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Unit 12 Replies to invitations 3 Due to a business trip Ms Goodman
is unable to attend .
Emails
4 Mr Rogers is pleased to accept your
Mr Cao and Paul accept the invitation.
invitation . Ms Schmidt and John
cannot accept it.
6
Suggested answers
Understanding
1 Thank you for the invitation to your
2 sales conference on September 12.
John 2 My colleague Jasmine Goodman is
2 Mr Cao pleased to accept.
3 Ms Schmidt 3 We wish you success with your
4 Paul conference.
4 Yours sincerely
Practice
3 Writing
Thank you for your invitation to ... [F) 7
Thanks for the invitation to ... [I) Suggested answers
XYZ is pleased to accept your Accepting the invitation
invitation [F)
Dear Ms Jones
XYZ is free and is looking forward
to seeing ... . [I) Thank you for your invitation to your
Unfortunately XYZ is unable to company's 25th anniversary. I am
attend ... due to ... [F) pleased to accept your invitation and
look forward to seeing you on July 4.
I'm afraid I can't come because of .... [I)
We wish you success with your event. [F) Yours sincerely
I hope everything goes well. [I)

Declining (= not accepting) the invitation
4
1 attend Dear Ms Jones
2 success
Thank you for your invitation to your
3 pleased
company's 25th anniversary.
4 due
Unfortunately, I am unable to attend
5 free due to another appointment.
6 because of
I wish you success with your event.
5 Yours sincerely
1 Thank you for the invitation to the
meeting on Friday.
2 We hope everything goes well
on Friday.
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