Text g business letter

Correspondence is an essential part of business. In spite of telephone, telex, telegraphic and communication the writing of letters continues; in fact most telephoned and telegraphed communications have to be confirmed in writing. Every letter no matter what kind it is, should be laconic, precise, to the point and positive.

Letters are written on various occasions and on various subject matters. Many business letters are connected with establishing business relations, doing business and various miscellaneous questions.

Here is one of many business letters:

Words

1. essential

2. in spite of smth.

существенный, неотъемлемый

несмотря на что-либо

3. to confirm in writing

4. precise

5. to the point

6. occasion

7. on various occasions

8. subject matter syn. subject

9. to be connected with smth.

10. to establish

11. to establish business relations

12. miscellaneous

13. miscellany

14. chairman

15. hospitality

16. to extend hospitality to smb.

17. to look forward to smth.

18. to appreciate

19. to show smb. round a building (pavillion, shop, plant)

20. faithfully

21. yours faithfully

22. president

подтвердить в письменном виде

точный, ясный

по существу

случай, повод

по различным поводам

содержание, предмет

быть связанным с чем-либо

установить

установить деловые отношения

разный

смесь, сборник

председатель

гостеприимство

проявить гостеприимство к

кому-либо

с нетерпением ожидать чего-либо

оценивать

показывать кому-либо здание (павильон, цех, завод)

верно, добросовестно

с совершенным почтением

президент

Sender's address

Receiver's name and address

Salutation

Letter body

Ending

Signature

Video enterprises

16 East Street, London ec1 4be

Ms Nancy Clyde Your ref .:

6 Redwood Street Our ref .: CD/YM

Greenhill 4 July 1998

London EC2Y 8DS

Job interview

Dear Ms Clyde

Thank you for your recent application for the post of secretary.

I would like to invite you for an interview at 11.30 a.m. on 14 July, 1998. I would be grateful if you could let me know as soon as possible whether this would be convenient.

I look forward to hearing from you and meeting you.

Yours sincerely

Bruce Fletcher

Personnel Director

Sender's address

Receiver's

Name and address

Attention line

Salutation

Introduction

Letter body

Ending

Signature

Looking at the above given business letters you can see that a typical 'standard' business letter consists of several parts.

1. Sender's address (but not the name) can be written at the top or in the top right-hand corner.

2. Receiver's name and address is written a little lower, on the left.

3. Date (on the right) can be written in two ways: 28 June, 1998 or 28/6/98.

The American way of writing the date is different: June 28, 1998 or 06/28/98.

4. Attention line indicating either the subject of the letter: Job interview

or the person the letter concerns: for the attention of Ms Smart.

5. Salutation is written on the left under the attention line or (if there is no attention line) under the receiver's address.

As has already been mentioned, the form of salutation depends on whether the receiver's name is indicated or not.

As to the punctuation the latest fashion in not to use any.

6. Body of letter and its introduction vary depending on the type of the letter and its contents, (содержание).