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First published 2004

Critically read by Anne

Lar,r,s and Sarah Baldy{iihnapfel Edited by Catriona Watson-Brown Designed by Caroline Johnston Illustrations and cover design by Peter Bushell Picture research by Emma Bree Printed by Halstan & Co, Amersham

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ISRN Book 1-900783-81-9 cD 1-900783-87-8

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Eenailirrylaims to hclp you to derreiop the shills and language ),ou need to nrrite effectivc business c-mails in English. E-rnuilitul consists oI six corc units, each containing: o Context - to raise alvelreness ol' thc skills and issues invoh,ccl ir-r e ach stage of thc e-mail nrriting proccss, and to inlroducc dil'I'ercnt strategies 1br clcvcloping these skills a Presentation ancl Practice - of core langua'rge (vocabulary, grammar and phrases) lir-rl<ed to thesc skills o Tips (cultural or languetge related) for e-mzriling efl'ectlvely r Consolidation - to allow you to apply what you have learned to Srour own r'r'ork

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Start by rrrrorking through the Needs analysis (page 5). This vr,,iil help you to: o considcr the e-mails you write in English - ancl your strengths and

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You should then familiarize yourself n ith the Learning journal (pages 6 and 7). You trre asked to refer bach to this journal at the cncl of errsry core unit.

weaknesses in r,rrriting these:

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I hope you enjoy leairning n ith this book.

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1 Who is the sender? thc receiveri 2 Is there a signaturei a disclaimer? 3 Is the subject line lilled in? 4 Has the importance option beerr uscd? 5

Has the e-mail been copied to anyone else (using the bcc (blind carbon copy) or cc (carbon copy) lield)?

6 What is the purpose of the e-mail? 7 What format would the altachment 8 Wlrat is the rcceirrer expected to do? To:

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Subject: Sales Manager post (ref. 7672P) Dear Mr Vogel Thank you for your e-mail expressing interest in the above vacancy. Please confrrm whether you would prefer to receive an application form and further details by e-mail (Word XP, approximately 551() or in hard copy by post.

lf you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail or phone me. Yours sincerely

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From: myra-wynn@sales.try.com

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Dear Ms Jason Thank you for your phone call of 3rd January. I am pleased to hear that \Iodel BHT43 has been selling wel1. I am attaching a leatlet listing our ful1 range of larvnmorvers, as requested. I look forward to doing business further with you in the Iuture. Yours sincerely

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From: boris@mistra.com Subject: meeting next week Dear Leila I

just wanted to let you l<now that I can make the product launch next week.

Give me a ring if you need any help Best wishes Boris

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To: info@shal.com From: Michaela-Salter@can.com

Subject: response to your advertisement in 'Cycling weekly'. I am interested in stocking your fbrthcoming Model 232 and would be grateful if you could send me further inlbrmation about this range. Best regards Michaela Salter

I am writing to you in

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Sinton SI4 5BH

To: martin-summersby@ht.com Cc: s-sandhu@mk-mode.de Bcc:

From: m.schmidt@mk-mode.de Subject: catalogue request Dear Mr Summersby

Further to your e-mail of 1 2th September, I would like to apologize for the delay in sending you our sales catalogue. We have just put together our new catalogue and I wanted to be able to send you the most up-to-date information about our products. Please frnd attached a PDF of our latest catalogue. lf you require any further details about any of the items listed, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail or phone. Yours sincerely Markus Schmidt Customer Services Officer MK Mode

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From: j-steiner@btp.com Subject: February production frgures

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Dear Mr Kilsby Please frnd attached the latest production frgures

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Karlsruhe and Baden, as mentioned in your e-mail of 9th March. I would like to draw three points to your attention in relation to these frgures.

Firstly, you will notice that production at Friedrichshafen has risen by more than 25%6 compared to the last quarter. This is as a direct result of tal<ing on 75 new production staff at the plant. Secondly, production rates at the Karlsruhe factory were 1570 lower than in the previous quarter. This fall is due to unexpected technical diffrculties with the new machinery for the production line. These problems have led to delays of up to twelve hours at a time. Finally, in response to growing demand for industrial chemicals from the Far East, the Baden plant plans to increase production from March onwards. This means that the company will need to recruit as many as 1 00 additional shop-floor staff to cover the extra shifts proposed.

