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1. Are the following statements True or False? 4 PT

If a letter begins with the recipient's name, e.g. Dear Mr Ross, it will close with Yours faithfully. A F
The abbreviation c.c. stands for correct carbons. A F
If you are writing a letter to Mr Peter Smith, the salutation would be Dear Mr. Peter Smith. A F
It is correct to open a letter with the salutation Gentlemen. A F
In Europe, a date written 2.6.19 means 6 February 2019 A F
If you do not know whether a female correspondent is married or not, it is correct to use the A F
curtesy title Ms instead of Miss or Mrs, e.g. Ms Tessa Grovel
It is always impolite to dose a letter Best wishes. A F

2. Write out the following names and addresses in the correct order. 5 PT
EXAMPLE
Search Studios Ltd / Leeds / LS4 8QM / Mr. L Scott / 150 Royal Avenue

Mr L. Scott
Search Studios Ltd
150 Royal Avenue
Leeds
LS4 8QM

1. Warwick House / Soundsonic Ltd / London / 57- 59 Warwick Street / SE23IJF

Warvick House
Sounsonic Ltd
57-59 Warvick Street
London
Se23IJF
2. Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 24 /Managing Director / I-20tH / Milano / Sig. D. Fregoni / Fregoni S.p.A
Managing Director
Sig D. Fregoni
Fregoni S.p.A
Piazza Leonardo da vinci 24
Milano
I-20tH
3. Bente spedition GmbH / Herr Heinz Bente / D-6000 Frankfurt 1/ Feldhergstr. 30 / Chairman
Chairman
Herr Heinz Bente
Bente spedition GmbH
Feldhergst.30
D-6000 Frankfurt 1
4. Sportique et Cie / 201 rue Sambin / The Sales Manager / F-21000 Dijon
The Sales Manager
Sportique et Cie
201 rue sambin
F-21000 Dijon
5. Intercom / E-41006 Sevilla / 351 Avda Luis de Morales / Chief Accountant / Mrs S. Moreno
Chief Accountant
Mrs S Moreno
Intercom

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Avda Luis de Morales

E-41006 Sevilla
6. Ms Maria Nikolakaki / 85100 Rhodes / Greece / Nikitara 541
Ms Nikolakaki
Nikitara 541
Greece
85100 RHodes
7. Excel Heights 501 / Edogawa-ku 139 / 7- 3-8 Nakakasai / Japan / Tokyo / Mrs Junko Shiratori
Mrs Junko Shiratori
Excel heights 501
Edogawa-ju 139
Nakakasai
Tokyo
Japan

8. 301 Leighton Road / VHF Vehicles Ltd / London NW52QE / The Transport Director / Kentish Town
The Transport Director
VHF Vehicles Ltd
301 Leighton Road
Kentish Town
London NW52QE

3. Make eight complete sentences used in general and social correspondence by joining
phrases from column A and phrases from column B with one of the prepositions. You will need
to use some of the prepositions more than once, but each phrase should be used only once. The
first sentence has been done for you. 5 PT

I would Like to congratulate on your promotion

Please send the tickets for return
May I offer my best wishes for effective website design
She offers her apologies for the inconvenience
I would like to speak
I hope to return the favour with some future occasion
Please confirm these reservation for Eid Al-FIttr.

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We will need a room for full conference facilities.

4. The parts of the letter below are in jumbled order. Write the numbers of the parts in the
correct order, and label them with the terms below, corresponding to the names of a business
letter components. 5 PT

Letterhead, body, date, complimentary close, inside address, signature block, salutation, enclosure

1,3,2,7,8,5,6

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5. Complete the following sentences so that they have a similar meaning to the one above,
but
are more suitable for formal business correspondence. 5 PT

1. He send his apologies for not coming home.

2. I was sorry to hear that your brother is ill. I wish his best.
3. I would like to announce that you was elected CHiarmain of the company
4. Mr Normal would like to meet you next week about the contract
5. Unfortunately, Mr Chung can’t approve your appointment on Friday
6. We would like to invite you to our Sales Conference on 18 March
7. I would like to thanks your for helping me in Hamburg last week
8. I look to see you on Friday

6. Read this invitation from a Chamber of Commerce and choose the best words from the
options in brackets. 3 PT

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1. would like, 2 wonder, 3 speakers, 4 appreciate, 5 affecting, 6 let, 7 speak, 8 Inside

7. Below is Herr Boldt's reply to Peter House (exercise above). Write it out, putting the
phrases
in the correct order and adding paragraphs, capitals and punctuation. 3 PT

Dear Mr House

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Thank you for letter, inviting me to speak at your annual dinner on 15 February
I am honoured to accept your kind invitation
I would like to focus on my talk on the effects that the euro is having on the cost of raw
materials
I will send you’re a transcript next week and your welcome any commets or suggestions you
care to make.
I look forward to meeting you very much on Fevrualy 15