An Email About a Party
A2 · Emails · about 2 min · 147 words · Difficulty ●○○ Gentle
Sophia invites her friends to a birthday barbecue — and Lily writes back.
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Email 1 — From Sophia: Hi everyone! You are invited to my birthday barbecue on Saturday, June 14, at 3:00 p.m. The party is at my house — the address is 22 Oak Street. We will have burgers, salads, and birthday cake. My brother is making his famous burgers, and my mom is bringing drinks and fruit. Please bring a salad or a dessert to share. The garden is big, so bring a jacket for the evening — it can get cool after 7:00. Let me know if you can come. — Sophia
Email 2 — From Lily: Hi Sophia, Thank you for the invitation! I can come to the party with my brother. Can I bring my chocolate cake? It is my special dessert. I am making it on Friday evening. My brother is excited — he loves your garden parties. See you there! — Lily
Vocabulary
She invited her friends to the party.
We had a barbecue in the garden.
The cake is my special dessert.
Her address is 22 Oak Street.
Thank you for the invitation!
Key Expressions
- You are invited
- at my house
- Let me know
- See you there!
Reading Strategy — Invitations answer four questions
Questions
Each question trains a named skill. Read the explanations after you check your answers — they show you where the answer lives in the text.
Mini Review
- Sophia's barbecue: Saturday, June 14, 3:00 p.m., 22 Oak Street — bring a salad or dessert.
- Invitations answer: what, when, where, and what to bring.
- Useful words: invite, barbecue, dessert, address, reply.
Keep going
📘 Grammar deep-dive: Question Forms & Word Order in Questions🌱 Vocabulary Builder: the A1 Food Drink set✍️ Writing Lab: Invitations and Replies: Saying Yes (and No) Politely← Previous text · A2 — all texts · Next: The City Marathon →
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