Unit 2-Conference Invitation letter and reply的内容说明情况

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III.SampleDemonstration

Directions:Readthefollowingsampleslettersofinvitation,acceptanceofinvitation,anddeclininganinvitationtofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeformatandcontentoftheseletters:

Sample1

AnInvitationLetterforthe14thCanadianCollaborativeMentalHealthCareConference

CanadianPsychiatricAssociation

141LaurierAvenueWest,Suite701

Ottawa,Ontario

K1P5J3

April12,2013

Mr.WuJing

SchoolofNursing

ShandongUniversity

44WenhuaxiRoad

Jinan250012,China

DearMr.WuJing,

Wearepleasedtoinviteyoutoattendthe14thCanadianCollaborativeMentalHealthCareConference(14thCCMHCC)tobeheldonThursdayJune27andFridayJune28,2013.Montrealhasbeenselectedasthehostcity.ThisannualeventwilltakeplaceattheDeltaCentre-VilleHotel,adowntownlocationwithineasywalkingdistanceoftheOldCity.YouwillbecharmedbytheuniquecharacterofthecityofMontreal,themetropolisoftheprovinceofQuebec.Forthoseofyouwhowishtoextendyourstay,youcanbinebusinessandpleasurebyattendingthe34theditionofthefamousInternationalJazzFestivalofMontrealthatwillbeginonFridayJune28thandcontinueforthenext10days.

The14thCCMHCCisorganizedbytheCanadianPsychiatricAssociationandtheCollegeofFamilyPhysiciansofCanadaCollaborativeWorkingGrouponSharedMentalHealthCare.Thisconferencewilltakeonabilingualcharacter,inFrenchandinEnglish,andsimultaneoustranslationwillbeavailableforthemainspeechesandpresentations.Thisisauniqueopportunitytobringtogetherpeoplewhoareinvolvedincollaborativementalhealthcare,andtocreatelinksthatconsolidateandenrichthenetworksamongthesestakeholders.Weareexpectingover300delegatesfromQuebec,Canadaandtheinternationalmunity.Theinterestincollaborativementalhealthcareissharedbyawideaudience,includingparticularlyindividualslivingwithamentaldisorderandtheirfamilies,healthcareprofessionalsfromdifferentbackgrounds,managersanddecisionmakers,munitygroupsworkinginthefield,physicians(includingfamilyphysicians,pediatriciansandpsychiatrists),teachersfromacademicdepartments,researchersandcollaboratorsfromdifferentsectors(e.g.,emergencysocials,lawenforcementofficers,oremployers).

Thisconferencewillprovideanadditionalimpetustocollaborativecare,anirresistiblemovementwhichredesignsthehealthcaresysteminordertoadaptittotherealitiesofthe21stcentury.Thethemeoftheconference,Collaborationandplexity:SeekingOutNewFormsofLife,illustratestheemergingnatureofthestrategicvisionofcollaborativecare,setstheclinicaloperationswithinaplexcontextwhichfitsinthepostmodernsocietalmodelandpointsoutitsprofoundinnovativepotential.

Weinvitesponsorshipsupporttohelpmakethisconferenceasuccess.Thereareseveralwaystohelp;additionalinformationwillbeprovidedshortly.

WelookforwardtowelingyoutoMontreal!

Sincerelyyours,

(signature)

MichelGervais

Chairofthe14thCCMHCC

1.Letterhead

CanadianPsychiatricAssociation

141LaurierAvenueWest,Suite701

Ottawa,Ontario

K1P5J3

2.Date

April12,2013

3.InsideAddress

Mr.WuJing

SchoolofNursing

ShandongUniversity

44WenhuaxiRoad

Jinan250012,China

4.Salutation

DearMr.WuJing,

5.PurposeofInvitation

Wearepleasedtoinviteyoutoattendthe14thCanadianCollaborativeMentalHealthCareConference(14thCCMHCC)tobeheldonThursdayJune27andFridayJune28,2013.

6.ConferenceArrangements

ThisannualeventwilltakeplaceattheDeltaCentre-VilleHotel,adowntownlocationwithineasywalkingdistanceoftheOldCity.YouwillbecharmedbytheuniquecharacterofthecityofMontreal,themetropolisoftheprovinceofQuebec.Forthoseofyouwhowishtoextendyourstay,youcanbinebusinessandpleasurebyattendingthe34theditionofthefamousInternationalJazzFestivalofMontrealthatwillbeginonFridayJune28thandcontinueforthenext10days.

7.WishfortheConference

WelookforwardtowelingyoutoMontreal!