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From: J.Daws@lGR.com Subject: Dear Peter l've got an appointment to see my son's teacher at ten o'clock in the morning that's up in the centre. I was supposed to go today, but she called me up Just as I was about to drive there and said that she would have to postpone it - not sure why, though. Anyway, l'm not lil<ely to be back much before lunchtime, wouldn't thinl<, so I suggest we meet on* 21st* instead in Room 123 to discuss NECTP23, if the room's available on that day, of course, but if it isn't, we'll have to use another room, possibly on the floor below. Could you perhaps give me a call, or if you prefer you could just send me an e-mail to let me l<now if you can make it or not. I

Cheers,

June

To: sales@ivt.ft From: jari-mil<konen@ivt.fi Subject: Please note

that it

has been postponed until 4th January.

Jari

Frl,

your help yesterday with processing the applicationsfor tl're marketino

To:

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alisonjacob@aol.com

From: ml<1 @compuserve.com Subject: Marl<eting Offrcer interviews Dear Ms Jacob I am writing to confirm that you have been shortlisted for the post of Marketing Offrcer at Ml(1 Consulting. lnterviews will take place next month. lwould be grateful if you could confirm that you will be able to attend. Yours sincerely Jacl<ie Price

Personnel Officer

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2 an explanation? a

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Join a sentence from A and a sentence from C using a word/phrase from B.

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but

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and

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ad in the

take me on.

despite

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RPT International

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job at Miltons

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Cftice Blocl-

Subject: Worl< number 308493 Please could you make all of your staff aware pf the following information intenance works will be tal<ing below. Please be advised that the followi

those who worl< the

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We are all busy, butthe meeting will still go ahead.

attend/cancel (a meeting)

We are all busy. Nevertheless, the meeting will still go ahead.

I applied for

job at RPT International,

although they probably won't tahe me on.

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job at RPT International.

be shortlisted (for an interview)

candidate

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I'm going to take the job at Miltons

items (for discussion)

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make (an appointment)

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participant

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put (an advert in the paper)

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recruit/recruitment

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take place

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well-qualified

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AOB (any other business)

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process (applications)

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vacancy

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I( (kilo = one thousand)

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Ltd (limited)

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PLC (public limited company)

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Re.

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wpm (words per minute)

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To:

makki.e.rajala@hort.com

From: LaurenMajor@PTU.co.uk Subject: Your latest order Makki, I just wanted to let you know that I got your order today. I'm really sorry, but we've run out of the blue folders. Can you get in touch and let me know whether red ones would be OK instead? Best lr.ishes

Lauren

To: johnmartin@marlow.org.uk From: Q-Wan@cav.com Subject: Hi john Hi

Thanks for your order away. Thanl<s a lot! J

- got it today. Will send off

all the stuff to you straight

B4N Qing

To: m-nathan@nyh.com From: j.martin@ahorn.fr Subject: Stationery order of 1 2 August Dear Mr Nathan

Thank you for your stationery order of l2 August.

I have pleasure in confirming that the goods have been dispatched to you today. If you require any further information, or would like to place another order, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely Jean Martin Sales Assistant

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Useful Phroses

5 Find phrases

in the e-mails on page 32 to add to the table below.

lnforrnal

Forrnal A Thanking someone

Thank you very rnuch

Ior... B Asking someone to do something

C Conflrming something D Apologizing for for ... I apologize for

...

5 Find words

in the e-mails on page 32 to do with'orders and supplies'. Put them in the table below. Use your dictionary to help you.

lnformal

Formal

stuf{

ways can you think of to begin and end formal and informal e-mails? Give examples of when you have used each of these and why.

7 What different

(Look at the e-mails in this unit and in Unit I for examples.)

8 What

do these informal lnternet abbreviations stand for?

I2L8 2AEAII( 3IOW 4TIA 5B4N 6CU TCUL SOTOH lOFYI 1l BTW l2FAQs

Choosing the right level of formality

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qStM

no^ Jt ,altLlMueoI!

