SPEAKING
Practice
For
Inviting, accepting,
and refusing
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Directions
1. In pairs, one person is student A and the other
person is student B.
2. Student A cuts his/her sentence strips and lays
them face down in front of them. Student B
cuts their sentence strips and lays them face
down in front of them.
3. Student A goes first. He/She turns over a
sentence strip and reads the sentence aloud.
This is the invitation.
4. Student B then flips over a sentence strip and
reads their sentence aloud. This sentence
either accepts or refuses the invite.
5. The pairs go back and forth until there are no
sentence strips left.
STUDENT A STUDENT B
Would you like to go to No, I can’t. I’m sorry.
the movies?
Would you like to have
Sure, that sounds great.
coffee?
Would you like to go Thanks for asking. I’d like
shopping with me? that.
Do you want to go I’m sorry. I can’t. I am
dancing tonight? busy.
Do you want to eat lunch Thanks for asking, but I
together? have other plans.
Are you free on Tuesday Okay. Sounds great.
at 3:00 pm?
Do you want to join us? Sure, I’d love to.
Are you free next week? I can’t, but maybe another
time.
Would you like to play Yes. That sounds lovely.
tennis this weekend?
Are you free on Friday? I’d like that. Thanks for
asking.
STUDENT A STUDENT B
No, I can’t. I’m sorry. Would you like to go out
this Friday?
Sure, that sounds great. Would you like to go ice
skating this weekend?
Thanks for asking. I’d like Would you like to go to
that. the movies?
I’m sorry. I can’t. I am Do you want to meet next
busy. week?
Thanks for asking, but I Do you want to have
have other plans. coffee later?
Do you want to go biking
Okay. Sounds great.
on Sunday?
Sure, I’d love to. Are you free on Monday?
I can’t, but maybe Would you like to join our
another time. book club?
Yes. That sounds lovely. Are you free this evening?
I’d like that. Thanks for Are you free this
asking. Thursday for dinner?