4. Compare two tables with salutations and complimentary closes of different letters in British English and American English. Remember the differences:

BRITISH ENGLISH

Тип листа	Salutation	Complimentary
Офіційний	Dear Sir, Dear Sirs, Dear Madam	Yours faithfully
Неофіційний	Dear Mr. Brown, Dear Miss Smith	Yours sincerely, Yours truly
Приватний	Dear Mr. Brown, My dear Brown, Dear Jim.	Yours sincerely, Sincerely, With best wishes, Yours.

AMERICAN ENGLISH

Тип листа	Salutation	Complimentary close
Офіційний	Dear Sir; Gentlemen; Dear Mr. Brown	Very truly yours; Sincerely yours
Неофіційний	Dear Mr Brown; Dear Miss Roberts	Sincerely yours; Cordially yours.
Приватний	Dear Mr. Brown; My dear Mr Brown; Dear George	Sincerely yours; With kind regards; With best regards; Sincerely; Yours

5. Look through the structure of the following business letters and indicate the following parts: the letter-head, references, per pro, company position enclosure. Translate the letter:

Ukrimport 16^th September 2001

Dear Sirs,

Thank you for your letter dated August 18^th, and your interest in A3 tractors.

The A3 tractor indicated in your letter is not for export. We have prepared the quotations on the new A4 tractor: see sale literature attached to the letter. The A4 is the latest and largest tractor in our agricultural range and we are sure that you will find it of interest. The best delivery promise we can quote is 20 weeks from receipt of a firm order to be placed by your company till the end of this month. Our proforma invoice shows a value for spare parts, including those listed by you. We hope to mail the proforma within three weeks.

Yours faithfully,

Brake and Co.

Mitchell Electronics Limited St.Mirren Avenue, London E15 3ET Telephone: 01-372 7863 Telegrams MELEC LONDON Our Ref: BLACK C.A.Atkins Esq. Thamesbank, London NW11 8HX 9th April, 2001 Dear Sir, Thank you for your letter of the 4th April 2001, in which you requested a brochure on our latest stereo cassette/radio Model ECR/12. We do not supply brochures ourselves, as this can be done more cheaply and conveniently by our distributors. We have looked at our list of distributors and found that the nearest to your address is Scott's of 137 High Street, Thamesbank. You may know it. They stock copies of the brochure you require, and they will give you a copy on demand, free of charge. We trust that they can be of assistance. Yours faithfully, M.R.Thompson Sales Department Mitchell Electronics Co.Ltd.

6. Compose your own business letter.

7. Re-arrange these sentences to form a letter.

Dear Sir/Madam,

___ which was held last June,

___ and may be interested in retailing them through our outlets in Germany.

___ We saw a large selection of our products at the Frankfurt Fair.

___ Could you send us your latest catalogue and the price-list.

___ We are particularly interested in your industrial ware.

___ quoting c.i.f. terms to Hamburg.

___ including overalls, boots, helmets, groves, and fire-proof jackets.

___ We look forward to hearing from you soon.

___ We can assure you that if your prices and discounts are competitive,

___ yours faithfully

___ Chief Buyer

___ we will place regular large orders.

___ T. Hamacher