新編實用英語綜合教程2第四版-課件

Unit|OneInvitation

EtiquetteUnit|OneInvitationEtiquette1UnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Makeanoralinvitationto:invitepeopletojoindailyactivitiesinvitepeopletoformaloccasions2.Makeawritteninvitation(writeaninvitationcardoraletter)for:personalinvitationofficialoccasions3.Giveareplyto:anoralinvitationawritteninvitationWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Invitationculture:WesternandChinese2.WordorderinasubordinateclauseUnitGoals:2ContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHandContentsSectionⅤAppreciating3SectionITalkingFacetoFaceImitating

Mini-talksSpeakandReciteSpeakandPerformStudyandImitateImitateandPerformActingouttheTasksStudyingInvitationCards

andLettersFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteSpeakandCommunicateSpeakandTranslateSectionITalkingFacetoFac41)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|One1)Invitingfriendstoaparty53)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好極了

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滑旱冰Back3)Invitingfriendstoamovie6SpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:Suggestgoingskiingwithyourfriend.2Task:InviteyourfriendtogotoaconcertonFridayevening.3Task:Inviteyourfriendtogototheearlyshowofthemovie“MyFairLady”.4Task:Declineyourfriend’sinvitationtogodancingnextFridayafternoon.5Task:Declineyourfriend’sinvitationtogoouttodinner.Back●RefertotheDataBankintheWorkbookformorerelevantexpressions.SpeakandPerformActingoutth7StudyingInvitation

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LettersStudyandImitate3Invitationcardsareoftenusedforinvitingpeople.Nowlet’sreadthefollowinginvitationcardsandlettersandtrytousetheinformationintheminyourface-to-facetalks.BackStudyingInvitationCardsand8BackBack91)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|One1)InvitingFriendstoaParty102)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.Back2)DeclininganInvitationBack11PuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandComplete5ImagineyouareinvitingyourfriendBilltoaconcerttonight,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|OnePuttingLanguagetoUseSpeaka12SpeakandTranslate6ImagineyouareafriendofJennifer.Tomorrowisyourbirthday.Youareinvitinghertocometoyourbirthdayparty.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseversionprovided.You:Jennifer,1_____________________________________________?(你明天晚上有什么特別的事嗎？)Jennifer:No,nothingspecial.You:2__________________________________________________________________?(我想請你參加我的生日聚會。你愿意來嗎？)Jennifer:Yes,I’dloveto.You:3__________________________?(好的，你在七點鐘來好嗎？)Jennifer:Oh,yes,fine.Doyouwantmetobringsomethingtodrink?Orangejuiceorlemonade?You:4____________________________________.(如果你一定要帶什么的話，就帶檸檬汁吧。)Jennifer:I’lldothat.Thankyouverymuchforinvitingme.LemonadeifyoumustbringsomethingareyoudoinganythingspecialtomorroweveningI’dliketoinviteyoutocometomybirthdayparty.WouldyouliketojoinusGood.Willyoucomeat7:00BackUnit|OneSpeakandTranslate6Imaginey13SpeakandCommunicate7ImagineyouareafriendofMary’s.Youareaskinghertogotoamovie.Playyourroleaccordingtothecluesgiveninbrackets.You:

1(問對方這個周末打算做什么),Mary?Gotanyplans?Mary:Nothingspecial.Why?You:Wanttoseeamovie?

2(告訴對方友誼電影院正在放映《雷雨》。)Mary:Yeah,whynot?3(詢問看早場還是晚場。)You:Let’sgototheearlyshow,andwecoulddosomethingafterward.4(建議去肯德基或咖啡館。)Mary:5(表示要去肯德基。)You:6(詢問在什么時間和地點見面。)Mary:I’llcometoyourhousetopickyouupatsixo’clock.You:7(表示同意與感謝。)

