3. INVITING SOMEONE:
PATTERNS:
A. Inviting someone:
1. Would you like to ...?
2. I'd like you to ...
3. I'd like to invite you to ...
4. How/What about ......?
5. Why don't you ....?
6. Like to ....?7. Care for ....?
8. Would you be interested in .....?
9. Perhaps you'd care to ......
10. We should be very pleased/delighted if you could ....
B. Accepting an invitation:
1. Thank you. I'd like to very much.
2. That'd be nice.
3. Yes, please.
4. That sounds a nice idea.
5. With pleasure.
6. O.K. / Alright.
7. I won't say no.
8. We'd very much like to .....
9. We'd be delighted to ......
10. What a splendid idea! Thank you.
11. That'd give us the greatest pleasure.
12. That's really most kind of you.
C. Declining an invitation:
1. Thank you very much, but ......
2. Thank you for asking me, but ......
3. I'm terribly sorry. I don't think I can.
4. I'd like to, but .....
5. I wish I could, but ......
6. I'm afraid I've already promised to .....
7. Sorry, I can't/ No, thank you.
8. I'm afraid I won't be able to.
9. That's very kind of you, but ........
10. Unfortunately, ........However, thank you.
11. What a pity! I shan't be .......
12. I regret that I shall not be able to accept......
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