Gymnázium a Střední odborná škola, Rokycany, Mládežníků 1115 Číslo projektu:
CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0410
Číslo šablony:
II/2
Název materiálu: Ročník: Identifikace materiálu:
Business correspondence – Business English
2. - 4. ročník SOŠ JAN_22_ Business correspondence – Business English
Jméno autora:
Mgr. Alena Janurová
Předmět:
Anglický jazyk
Tematický celek:
Vybraná témata z obecné a odborné AJ obchodní AJ
Anotace:
Materiál obsahuje pracovní list procvičující slovní zásobu vybraných témat z obecné a odborné AJ. Každý ze 4 tematických celků (obecná AJ, obchodní AJ, počítačová AJ, technická AJ) se skládá ze 7 pracovních listů a 1 testu ověřujícího znalosti daného celku. Pracovní list je určen pro samostatnou práci. Pomůcky: překladový a výkladový slovník. Vhodné pro jazykovou úroveň B1.
Datum:
23. 10. 2013
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE business letter = a letter to a firm/ company, asking for information, making suggestions, accepting something, e.g. enquiry
I.
types of business letters
1. Match the types of business letters with their definitions: 1. offer 2. complaint 3. order 4. CV 5. enquiry
6. application 7. cover letter 8. acknowledgement 9. apology 10. recommendation
……. = a letter sent to the company or institution explaining why you are not satisfied ……. = a letter saying sorry for something that has been done wrong or that causes a problem ……. = a formal request for a job ……. = a request to make or supply goods ……. = a request for information about something ……. = a letter containing extra information that you send with something ……. = a formal document describing your education and the jobs you have done ……. = a statement that somebody would be suitable for a particular job, etc. ……. = a formal statement to make something available ……. = a letter saying that something has been received
2. Put the types of letters below into the logical order as they follow: a) order – enquiry – offer
1. ………………….
b) apology – order – complaint
2. ………………..
3. ………………..
1. …………………. 2. ……………….. 3. ……………………
3. Choose the correct answer: 1. What type of a letter does your former employer send to your future employer? ....................... 2. What type of a letter describes what is enclosed? ......................... 3. What document do you usually enclose to the letter of application? ......................... 4. What type of a letter is send to a retailer to ask for details about goods? .........................
II.
parts of a business letter
1. Match the parts of business letters with their definitions: 1. 2. 3. 4.
greeting letterhead complimentary close date
5. 6. 7. 8.
signature block salutation inside address body
……. = the name and address of a person, a company or an organization printed at the top of their writing paper ……. = a particular day of the month ……. = the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to ……. = the address you are sending your letter to ……. = something that you say when you meet somebody ……. = the main part of a letter containing the message ……. = your name at the end of a letter ……. = words that appear at the end of a letter used as a polite termination of the letter
2. Put the parts of the business letter into the right order: inside address body
greeting date
letterhead
signature block
complimentary close
salutation
1. …………………………………………….
5. …………………………………………….
2. …………………………………………….
6. …………………………………………….
3. …………………………………………….
7. …………………………………………….
4. …………………………………………….
8. …………………………………………….
3. Choose the corresponding salutation for the following greetings: 1. Dear Sir or Madam… – …Yours sincerely/ Yours faithfully 2. Dear Mr Johns… – … Yours sincerely/ Yours faithfully 3. Dear Louise… – …Yours sincerely/ Yours faithfully 4. To whom it may concern… – …Yours sincerely/ Yours faithfully
Answer key
I.
1. Answers: 2., 9., 6., 3., 5., 7., 4., 10., 1., 8. 2. Answers: a) enquiry – offer – order, b) order – complaint – apology 3. Answers: 1. recommendation, 2. cover letter, 3. CV, 4. enquiry
II.
1. Answers: 2., 4., 6., 7., 1., 8., 5., 3. 2. Answers: 1. letterhead, 2. date, 3. inside address, 4. salutation, 5. body, 6. complimentary close, 7. greeting, 8. signature block 3. Answers: 1. Yours faithfully, 2. Yours sincerely, 3. Yours sincerely, 4. Yours faithfully
Zdroje •
Publikace
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. 7th. ISBN 0194001164. *(OALD)
SACHS, Rudolf. Anglická obchodní korespondence. Commercial Correspondence. 1.vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1999, 128 s. ISBN 80-723-8051-6. PYTELKA, Josef. Angličtina pro ekonomické obory: odborné texty a korespondence. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1996, 122 s. ISBN 80-042-5867-0.
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