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uo uorstltp sa3tnros iatuolsns Jno lle3

slnol

",(;enrleurel;y

qf,aag sstf! Jeoc 'e1ep {.lanrlep }uatuanuos e a1uurc

ol pa]3eluo3 aq ;;rnn no{ 'srar;ddns rno Llorj spoo6

aqtr pa^tacar a^eLi aM asuo

,srgss

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(ra6euey1 saorlras .rauuolsn3) saulaN lere6.reyq

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')IO pe^rrre (spoo8 / JJnls)

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4 Rewrite these sentences using the prompts to make them more formal. Example: I'r,c put a copy of our latest brochure in the post to yor-r toclall {A cop5r of ...)

A copy o{ our latest brochure

has been

put in the post to you today.

Can you lct me har,e somc more details of tl-re discounts you ol'l'er? (\A/e r,t,ould

apprecitttc...)

2 I place a stationerlr orcler once a month. (A stationery order ...) 3 T'11 cancel thc order as soon as I can. (The order ...) 4 I'm sorry trbout any problems this mtr5r cause. (Wc apologize ...) 5 Write a short e-mail to a colleague you know well thanking them for helping you to process some orders and asking for their help in the future. Problems

with a supptier 5

r af), {.}

You work for a supplier of computer hardware. Listen to a voicemail message from a customer who has not received an order. As you listen, make notes below.

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Name,

Complnv, Crder no,

order detarlsr

b Write

an e-mail in reply.

:ftl:llili!,Z* thot {ormolitY

Your

reoder exPects'

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eq1 Sursn lletu-a

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Ref,erence

lJsefut

phroses

Thonking

Yocobulary

someone

Thank you very much for (your

Orders ond supplies

reply).

Thank you for (your

cancel/place/process/receive/conflrm order)

Thanks

client

Thanks

e-mail). for (your order).* a lot (for everything).*

contact

something would you mind phoning the suppliers' Could you confirm your contact detailsi

Asking sorneone to do

Can you get in touch about your recent

order?* Confirming

the

dispatched). I wish to conflrm (that I have received your order). I just wanted to let you know (that I got the stuff).* goods have been

somethinr Please accept my apologies for (the service you have received)' I would like to apologize for (the delay). I apologize for (the problems you havehad). I'm really sorry, but (we've run out of folders).* Apologizing for

* informal

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customer services d"rruery (dateiterms)

discount disPatch get in touch*

something

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customer

goods

rletter !r of complaint -.

order

run (out of)* service

stationery stuffr suppliers

Messoge obbreviotions *

2Lg AFAII( B4N BTW CU CUL FAQs FYI IOW OTOH TIA TI(S

too late as

far as I know

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the

wa5z

see

you

see

you later

frequently asked questions for your information

in other words on the other hand

thanks in advance thanhs

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I the importance of making a good impression on the recipient I useful Ianguage for being polite (Sholl I ...1of course you con ...) I ways of altering the tone of your message (highly ...; guite...)

Context I

Match each e-mail I-3 with a responseA-C.

Responses

Would you mind if I took 1 3th July off work? l'd really like to attend a sales conference in Brighton. Regards

l've got some free time this afternoon. Would you like me to help you to arrange your business trip to Paris? Best wishes

l've booked your hotel accommodation for next week, as requested. l'm attaching details of the arrangements. Please could you confrrm you are happy with them. Thank you

It looks like you have made a mistake. I asked for a room with a shower, not bath. Sort it out as soon as you can, will you.

NO, YOU CAN'T. WE'RE FAR TOO BUSY THEN.

5 Getting the tone right

don't really need any help. I can manage just fine on my own!

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osking 4 a Look at these 1 2 3

phrases from the e-mails in this unit.

Would you mind if I tooh l3th Ju\, ofl' r,r,ork? Would you like mc to help you to arrange your business trip to Paris? Please could you confirm you ure happy

with the arrangements.

Which phrase is used to: A ol'ler to do sornethingi

ash someonc to clo something?

C-'

ask to be allowcd to do somelhing?

b Now Iook at the phrases

below and decide which category (A, B or C)

each belongs in.

Would you cancel mlr hotel reservation lor me?

