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3.5. Requesting information

Please could you

give us some further details about …

let us know (about/if) …

inform us (about/if) …

We would be grateful if you could

We would appreciate it if you could

We would like to know (about/if) …

If you want specific information, say:

In particular

What would you write in these situations?

a) You wrote a letter to someone and they haven’t replied. You want to know if they received the letter.

b) A businessman is going to your country. He wants you to get a visa for him. You need all the details about his passport (his nationality, date of birth, where his passport was issued, and when it expires).

c) You want to know about the same businessman’s flight (flight number, date and time of arrival).

3.6. Letter practice

Last month, you replied to an advertisement in the newspaper and you received this letter back.

Dear Sir / Madam

Thank you for your recent letter, concerning the post as Sales Supervisor at Excel Industries.

I am pleased to enclose the application forms that you requested. I would be grateful if you could complete them and return them to me as soon as possible.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully

P Wang

P. Wang (Mr.)

Personnel Dept.

You have been ill so you could not reply immediately. You want some more information about the post (holidays, working hours and starting salary). Write a letter asking about these things. Follow this plan:

– thank Mr. Wang for his letter

– apologise for not replying before now

– say why you did not reply

– ask for further details

– ask, in particular, about holidays, etc.

– close the letter

Учебный элемент 4 (уэ – 4) Making a mild complaint, making a point, warning, making a strong complaint

4A Study section:

4.1. Intercity Bank writes to complain

Intercity Bank ordered some office furniture from Jakarta Furnishings. The filing cabinets did not arrive so Mr. Long wrote to complain. He received a reply from Mr. Basuki.

Intercity Bank Plc

Dear Mr. Basuki

Order 2789

I am writing in connection with your letter of 24 February concerning the above order for some office furniture.

Unfortunately, we have not yet received the filing cabinets which were a part of this order. We would be grateful if you could deliver these as soon as possible or refund our money.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Peter Long

Mr. Peter Long

Manager

Dear Mr. Long

Order 2789

Thank you for your letter of 30 May, enquiring about the Linton filing cabinets.

We really must apologise for the delay in delivering these cabinets. As I said in my letter of 24 February, this is as a result of problems at our supplier’s factory. As these problems are completely beyond our control, I should like to point out that we are not able to refund your payment. I enclose a copy of our Terms of Sale for your reference.

We expect to receive the goods next week so I hope that you will not have to wait much longer.

With apologies once again,

Yours sincerely

S Basuki

Mr. S. Basuki

Manager

refund: give back

beyond: outside

1. How does Mr. Long complain?

2. What does Mr. Basuki want Mr. Long to look at?

3. Will Mr. Basuki refund his money?