- •Международный консорциум«Электронный университет»
- •Ключи к итоговому тесту № 1 66
- •Choose the correct answer
- •Insert the appropriate prepositions if necessary.
- •Instructions concerning insurance
- •VI. Build up sentences by arranging the words in their proper order
- •Insert the appropriate prepositions if necessary
- •Insert the appropriate prepositions if necessary
Choose the correct answer
The closing phrases in letters addressed to friends and relatives
Yours faithfully
Yours sincerely
Yours truly
The closing phrases in letters addressed to colleagues
Yours respectfully
Very truly yours
Yours sincerely
The closing phrases in letters addressed to the institutions, firms etc
Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
Yours affectionately
A partnership can be addressed:
the secretary
Messrs.
Partners
“Best wishes” is the right way to make a complimentary close to a letter beginning with a salutation.
Dear Sir
Dear Madam
Dear Marlene
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 15th 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 15th 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.
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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