2 Do you mind if I make a change to my f66i111*; 3 Shall I arrangc ibr a taxi to pick us up liom thc airport? 4 I r,vould be gratclul if you could send the invoice directly to me. 5 Can you orgarnise my transfers, plcasci 6 NIay I amend my hotel arrangements? 7 Let me mcct ys11 at the airport. 8 Would you mind calling the conference centre to confirm our arrir,al time? 9 I could meet y6tr at the station if ysq 11L". 10 Dr"rcct/sndinect

Tio Don't be uPset

ili:'"'::'^T'.:ffi:. -o.u direct luat more thon others'

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\rVould it be possiblc to chnnge the tirne of my flight?

Which sentence in each pair is the most direct?

a Sort out the arrangcmcnts lbr rnc, r,l.ill you? b Pleasc coulcl you sort out thc arrangements lbr mc? a I nccd you to help mc rrr,ith thc rcport. b Would you rnind hclping me lt ith thc report?

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Polite responses

Match each question with a short but polite response. May I take part in the eJearning

Thanks lor asking, but Shelly's already

training course in Gencva?

called.

11611 mind if we htrvc the sales conferencc on 13th]uly rather than 7th? It'il mean staff from the Ntlunich branch carn also attend.

It's very kind of you to offer, but X{ark has alread5, agreed to pick thenr up.

Would you mind if I took a day off work next nreek to attend ptrrt of the proiect management conference in Berlin2

By all means postponc the event for a nreek. It sounds like a very good idea. Of course you can attend. ]ust let me

Shall I mcet the visitors at thelr hotel tomorrortr? 5

Would you like mc to phone ibr a taxi tal<c the visitors back to thc airpor:t

Thank you for your olf'er. It would be really helpful if you could organize errcrything lbr me.

[<norv when this tcr

will

hc.

I'd rathcr you didn't take Tucsclay off, but any othcr day would be finc.

tomorror,t evening? Would ],ou like mc 1o book your flight and mal<e a hotel rcservation for 1,our business trip to Helsinkl?

i*ff:n",:l:a: ' or rereod it Yourselr' 5

How would you make each of the responses on page 40 more polite?

6 ,{ } $.3

Listen to a voicemail from a member of your team and write the short e-mail as requested.

7 Write complete

re [iI *

sentences using these prompts.

1 2 3

I / pich/ up / clients / you / like.

mind I help I me / report?

I / rather I you

5 Getting the tone right

you / cancel / my / hotel / reservalion / me? possible / change / my /

flighti

not / take / holidav /

norri,.

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en,1

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ReSer"eme:e

Useful phroses

Vocabulary

Asking to be ollowed to do something

Business trovel

(ond responding)

arrange/arrangement

May I (alter my hotel arrangements)?

arrival time

Would it be possible to (change my flight

attend (a conference)

time)? Do you mind

bill

if I (pay later)?

Would you mind if I (took

l3thluly

book (accommodation) off)?

By all means (postpone the event). Of course you can (attend the session).

I'd rather you didn't (take Tuesday off).

I'm afraid you can't (have the whole day olT).

business trip

cancel/change/make/confirm (a reservation) conference

flight make (a mistake) organize (a transfer)

Asking someone to do sornething

Would/Could/Can* you (cancel my rescrvation)? I would be grateful if you could (conflrm the time). Please could you (organize my transfer)?

phone (for a taxi) pick (someone up) singlc/double room (with an ensuite

bath/shower/view) sort out (a problem)

Would you mind (calling the conference

Smileyslemoticons

centre)?

:-) = happy

Offering to do something (ond responding)

:)=

ShallI(orderataxi)?

;-) = winking/flirting/johing

Lel me (meel you al the airport).

:-O = shoched

I could (meet you at the station) if you

:-) = sarcastic

like. Would you lihe me to (help lzou)i

smiling

:-( = sad/Irowning

:-/ = thinking :-D = laughing

Thanks for asking, but (she's already called)."

It's very kind of you to offer, but (someone has already done it). Thank you for your: offer.