8.plimentaryClose

Sincerelyyours,

9.Signature

MichelGervais

CheckYourUnderstanding

Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly:

1)Whenandwherewillbetheconferencebeheld?

2)Whoarethejointorganizersoftheconference?

3)WhatfestivalcanMr.WuJingattendifheextendshisstay?

4)Howmanyattendeesareexpectedtoattendtheconference?

5)WhatisthesignificanceoftheConference?

6)Whatisthethemeoftheconference?

Sample2

ALetterofAcceptanceofInvitation

CenterofEnglishLanguageEducation

TheUniversityofNottingham,

UniversityPark,

Nottingham.

NG72RD.UK

April12,2014

Ms.HilaryZhangonConferenceConvener,

LanguageCenter

TheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,

ClearWaterBay,Kowloon,

HongKong

DearMs.HilaryZhang,

IhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril1,2014,invitingmetoattendtheconferenceon“TheAutonomyandLanguageLearning:

MaintainingControl〞tobeheldinInternationalConferenceCenteroftheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinHongkong,June25,2014.Thankyouforyourkindinvitation.

IampleasedtoacceptyourinvitationandwillsendmypaperentitledTheImportanceofMaintainingControlinLanguageLearningtothePapermitteebeforetherequireddate.

Thankyouonceagainforyourkindinvitationandforyoureffortinmakingtheconferenceasuccessfulone.IamlookingforwardtomeetingyousooninHongkong.

Faithfullyyours,

(signature)

JohnSmith

1.Letterhead

CenterofEnglishLanguageEducation

TheUniversityofNottingham,

UniversityPark,

Nottingham.

NG72RD.UK

2.Date

April12,2014

3.InsideAddress

Ms.HilaryZhangonConferenceConvener,

LanguageCenter

TheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,

ClearWaterBay,Kowloon,

HongKong

4.Salutation

DearMs.HilaryZhang,

5.ExpressingThanks

Thankyouforyourkindinvitation.Thankyouonceagainforyourkindinvitationandforyoureffortinmakingtheconferenceasuccessfulone.

6.ExpressingAcceptance

Iampleasedtoacceptyourinvitation.

7.plimentaryClose

Faithfullyyours,

8.Signature

JohnSmith

CheckYourUnderstanding

Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly:

1)Whereandwhenwillbetheconferencebeheld?

2)Whatisthetitleofthepapertobesubmittedtotheconference?

3)WillJohnSmithattendtheconference?

Sample3

ALetterofDeclinationforInvitation

SchoolofMathematicalSciences

TheUniversityofNottingham

UniversityPark

Nottingham

NG72RDUK

March20,2013

Mr.LiDonglin

SchoolofMathematicsandSystemScience

ShandongUniversity

27ShandaNanlu

Jinan,Shandong250100

DearMr.LiDonglin,

Manythanksforyourletterof18thMarch2013,invitingmetoattendandchairasessionoftheforthingthetwelfthInternationalConferenceonFiniteorInfiniteDimensionalplexAnalysistobeheldfromJuly24to28,2013inJinanandTaiancity,China.

Muchtomyregret,IshallnotbeabletohonourtheinvitationbecauseIhavebeensufferingfromillhealththisspring.Iamfirmlyadvisedthatitwouldbeunwisetoundertakeanydistanttravelinthenearfuture.

IfeelverysorrytomisstheopportunityofmeetingyouandmanyofothercolleaguesinthefieldofMathematics.

Iwishtheconferenceapletesuccess.

Trulyyours,

(signature)

GeorgeSmith

1.Letterhead

SchoolofMathematicalSciences

TheUniversityofNottingham

UniversityPark

Nottingham

NG72RDUK

2.Date

March20,2013

3.InsideAddress

Mr.LiDonglin

SchoolofMathematicsandSystemScience

ShandongUniversity

27ShandaNanlu

Jinan,Shandong250100

4.Salutation

DearMr.LiDonglin,

5.ExpressingThanks

Manythanksforyourletterof18thMarch2013.

6.ExpressingDeclination

Muchtomyregret,Ishallnotbeabletohonourtheinvitation.

6.ExpressingWishesfortheConference

Iwishtheconferenceapletesuccess.

7.plimentaryClose

Trulyyours,

8.Signature

GeorgeSmith

CheckYourUnderstanding

Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly:

1)WhyisprofessorGeorgeSmithinvited?

2)Whenandwherewillbetheconferencebeheld?

3)WhywillprofessorGeorgeSmithnotbeabletoattendtheconference?

