A text message invitation

Learn how to write a text message invitation to a friend.

Instructions

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.

Preparation

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Reading text

Sandra

online

Hey! Want to meet for a drink after work?

14:16

Cool, what time do you finish?

14:21

Late as always

14:22

Me too. Msg me when you leave

14:22

OK. Where do you want to go?

14:23

IDK. I might be hungry tho

14:24

Good point.

14:25

I'll think of somewhere to eat.

14:25

I know what you're like when you're hungry!

14:27

LOL, I'm not that bad!

14:31

Don't worry. We can meet at the bus stop and decide then.

14:31

See you later

14:32

Tips

You don't need to write complete sentences.
You can use abbreviations like LOL (= laugh out loud) or IDK (= I don't know) to save time.
Use emojis to add feelings.
You don't need to use full stops (.) at the end of messages.

Discussion

Do you send lots of text messages or do you prefer to speak to friends to make plans?

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A1 - Elementary

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I usually send voice messages when I want to start a real conversation. It ends up in a phone call.

Hello there, Wish you all the best It' s depends on the situation. If he/she at something busy; I would like to send a text message if not I prefer to call them because I want to here their re- action or feeling with it. thanks a lot Mohammed :)

I usually get messages from people I know and sometimes, I send some of them too, and I also like to talk to my aunt with cam

in personality i perfer to send messages to my friends to adjust a plan but sometimes it can be tiring and i think to call and speak directly it's better than texting,

I am more happy to talk rather than message because most of the time my friend away from phone.

i prefer to speak to my friend i fell that butter the messages take time to write and replay also my friend and i have different point of view

I prefer send a lot of message to my friends for going to drink or have dinner.

I prefer to call and speak directly with my friends and make plans but not all the time is possible and then I am texting them when I want to share ideas

I prefer text message with my colleagues, friends and family for several purposes when it better than talking. And use also emojis but in this lesson, I learned some abbreviation which I don't use before.

I’ll prefer to initiate plan on messages and prefer to speak to friends before executing the plan.