* informal

Study suggestion Keep

a record of useful prepositional phrases, e.g. to take port in (o course);to pick someone up (from the stotion);to toke o doy off (work) Also note down useful word partnerships, e.g. to ottend (o conference);to book (occommodation);to concel (o reservotion);to orronge (o trip)

5 Getting the tone right

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leloq

o) Yodrre

t"'ll'i',}l :

(r1oo"l elFuls

ellnsua

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IaloH JgH aql ol llpru-a

ii.,:)

i\l

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no{ 1ueq1

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auoq {u; o} }r puas 'lsn6ny Ll}g L uo }rnl)uerl ol la)cr] urnloJ e poou

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THIS UNIT LOOKS AT:

I I I

the importance of accuracy in your writing strategies for avoiding careless mistakes typical grammar,vocabulary,spelling and punctuation mistakes (since/for; present si m ple/continuous; make I do, etc.)

Look at these e-mail extracts about forthcoming training courses.What initial e ***ext e-moils impression does each one make on you the reader? Give your reasons.

Exomple

To: Janis.Parsons@comp.com From: W.Smith@43HU.co.ul< Sub.1ect: Training materials

n_f raining (//

I have sended you a list of what the materials you must session.

to bring to a training

_materials.doc

To: Joan.Alexander@crete.fr From: Simon.Williams@crete.fr

Subject: Sales training date

that the postponed sales training will now be held on Thursday ebruary, in Room 314. lwould be grateful if you could let me l<now as soon as possible if you can attend. Pleiase note

But 13th is I Fridayl

To:

M.Singh@drt.fi

From: Jon.Smart@men.com Subject: Conference

Thanking to you for brochur. I like assist conference

To: P.Dawson@trainuk.com From: S.Bass@internetuk.net

Subject: Training UK conference

I am r,r,riting to accept your invitation to give the opening speech at the 'Training UK' conference on 24th July of this year. The title of my speech will be 'e-publishing/e-learning' and r,r,ill last approximately one hour.

6 Checl<ing

before you send

ffE

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aql ul sJoJJo

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Opinions

Look at the extracts below from company guidelines.

Holrr n ell did thc e-mnil r,yritcr in Exercise 2 iollovrr what is suggeslecl?

Why do you think accuracy ol language and informartion is important in business e-mails? Do you follow these guidellncs?

Reread the e-mail carefully, or get someone else to read it, to check you've told

the recipient everything he/she needs to know

and you've got your facts right.

If a meeting's on 14th and you write 1 3th, the recipient's going to turn up on the wrong day.

for typing andpunctuation errors. An e-mail full of sLLCh errors catT nTake a bad. impression on the most patient reader * and can even lead to misunderstandings. lf it's importctnt enough to send, make sure Check

the reader under stands

lLn' messag e!

Any wrter can mal<e mista<es but

Il"Ti'r'I",'^tT'?lt ei z,en '

rl,[' a,t + u' u"' es b it, ond it's, for exomPre'

Y{*Pf

,? &

t's

and/or a grarnmar boo<

chec< anyth ng

important to try and limit these, Before you

you are not sure

send your e-ma , use the spe /grammar chec<. Aternativey, use your dictionary

to checl< any,lhing you do not understand.

ol Phone or

send an e-mail

I u*

|! &,? Listen to a conversation about a training event and make notes below.

lnformotion

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tve ttt, DJ

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Time:

Check your answers in the transcript on page 54.

2 Now read the e-mail below and correct any information mistakes. IT

ll ui oirn"

just

Tio

Be Precise

obout

etc' times, dotes'

quick e-mail to let you know about the sales training event. Mike's now going to be on 16th March, not 13th April - | think it's a lt starts about eleven and will go on until about frve.

a llff.rir ir tolO me it's lljust

llTuesdaV. ll Best wishes

r-",gr',

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Punctuation

Remind yourself of the main punctuation uses by looking at the example sentences in the Reference section on page 54. Which of the uses are illustrated in the e-mail in Exercise 4 above? Now punctuate the e-mail

extract below appropriately. IT

to the course finance marketing and llthere are three main trainer for the finance and marketing sessions Joy Marlow will the llbe resPonsible for HR do you have any questions about the course content parts

HR Mark Draper will

Grornn:or 7

Correct each one.What features of English grammar do you find difficult? Keep a record in the framework on page 58 of the Resources section of your typical mistakes. Lool< at some typical grammar mistakes.

