>I’m surprised to hear that.
Do you? /Did you? /Have you?

· Asking follow-up questions

What did you think of…?
When are you going to…?
How do you feel about…?

· Using the speaker’s words in a follow-up question

So the meeting’s been postponed until next March.
Next March?

Letting of invitation

The following phrases are useful for formal written invitations.

· Inviting/Offering

We should like to invite you…
We should be very pleased if you could…
We would be delighted if you could…

· Thanking

Thank you (very much) for your (kind) invitation to…
It was very kind of you to invite me to…
I was delighted to receive your invitation to…

· Accepting

I would be very pleased to …
I should be delighted to…

· Declining

Unfortunately, due to… I am unable to…

Describing duties and responsibilities

The following phrases are used for talking about responsibilities.
My job is to…
I’m responsible for…
My job involves…
In this job you have to…

Report writing

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