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                     A  Read the invitation and the two emails
                        below and answer the questions.



                                                                       B  Match the messages 1-4 with their replies a-d.

                    Diane   invites you to Dillford Adventure Park!      Are you free on
                                                                         Saturday? I’d like
                 Date: Saturday, 14 June                                                        Why don’t we go to
                                                                         to invite you to
                                                                                                the cinema tonight?
                 Time: 10 a.m.                                           the beach. We’re       the cinema tonight?
                                                                         leaving at 9 a.m.
                 Meeting place: my house                                 leaving at 9 a.m.      2
                 Activities: zip-lining, horse riding, picnic             1
                 Other: my parents will drive us there and back
                                                                         Do you fancy going      I’m organising a
                                                                         to the amusement        DVD night – 8 p.m.
                 Dear Diane,                                             park on Thursday        tonight. I hope you
                                                                         afternoon?              can make it.
                 Thanks for inviting me. I’d love to come! My brother
                 went there last summer and had a fantastic time.        3                        4
                 I also went online and checked out the adventure
                 park website – the activities look so exciting!
                 I can’t wait to try zip-lining! Anyway, I’ll see you on   a                 b
                 Saturday. I’m really looking forward to it.                Sounds great!       I’m sorry, but I’m
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                 Thanks again,                                              What’s on?          visiting my cousins
                 Stacey               © MM Publications                                         this weekend. Maybe
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                    It was really nice of you to invite me but,            that OK?             How could I say no?
                    unfortunately, I’m not free. I’m playing in a                               Maybe we can try the
                    tennis tournament on 14 June. I’m so jealous!                               new roller coaster!
                    Sniff!    I’m sure it’ll be a lot of fun. How
                    about meeting up on Sunday afternoon? You
                    can tell me all about it and show me some
                    pictures. If you can make it, let me know.          C  Imagine a friend has sent you the invitation
                                                                          below. Write an email  accepting or refusing
                    Thanks again for the invitation.
                                                                          the invitation.
                    Bye for now,
                    Karen
                                                                                                 invites you to a barbecue
                                                                                 Date: Saturday, 10 July
                                                                                 Time: 12 p.m.
                 1.  Where is Diane inviting her friends to go?
                 2. On which date does she want to go?                           Place: my back garden
                 3. How are they going to get to the park?                      Activities: games, competitions
                 4. What activities are they going to take part in?
                 5. Who accepts Diane’s invitation? Which phrases
                   show this?                                                 Make a  irst draft of your email and check:
                 6. Who refuses Diane’s invitation? Which phrases    TIP!       punctuation    word order
                   show this? Why does she refuse?                              capital letters   grammar
                 7.  What does Karen suggest they do together?                  spelling      vocabulary / set phrases
                                                                              Then write your  inal draft.
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