MoreSamples

Sample4

AnInvitationLetter

KennedyCenterforInternationalStudies

BrighamYoungUniversity

Provo,Utah

USA84601

October13,2014

GraduateStudent

OceanUniversityof

China

5YushanRoad

Qingdao8590266,China

DearGraduateStudent,

OnbehalfoftheBrighamYoungUniversityDepartmentofInternationalStudies,I

ampleasedtoinviteyou

to

speakatthe

12

AnnualInternationalConferenceof

theApplied

Sciences

tobe

heldNovember17-20,2014inQingdao,China.Thisconference

isjointlyorganized

andsponsoredbyBrighamYoungUniversityandOceanUniversityofChinaandwill

beheld

in

theTeachingBuildingonLaoshanCampusofOceanUniversityinQingdao.The

purpose

of

thisConference

isto

shareresearch

and

todevelopcollaborativerelationships

withfellow

scientists

andscholarsthroughout

theworld.

Youare

invitedtomakeyourpresentationinEnglishonyour

presentareaofresearch.Invitedtalkswillbe3-5minutesinlength,followedbyashortquestionand

answer

period.You

arealso

asked

tosubmit

ashortresearchpaper

inconnectionwith

your

presentation.Pleasemakesureyour

paper

is

inMLA

formatandincludesall

theponentsof

apaperwhichcouldbesubmitted

forpublication.

Thedetailsoftheconference

and

thespecifics

of

yourpresentation

will

besentupon

receivingyourletterofacceptance.Please

include

in

yourletter

thetitleofyourpresentation.

We

look

forward

toseeing

you

and

theconference

andhearingyourpresentation.

SincerelyYours,

CheriePonder

Organizingmittee

Sample5

ALetterofAcceptanceofInvitation

SchoolofNursing

ShandongUniversity

44WenhuaxiRoad

Jinan250012,China

April19,2013

CanadianPsychiatricAssociation

141LaurierAvenueWest,Suite701

Ottawa,Ontario

K1P5J3

Canada

DearMs.MichelGervais,

IhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril12,2014,invitingmetoattendthe14thCanadianCollaborativeMentalHealthCareConference(14thCCMHCC)tobeheldonThursdayJune27andFridayJune28,2013attheDeltaCentre-VilleHotelofMontreal.Thankyouforyourkindinvitation.

IampleasedtoacceptyourinvitationandwillsendmypaperentitledTheImportanceofMaintainingCollaborativeCareinMentalHealthtothePapermitteebeforetherequireddate.

Thankyouonceagainforyourkindinvitationandforyoureffortinmakingtheconferenceasuccessfulone.IamlookingforwardtomeetingyousooninMontreal.

Yourssincerely,

(signature)

WuJing

Sample6

ALetterofDeclinationforInvitation

SchoolofForeignStudies

NanjingUniversity

22HankouRoad

Nanjing210096,China

August25,2014

Mr.WilliamBlake

East-westCenter

1601East-westRoad

Honolulu,HIUSA96848

DearMr.WilliamBlak,

Manythanksforyourletterof18thAugust2014,invitingmetoparticipateintheTeachingaboutChinaandtheUnitedStatesinternationalexchangeprogramfromSeptember28toOctober19,2014.

Muchtomyregret,IshallnotbeabletohonourtheinvitationbecauseIhavebeensufferingfromillhealththisSummer.Iamfirmlyadvisedthatitwouldbeunwisetoundertakeanydistanttravelespeciallyaforeignoneinthenearfuture.

Ifeelsosorrytomisstheuniqueopportunityofmeetingyouandmanyofothercolleaguesinthefieldofinternationaleducationexchange.

Iwishtheprogramapletesuccess.

Yourstruly,

(signature)

LuYi

IV.LanguageFocus

Readandthentranslatethefollowingpatternsandexpressionsoftenusedinwritinganinvitationletter,aletterofacceptinganinvitationandaletterofdeclininganinvitation:

1.ExpressionsUsedinInvitationLetters:

1)ExtendingInvitation:

(1)Itismypleasuretoinviteyoutoattend(the14thCanadianCollaborativeMentalHealthCareConference(14thCCMHCC))tobeheldin(Montreal,Canada,)on(ThursdayJune27)and(FridayJune28,2013).

(2)ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIinviteyoutothe(fifthAnnualputerConference).Thisyear’sconferencewillbeheldat(Xian)fromJuly23-26,2013.

(3)Consideringyourexpertiseinthisfield,theOrganizingmitteeisverypleasedtoinviteyoutobethekeynotespeakerinthePlenarySessionof(theInternationalSymposiumonEnglishLearningandTeachingatTertiaryLevelintheChineseContext)tobeheldin(Nanjing,July17-19,2013).

