Bridge street

Cambridge

Exercise 18. A letter of applying for a job doesn’t have any grammar mistakes. Yet, there are some other mistakes in it.

Example.

— The style is too informal.

— There are some punctuation mistakes.

— It contains abundance of information.

— Address, salutation and name of the sender take the wrong place.

— Look through the letter, correct the mistakes and offer the variant, which follows all the norms of writing formal letters.

James Henderson

Kings rd 18

Birmingham

Trans Europe Tours

Bridge street Cambridge

Dear P Bradley,

I was reading a magazine the other day – I think it was the February edition of sunshine holidays, and I saw your advertisement for travel couriers, and I thought I’d really like a job like that.

You see, I’ve got a degree in modern languages from bristol university, and I speak lots of languages-french german spanish and just a little bit of greek too. I’ve been to all sorts of places in europe.

Last tear me and my friend Paul went camping in France and Italy, and we saw the museums and all the places like that. I think I’d be really good at showing people round these places, well I’d really like the chance to try anyway. I’m not doing anything at the moment, so I could come and see you anytime.

Just give me a ring – 381229.

I’m looking forward to meeting you.

Yours, James.

Exercise 19. Divide the letter into extracts and rewrite it in accordance with the style( including punctuation).

13 chesnut st durham 17 march 2005 globe furniture 166 henly st london dear mr bradburn i recently ordered from you a set of 4 french dining room chairs and an italian coffee table both of which were advertised in the january edition of home and gardens magazine they arrived as promised but unfortunately they were damaged the coffee table had one of its legs broken and the backs of the chairs were scratched i understand these items are under guarantee could you please tell me what i should do i look forward to hearing from you yours sincerely james p robinson.

Exercise 20. Read the letter. Separate the different parts and write them in the boxes in the outline above.

Rua Luis de Deus 18.3000 Coimbra, Portugal. 29th March 2000. The Principal, The Oxford English College, 234 Hilton Rd, Eastbourne BN4 3UA. Dear Sir or Madam, I saw your advertisement for English classes in this month's English Today magazine and I am interested in coming to your school this summer. I have studied English for three years but I have never been to England and I feel that this is now necessary, especially to improve my pronunciation. Please could you send me more information about your courses, and an application form? I would also like some information about accommodation. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, Ana Maria Fernandes.

Exercise 21. Write a similar letter about yourself to:

The Principal

The World English School

47 Harrogate Rd

York

YK3 8BT

England

Abbreviations and shortenings most frequently used in formal letters

ack add. ad(vt) add. appro approx arr appx asst Av(e) B.A. b B&b B.Sc. C CEO chq Co. CV Deg Dep Dip Dr Eng Etc. Fl H Hr Incl. Inst Lang Ltd Mgr Mtg Npo P PA Ph.D Plc pls PR Prof. RSVP SRL Tech TOPs UNESCO UNO Univ Urgt Vac VP Wk w.p.m. yr yf yrs ty ys

Acknoledgement Address Advertisement Addendum Approval Approximately Arrival Appendix Assistant Avenue Bachelor of Arts Born Bed and breakfast Bachelor of Science Centigrade Chief executive officer Cheque Company Curriculum Vitae Degree Depart, departure, deputy Diploma Doctor Engineer Et cetera(and the rest) Floor Height Hour Including Institute Language Limited Manager Meeting Non-profit making organization Page, penny Personal assistant Doctor of Philosophy Public limited company please Public relations Professor Respondez s’il vous plait (please reply) Societe а responsabilite limitee (limited liability company) Technical Training opportunities United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Organization University Urgent Vacation Vice President Week, work Words per minute Year, your Yours faithfully Yours truly Yours sincerely.

Подтверждение Адрес Реклама Приложение Одобрение Примерно Прибытие Приложение Помощник, ассистент Авеню Бакалавр гуманитарных наук Родившийся Ночлег и завтрак (для постояльца) Бакалавр естественных наук По Цельсию(100-градусной шкале температур) Исполнительный директор Чек Компания Автобиография Степень Отъезжать, отъезд, депутат Диплом Доктор (ученая степень) Инженер И т.д. Этаж Высота Час Включая Институт Язык Ограниченный Руководитель Собрание Некоммерческая организация Страница, пенни Личный помощник Доктор философии Общественная компания с ограниченной ответственностью Пожалуйста Общественные связи Профессор Ответьте, пожалуйста (фр) Компания с ограниченной ответственностью Технический Возможности обучения Комитет Организации объединённых наций ООН Университет Срочно Каникулы Вице-президент Неделя, работа Слов в минуту Год, ваш(а) Искренне Ваш Сердечно Ваш Всегда Ваш.