Practice of Writing Business Letters. Учебное пособие

Task 3

Make up a letter using the above phrases, name the type of it.

Preliminary Task 10

Insert prepositions or adverbs if necessary:

1.The contract was concluded … V/O “Soyuzexport” … the one part and Messrs. A.B. Smith and Co … the other part.

2.Payment is to be made … an irrevocable Letter of Credit to be opened … favor …the Sellers … Moscow Narodny Bank Limited.

3.The L/C is to be made … the full value … each lot to be shipped … the contract.

4.If the L/C is not opened … time, the Buyers are to pay the Sellers a fine … each day … delay at the rate … 0,1 percent … the amount … the L/C.

Task 4

Translate into Russian the above sentences and write a letter concerning terms of payment.

Preliminary Task 11

Find the corresponding Russian word-combinations:

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Task 5

Make up a letter addressed to English firm stressing that you’ve come to difficult situation due to the delivery of faulty equipment, which was supposed to arrive two weeks ago.

Preliminary Task 12

Find the corresponding English word-combinations:

7.Товара, который Вы зака- зали, больше в наличии нет.

What kind of letter is this?

1) an enquiry 2) an offer 3) a contract 4) an order 5) a claim

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Task 7

Make up a letter of advertising.

Task 8

Make up a letter of order taking into account the following basic terms of delivery:

Quantity – 200 pieces of men’s silk shirts Delivery – C.I.F. terms, Odessa

Color – black, gray, dark blue Sizes – L and XL

Price – $ 60.00 each

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Task 9

This is the sample of a reminder-letter.

Translate into Russian:

Dear Mr. Carsons,

According to our records … our invoice No. 3844, sent to you in November, has not been made yet.

As specified on all our estimates and invoices our terms of payment are 30 days. Your invoice has been outstanding for 90 days. In the case of unsettled debt of this duration it is our company policy to take legal action.

We would naturally prefer not to have to go so far. Would you please send us a check by return in case you have lost the original. I am enclosing a copy of our invoice.

We look forward to receiving your payment by return.

Yours sincerely,

John Blake

Chief Accountant.

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Task 10

Here are some specimen letters dealing with different economic activities. Please, read and translate them.

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Dear Sir,

We shall be glad if you will kindly arrange for the collection of the enclosed Bill of Exchange for $784.

We also enclose two copies of our Invoice, two copies of the Bill of Lading and an Insurance cover note.

Please advice us when this amount has been placed to our credit. Yours faithfully,

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The Manager

The Lombard Bank, Lombard Street, London, E.C.

6th November 19…

Dear Sir,

We shall be opening a London branch of our business at premises, which are being prepared for us at 982 Cheapside, London, E.C.

We wish to open a current account with you for the use of the manager of this branch. The manager’s name is Mr. George Edward Stevens, and he will be authorized to sign cheques on our behalf. These cheques will also carry the signature of the branch cashier, Mr. Edmund Burke.

Will you please make an appointment with these gentlemen to visit the bank in order to complete the necessary formalities and provide specimens of their signatures?

As soon as we hear from you, we intend to open the account with a cash deposit of $500.

Yours faithfully, G.W. Wilson Managing Director.

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Dear Sir,

Thank you for your letter of the 6th November.

We have made arrangements for a current account to be opened in the name of your company and for the two gentlemen mentioned in your letter, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Burke, to sign cheques on your behalf.

We shall be pleased to receive your remittance at your convenience.

Will you please let us know whether you wish the passbook to be sent to your head office, or to the branch office?

Yours faithfully, John Baker, Manager.

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Dear Sirs,

Our Managing Director, Mr. Smith, had an interesting conversation with your General Manager when he visited your stand at the British Industries Fair.

Mr. Smith was particularly interested in some popularpriced dining-room suites, which you were showing.

We should be glad if you would quote us a price for fifty of your suites, F.O.B. London, and let us know whether you can guarantee delivery before the end of May.

Yours faithfully, Manager.

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Reply

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Dear Sirs,

We were very pleased to receive your enquiry of 15th January, for 4,000 yards of Willesden canvas.

We are sending you samples of three different weights of cloth, all of which can be supplied from stock. All these cloths can be supplied in widths of 27,36 and 72 inches.

The prices for each width are shown on the samples, and we shall be happy to allow you a special discount of 5% for an order of 4,000 yards or more.

We do not know whether you are interested in any other types of heavy-weight canvas, but please do not hesitate to let us know if we can be of service to you in any other way.

We hope that our patterns and prices will interest you. Yours faithfully,

Manager.

The Enquiry.

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Dear Sirs,

Messrs. New Town Buildings Ltd., of Newtown, Dorset, have referred us to you and we should regard it as a great favor if you would tell us what you can about their financial standing and give us some indication of the amount of credit that can be safely extended to them.

Yours faithfully, Manager.

The Reply:

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Dear Sirs,

In answer to your letter of the 29th September we can only tell you that our knowledge of the firm in question is confined to two small transactions, which we had with them in July last.

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