In offer letters the supplier gives full details about products, including price-list, catalogues or typical Contract.
Avoid negative words: they tend to put an unhappy claimant in an even more irritable frame of mind. On the other hand, positive, pleasant words help to soothe the claimant’s irritation. You should try to conclude your letter with a positive statement that will build good will.
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sends offer to establish contacts with new customers for special
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WRITE YOUR OWN OFFER LETTER
Speaking task clothes
1. Look through these words and try to find a correct explanation to each of them.
Aristocracy Article of closing Conservative Costume Discount store Durable Elaborate Fashion Fashionable Fashion conscious Garment |
Hose Impractical Linen Piece of clothing Pleat Practical Range Reasonable Seasonal Sporty style |
Stylish Taste Tasteful Thrifty Trend Trendy Turban Uniform Well made Woolen |
2. Read the story below and be ready retell it. Fashions of the Middle Ages
Most people in the Middle Ages wore woolen clothing, with undergarments made of linen. Brighter colors, better materials, and a longer jacket length were usually signs of greater wealth. The closing of the aristocracy and wealthy merchants tended to be elaborate and changed according to the fashion of the time.
Towards the end of the Middle Ages, men of the wealthy classes wore hose and a jacket, which often had pleats or a skirt-like bottom, or a tunic with a surcoat ( a long, wide coat reaching down to his feet without sleeves). Women wore flowing gowns and elaborate headwear, ranging from headdresses shaped like hearts or butterflies to tall steeple caps and Italian turbans.
3. Answer the next questions:
How important is it important for you to dress fashionably?
How have fashion changed since the Middle Ages?
Do you have to follow dress code? What are the requirements? Why do you think schools and companies have dress codes?
Do you shop at discount stores? Where do you like to buy clothes?
Do you care more about looking good or saving money?
Do you have a favorite piece of clothing? What is it?
Have you ever worn a costume? For what occasion?
Have you ever had to wear a uniform? For what?
Who do you think should have to wear a uniform? If you could design a uniform for the police, schoolchildren, etc. what changes would you make?
Does your school/university/company have a dress code? What are the requirements? Do the students/ employees adhere to the dress code?
What dress codes are there for entering an Orthodox church? What are the requirements for?
Do you follow fashion trends? Why are they so important to some people and so unimportant to others?
How long does it take you to decide what to wear when you’re getting dressed? What colors suit you? What would you never wear and why?
Do you like dressing up for special occasions? Why or why not?
4. Imagine that you create a uniform for: doctors / police officers / teachers / firemen / cook / builder / pupils. Present your own decision that makes a new uniform fashionable, comfortable, cheaper and attractive.