Chapter IV (Expression of Invitation)

3.4 menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi interpersonal lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan menyuruh, mengajak, meminta ijin, serta menanggapinya, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.

4.4 menyusun teks interaksi interpersonal lisan dan tulis sangat pendek dan sederhana yang melibatkan tindakan menyuruh, mengajak, meminta ijin, dan menanggapinya dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks.

Expression of Invitation

Giving invitation yaitu ungkapan atau ekspresi yang digunakan untuk mengajak/mengundang seseorang untuk datang ke suatu tempat atau ketika ada seseorang yang meminta orang lain untuk melakukan sesuatu untuknya. Biasanya ada response atau tanggapan dari seseorang atas undangan atau ajakan (responding to invitation). Berikut adalah ekspresi/ungkapan yang biasa digunakan untuk mengundang seseorang (inviting) beserta responya:

Giving invitation	Responding invitation
	Accepting	Refusing
-      Would you like to ....? Would you like to dance with me? Would you like to come to my birthday party? -      Why don’t we ....? Why don’t we go to the beach? Why don’t we play badminton? -      Would you mind ....? Would you mind coming over on Saturday night? Would you mind going with me? -      What about ....? How about ...? What about swimming to Bandar Eco Park? -        Shall we  ....? Shall we go to the cinema together? -        Can you ....? Can you come to my house? -        Do you want to ....? Do you want to go out with me?	-     I’d like to -     Thanks for your invitation -     With pleasure -     I’d love to -     I would. Thank you. -     That would be nice -     Wonderful -     Great -     All right -     Yes, it would be very kind of you. -     That’ s a good idea	-     Thanks but i’m afraid I can’t -     I’m sorry I can’t. I have another schedule. -     I’d love to but ... -     Thanks for asking me but ... -     Sorry I can’t but thanks anyway -     I wish I could but ...

Dialogue 1

Shidqi	:	Zahra, would you like to come to my birthday party tomorrow?
Zahra	:	I’d like to, Thanks for inviting me, shidqi.
Shidqi	:	You’re welcome. Zahra, don’t forget to come on time. Without you, the party is nothing. I really hope you can come there.
Zahra	:	Don’t worry, I’ll come.

Dialogue 2

Harti	:	It’s boring time. What about going to Ujung Negoro beach, Siti?
Siti	:	That’s a good idea. When will we go there, Harti?
Harti	:	We go there at half past three.
Siti	:	All right. Whatsapp me when you’re ready.
Harti	:	Okay. The Example of text invitation !