Step 4 · الخطوة 4
Informal Email: Inviting a Friend and Making Plans
رسالة غير رسمية: دعوة صديق ووضع خطة
Email Writing · Informal Email
Learning objective · هدف الدرس
Invite a friend, give clear information (when, where, what to bring) and ask questions.
ادعُ صديقًا، وأعطِ معلومات واضحة (متى، أين، ماذا يُحضر)، واطرح أسئلة.

Situation & purpose
الموقف والهدفSituation: Your family is planning a picnic on the beach at Qurum next Friday. You want to invite your friend Mariam.
عائلتك تخطط لنزهة على شاطئ القرم يوم الجمعة القادم، وتريد دعوة صديقتك مريم.
Purpose: To invite a friend, give the details and make plans together.
دعوة صديق وإعطاؤه التفاصيل والتخطيط معًا.
English explanation
الشرح بالإنجليزيةWhen you invite someone, the reader needs clear information: what the event is, when and where it is, and what they need to do. Friendly questions (Would you like to…? Can you…?) make the invitation warm. Group the information so it is easy to read.
Arabic explanation
الشرح بالعربيةStructure
البنيةGreeting — Hi Sara,
التحية
Opening — How are you? / Thanks for your message.
الافتتاحية
Main message — news, information, questions
الرسالة الرئيسة
Closing — Can't wait to hear from you!
الختام
Sign-off — See you soon, Aya
التوقيع
Model example
نموذجHi Mariam,
How's everything? I hope your exams went well!
We're having a family picnic at Qurum Beach next Friday, and I'd love you to come. We're meeting at the car park near the park entrance at 4 p.m. My mum is bringing sandwiches and juice, so you don't need to bring food — maybe just a hat and a ball!
Would you like to come? Can your brother drive you, or shall we pick you up on the way?
Let me know by Wednesday.
See you soon,
Noor
Step-by-step guidance
خطوات الكتابة- 1
Greet your friend and write a short friendly opening.
حيِّ صديقك واكتب افتتاحية ودّية.
- 2
Say what the event is and invite them.
اذكر المناسبة وادعُه.
- 3
Give the details: day, time, place, what to bring.
أعطِ التفاصيل: اليوم، الوقت، المكان، ما يُحضره.
- 4
Ask one or two questions to make plans.
اسأل سؤالًا أو سؤالين للتخطيط.
- 5
Ask for a reply and sign off.
اطلب الرد ثم وقّع.
Useful vocabulary & sentence starters
مفردات وبدايات جمل مفيدة- Would you like to…?
- I'd love you to come.
- We're meeting at…
- Don't forget to bring…
- Shall we…?
- Let me know by…
- Can't wait!
Guided practice
تدريب موجّه1. Which sentence gives the TIME and PLACE?
2. Which is a friendly way to invite?
Fill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
3. Let me ______ by Wednesday.
Short answer · إجابة قصيرة
4. Write a question to make plans with a friend.
Independent writing
الكتابة المستقلةWrite an informal email (80–110 words) inviting a friend to an event (a picnic, a trip to Jebel Akhdar, a birthday). Include when, where, what to bring and one question.
اكتب رسالة غير رسمية (٨٠–١١٠ كلمات) تدعو فيها صديقًا إلى مناسبة (نزهة، رحلة إلى الجبل الأخضر، عيد ميلاد). اذكر متى وأين وما يُحضره وسؤالًا واحدًا.
Words: 0 / 80+
Your writing is not saved — it disappears when you leave this page.كتابتك لا تُحفظ، وتختفي عند مغادرة الصفحة.
Self-check checklist
قائمة التحقق الذاتيPractice freely — nothing is saved.تدرّب بحرية، لا يتم حفظ أي إجابة أو نتيجة.
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