To invite someone is to ask them to come. You can ask Are you free on a day? When you say yes, you accept.
Inviting someone
Try it: Man: Your uncle is in town on Sunday, right? Woman: Yes. Let's ___ him to the new museum with us. Choose what the woman says. (visit / invite / accept) Answer: invite — They ask him to come with them, so they invite him.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
Are you free on …?
Are you free on Sunday afternoon?
invite
We want to invite ten people.
accept
We invited ten people, and eight accepted.
Saying yes
To say yes, say I'd love to or Sounds good. When you know the time and the place, you can end with See you then.
Try it: Man: We need a gift for Mom. Why don't we buy her flowers? Woman: ___. I know a good shop near here. Choose what the woman says. (I'm so sorry / Sounds good / See you then) Answer: Sounds good — She likes his idea and knows a shop, so she says Sounds good.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
I'd love to
I'd love to. Thanks for asking.
Sounds good
Pizza tonight? Sounds good.
See you then
Okay, seven o'clock at the cafe. See you then.
Saying no nicely
To say no nicely, say I'm afraid I can't and give a reason. Maybe another time says you want to go on a different day.
Try it: Woman: Can you come to my sister's wedding in June? Man: Oh, I'm sorry. ___. I'm in Mexico all of June. Choose what the man says. (I'd love to / I'm afraid I can't / Sounds good) Answer: I'm afraid I can't — He is in Mexico all of June, so he says I'm afraid I can't.