:\:iLji:l:j

iIri::

I har,c lived here sincc

tr,tro

years.

2 lf I rrrrould have more time, I would tahe a course.

I am thinhing that we should poslpon(' tlte nexl I rainin g coursr'. We haven't had much participants on thc courses. TiD

lt's

be imPortont to

The trainer made his bcst to motirzate all the participants.

obl" to identifY Your

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6 Wc

deol wttn being oUle to

all lool< lorward sceing you soolr

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them.

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Now complete these sentences appropriately. At the last conf'ercnce, there weren't very many

...

2 At work yesterda5r, I did my bcst to ... 3 I1 I had more money, ... 4 I have worked at thc same company since ... 5 I think that all training courses ... 6 I look font ard ... 7 I'r,,e seen a signlficant ... Look at the e-mail below.There are some things the writer is not sure about and needs to check before sending the e-mail.Which option would you choose? Dear Mr Chatha

am writing to invite you to 2 take / haveparl in a forthcoming business seminar, 3 which,/ what is due to be held 4 at / on 6th June in the Grand Hotel, Altwood. The seminar is entitled'5 Doing / Making Business Online'. Full details of the programme are attached. lf you 6 have,/ will have any questions or would like any 7 advise / advice, please do not hesitate 8 to contact ,/ contacting me. I lool< forward to t hearing ./ hear from you. Yours 1o faithfully / sincerely Maxine Laportaire

write

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puas nol eroJaq 3ur4:aq3 9

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Ke$efcrte e Grammar

The training course was great!

Conditionals

Are you attending the conference, too?

First conditional: Il + present simple, willl couLllmilThr + infinitive

Michacla' who is my boss' is running the

IJ.

see l:,lttt,

I will tell hint.

Second conditional: I/'+ past simple, wouldl couldlntirht + infinitive

course'

l'haclrnore time, I u,Lttid take a

cow'se.

British ond Americon spellings cancelled/car-rceled

Relotives The man that I was speaking to is the Production

Vocabulary

yesterday

Manager.

centre/center colour/color

Jackie Morgan, u,ho is thc Media Account Manager, has been promoted.

is? *,/rich starts at ten,

labour/labor Iicence/license

Do you hnow whose journal that

organise/organize

Tomorrow's meeting, will be held in Room 495.

practise/practice

programme/program

Forlsince

theatre/theater

I have lived here/or two

years/sincc

traveller/traveler

200 1. Eosily confused words

SomelonY

advise/advice

Tht,re irre sorrre amcndmenls. There aren't

an'ry

become/receive

probiems'

finally/eventually

lnlonlotlin FebruarS, / on Saturday weekend / next week

however/although

trt

thc

intereste d/interesting

personal/personnel

Muchlmony \Me

principal/principle

haven't had much success with

course'

the

valuable/expensive

Therc wercn't mcnty participants.

Training

Gerundlinfinitive

course (materials)

you'

I look forwardto hearing from

give (the plenary / the opening speech)

If you have any questions, plcase do not hesitate to contact me.

sessio.

There's been a signiJicant increase in

cost'

the

siglniJicantly.

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Marco will give Thursday's plenary:

will give it on Friday.

The rooms we'li be using are

356,417 and 455.

m I

6 Checl<ing

before you send

train/trainee/trainer/training worhshop

The course cost has increased

Regina

make (a reservation / a mistake / a plan)

participate/participant

Adjectiveslodverbs course

trainer/trainee

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f inall),, Si I 00,000 nrill bc inyested ip product derrelopment.

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Hi, it's X{artine here. I'm going to be out of the ollicc all daSr Please could 1,ou e+nail X,Itrrtin I(ilsb1, the procluction report lbr the las1 quartcr? Thc lllc's in thc usual RTP folder on the scn cr. Thanhs. Could you mention that Ztirich's disappointing ratcs arc bccause of problems r,r,ith the old equipmcnt they'r,e got. and that Gener,a's rntes are tvr,ice as high as those in Lucerne due to the nen, recruitmcnt policyT lrinally. somc Basc] staff rir,ill bc moving to l,ucerne r,r,hen thcir lactory closes ... probably by July. Ilr, thanlis. goodb-r,,e.