Seeyouthen.1)Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend2)“Thunderstorm”isonattheFriendship.3)Theearlyshoworthelateshow?4)MaybegotoKFC(KentuckyFriedChicken)oracoffeeshop.5)I’drathergotoKFC.6)Whenandwhereshallwemeet?7)That’sverykindofyou.BackUnit|OneSpeakandCommunicate7Imagine14SECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeatListenandMatchListenandTranslateHandlingaDialogueListenandDecodeUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandCompleteListenandMatchListenandAnswerListenandCompleteListenandAnswerSECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLear15SECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeat1Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross-referencedwiththeirChinesetranslationandtrytorememberthem.BackUnit|OneSECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearn16WindowonKeyWordsrock’n’rollconcert搖滾音樂會PizzaHut必勝客比薩餅店beconvenientforyou對你方便BackWindowonKeyWordsrock’n’roll17ListenandMatch2Listenagaintotheabovesentencesrearrangedinsequence,andthenmatchthemwiththeirChinesetranslation.1)a.我希望能去，可是我已約好去看醫(yī)生了。2)b.聽我說，我有幾張星期日晚上搖滾音樂會的票，你想不想去？3)c.我恐怕去不了，但還是要謝謝你。4)d.你什么時候方便就什么時候來吧。5)e.非常抱歉，但是我已經(jīng)有別的安排了。不過還是要謝謝你。6)f.你可以定個別的時間嗎？7)g.你能否在星期五過來和我們一起吃晚飯？8)h.不知道你什么時候方便。9)i.你去過大街上新開的必勝客比薩餅店嗎？今天晚上我們一起去好嗎?10)j.今天晚上有什么特別的事情嗎？dhcbjiegfaBackListenandMatch2Listenagain18ListenandTranslate3Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationandtranslatethemintoChineseorally.Back1)好久沒在一起聚了，下周一起吃午飯怎么樣？2)我很想去，可是今天晚上我得待在家里寫論文。3)整個一周我都很忙，兩個星期之后怎么樣？4)我們想在星期六給他們開一個告別會。5)我沒有意識到他們這么快就要搬走了。我們肯定會

想念他們的。6)那么，我們再找時間吧。7)今天晚上和我一起去看電影怎么樣？8)下周三我可以去。9)今天天氣真好，一起到鄉(xiāng)村看看怎么樣？10)太好了，我需要作什么準備？ListenandTranslate3Listent191)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:Back1)Wehaven’tgottogetherfor20MikeandClairearediscussingtheirplansfor1today,tomorrow,thedayaftertomorrow

.Mikesuggestsgoingtothe2ballroom,ballgame,ballmatch

,butClairedoesn’twantto.ThenMikeinvitesClairetogo3skating,skiing,skidding

.Clairelovesthisideaasshehasn’tdoneit4forashorttime,forafewyears,foralongtime

.ButClaireseemstorememberthatit’ssupposedtobe5verywet,quitecold,verywarm

tomorrow.Inthatcase,itwon’tbeagoodideatogoskiing.So,they6agree,argue,arrange

towaitandseewhattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.HandlingaDialogueListenandDecode4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingoutthecorrectchoicesinthebracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ScriptBackMikeandClairearediscuss21Mike: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:BackMike:Whatareyougoingto22ListenandAnswer5Listentothedialogueagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.Back1)DoesClairehaveanyplansfortomorrow?2)WhatsuggestionsdoesMikemake?3)HowdoesClaireknowit’ssupposedtobewarmtomorrow?4)DoesMikealsoknowabouttheweatherconditionoftomorrow?5)WhatwillClairdotomorrowmorning?No,shedoesn’t.Goingtotheballgameandskiing.Shehearditontheradio.No,hedoesn’t.ShewillgiveMikeacall.ListenandAnswer5Listentot23Mike:Whatareyougoingtodotomorrow?1_________________?Claire:Notatall.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?Mike:2_______________________________?Claire:Hmm.Idon’treallyfeellikegoingtowatchtheballgame.Anyother

ideas?Mike:3__________________________________?Claire:Thatsoundsgreat.Ihaven’tgoneskiingforalongtime.Butwaita

