1-Express thanks, apologizing, requesting information, inviting to an event, accepting or making an excuse of an invitation or giving basic instructions related to work topics in a conversation.
2-Write brief notes, emails and messages relating to everyday matters such as expressing thanks, apologizing, requesting information, inviting to an event, accepting or making an excuse of an invitation or giving basic instructions related to work topics.
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Target vocabulary
Target Vocabulary:
Expressing thanks: I'm so grateful for… / I'm so thankful for… / Many thanks for…
● I truly appreciate… / Thank you ever so much for… / How kind of you to…Thank you for taking the trouble to…I'm eternally grateful for… / I cannot thank you enough for… / I want you to know how much I value…
● Apologizing: Oops, sorry. / Sorry about that.
● I'm sorry for… / I'm sorry that… / I apologize for…
● It was my fault. I'm so sorry. / I'm really sorry.
● We deeply regret / Please accept our apologies.
● Requesting information:
Can you tell me…? Could you tell me…? ...Can anyone tell me…? / Could anyone tell me…? ...
We would appreciate it if you would ...
I would be grateful if you could ...
Could you please send me ...
Could you possibly tell us / let us have ...
In addition, I would like to receive ...
It would be helpful if you could send us ...
1. Inviting to an event:
Are you doing anything…? / Are you free…?
Would you like to…?: ...
We would be happy to invite you to ...
We are willing to invite you to...
Our company would be pleased to invite you to ...
Let's start by asking the other person about their availability. ...
2. Accepting or declining an invitation:
Thank you! I’d love to…,
Thank you! I’d be delighted to...,
What time should I be there?
Yes, thank you.
That would be wonderful / great!,
Oh certainly! Thank you.
I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’m busy tonight.
I’m terribly sorry. I have other plans.
Thanks for asking. I’m afraid I’m busy tonight.
Giving basic instructions: reply to this email, send the invoice, attach the document, send/make a copy, meet with the clients/employees/suppliers, go to the conference room, confirm my attendance, call Mr/Ms/Mrs ______________, get Ms/Mr/Mrs on the line, make an appointment with _________________, print these/this document(s), set the equipment, book the room/the conference room, etc.
Sample Language- Example of dialogues:
TEC/CAD------------------------
Lauren : "Sharon, are you free next Friday?"
Sharon : "Yea, I think so. Why?"
Lauren : "Would you like to come to the new programming languages/accounting symposium?"
Sharon : "Oh, Really?" Why do you want to go?
Lauren : "Well, I need to improve on this. I'd like to travel with the team not just going by myself."
Sharon: "Well, that must be very useful."
Lauren : "Yea, you can invite someone else to come. "
Sharon : "What about Joni. He he... He likes you. I'm gonna invite him to come."
Lauren : "That's Ok, maybe he wants to come too."
Sharon : "Yes. I’ll ask him."
Lauren : "Yup. I've got to go. I must tell the others. “Don't forget we leave at Friday at 7 a.m.”
Sharon : "I'll be there, no worries. Thank you for letting me know."
TEC-----------------------
A: Sarah, can you reply to the email Mr. Wilson sent, please?
B: Sure, Ma’am. Anything else?
A: Yes! Tonight, I am giving a talk about Cyber-security. Could you print out my speech, please?
B: I’m so sorry Ma’am, the printer is damaged and I have no access to the other one, but let me go to the library. I will print it there!
Writing notes or emails
Tom,
Thank you ever so much for replying to my email. Would you like to attend the conference on October 2nd in Chicago? It’s about Cyber Security. Attach you will find more details about the event.
Please let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Becca
CAD----------------------
Sample language
A: Sara, Can you reply to the email Mr. Alvarez sent?
B: Sure, Ma´am. Anything else?
A: Make three copies of the accounting report please and also respond to the conference in HP. I can´t make it. Thanks!
B: Sure, no problem.
