Writing Formal and Informal Letters. Part 1. Домбровская И.В - 56 стр.

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FORMAL INVITATION


BEGINNINGS                                                                                  ENDINGS
1 On behalf of Fiat you are invited to attend our        A Anyway, thanks for the gift. Write soon.
annual Customer Appreciation Dinner.

2 Thank you so much for my birthday present. It          B Please indicate whether you will be able to
was a lovely surprise.                                   attend. Meanwhile, happy motoring!
3 I am writing to complain about the rude man- C I look forward to receiving any information
ner in which I was treated by one of your cus-     you are able to send me. I hope to hear from me
tomer service representatives. I spoke to the rep- soon.
resentative's superior at the time, but no action
was taken.
4 I got your letter yesterday. Let me give you           D I trust the situation will improve and that I
some advice about the matter you mentioned.              will not have cause for further complaint.
Things can’t be as bad as they seem, so try to
relax a bit.
5 I am writing to inquire about the application E Hope this helped, but why don’t you give me
process for your educational programme. I have a ring so we can talk about it? Like I said, I think
read your 1995 bulletin but would like more de- you’re worrying too much – it will all work out.
tailed and up-to-date information.
Exercise 3
Identify the type and style of each letter, then write the salutations, opening
sentences and closing remarks for each of them.
a     I'm really confused about what to do with my future and I desperately need
      your advice. As you have had plenty of experience in nursing, I'd like to
      know what you think - should I train to become a nurse or not?
b      Next weekend we are having a few friends round to stay and we'd like you
       both to come. It's a sort of house warming and it'll be very informal. You
       will know everybody else, so please try to come. …
c      Your house warming party next weekend sounds like a great idea. We would
       love to come to see you and your new house as we haven't seen you for ages.
       I'm sure we'll have a wonderful time together. …
d      I'm really disappointed because I'm afraid that we won't be able to make it
       next weekend. Your weekend party sounds like a great idea, but my brother
       is getting married on Saturday afternoon and we must go. …
e      Thank you very much for your wonderful wedding present, it is just what we
       needed. It suits the living room perfectly and it will have pride of place on
       the wall over the fire-place. ...
f      I would like to know whether it would be possible for me to follow the
       course from home, without attending lessons, and would be grateful if you
       could send me any information you may have about this possibility.