1. WELCOME

2. Invitation
And replies
(formal and informal)

3. Marking scheme Format - style 1 mark Content relevance
- name of the person (s) who is
inviting. The invitee, date, day,
chief, guest place occasion etc marks
Expression
- grammatical accuracy, language marks
Total Marks
Word Limit: 50 Words
Time: 5 to 7 Minutes

4. Formal- points to remember
Very formal in form as well as language.
Written in the third person.
No signature
Address is given at the bottom.
Date of writing the invitation is not given.
The simple present tense is used.
R.S.V.P. (please reply) is written at the bottom.
The layout
The name (s) of the person (s) is given.
The standard expression-request the pleasure of your company.
The reasons of the invitation.
The time, date, venue of the event.

5. Formal invitation-1 Mr. & Mrs. S.S Ahluwalia request the pleasure of
Mr. Sudhir Karan’s
Company at the marriage of their daughter
GURLEEN To
GURPREET
(s/o Mr. and Mrs. Kuldeep Malhotra,Jaipur)
At the Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Ganganagar
On Sunday, 14th october 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
and afterwards
At Hotel Park Plaza ,Jaipur Road,Ganganagar
R.S.V.P.
30 civil lines
Ganganagar
Ph:212452
with best compliments from:
Relatives
& friends

6. FORMAL INVITATION-2 THE ANNUAL FUNCTION
The Principal, staff & students of
Indian High School, Dubai
request your benign presence on the auspicious occasion of
THE ANNUAL FUNCTION
Of the school
at 10:00 am on December 28, 2006
Shri S.M. Goswami, I.F.S.
Honorable Indian ambassador to U.A.E. will give away the prizes
to the students
R.S.V.P.
Principal

7. at the residence 31, Crescent Road, Chennai,
FORMAL INVITATION-3
Mr. & Mrs. M.L. Tikolo
request the pleasure of your benign presence on the auspicious occasion of the
Birthday party
Of their son
Chinkara
at the residence 31, Crescent Road, Chennai,
at 3:30 pm
On may 17, 2006
R.S.V.P. O

8. FORMAL INVITATION-4 M/s FLORENCE FASHION Announce the opening of their
Florence Exclusive Outlet
751, Mustafa road, Bangalore
INAUGURATION
On Saturday, 7th august
By Cine Star, Aishwarya Rai
All are cordially invited
Inaugural discount of 10%
On all purchases
R.S.V.P.
Florence Fadia

9. Informal-points to remember
Written in a letter form, in informal format. Such letters are persuasive in nature.
Written in the first person
No inside address
Salutation is ‘dear + name’
Complementary close ‘yours sincerely’.
Date of writing the invitation is given
The writer’s address appears in the usual place
Various tenses used to suit the tenses

10. INFORMAL INVITATION -1 Ganganagar 15th sept. 2006 My Dear Sudhir
Ahluwalia Cottage
Ganganagar
15th sept. 2006
My Dear Sudhir
You will be very glad to know that our GURLEEN is getting married on 14th October, Our son-in-law Gurpreet is a computer engineer working for Microsoft in U.S.A. It happened all of a sudden and we didn’t have enough time to prepare.
How can we ever think of celebrating such an important occasion without you. Your bhabhi, me and Gurleen are eagerly looking forward to having you with us for the wedding.
Do come with family.
Yours
S.S Ahluvalia

11. INFORMAL INVITATION-2 7,Akbar Ali Avenue Dubai 1st December 2006
My dear Rohan
You’ve always wanted to witness a function in your auntie's school, haven’t you? Well, here is your chance. I’m organising the annual function of my school on 28th of decemberat 10:00 am. Do come with mom & dad to the function.
I’ll place a special sofa for you and your parents right next to the chief guest. Will that please you?
Your Aunt
Madhumita

12. Informal Invitation-3 Dear Rana Sahib
You will be pleased to know that our Chinkara has turned 1. It’s a great occasion for a party, isn’t it? So, get ready for an evening full of dance, music, fun-n-frolic. Of course there will be food too! Do come with Bhabhiji and kids. Remember 17th may, 8:00 pm. , Hotel Imperial, The Mall. No regrets. No excuses. See you!
Yours
Tikolo

