CBSE Class 12 English Invitations And Replies Notes

Invitations and Replies: (50 Words 5 Marks)

No man is an island. Man is a social animal. We need to be with people. This is the reason why solitary confinement is the worst form of punishment one can experience. So, we celebrate many occasions together. To invite someone for an occasion we use the written form-INVITATION.

Invitations are generally printed cards through which we invite our guests on some auspicious occasion like wedding, birthday, wedding anniversary, house warming, inauguration of a shop/factory etc. 

Invitations are of two types: (a) Formal (b) Informal. They can be printed on cards or can be drafted in the form of letters.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

An invitation is complete information. It answers the questions: who, whom, when, where, what time and for what. The important components of an invitation therefore are:-

o The occasion

o Name(s) of the invitee(s)

o Name(s) of the host(s)

o Date, time and venue

o Name(s) of the chief guest or special invitees , in case of an official invitation

FORMAT OF FORMAL INVITATIONS

In case of formal invitations, each of the following is written in a separate line with fonts of varying sizes.

• Names of the hosts

• Names of the invitee (in case of a formal letter of invitation))

• Formal phrase of invitation , for example :-

Request the pleasure of your benign presence/company.

Seek your auspicious presence.

Solicit your gracious presence on the auspicious occasion

• The date, time and venue of the event.

• The occasion/reason of the invitation.

A-CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMAL INVITATIONS

1- Meant for a lot of invitees

• These are written in the third person.

• In case a VIP is invited as the chief guest the name of the VIP must appear prominently.

• Name of the invitee is not to be included. The addressee’s address is to be written only on the envelope.

• Simple Present Tense is to be used.

• The date of writing is not to be given.

• There is no signature of the host.

• The abbreviation RSVP (French : repondez s’il vous plait ) i.e. ‘please reply’ is written below on the left with name(s) , address and phone number of the host(s)

• Put the invitation into a box

• Do not exceed 50 words

2- Meant for an individual (a formal letter of invitation)

• Include the name of the invitee 
• These are to be written on run-on lines. The sentence is not broken into different words/phrases.
• Other details are similar to the mass-scale invitations

EXAMPLES OF FORMAL INVITATIONS
1. Your father, Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta , residing at K-18 ,13th Cross Malleswaram, Bangalore wants to celebrate the success of your brother Rohith’s clearing the IIT-JEE Entrance Examination and securing admission in IIT Powai ,Mumbai. He wants you to draft a formal invitation for him on his behalf. Draft the invitation for him in not more than 50 words.

2. Your school, Bal Peeth, Bellary is planning to organize the Annual Sports Day in the school premises. Draft an invitation in not more than 50 words giving all the essential details.

FORMAL INVITATION-LETTER FORMAT

POSTERS FOR PRACTICE

1- Recent rains have caused havoc in some parts of our country. You are Surya, a member of the social service organization, SEVA MANDIR, Bangalore. Draft a poster requesting people to help the rain and flood affected families physically and economically.

2- A ‘Check Vehicular Pollution’ campaign is being organized in your city. Draft a poster to be used in the campaign.

3- Water is precious and each one of us must stop wastage. Prepare a poster in not more than 50 words, for creating that awareness.

4- Draft a poster announcing a ‘Book Week’ being organized by the Cultural Society, Ahmedabad.

5- Your school is planning a campaign in support of eye donation to mobilize the students and society. Design a poster to be displayed in different areas of the locality surrounding your school highlighting the need for eye donation and eye banks.

6- Prepare a poster to bring about awareness against the hazards of reckless use of plastics.

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