Making Invitation
MAKING INVITATION
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Have you ever invited a business colleague or client to dinner? How did you make the invitation?
비즈니스 동료나 고객을 저녁 식사에 초대해 본 적이 있나요? 어떻게 초대했나요? - When someone invites you to a gathering but you can't attend, how do you politely decline?
누군가 모임에 초대했는데 참석할 수 없을 때, 어떻게 정중하게 거절하나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
MAKING INVITATION
Inviting
We’d like to invite you to dinner.
Would you like to come to dinner?
We were wondering whether you could come to dinner.
How about dinner?
Responding
Accepting
Thank you…
I’d love to.
That would be nice.
I’d be delighted.
I’ll have to arrange a babysitter.
Declining
I’d love to, but…
I’m sorry but I’ve got another appointment.
I’m afraid I can’t come. I’m going to…
Time
Would Tuesday evening be ok?
What’s a good time? Shall we say 7 o’clock?
Is 7 too early?
Let’s say between 8-8:30.
Place
Where do you live exactly?
What’s the best way of getting here?
I’d recommend that you take a taxi.
I’ll send/give you a map.
Number
There’ll be just the six of us.
We’ve invited a few friends.
There’ll be six people there.
There will be a couple I know from…
Formality
What should I wear?
It will be fairly informal.
Confirming
So, that’s 7:30 on Friday.
Let me confirm that, Friday at 7:00 at your place.
I’ll look forward to it.
Conversation Practice
Wondering delighted recommended looking forward to
Miller:Every Friday after work, a group from the office goes out for Happy Hour. I
was___________ if you’d like to join us this evening.
Linda:I’d be ___________. Thank you.
Miller:Happy Hour starts at 5, we’ll leave the office a little early. Say 4:50?
Linda:That sounds fine with me. Where exactly do you go?
Miller:There is a bar and grill across the street that an old friend __________to
me. The food there is great and the atmosphere is very relaxed and
informal.
Linda:Great! I’m ______________it.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
What is the purpose of each sentence? Write the correct label in the blank.
Offering an invitation
Predicting the number
Setting the time
Giving directions
Explaining formality
1. Four other couples are coming, so please bring your husband.__________
2. I wanted to invite you to a party this weekend.___________
3. If you wear a suit and tie, you’ll probably feel over-dressed.__________
4. The map shows how to get to my house.____________.
5. We have to meet early, around eight in the morning.______________
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 "저녁 식사에 초대하고 싶어요"를 직역하면 "I want to invite you"가 되지만, 영어에서는 너무 직접적이고 격식이 없게 들립니다. 비즈니스 상황에서는 "We'd like to invite you" 또는 "Would you like to come to~?"처럼 공손한 표현을 사용해야 상대방에게 예의 바르고 부드러운 인상을 줄 수 있습니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: MAKING INVITATION
Level: Business (BIZ)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!