Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 120 стр.

    To fail – обанкротиться, стать неплатежеспособным
    Fellow – приятель, товарищ
    Chief – руководитель, глава
    To look through the mail – просматривать почту
    Urgent – срочный, неотложный
    To clarify the delivery terms – прояснять условия поставки
    Enquiry – запрос, расспрашивание

    EXPRESSING THANKS
  The formula for expressing thanks in English is very simple.
                       Normal     stronger
     Informal/familiar Thanks!     Thanks very much!
     Formal/polite     Thank you! Thank you very much indeed!
     Remember that in the US the response is often silence, but
you can say: Don’t mention it! or Not at all, or It’s a pleasure!
     If you are thanking someone for something very special and
for which you are sincerely grateful, you must use different
phrases.
     Example Many thanks! Thank you so much for … I’m
very grateful (to you for …). That’s very kind of you.

     EXERCISE 1. Now practice the phrases shown in the table.
Write what would you say in these situations.
     1. An American thanks you for lighting his cigarette. ______
     2. Your British colleague, Tom Harris, has just given an ex-
cellent presentation; you are the spokesman for the audience. ____
     3. A friend offers to lend you her car in an emergency. _____
     4. Your neighbor passes you the salt at a dinner party. _____
     5. An Englishman thanks you for directing him to the nearest
bank. ________________________________________________
     6. At a formal dinner your American hosts present you with
a souvenir of your visit to the US. _________________________
     7. An old friend from Scotland pours you a drink. ________

     EXERCISE 2. Returning the invitation
     When you leave your business contacts, after thinking them
for their hospitality, you may want to add some further polite
phrases such as: I’ve enjoyed my stay! Or Here’s my card. Or We
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