Formal invitation

Explaining of Formal invitation

1. FORMAL
INVITATION
By
Marsono, S.Pd

2. TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN
1)Menganalisisfungsisosial,strukturdanunsurkebahasaanteks
undanganresmi(formalinvitation)terkaitkegiatansekolah/tempat
kerja.
2)Mempresentasikanhasildiskusikelompokterkaitdenganfungsi
sosialdanunsurkebahasaanteksundanganresmi(formalinvitation)
terkaitkegiatansekolah/tempatkerja.
3)Menangkapmaknakontekstualterkaitfungsisosial,strukturdanciri
kebahasaansertamaknaisitersurat,tersiratdanrinciteksundangan
resmi(formalinvitation)terkaitkegiatansekolah/tempatkerja.
4)Menyusunteksundanganresmi(formalinvitation)terkaitkegiatan
sekolah/tempatkerjadenganmemperhatikanstruktur,fungsisosial
dancirikebahasaan.

3. DEFINITION
Averbalorwrittenrequesttoanindividualor
agroupofpeopletocomeorgosomewhere
ortodosomething.Invitationsorinvitesare
thesweetestkindsofletters.Wewrite
invitationsonanumberofoccasions–formal
andinformal.
GENERAL INFORMATION

4. NEED FOR AN
INVITATION
•Manasocialbeing.
•Sharingjoysandsorrows-anintegralpart
ofculture.
•Awayofinteractionandcommunication.
•Forinvitingpeoplestayingfaroff.
GENERAL INFORMATION

5. GENERAL FEATURES
1.Asinglesentencepresentation.
2.Writteninthirdperson.(Formal).
3.Putinabox.
4.Itshouldanswertothe5Ws:
a)WHAT-Theoccasion
b)WHEN-Dateandtime
c)WHERE-Venue
d)WHO-Nameofthehost
e)WHOM-Nameofthepersonbeinginvited

6. INVITATION FOR OCCASIONS
Occasionswhichrequireaformaldresscode,withanarrayoffixedevents.
E.g.Weddings,AnnualDayCelebrations,Inaugurationofshop,houseetc.

7. OCCASIONS FOR WRITING FORMAL INVITATIONS
Invitingadignitarytopresideoverafunction.(Letter)
Invitingacelebritytoinaugurateyournewshowroom.(Letter)
Invitingpeopletoattendmarriage.(Card)
Invitingpeople/massestowitnessfunction.(Card)
Invitingpubliconinauguration.(Card)

8. CHARACTERISTICS
WrittentoVIPs,masses,etc.
Asinglesentencepresentation
Shouldbewritteninthirdperson(they,their,he,she,his,her)
Simplepresenttenseisused.
Politeandcourteoustone.
FormalInvitationaregenerallysentonoccasionssuchasgrandweddings,
anniversariesandmassfunctionsinvolvingabigcrowdofinvitees.
FormalInvitationsaresenttoindividualsforalessgrandfunctionsuchasa
formalweddinganniversary,formalalumnimeeting,etc.Inthiskindof
invitation,wewrite,“Mr.ArvindMalhotracordiallyseeksthepleasureofMr.
andMrs.Singh,ontheauspiciousoccasionof….”

9. CHARACTERISTICS
Writeasifitiswrittenbyathirdperson.Itisnot,“Iandmywifeinviteyouto
ourson’swedding”but,“MrsandMrMalhotracordiallysolicitthepresenceof
MrsandMr….”
DonotuseI,we,andyouandtheirotherforms.
DonotuseI,we,andyouandtheirotherforms.
Followtheletterformatwithfromaddressanddatebutnoneedtowrite
salutationsuchas,dear,sir,etc.
Beginwiththehost’sname,suchas,“Mr.PeterisgladtoinviteMr.
Alexander…”
Forinvitationsinvitingdignitariesasjudgesorchiefguests,itisjustasingle
paragraph.
NoI,We,You.OnlyThirdPersons
Writeinsideabox.

10. FORMAT OF PRINTED CARD FORM
Nameofthehost
Requestline(E.g.,requestthepleasureofyourcompany,solicityour
graciouspresence)
Purposeoftheinvitation.
Day,dateandtimeoftheevent.
Nameofthehonouree(ifany)&designation.
Nameoftheplace,locationwithcompleteaddress.Routemapenclosedfor
outsiders.
RSVP-Répondezs'ilvousplait("Pleaserespond")
Telephoneormobilenumberoraddressofthehost
Anyotherrelevantdetails

11. SCHOOL FUNCTIONS

12. SCHOOL FUNCTIONS

13. WEDDING INVITATION

14. INAGURATION

15. FORMAT
•Sender’s address
•Date
•Receiver’s address
•Salutation
•Subject
•Body (information about occasion, day, date, time & venue) •
Subscription
•Signature
•Name
•Designation

16. INVITING DIGNITARIES
QuestionYourschool,LordBuddhaSchool,Gaya,iscelebratingits
300thAnniversaryinthemonthofDecember.Theprogramis
expectedtolastaweek.Tothis,inviteMr.A.K.Antony,Honorable
MinisterofEducationtoprecedeovertheoccasionoftheclosingday
programs.YouareMs.Sukanya,Principal.

17. INVITING DIGNITARIES

18. WRITING REPLIES/RESPONDING TO INVITATIONS
Acknowledge the invitation in third person.
Express thanks in third person to the sender.
Mention acceptance/regret.
Specify the reason for refusal.
Be brief and specific Be formal in tone and treatment.
Do not exceed the word limit (usually 50 words).

19. REPLIES (ACCEPTING)

20. REPLIES (DECLINING)

21. ASSIGNMENT
Write down one chapter of FORMAL INVITATION!
Have you ever written or received a formal invitation before?
Why do people write and send invitations?
Find the expressions of invitation and the response (accepting and
declining), write down in your notebook, and then send to GC!

22. THANK YOU