Writing notes or emails
Tom,
Thank you ever so much for replying to my email. Would you like to attend the conference on October 2nd in Chicago? Attach you will find the information on the event.
Please let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Becca
EXTRA VIDEOS:
PRE TASK 1 ASK / REPLY /
SEND TEXTS FIRST THEN AUDIOS AND PARTICIPATE ORALLY
Create an invitation for an event or request something to organize the event
Finish the following expressions by taking turns:
Example:
Question/Request/ Invitation: Tom Would you be able to come with me next month to the event?
Reply refuse or accept: Sure, I would be happy to go.
INVITE PEOPLE TO THE EVENT:
INVITATIONS:
Are you doing anything…?
Are you free…?
Would you like to…?: ...
We would be happy to invite you to ...
We are willing to invite you to...
Our company would be pleased to invite you to ...
Can/Could you come to the event on...?
Would you like to attend to ...?
REQUEST EVENT MATTERS TO SOMEONE IN THE TEAM:
REQUEST INFORMATION RELATED TO THE EVENT:
We would appreciate it if you would ...
I would be grateful if you could ...
Could you please send me ...
Could you possibly tell us / let us ...
Furthermore, I would like to receive ...
It would be helpful if you could ...
I am interested in (obtaining / receiving) ...
Thank you! I’d love to.
Thank you!
I’d be delighted to.
What time should I be there?
Yes, thank you.
That would be wonderful/great.
Oh certainly!
Thank you.
I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’m busy tonight.
I’m terribly sorry.
I have other plans.
Thanks for asking.
I’m afraid I’m busy tonight
Expressing Thanks
I'm so grateful for…
I'm so thankful for…
Many thanks for…
I truly appreciate…
Thank you ever so much for…
How kind of you to…
MAIN TASK- PRACTICE IN GROUPS
RECREATE TWO CONVERSATIONS IN GROUPS:
1-TALK ABOUT AN EVENT- ACCEPT OR REFUSE GOING
Example of situations:
• You have two airplane tickets for an international fair for next week. Invite a coworker to go with you.
• It is the company’s 25th anniversary and you’d like to have your coworkers go with you to the celebration. Ask your coworkers to go with you.
• Ask your friend if he/she is free next month and invite him/her to attend to the convention that will take place in the capital.
• You are invited to travel abroad to give a lecture/speech about __________ (thesis, project, reasearch). You’re going to Turkey. Ask a friend to travel with you and explain why you don’t want to go alone.
For example:
A: "Hey, are you free next Friday?"
B: "Mm, I think so. Why?"
A: "Would you like to come to the new _________________ conference?"
B: "Oh, let me think. Why do you want to go?"
A:...
B:...
FOR LATER...
2-TALK ABOUT AN EVENT WITH THE LEADER OF YOUR TEAM- GIVE INSTRUCTIONS AND ACCEPT OR REFUSE THEM AND APOLOGIZE IN GROUPS.
For example:
A: Guys, the new invitational event is happening this next month and we need to organize it. Let's talk about it.
Sara Can you please create the invitation design ?
Thomas Could you attach, send and spread the email to distribute the invitation?
Laura It would be helpful if you could contact and meet with the suppliers for the event.
Robert I would really appreciate if you book the rooms for all the guests that are coming!
POST TASK
Dear students, please use the campus to complete the post task assigned by the teacher.
Follow the language forms and structures studied.
Activities:
Post Task
1) appointment / could / unable / hesitate / faithfully / afraid / grateful / please / sincerely / forward / due to
Dear Mr. Perkins,
I am writing in response to the email I received from you on the 21st June, 2021. I am ………… I will be …………… to attend to the meeting ……………. a work event arranged on the same day. The only solution to discuss our differences would be to meet another day. ............... it be possible to arrange another ………………? Do not ……………….. to contact me whenever you find a free day for our meeting. I would be …………… if you could inform me about the day as soon as possible.
I look ……………… to hearing from you,
Yours …………….,
Malcom Bross
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