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Thanksgiving is on November 26: ready worksheets, lessons, flashcards and speaking cards for every level

You're invited! Write an invitation to a Thanksgiving dinner

Hannah invites her new neighbors from Lebanon to Thanksgiving dinner by email; students study the parts of an invitation and its useful phrases, plan, write an invitation and reply to a classmate's.

A1Adults35 minEmail

About this lesson

An A1 writing lesson (email). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.

Level
A1
Skill
Writing
Type
Email
Students
Adults
Time
About 35 minutes
Topic
Thanksgiving
Activities
Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order, Table to fill in
Key words
invitation, neighbor, holiday, floor, welcome, reply, Best wishes,
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By the end, students can

  • Understand the parts of an email invitation
  • Use invitation phrases: Would you like to come…? Please come at… Please reply by…
  • Write an invitation of 60–80 words and reply to one