Structure and presentation - referát
1. If a letter begins with the receiver’s name, e.g. Dear Mr Ross, it will close with Yours faithfully. FALSE
2. The abbreviation c.c. stands for ‘correct carbons’. FALSE
3. If you were writing a letter to Mr Peter Smith, you would open with Dear Mr Peter Smith. FALSE
4. The head of a company in the UK is known as ‘The President’. FALSE
5. In the USA, it is correct to open a letter with the salutation Gentleman. FALSE
6. The abbreviation end or encl means there are enclosures with the letter. TRUE
7. If you were writing to a Knight whose name was Sir Roger Dumont, you would open the letter Dear Sir Dumont. TRUE
8. In the UK, the abbreviated date 2.6.95 on a letter means 6 February 1995. FALSE
9. If a secretary signs her name on a letter and her signature is followed by p.p. (per pro) Daniel Harris, it means she is signing on behalf of Daniel Harris. TRUE
10. A Managing Director in the UK is known as Chief Executive in the USA. TRUE
11. The term PLC after a company’s name, e.g Hathaway PLC, stands for ‘Public Limited Corporation’. TRUE
12. The abbreviation for the term ‘limited liability’ in the UK, is ltd. TRUE
13. If you did not know whether a female correspondent was married or not, it would be correct to use the term Ms, e.g. Ms Tessa Groves, instead of Miss or Mrs. TRUE
14. The following is an example of a blocked style:
Peter Voss
Oberlweinfeldweg 33
5207 Therwil
Switzterland
FALSE
15. The above address is an example of ‘open punctuation’. TRUE
16. The abbreviation in addressing a doctor, e.g. Doctor James Spock, would be Dt. Spock. FALSE
17. Rather than user the UK close of Yours sincerely/faithfully, Americans often choose Yours truly. TRUE
18. The abbreviation for ‘company’ is Co. TRUE
1. ICI is a large multination company that exports to countries all over the world.
2. The Managing Director has a meeting at the moment, but I will ask him to call you back.
3. Although the economic climate improved slowly, a lot of smaller companies have fount trading conditions difficult at the moment.
4. Office workers in the UK normally start at 9 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m.
5. At the moment the Sales Director is on a two-week tour of Europe, where he is meeting suppliers and doing some market research.
6. We now need to expand, so we are negotiating the lease of larger offices outside London.
7. I wrote to you to enquire about the possibility of setting up an agency in Spain for your product.
8. I tried to get in touch with Mr. Peters, but I didn’t have much luck. Does he still have the same phone number?
1. Warwick House
Soundsonic Ltd.
Warwick Street
London SE231JF
2. D. Fregoni
The Chief Accountant
Fregoni S.p.A.
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 254
Milano I-20133
3. Mr Heinz Bente
Chairman
Benze Spedition Gmb
Feldberstr. 30
Franfurt 1 HD-6000
4. The Sales Manager
Sportique et cie
201 rue Sambin
Dijon F-21000
5. Mrs S. Morero
The Accountant
Intercom
351 Avda Luis de Morales
E-41006 Sevillia
6. Miss Maria Nikolakaki
Nikatara 541
85100 Rhodes
Greece
7. Mrs Junko Shiratori
Excel Heights 501
Edogava-ku 139
7-3-8 Nagasaka
Tokyo Japan
8. The Transport Director
VHF Vehicles Ltd.
301 Leighton Road
Kentish Town
London NW5 2QE
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