Making Invitations

What is this lesson about? This making invitations ESL lesson plan helps A2–B1 learners invite, accept, and decline invitations politely and naturally. Students practise phrases such as Would you like to join me…?, How about…?, That sounds nice, I’d love to, and I’m afraid I can’t, but thank you through dialogue, gap-fills, role-plays, and reflection.

What language will students learn? Learners focus on six key terms: session, meditate, unwind, breathing exercise, invite, yoga. They also practise functional language for:

• Making invitations: Would you like to join me for a short meditation session? / Feel free to come along.

• Accepting politely: That sounds nice. I’d love to. When shall we meet?

• Declining politely: I’m afraid I can’t tomorrow morning, but thank you. Maybe another time?
  

How do students practise? The lesson develops confidence and accuracy step by step:

• Warm-up discussion questions about experiences with invitations.

• Vocabulary matching to clarify key terms.

• Dialogue activity highlighting invitation, acceptance, and decline phrases.

• Gap-fill practice to reinforce polite phrasing.

• Role-play speaking tasks where learners invite, accept, and decline in realistic contexts.

• Personal reflection to apply the language to their own lives.
  

Why is this lesson useful? By the end, learners can:

• Invite others politely and naturally in English.

• Accept and decline invitations with confidence and empathy.

• Use softeners to sound more polite in social interactions.

• Apply English to real-life social and wellbeing contexts.
  

Who is it for? This lesson is designed for pre-intermediate adult learners (A2–B1). It’s particularly suited for wellbeing-focused ESL classes, helping learners practise polite social communication both online and in person.