INVITATION (PART 1)

What is invitation?

Formal Invitation is an invitation which follows a dignified form, tone or style in agreement with the established norms, customs or values (Websters, 2012).

What is the Social Function:

The social function is to invite someone attend/come an event.

What about the Generic Structure of Formal Invitation?

1. Receiver/to: Nama orang yang dituju/yang diundang

2. Body of invitation/isi undangan: Isi undangan biasanya berupa hal hal berikut ini:

     - Subjek                : Nama Acara

     - Day or Date        : Hari dan tanggal

     - Time                    : Waktu yang ditetapkan

     - Place                   :Tempat dimana acara tersebut diadakan

3. Sender/from           : Orang yang mengirim undangan

Language Feature of Formal Invitation

-        Use simple present tense and future tense sentences.

-      The language used in the formal invitation letter is a variety of   official languages ​​whose purpose is to respect the invited person.

Berikut adalah formula kalimat invitation:

-          1. would you + Infinitive …? Atau could you + infinitive …?

 Contoh:

-          Would you come to our dinner tomorrow?

-          Could you go with her to my party tonight?

2. would you like to + infinitive …?

-          Would you like to have dinner with us tomorrow?

-           What would you like to eat lunch?

-          Untuk menjawab kalimat invitation dapat dengan:

-          - Yes, I’d like to

-          - Yes, I’d Love to

-          - I am Sorry, I’d like to, but …

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