Choose the correct answer. 1. The closing phrases in letters addressed to friends and relatives

1. The closing phrases in letters addressed to friends and relatives

1.Yours faithfully

2.Yours sincerely

3.Yours truly

2. The closing phrases in letters addressed to colleagues

1.Yours respectfully

2.Very truly yours

3.Yours sincerely

3. The closing phrases in letters addressed to the institutions, firms etc

1.Yours sincerely

2.Yours faithfully

3.Yours affectionately

4. A partnership can be addressed:

1.the secretary

2.Messrs.

3.Partners

5. “Best wishes” is the right way to make a complimentary close to a letter beginning with a salutation.

1.Dear Sir

2.Dear Madam

3.Dear Marlene

4.Dear Mr. Williams

Preliminary Task 3

Look at the letters and decide what is wrong with each one; underline any mistakes after reading “golden rules”.

We have seen your advertisement in the latest journal and would be grateful if you could kindly send us samples of your materials. Please quote us your best prices. We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully.

Rewrite the correct letter.

There are number of queries that I would like to raise about your products and I would be grateful if you could ask a representative to get in touch with me with a view to discussing these queries and hopefully placing an order if the queries are satisfactorily answered.

Decide what is wrong with the letter and write the correct one.

Thank you very much for your letter of 15^th January, which we have received today. In reply to your enquiry we have pleasure in enclosing the necessary information concerning the latest model of equipment as well as the current price-list. If you would like any further information, do please contact me by phone or in writing and I will be pleased to help. I hope that our services will be of interest to you and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely.

What is incorrect? Write the correct variant.

Thank you very much for your letter of 15^th January, which we have received today.

In reply to your enquiry we have pleasure in enclosing the necessary information concerning the latest model of equipment as well as the current price list.

If you would like any further information, do please contact me by phone or in writing and I will be pleased to help.

I hope that our services will be of interest to you and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely.

There are different expressions, which are used to confirm receipt of letters, references to dates are given in the letter itself.

Preliminary Task 4

Choose expressions corresponding to two groups of them respectfully.

1. We have received your letter of the 15^th May 2. We refer to your letter of 15^th May 3. In reply to your letter 4. We acknowledge receipt of your letter of 15^th May 5. We have received your letter dated 20^th May

1. confirmation 2. reference to dates in letters

It is desirable that you should learn and remember some Russian word-combinations such as:

От сегодняшнего числа – of today’s date

От вчерашнего числа – of yesterday’s date

От того же числа – of the same date

See examples:

Our telegram of today’s date…

Our letter of yesterday’s date …

Our cable of the same date.

Preliminary Task 5

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