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in Beijing/Shanghai.

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l\Iarch onvr,arc]s This is as a dircct rcsult of ...:This fall is due t0 ...;These problen-rs have led to ...: Finall5r in response to ... ; This

year. This r,rrill rnean that production costs nrill fall b1, rrp 1e 1nro-thirds. As a result of' more clients r,r,anting to place orclers or,cr the Intcrnct. $1 millior-r r,rrill be invcstcd in tl're company's

Firstl5r, the company plans to invcsL

â&#x201A;Ź 5 million in nert'

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F'irstly',

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l<eys

of 22nd February. I am nrriting to inl'rrrm you of changes to company policy conlirmed b5,

I,Iartin I(ilsby

The production ol NIodel I64 r,r,ill movc overseas next

r,rrebsite.

rlachinery. Seconclly, production ratcs havc incrcased by 2 5'X,. Thirclly there is gror,ving demand for our products.

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lrriedrichshal'en has risen by more than 2 5(Xr compared 1o the lasl quartcr: Production ratcs at the Karlsruhe faclory ncre I 5'X, lolr,cr than in the prerrious quarter; thc Badcn plant plans to increasc procluction liorn

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1 clepartrnent, linc, report, capacity 2 1 Firstly. the imrestrnent is higher than expectcd. 2 Sccondly our production targcts arc 'l 5'X, loner

attachmcnts or those orrer a cert:rin size

means that ... Scc Rcfcrence section on page 22. See Relerence scr:tion on pagc 22.

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Louise Dnvies

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Ib all staff I am r,rrriting on behall of l)roduction \,lanzrger Jos6 Carcia to confirm tnro things. F'irstly, HQ has ngreed to a â&#x201A;Ź 5O million expansion of the rnain plant hcrc in Valcucia. This vrrill mean that the factor_1r r,vill be three times its current sizc and harre ir higher production czrpeLcily In addition, due to the der,eloprnent, staff iir,ill havc bctte r Iacilities and there nrill be an impror,ed goods clcspatch area. Secondly the compan5r plans to opcn six nert, lactories in Spain. r,r,hich r,r'ill lead to t[-re creation ol at least 150

. can lcad to lengthy e-mails

casicr to follor,r,/less cort l'u sittg

thank you for your phonc call.'l'his is iust to conlirtn that I'll send the e-mail ]rou arskcd me to r,r,hile ],ot-t'rc ir\\ ir-\.

a{1cr 6 inlirrmation

SugpTesledarrsu,crs

3 The cornpany

has clccidecl to scll all its products

euros liom April

onr,r,arcls.

This mcans that atl our systems

r,rrill havc to bc updated and clier-rts vrrill need to be inltrrmecl. lf \rou harrc any questiot'rs about the aborre. please conlarct

me directll, for [urther Best regards Jessie

Wallicr

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4.3 I don't hnor,r, r,rrhat impression Qing thinks his e-mail is giving and the company but it's certair-rl1, nol a vcry profcssional one! It kroks more lihe something you'd send to a liiencl than to a nenr client you're trSrilg 1n imprcss.

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IC] 2A ]B Inforn'ral features rnight inclucle: contractions (1in

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t I I nish to confirm that your ordcr l-ras bcen processed. 2 Could I placre an ordcr by phonc. plcasei 3 T apologize for thc dclay to 1,og,' o.6... 4 Thank Srou Ibr )rour ordcr. 5 Clouid 5,ou conlirm 1,our contact details. please? 2 I 'n'r re:rlly sorry 2 a lot 3 got 4 get in touch itrith 5 let you knonr;

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Subject: order no. DA214 Dcar Mr I'ascallc I would like to apologize lbr the delay in dispatching thc 26 monilors (rnodel XS243) and 15 he5rboards (mode I RH,l39) yolr ordered on 24th January. I wish to confirn't that your order lelt the r,rrarchotise this morning and n ill reach 51611 bl, 5 p.nr. toda1,. I apologizc for apy inconrrenience caused. Yours sinccrcll,

