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The date
A Study section
Be careful with the date! In Britain, they write the day first, but in the United States they write the month first. This means that
12 06 87
is the twelfth of June in Britain but in the United States it is the sixth of December! So write the date like this:
12 June 1987
and then everybody will know what you mean. Remember to use a capital letter for the month. You do not have to write tb , rd, nd or st after the day.
► How would you write these dates in a letter?
a)Jan. 16th, 1988 c) 6/11/87 (UK) e) 21.1.88
b)23rd March 1988 d) 09-07-87 (USA) f) 04.08.87 (USA)
Here are some ways to open a letter.
| Dear Sirs | — to a company |
| Dear Sir | — to a man if you do not know his name |
| Dear Madam | - to a woman if you do not know her name |
| Dear Mr Smith | — to a man |
| Dear Mrs Smith | — to a married woman |
| Dear Miss Smith | - to an unmarried woman |
| Dear Ms Smith | — to a married or unmarried woman |
| Dear John | — to a friend or someone you know well |
Note: It is wrong to open a letter with 'Dear Mr John' or 'Dear Mr John Smith' The way you close a letter depends on how you open it.
| Dear Sirs/Sir/Madam - Yours faithfully Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Smith - Yours sincerely Dear John - Best wishes |
► 1 Join these openings to the right ending.
a) Dear Mrs Wilson
b) Dear Madam
c) Dear Ms Hemsuchi
d) Dear Susanna
e) Dear Mr Gonzalez
f) Dear David
g) Dear Sirs
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Unit 1
2 Now put in the missing openings and closings.
a) The Manager c) Ms  Carrillo e) Trufit Shoe Co.
Fuchi Bank Restaurante i Bien Padre! 841 Pacific St
Tokyo Guadalajara Los Angeles
Dear ............ Dear……………. …………………..
Yours………….. …………………….. …………………..
b) d) The Manageress f) Mrs H Cheng
Bells Supermarket 5 Hatton Road
76 Oxford Road Hong Kong
Bath BA2 5HD
Dear John ……………………….. ………………………..
………………………. …………………………. ………………………….
1.5 Practice
There are ten mistakes in this letter. Can you find them? Write out the letter correctly, in 'block style'.
| 1-81 North Steet Island World Holldays London WIM 2FU Tel. 01-676 9096 Miss Margareta Lindell, Slottsberget 26, Goteborg 41803, Sweden Your ref Our ref FH/ts Dear Sir Thank you for your letter of the nineteenth of May nineteen hundred and eighty-seven I have pleasure in sending you our brochure with details of all our holidays. I look forward to hearing from you. 1987, may 22nd. Best wishes Sales Manager Fred Henderson F.Henderson |
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