minute!Isn’titsupposedtobeverywarmtomorrow?Mike:Gee,4______________________.Claire:I’mprettysureit’ssupposedtobeverywarm.Ihearditontheradio.Mike:5____________________________________________________.Let’swaitandseewhattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.Claire:Okay.I’llcallyouinthemorning.ListenandComplete6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BackGotanyplansHowaboutgoingtotheballgameWouldyouliketogoskiingtomorrowIhaven’theardofthatInthatcase,goingskiingwouldn’tbeaverygoodideaUnit|OneMike:Whatareyougoingto24UnderstandingaShortSpeech/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|OneUnderstandingaShortSpeech/25a.oneday.b.twodays.c.threedays.d.fourdays.a.thechairmanoftheconference.b.theguestspeaker.c.theSalesDirector.d.theGeneralManager.ColumnAColumnBListenandMatch8ListentotheshortspeechagainandmatchtheinformationinColumnAwiththechoicesinColumnB.1)Theopeningspeechismadeby______2)Thisconferencewilllastfor______Backa.oneday.a.thechairmanof26a.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______a.thesalesdirectorgivinga27ListenandAnswer9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheshortspeechinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.1)Whatisthenameoftheconference?2)Whomakestheopeningspeech?3)Howlongwilltheconferencelast?4)WhatwilltheSalesManagersdoaftertheopeningspeech?5)Whatistobedoneafterlunchtime?6)Whatisarrangedfortheevening?The7thInternationalSalesConference.TheSalesDirector.Theconferencewilllastfortwodays.TheSalesManagerswillgivesalesreportsfortheirowncountries.Therewillbeagroupdiscussionofthetargetsforthenextyearandhowtoreachthem.Dinnerisarrangedat8:00P.M.anddrinkswillbeservedinthebarfromabout7:00P.M.GeneralideaBackUnit|OneListenandAnswer9Writeoutt28Thisisthe7thInternationalSalesConference.TheSalesDirectorismakingtheopeningspeech.Theconferencewilllastfortwodays.Forthefirstpartoftheconference,theSalesManagersaretogivesalesreportsfortheirowncountries.Then,afterlunch,therewillbeagroupdiscussionofthetargetsforthenextyearandhowtoreachthem.Dinnerisarrangedat8:00P.M.Drinkswillbeservedinthebarfromabout7:00P.M.BackGeneralidea:Thisisthe7thInternation29SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulateWriteandCreateWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarWriteandCorrectMistakesWriteandTranslateWriteandDescribeaPictureWriteandApplyRulesSECTIONIIITryingYourHandP30SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulate1Readthefollowingsamplesofinvitationcardsandlearntowriteyourown.BackSECTIONIIITryingYourHandP31BackBack32WriteandCreate2TranslatethefollowingbusinesscardintoChinese,usingthedatabankintheWorkbookforreference.BackWriteandCreate2Translateth333Writeareplytotheaboveletter.Yourreplyshouldincludethefollowing.Back3Writeareplytotheabovel34新編實用英語綜合教程2第四版-ppt課件354TranslatethefollowingmessageintoEnglish,referringtotheDataBankintheWorkbookforreferencewhennecessary.BackIwishIcouldattendyourgraduationparty.Iknowitwillbelotsoffun.Unfortunatelymyparentshavealreadyinvitedseveralofourrelativesoverforareunion.IwonderifyoucouldcomeonSaturdayeveningsoyoucantellmeallabouttheparty.4Translatethefollowingmess36WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarBackWordOrderinaSubordinateClauseWritingSentencesandReviewin371)—“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,wouldhemarry

