- •Unit 2. Inquiries Exercise 1. Read the following text and tell your partner how to write an enquiry letter.
- •How to write an inquiry letter
- •Inquiry letter tips
- •Exercise 2. Translate and analyze the following example of an enquiry letter. Better Widget Makers, Inc.
- •5555 Widget Avenue
- •Exercise 4. Learn the following phrases from the enquiry letters. Opening
- •Asking for catalogues, price-lists, prospectus
- •Asking for samples, patterns, demonstrations
- •Suggesting terms, methods of payment, discounts
- •Closing
- •Exercise 5. Learn the vocabulary of Unit 2.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vehicles, quotation, suitable, should be obliged, spare parts, range of, are interested in, to inquire into possibility
- •Запит щодо курсу з контролю якості
- •Запит каталогу
Exercise 2. Translate and analyze the following example of an enquiry letter. Better Widget Makers, Inc.
5555 Widget Avenue
Silver City, CO 80456
September 26, 2016
Mr. Russ Hamilton
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Golden Bread Company
123 Loaf Street
Silver City, CO 80451
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
Construction on the new employee cafeteria at Better Widget Makers, Inc. is nearing completion and I am looking for a supplier capable of fulfilling our weekly bakery needs. Do you have an information packet that would help me project the cost of doing business with your company? We will need daily deliveries of pastries, pies, dinner rolls and sandwich bread. Our facility operates 24/7, Monday through Friday, with a flextime workforce of 1,500 employees. To complete my operational budget I will need the following information:
• Wholesale price sheets
• Quantity cost breaks
• Annual contract discounts
• Delivery and or any other service charges.
To submit my proposal to the finance committee at their October 20th meeting I will need to receive your information by the 10th. I will also need to meet with you after reviewing the requested materials. Please call me for an appointment at your earliest convenience. My personal extension is 216-8080, # 29.
In keeping with long-standing policy we would like to place this contract locally. I look forward to working with you and am hopeful that the Golden Bread Company can fulfill our needs.
Sincerely,
Ida Mae Knott
Purchasing Agent
Exercise 3. Read the following letter and analyze it. Do you think this letter will promote a better business relationship? Why? Does the letter sound polite? What would you change in this letter?
Kenneth Beare 2520 Visita Avenue Olympia, WA 98501
September 12, 2011
Jackson Brothers 3487 23rd Street New York, NY 12009
To Whom It May Concern:
With reference to your advertisement in yesterday's New York Times, send me a copy of your latest catalogue. I also want to know if I can make purchases online.
Yours faithfully,
(Signature)
Kenneth Beare Administrative Director English Learners & Company
Exercise 4. Learn the following phrases from the enquiry letters. Opening
1. |
We are writing to inform you that…/ to confirm… / to request… / to enquire about… |
Ми пишемо, щоб повідомити Вас, що…/ підтвердити… / попросити…/ поцікавитися щодо… |
2. |
I am contacting you for the following reason. |
Я зв’язуюся з Вами з таких причин. |
3. |
I recently read/ heard about… and would like to know… |
Я нещодавно читав/ чув про… і хотів би дізнатися… |
4. |
I saw your advertisement in…, I would like to… |
Я побачив Вашу рекламу в…, я хотів би… |
5. |
I am writing to tell you about … |
Я пишу щоб повідомити Вас про… |
6. |
I received your address from … and would like to … |
Я отримав Вашу адресу від… і хотів би… |
7. |
We are regular buyers of… |
Ми спеціалізуємось на покупці… |
8. |
We are in the market for… |
Ми маємо намір купити… |
9. |
Our company is a subsidiary of… and we specialize in… |
Наша компанія є дочірнім підприємством…, і ми спеціалізуємося на… |
10. |
Your name has been given to us by… |
Вашу фірму нам порадили… |
11. |
Your company has been recommended to us by… |
Вашу компанію нам порекомендували… |
12. |
We were advised by… that you were interested in supplying… |
Нам повідомили…, що Ви зацікавлені у поставці… |
13. |
The British Embassy in Kyiv told us that you were looking for an agent in Ukraine to represent you. |
Британське посольство в Києві повідомило нам, що Ви шукаєте агента, щоб представляти Вас в Україні. |
14. |
The British Embassy in Kyiv has advised us to get in touch with you concerning… |
Британське посольство в Києві порадило нам зв’язатися з Вами стосовно… |
15. |
We have seen your advertisement in… and would be pleased to have details of… |
Ми побачили Вашу рекламу у… і були б раді отримати інформацію щодо… |
16. |
We noticed an advertisement describing… |
Ми помітили рекламу, у якій описується… |
17. |
Your advertisement in this month’s edition states that you can offer… |
Ваша реклама у виданні за цей місяць вказує, що Ви можете запропонувати… |
18. |
We were impressed by the selection of leather coats that were displayed on your stand at this year's Leather Exhibition held in Kyiv. |
Ми були вражені асортиментом шкіряних пальт, виставлених на Вашому стенді в Києві на цьогорічній виставці шкіряних виробів. |
19. |
We are interested in your goods demonstrated at the recent trade fair. |
Ми зацікавлені у Ваших товарах, виставлених на нещодавньому торговому ярмарку… |
20. |
We are very interested in… |
Ми дуже зацікавлені в… |
21. |
With reference to your advertisement (ad) in… / Regarding your advertisement (ad) in … |
Посилаючись на Вашу рекламу в… |
22. |
We are a small business specializing in computer software. |
Ми маленька компанія, яка спеціалізується на комп’ютерному забезпеченні. |
23. |
We are a middle-sized company selling computer hardware. |
Ми середня за розміром компанія, яка продає комп’ютерне обладнання. |
24. |
We are an old-established firm producing… |
Ми давно створена компанія, яка виробляє… |
25. |
We are a young company producing wooden furniture. |
Ми молода компанія, яка виробляє дерев’яні меблі. |