Saying "no"
It’s a little more difficult to politely decline, or turn down, an invitation.
Read this invitation. Is this a polite way to say "no"?
Yes, this is fine...
No, of course, it isn't!
Talk about it
What is a polite way to turn down, or to say no, to an invitation? You are going to watch a video about how to say ‘no’ to an invitation. What do you think it will say? What language will you hear?
You will watch the video two times. The first time, watch, listen, and repeat what you hear. Don’t take notes. Try to remember the other ways to say turn down an invitation. Remember, while watching the video, you need to repeat the polite expressions out loud. Work on clear pronunciation. (C’mon! It’ll be fun!)
Can you remember? Now open the Exercise below and write as many of the ways to say "No" as you can remember.