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l)car lVIr Rajala I am r,vriting to conlirm that rirre harre received your order todalr I rcgret, hunrcvcr, that nre do not currentllr have the recluested blue lbldcrs in slocli. I mrould be gratelul il you coulcl crxrfirm that red folders n ould bc a suitable

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some changcs to the progrnmme. Was it the 1'ull three days you rt anted to attend ? X, No. just Thursclay and Friday. F OI(, I'll ash my assistant to send you the programme 1or those tltrr davs. Can I just take your e-mail :rddress2 N,tl

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There are three parts to the course: financc, markcting ancl HR. Mnrh Draper rirrill be the main trainer for the financc and markcting sessions: Joy Nrlarlonr r,rrill be responsible fcrr HR. Do you har,,e any questions about the coursc contcnt? I 1 havc livcd here for tvro years. 2 If I had more time. I would tahe a course. I I thinh that r,r,c shoulcl postpone the next training

...

6.2 X,{ Hi, Leigh. Glad I've bun'rped into you ... The salcs training er,,ent is going to hnve to be rescheduled, I'rom l 3th April to

15th March.

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5.3 Hi. I'm not going to be in till about tr,rrclve. C-'ould you e-mail Jane 1br mc and thank hcr for the e-mail? She said thc salcs mccting is today. but I havc tomorronr at ten in my cliary ... Also, she s:rid ne rvere in the boardroom, but I havc bookcd Room 343. l'erhaps you could lct hcr knor,rr. Thanks.

COUTSC.

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many participants on the courses. Thc traincr did his bcst to motivatc all the participants. Wc all look forr,trard to seeing you soon. 'l'hcrc's been a significant incre:rse in the course cost. 8 Su.qccsted dnsl{rrs 1 participants. 2 linish the report. I J vrould leave rr-ry iob. 4 1995. 5 should havc regular breaks. 6 to meeting you. 7 fall in demand. 9 1 am r,r,riting 2 tahe 3 r,vhich 4 on 5 l)oing 6 have 7 advicc 8 to contact t hearing I 0 sincerely I O I 'm attending / r,r,ill be attending 2 it's 3 [f you're 4 mcct 5 going 6 for 7 lihc 8 rnahc

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Presentation

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Neither is very accuratc.

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I six nronlhs. 2 tlaining courscs. 3 am:rttending a linance course 4 J r,r,oulcl lcave 5 sccing you next r,r,eek. (r booli that is? 7 contact me i[ you rcquirc adclitional information. [3 complaints abou1. thc coursc so far.

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Strggested attsr.l,cr

I)ear Janc This is just a quick e-mail to lcl you knoir that Sam le1't a voicemail message about the sales meeting. Appar:cntly it's taking placc at 10 a.m. tomorrorv in Room 34J nnd not todav in the boardroom.

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On F'riday, tl-re plenary

Practice

programme

requested. Please note

few for Friday.

amended rrersion.

Evcnt: sales training errent llate: 1 5th A,Iarch Time: 10.10 a.m. 4.30 p.m. I 6th l,Iarch { 1 5th X,{arch: cln cn

as you

that thcrc aren't any last-n'rinutc amcndrnents to the itinerary for Wednesday and'fhursday, but there are a

ncelled).

10 October.

have attached the Iinal conl'erence

Thursday and Friday

I \tlr Qing

Paris

Thank y6u lbr registering for the 'Online Training for Business' conl'ercncc. which is taking place in Paris I'rom

Answer key

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2 7b 2a 3c 4h 5d 6e 7f 8g 3 1;\lthough 2r,rrho 3seeing 4interested

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job.

5it's

many Thank you for your c-rnail inviting me to be 5rour plenarl, speaker at thc 'Sales llirect' confcrence in Londor-r ir+ ncxt month. I r,r,oulcl be delighted to accept your invit:rtion. Howevcr. I would be r,cry gralclul if you coulcl lct mc hnon as soon as possible nhen exactly thc conlercr-rcc is taking place, in nrhich centre and n hat I should spcah about. 6

Amcrican English

British English

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cancellecl

ccntrc colour

ccnter color organize licensc

practicc

organise licence practisc

1ravclcr

labor

theertcr

traveller labour thcatrc

Transcriots and answer

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