An invitation explains why this person is welcome, what they would do and how to respond. These examples vary the relationship and the event instead of repeating one formal letter with different names.
Task 1: Writing an Email · Suggested response length: 150–200 words. These original PrepEx study examples are illustrative answers, not rated official CELPIP responses. Other relevant answers are possible.
A neighbourhood gardening afternoon
Your task: You are helping organise a gardening afternoon in your building’s shared courtyard. A neighbour has mentioned wanting to meet more residents.
Write to: Your neighbour
Write about 150–200 words.
Invite your neighbour.
Describe the activity and arrangements.
Explain why they might enjoy it.
Worked email
180 words · Informal tone. Word counts include greetings and sign-offs and count whitespace-separated words.
Hi Ben,
Would you like to join our courtyard gardening afternoon next Saturday? You mentioned that you wanted to get to know more people in the building, and this could be a relaxed way to meet a few neighbours.
We are starting after lunch and will plant herbs in the empty containers beside the benches. Nobody needs gardening experience. One resident will explain how to prepare the soil, and the rest of us will work in small groups. There will also be a table for making plant labels, so you can help without doing heavy lifting.
The building has agreed to provide tools and soil. Bring gloves if you have them, but do not worry about buying anything. We will stop for tea halfway through, and you can leave whenever you need to. If the weather is poor, we will postpone rather than work in the rain.
I thought you might enjoy choosing herbs for the cooking group as well. Let me know if you can come, and I will introduce you to the organiser when we arrive.
Best,
Aisha
Sharing experience at a career evening
Your task: Your community job-search group is holding a career evening. A former member now works in a field many participants are interested in.
Write to: The former group member
Write about 150–200 words.
Invite them to speak.
Explain the audience and suggested contribution.
Give arrangements and ask about availability.
Worked email
179 words · Formal tone. Word counts include greetings and sign-offs and count whitespace-separated words.
Dear Ms. Alvarez,
Our community job-search group would be delighted if you could join our next career evening as a guest speaker. Several current members are interested in entering the hospitality sector, and your experience moving from an entry-level role into supervision would be particularly useful.
We would like an informal talk about finding your first opportunity, learning on the job and handling difficult customer situations. A short discussion afterwards would let participants ask practical questions. You would not need to prepare slides or describe confidential matters from your workplace.
The event will take place at the community centre on a weekday evening next month. We can choose the date around your availability and arrange a brief call beforehand to agree on the topics. Our organiser will meet you at the entrance and introduce you to the group.
Please let me know whether you would be interested and which evenings generally suit you. If your schedule is full, we would still welcome a few written suggestions to share with participants. Thank you for considering the invitation.
Sincerely,
Marcus Reed
A team lunch for a new colleague
Your task: A new colleague has joined your small team. You are organising an informal lunch so people can get acquainted outside meetings.
Write to: Your new colleague
Write about 150–200 words.
Invite them to lunch.
Describe the plan.
Ask about preferences or practical needs.
Worked email
182 words · Semi-formal tone. Word counts include greetings and sign-offs and count whitespace-separated words.
Hi Morgan,
I would like to invite you to our team lunch on Friday. Your first week has included plenty of introductions during meetings, so we thought it would be nice to spend some time together without an agenda.
We are planning to visit the small restaurant opposite the office shortly after the morning shift finishes. It has a quiet seating area where we can actually hear one another, and everyone will order their own meal. The lunch is entirely optional, so please do not feel that you need to rearrange an existing commitment.
Could you let me know whether the time works for you and if there are any dietary preferences we should consider when choosing the restaurant? If the menu does not suit you, we can easily suggest another place nearby. We will keep the lunch short enough for anyone with afternoon appointments.
I hope you can join us. It would be a good chance to hear about your interests and explain a few of the team's routines that never seem to make it into formal meetings.
Best wishes,
Chris
Before you finish
Make the activity and invitation clear.
Include practical arrangements.
Explain why the recipient would enjoy or contribute to it.
Read the whole response for repetition, unclear references and missing links between ideas.
The four public Writing dimensions are Content/Coherence, Vocabulary, Readability and Task Fulfillment. Completing every point and reaching a word target do not, by themselves, establish a CELPIP level.
Task timing, public criteria and the suggested response length were checked against the official 2026 Writing Pro study pack on October 2, 2026. The examples on this page are original PrepEx study material. They do not reproduce official questions, provide answer keys for graded previews or guarantee a score.