13. INFORMAL INVITATION - 4 Dear Nikita
Finally, my dream to open an exclusive showroom of my range of designer fashion clothes in your city has come true. Well the inauguration is on 7th august 20xx. Guess who will inaugurate? Aishwarya Rai, who else.
You have seen her on reel now see her in real. Don’t miss it. We will have an exclusive photograph with her. Do come. where? Now don’t tell me you don’t know that my showroom is on the mall. Time? 10:00 am.
Yours
Florence Fadia

14. Replies formal- points to remember
Accepting or declining
Follow a set formula
Formal words-kind invitation’, ‘great pleasure’, ‘regret’ etc.
Use the third person (‘they’) instead of first person (‘I’, ‘we’) to themselves.
No signature at the end.
The address of the writer and the date written.

15. SAMPLE FORMAL REPLIES ACCEPTING THE INVITATION STYLE 1
Mr. Sudhir Karan
has much pleasure in accepting the kind invitation of
Mr. & Mrs. S.S. Ahluvalia
To the marriage of their daughter
Gurleen
On 14th October, 2006 at 10:00 am

16. Style 2
Mr. Sudhir Karan thank Mr. & Mrs. S.S. Ahluwalia for their kind invitation to their daughter Gurleen’s marriage on 14th October, 2006 at 10:00 am and has great pleasure in accepting it.

17. B) Declining the invitation
Style 1
Mr. Sudhir Karan sincerely thanks Mr. & Mrs. S.S Ahluwalia
For their kind invitation to the marriage of their daughter
Gurleen
On 14th October, at 10:am
but regrets his inability to attend
due to prior engagement.
He wishes Gurleen a happy married life.

18. STYLE 2
Mr. Sudhir Karan thanks Mr. & Mrs. S.S. Ahluwalia for their kind invitation to the marriage of their daughter Gurleen on 14th october at 10 a.m. but regrets his inability to attend it due to to prior engagement. He wishes Gurleen a happy married life.

19. Informal-points to remember
Accepting and declining
Like an ordinary letter
Do not use any formal expressions but use informal words and expressions.
Use the first person (‘I’, ‘we’) to refer to themselves.

20. Sample informal replies
a) Accepting the invitation
19 professors’ colony
Coimbatore
20th september 2006
Dear Surinder & Bhabhiji
I am pleasantly surprised to receive your invitation to Gurleen’s wedding. My god, has she grown so big? I still remember her as a tiny doll in a pink frock. How time flies!
Well, it really is a big occasion. I will definitely join you to make arrangements and bless her. Yes, yes I am coming with the whole family.
Yours
Sudhir

21. b) Declining the invitation
19 professors’ colony
Coimbatore
20th september 2006
Dear Surinder & Bhabhiji
I am pleasantly surprised to receive your invitation to Gurleen’s wedding. My god, has she grown so big? I still remember her as a tiny doll in a pink frock. How time flies!
I would have loved to join you on this auspicious occasion but my father is in hospital. He had a heart attack last week and needs
my constant care. I feel bad I won’t be there to bless Gurleen and join you on the happy occasion personally, but believe me, the loss is entirely mine.
Please accept my best wishes. I am writing to gudia separately.
Yours
Sudhir

22. Exercises for practice
Write a formal reply to your neighbor accepting the invitation to his brothers birthday party. Invent name, date, time, place etc.
Write an informal invitation to your friend inviting her to the Golden Jubilee celebrations of your parent’s marriage.
At the House Warming Ceremony, you plan to invite your friends, relatives and colleagues. You are Raman and Shanti. Write out the invitation.

23. 4. You have requested major R. K
4. You have requested major R.K. Chauhan to inaugurate your school fete. As the principal of St. Mary’s, Ludhiana , draft an invitation card. 5. You are Arun/Aruna. You have been invited to attend the wedding, arty of your friend’s sister during summer vacation. Respond to the invitation accepting the invitation. 6. You have received an invitation to attend the prize giving-ceremony on the occasion of the Regional Social Science Exhibition. Write a letter to the secretary of ‘The World View (the organiser of the exhibition) informing him about your inability to attend. Give three reasons.

24. THANKYOU