her).7)Doyouthink__________(shouldwe,weshould)invitetheBrowns?8)I’dliketoknowhow_________(couldI,Icould)improvethedesign.5Findthecorrectchoicesinbracketstomakecorrectsentences.BackWriteandApplyRulesIcouldwhoheisitbeganIhadenjoyedyouwillhavetimehowoldIwashewouldmarryherweshould1)—“Whoishe?”5Findtheco38WriteandCorrectMistakes6Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences,payingattentiontowordorderinsubordinateclauses.1)Janetoldhernottoworryaboutwheremightbeherson.2)ShesaidIamgoingtothecinema.3)Shewantedtoknowwhatwashisjob.4)Iwondereddidhereallymeanit.5)Heaskedwhichchairshouldhetake.Janetoldhernottoworryaboutwherehersonmightbe.Shesaidshewasgoingtothecinema.Shewantedtoknowwhathisjobwas.Iwonderedifhereallymeantit.Heaskedwhichchairheshouldtake.BackWriteandCorrectMistakes6Co39Back6)Heaskedwhyhadn’tIstoppedthecar.7)Heremarkedwhatitwasalovelyhouse.8)Hesaidhowthegardenwasbeautiful.9)Heaskswhenwilltheyleave.10)Idon’tknowwhereishe.HeaskedwhyIhadn’tstoppedthecar.Heremarkedwhatalovelyhouseitwas.Hesaidhowbeautifulthegardenwas.Heaskswhentheywillleave.Idon’tknowwhereheis.Back6)Heaskedwhyhadn’tIs407TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1)你能告訴我在哪兒可以買到口香糖嗎？2)警察想知道她長什么樣兒。3)你知道她穿的是什么衣服嗎?4)在報告中他們問到銀行里有幾個監(jiān)控攝像頭。5)面試官問他已經(jīng)工作幾年了。6)你想知道他什么時候去上海嗎?7)我只是想知道你喜歡什么顏色,紅色還是黃色。CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomechewinggum?Thepolicewantedtoknowwhatshelookedlike.Doyouknowwhatshewaswearing?Inthereport,theyaskedhowmanysecuritycamerastherewereinthebank.Theintervieweraskedhimhowmanyyearshehadworked.DoyouwanttoknowwhenhewillleaveforShanghai?Iwanttoknowwhichcoloryouprefer—redoryellow.WriteandTranslateBackUnit|One7Translatethefollowingsent41WriteandDescribeaPicture8Writeashortpassageofabout100wordstodescribethepicture.Someusefulwordsandphrasesareprovidedtohelpyou.Startthepassagewith“SandrawaswritingalettertodeclineMary’sinvitationtoherbirthdayparty.”BackWriteandDescribeaPicture842SandrawaswritingalettertodeclineMary’sinvitationtoherbirthdayparty.Shewouldlovetocome,butunfortunately,shewasnotableto.ShehadtodeclineMary’sinvitationbysaying,“Thankyoufortheinvitationtoyourbirthdayparty.We’dlovetocomebutI’mafraidthatPeterandIaregoingtoItalyonholidayonJuly9th.We’llstayinRomefortendaysandthengoontotraveltoEnglandonJuly20th,andwe’llhaveawholemonththere.”Beforeclosingtheletter,SandraaskedMarytogiveherbestwishestoherfamily.Key:BackSandrawaswritingalette43SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandThinkReadandCompleteReadandTranslateReadandSimulateReadandJudgeReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsSECTIONIVMaintainingaSha44Whetheritistoawedding,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.SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageBackWhetheritistoawedding,45R.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|OneR.S.V.Pwithphonenumber:464.“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.Back4.“MayIbring…?”Back47PASSAGEIBusinessInvitationAcaseof

mistakenidentity!Don’tworry,we’vebeenassuredthatthis

mysterywillbesolvedintimeforourHolidayOfficePartyWe’releavingtheinvestigationtothosewhodoitbest.Let’sgetawayfromallthosecomputers,papersandmessandcometoourofficepartyinyourbestsuitordress.ComejoinusandToasttheSeasonThursday,December9th20105:00P.M.TheColumbiaHouse–PenthouseFloor485JeffersonPlazaLeonard,Barley,Travis,BaileyandSmithRegrets

onlytoDianne248-8522Itwouldbeacrimetomissourpartyornotbeontime485JeffersonPlazaUnit|OnePASSAGEIBusinessInvitationA48Businessinvitationscanbeinformalorformal.Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationssuchase-mailandphoneinvitationsarebecomingmoreacceptable.

InvitationTimingFormostformaloccasions,it’sbesttoinvitegueststhreeorfourweeksinadvance.Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.Hereareafewguidelinesforyourinformation:●Sixtoeightmonthsbeforeanimportantseminartowhichout-of-townexecutivesareinvited.●Fourweeksbeforeaneveningreception.●Twotofourweeksbeforeacocktailparty.Exercises1Businessinvitationscanbe49InvitationFormatFormalbusinessinvitationsaremostcommonlyprintedonwhiteoroff-whitehigh-qu