(4)Onbehalfof(theBrighamYoungUniversityDepartmentofInternationalStudies),I

ampleasedtoinviteyou

to

speakat(the

12

AnnualInternationalConferenceof

theApplied

Sciences)

tobe

held(November17-20,2014)in(Qingdao,China).

(5)Itismypleasure,onbehalfoftheOrganizingmittee,toinviteyoutoattendandchairasessionof(the19thInternationalConferenceonChemicalEducation(19thICCE)),tobeheldinuping(August12-17,2006,)in(Seoul,theRepublicofKorea).

(6)Wearepleasedtoinvitedyoutoattend(theNinthInternationalConference)on(FiniteorInfiniteDimensionalplexAnalysis)tobeheldfrom(July24to28,2007)in(JinanandTai’ancity,China).

(7)Asco-organizeroftheconference,youarecordiallyinvitedtoattendthe(Beijing)partoftheconference,tobeheldin(TsinghuaUniversityfromJuly25to27,2013).

(8)Asco-chairofthe(40thAnnualMeetingoftheAssociationforputationalLinguistics),tobeheldin(HongKongOctober10-25,2014),IamwritingtoaskwhetheryouwouldbewillingtopresentatalkinEnglishattheconferenceasaninvitedspeaker.

(9)Itismypleasuretoinviteyoutoappearonpanelattheupingconferenceon(EnglishTeachingatTertiaryLevelintheChineseContext)tobeheldin(Beijing,July12-13,2010).

(10)Inlightofyourrenownedresearchandyourcontributionsinthefieldof(GRINpolymers),wewouldliketoformallyinviteyoutoserveastheinvitedspeakerattheuping(GRINMaterialsSymposium).

(11)OhioStateUniversitywelesyoutoattendthe(FourthAnnualImagesofyou:MulticulturalConferenceforStudents)on(April17,2012).

(12)Wewouldliketoinviteyoutopresentapaperin(EnglishorFrench),(15minutes)inlengthonyourrecentresearchonasubjectrelatedto(DimensionalplexAnalysis).

2)ExpectingAttendance:

(1)Wesincerelyhopethatyoucanacceptthisinvitation.

(2)Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytostronglyencourageyoutoattendthisveryimportantsession.

(3)Idohopeyoucanmaketimeinyourbusyscheduletoattendtheconferenceandshareyourideasonthistopiconthepanel.

(4)ThisConferencemitteeandIhopeyouwillfindyourconferencedayeducationalandrewarding.

(5)Wehopethatyouwillbeabletojoinusatthisconference,andgiveusthebenefitofyourexperience.

(6)Aregistrationformisattachedasanannextoenableyourorganizationtoconfirmitsparticipationatthisconference.

(7)Ilookforwardtotheactiveparticipationofyourorganizationatthisimportanteventin(July).

(8)Wearelookingforwardtoseeingyouin(Seoul).

(9)Wearelookingforwardtowelingyouin(Hawaii).

3)MealsandAcmodation

(1)Youwillbeprovidedwithasubsistenceallowanceandacmodationforthedurationoftheconference.

(2)Ifyoucanetothesymposium,yourlocalexpenses,includinghotelacmodations,meals,andtheconferencefeewillbecoveredbytheorganizers.

(3)The(CE)wouldprovidethecostofaneconomyclassairfarefrom(Beijing)totheconference,hotelacmodationsduringtheconference,andfreeregistrationtotheconference.

(4)Ourdepartmentoffersafeeandwill,ofcourse,reimburseyourtravellingandhotelexpenses..

(5)Yourround-tripairticketandmealexpenseswillbesubsidized.

4)Others

(1)Weencloseacopyoftheadvancenoticeoftheconference.

(2)Pleasefindenclosedinformationonacmodations,transportationandregistration.

(3)Formoredetailsoftheconference,pleasereferto/gototheconferencewebsite:().

(4)Ifyouhaveanyenquiresorneedanyassistance,pleasedonothesitatetocontact(CheryleneHidano,ProgramOfficerat808-944-7338),oremail().

2.ExpressionsUsedinLettersofAcceptanceofInvitations:

(1)Iampleasedtoacceptyourinvitationandwillsendmypaperentitled(TheImportanceofMaintainingControlinLanguageLearning)tothePapermitteebeforetherequireddate.

(2)IhavereceivedyourletterdatedJune22,invitingmetospeakatthe(OpeningCeremonyoftheFif