Grammatically Speaking: “Would” For Offering & Inviting

7 Grammatically Speaking: “Would” For Offering & Inviting
When inviting or offering something to someone, we use the phrase “Would you like...?”
Complete the conversations.
  A:  ................. you like to have lunch with us tomorrow?
  B:  ................. love to. What time shall we meet?
  A:  Would you like ................. to drink?
  B:  Yes, I ................. . What do you have?
  A:  We have coffee, tea, orange juice, soda, beer, and wine.
Would you like something to drink?      Yes, I would. Thank you.
               No, thank you.
Would you like to have dinner with us?    I’d love to.
               I’m sorry. I can’t.
Would you like to sit down?        Thank you very much.
               No, I’m okay. Thank you.
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8 Pronunciation: Would You (Wouldja)
“Would you” is pronounced “Wouldja” in conversational English.
Practice saying the following sentences.
Wouldja 1.  like to have dinner with me?
Wouldja 2.  like some coffee?
Wouldja 3.  like to see a movie with us?
Wouldja 4.  like an apple?
Wouldja 5.  like to play tennis with me?
9 Inviting, Accepting & Declining
Use the following expressions to invite someone.
  A:  Would you like to see a movie with me?
Use the following expressions to accept an invitation.
  B:   (Yes,) I’d love to. / That sounds great.
Use the following expression to decline an invitation.
  B:   (No,) I’m sorry, (I’d love to but) I can’t.
In pairs, invite each other to do the following things. Accept or decline the invitation. Switch roles.
  Partner A      Partner B
  play tennis          go to a hot spring
  go to Phuket          go to Hong Kong
  have dinner          play volleyball
  go hiking in Pai        have lunch
  see a movie          see a play