5. Read the sample of business letters and explain the difference between them.

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University High School

155 East 44th Street

New York 17, New York

September 4, 200...

Inside address

Salutation

Mr. H. Buford Fisher, Chief

Public Information Service

United Nations, UN Plaza

New York, New York.

D ear Mr. Fisher.

BODY

Our oral-English class¹ occasionally sends speakers to other oral-English classes as part of our program of work during the term. This year we would like to aid in publicizing UN activity during the forthcoming annual Assembly² of the United Nations due to open this September. In order to get information about the activities of the United Nations and the importance of this World organization, we should like to have a good speaker who can

give us information, such as a member of the UN Secretariat. Would you be kind enough to suggest a speaker who is not too formal, but who would talk conversationally³ and interestingly. His talk should not last over an hour.

I enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope,⁴ and we shall be grateful for any suggestions you may make.

C lose

S ignature

Very truly yours,

Laura Winston

1. oral-English class – группа разговорного английского языка.

2. the forthcoming annual Assembly – предстоящая ежегодная Ассамблея.

3. to talk conversationally – владеть разговорной речью.

4. self-addressed stamped envelope – маркированный конверт с обратным адресом.

6. Study the structure of this business letter and answer the questions.

1. What kind of letter is it?

2. Does the salutation «Dear Mr. Fisher» show that the correspondent is unknown to the author or known to him personally?

3. What does the body of the letter deal with?

4. Is the complimentary close formal or informal?

7. Study this table and write one letter of each type. Different kinds of salutation and complimentary close

Kind of a Letter	Salutation	Complimentary Close
Formal letters to officials' and supervisors2	Sir: Madam:	Yours respectfully, Respectfully yours, Yours very respect­fully
Letters to business firms and companies	Gentlemen: Ladies:	Yours truly

¹official – служащий

²supervisor – должностное лицо

Kind of a Letter	Salutation	Complimentary Close
Answers In advertisements giving no name of person or firm	Gentlemen: (or omit the salutation)	Yours truly
Letters to persons unknown or slightly known to writer	My dear Mr. Moore: Dear Mr. Johnson: My dear Mrs. Stock: Dear Sir: Dear Sir and Madam:	Yours truly, Sincerely yours. Yours very truly. Very truly yours.
Letters to persons well-known to writer	Dear Mr. Warren: Dear Miss Macy: Dear Mrs. Jenkins: Dear Professor Lewis:	Very sincerely yours, Cordially yours, Yours cordially. Very cordially yours.