A letter of invitation is written to invite people for a business event or personal
occasion. The letter should be short and clear. A soft and polite tone should be used. An
invitation letter should have the date, time and the event. Always send the letter of
invitation in advance. You need to let people know about at least a week before the event so
that they can plan to come to the event.
Let.s take a look at some steps that will help you outline a letter of invitation:
e Begin the letter with name and address of sender and receiver. Note the date.
e Start the main body of the letter with salutations, a word like "Dear" followed by
the receiver.s name.
e Give the event in the first paragraph.
e Put relevant facts like date, time and place of the event in the beginning.
e Make that the receivers know the way to the place.
e Let the receivers know that they have to notice the inviters whether they will join
the event or not before a certain date. The letter will note with the details of a contact person
to confirm their attendance for the event.
21. What does the passage tell us?
A. How to write an invitation letter?
B. How to use a tone to write invitation letter?
C. How to send an invitation letter?
22. What kind of tone should be used to write an invitation letter?
A. Short and clear.
B. Soft and polite.
C. Businesslike and personal.
23. What should be included in an invitation letter?
A. Date, time and place.
B. Sender and receiver and the event
C. Date, time and the event.
24. How long is an invitation letter sent appropriatley according to the passage?
A. At most a week in advance.
B. At least a week in advance.
C. At least a day in advance.
25. The reason why we should send an invitation letter in advance is
A. the invitation is important
B. the receiver will forget to come to the event
C. the receiver will need to plan to come to the event

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