Home Assignment 3

Assignment 1
1.1. Read the emails (A-C). Match each email to its type (1-3) below. Which is most formal?
# Types of emails Your answers
1 an invitation
2 an offer
3 a message of thanks

Email A
To: Jonathan Whitaker From: Laurence Hall
Subject: Employment with Amity Consulting Services
Dear Jonathan,
My name is Laurence Hall, and I am contacting you 1______________ Amity Consulting.
We received your CV sent on April 9th, and we would like to know if you are still interested
in working for us.
At present we are seeking a freelance consultant on a part-time basis to assist on our
training project in the oil industry in Oman. If this role is of interest to you, please, fill in
the attached application form and send it to Claire Forrest at Amity Consulting. We will
contact you shortly about an interview.
In the meantime, if you have any questions2 ______________ contact me.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours3 __________________,
Laurence Hall

Email B
To: Susan Taylor-Marsh From: Henry Fielding
Subject: Pre-exposition drinks with DDF
Dear Susan,
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_________________, DDF industries will be exhibiting at the Solar Exposition this year,
and, to mark the launch of our new, ____________ X33 panel, Janet Austen, CEO of
DDF,5_______________ your company for drinks and canapés at our booth on the first
floor at 3 p.m. on Monday the 7th.
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_______________________if you could confirm your attention by reply.
 We really hope you can make it – we’ll all be ________________ if you can’t!
We look forward to seeing you again.
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_______________
Henry

Email C
To: Julian More From: Jonathan Potts
Subject: Congratulations on the expo presentation
Hi Julian,
I am writing to thank you for your outstanding presentation at the Yachting Expo last
Monday.
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________________, it was both ____________________ and _____________. It was
very much appreciated by all of us at the Marina Store sales group.
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_____________taking time out from your busy schedule to provide our employees and
clients with such a memorable presentation.
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___________,
Jon

1.2. Complete the emails with these phrases. Where necessary, write the capital letters.
a. as we’ve come to expect f. best regards
b. thank you once again for g. please feel free to
c. on behalf of h. sincerely
d. keep in touch i. as you may know
e. requests the pleasure of j. it would be greatly appreciated

Vocabulary booster

1.3. Notice the use of adverb-adjective collocations in bold in the emails. Match each
adverb (1-4) with the set of adjectives (a-d) that it collocates with.
1 thoroughly a reasonable balanced arranged
2 perfectly b recommended effective investigated
3 deeply c different new changed
4 radically d meaningful concerned honoured
Assignment 2

1.1. Read the emails between Graham Lewis of Saxon Precision Tools (the supplier) and
Dan Harris of Everyman Workshops (the client). Answer the questions.
1. What does Dan order? What does Graham send him?
2. How does the relationship between Dan and Graham change?

Graham Lewis wrote on 8th May Dan Harris wrote on 10th May
Dear Mr Harris Dear Mr Lewis

Thank you for your email. As requested, I am Thank you for sending your brochure and
attaching details of our range of Saxon price list. Would it be possible for us to
precision tools along with a breakdown of place an order for 10 Saxon XR300
our prices. I can confirm that we offer a Magnetic Drill Presses? It is imperative that
discount of 5% on orders of ten or more large we have the tools in place by Monday 15 th
items. Please feel free to contact me on my so let us know whether you can meet this
office telephone number should you require short deadline.1__________.
any further information. Thanks in advance

Yours sincerely, Dan Harris

Graham Lewis wrote on 10th May Dan Harris wrote on 15th May

Dear Dan Hi Graham

Further to our telephone conversation earlier So far today, the drill presses we ordered
this morning, I have arranged to deliver ten from you have not arrived.3_____________.
Saxon XR300 Magnetic Drill Presses to your Could you look into this and get back to us
workshop. They should be with you by noon as soon as possible?
on Monday 15th. 2 _______.
As discussed, the full
brochure price has been changed. However, Yours
if you were to order any further drill presses Dan
these would be charged at the reduced price.
All the best
Graham

Graham Lewis wrote on 15th May Graham Lewis wrote on 16th May

Dear Dan Dear Mr Harris

Please accept our apologies for the late Further to your telephone calls, I can only
arrival of the tools you ordered. I have apologise for the error in sending you
contacted the delivery company.4__________. Saxon XR200 Magnetic Drill Presses. As
Please let me know immediately if the tools agreed, I have now arranged to have ten
fail to show up tomorrow. XR300 drill presses delivered to you as soon
as possible at the reduced
Best wishes price.5_______________. Thank you for
Graham your patience and understanding in this
matter.
We look forward to doing business with you
again soon.

Yours sincerely
Graham Lewis

1.2. Complete the emails with these phrases.

1.3. Find these nouns/verbs in the mails. Match them to their definitions (a-e).
1. charged at a. investigate thoroughly
2. breakdown b. this refers to the payment requested
3. get back to c. a detailed analysis or list of information
4. show up d. contact someone again
5. look into e. appear
1.4. Why do the correspondents choose to use the modal verbs like could, would and should
so often?