Unit6 Expressions for Congratulations and Invitations
1) It was great to hear about your recent promotion.
2) Nice one!
3) Well done!
4) Allow me to offer my warmest congratulations on…
5) I must congratulate you.
6) I'd like to be the first to congratulate you.
7) Let me congratulate you on…
8) May I congratulate you on…
9) Please accept my heartiest congratulations.
10) Congratulations!
Inviting
1) You will come to have dinner with us, won't you?
2) Can you come over and join us?
3) Do join me for a coffee.
4) We'll be glad if you can come to our meeting.
5) You 'll be able to come, won't you?
6) Come and see me next Friday.
7) Do you feel like coming along?
8) Would youlike to come to our fancy dress party?
9) Why don't you come on a holiday with us?
10) Could we have the honor to your presence at the meeting?
11) May we have the pleasure of your company at dinner?
12) Perhaps you'd care to come to a party on Saturday.
13) Would you honor us with a visit?
14) Would you like to…?
Accepting an invitation
1) I do very much, thank you.
2) I would very much. Thank you.
3) I'd like nothing better.
4) That is fine for me.
5) I'd like to.
6) I'd be a little late. Is that OK ?
7) That sounds a very nice idea.
8) That's very nice of you.
9) Why, yes, that'll be great.
10) Yes, I will.
11) All right then!
12) Great, I'll count on it!
13) I won't say no!
14) I'd love to!
15) That's reallly very kind of you.
Refusing an invitation
1) I wish I could, but David is coming this evening.
2) What a shame! I'm afraid I can't.
3) I'm afraid I've already promised to meet Jermiah this evening. But thank you all the same.
4) Thank you very much, but I'm already booked up for net Sunday.
5) I'd love to, but my father's going to call me.
6) Oh, what a shame! I'm going to a party.
7) Sorry, I can't. But thanks anyway.
8) I'm afraid I won't be free next Sunday.
9) Much to my regret, I won't be able to attend your party this Saturday.
10) That's very kind of you, but owing to a prior appointment, I won't be able to bome to meet your friend.
Unit 7 Expressions for Wilingness and Intention of doing something
Expressing Willingness
1) I'd like to finish my assignment before going to the theater this evenig.
2) To tell the truth, I'm very eager to go home now.
3) I would like to meet the general manager of your company.
4) It wll be an honor for me to give a lecture in your university.
5) I have often wanted to discuss university matters wity you.
Responding to People's Willingness
1) That would be very nice.
2) I know how you feel.
3) My pleasure.
4) That's a great idea.
5) Yes, of course.
Expressing Intention
1) I intend to report you to ther police.
2) I intend that we ask a master in statistics.
3) I'm favoring delaying our appointment tll nexzt Sunday morning.
4) I plan to invite Dr.Smith to have dinner with us this weekend.
5) Where do you plan to spend your holiday?
Responding to People's Intention
1) That sounds great!
2) That's all right.
3) It's very kind of you to ask.
4) That fits into my plan.
5) That would be too bad!
Unit8 Expressions about Judgements and Opinions
Making Judgements
1) Maybe you are right.
2) He's perhaps/probablyright.
3) I feel that the plan is good.
4) I should guesss his age at about 30.
5) I think they must have left early.
6) It may rain before evening.
7) It must be about time for calss to begin.
8) It seems all right/likely that they've got lost /that you were wrong.
Giving Opinions
1) I won't argue with you, but I think you're being unfair.