrimetomissourpartyornotbeontime485JeffersonPlazaUnit|OneBusinessinvitationscanbeinformalorformal.Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationssuchase-mailandphoneinvitationsarebecomingmoreacceptable.InvitationTimingFormostformaloccasions,it’sbesttoinvitegueststhreeorfourweeksinadvance.Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.Hereareafewguidelinesforyourinformation:●Sixtoeightmonthsbeforeanimportantseminartowhichout-of-townexecutivesareinvited.●Fourweeksbeforeaneveningreception.●Twotofourweeksbeforeacocktailparty.ExercisesInvitationFormatFormalbusinessinvitationsaremostcommonlyprintedonwhiteoroff-whitehigh-qualitypaper.Acompanycanuseanycolorofpaperitdesires,aslongasitupholdsandpromotesthecompany’simage.Withpreprintedinvitations,yousimply