STRUCTURE OF A BUSINESS LETTER

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 487.

III. Read and translate the following text.

II. Read and remember the following word combinations.

I. Read and learn the following topical words.

STRUCTURE OF A BUSINESS LETTER

UNIT 1

SECTION A

1. confidential, adj [ֽkɒnfiˈdenʃ(ə)l] – конфіденціальний, секретний

2. enclosure, n [inˈkləuʒə] – вкладка, додаток

3. letterhead, n [ˈletəhed] – друкований бланк установи

4. reference, n [ˈref(ə)rəns] – посилання, вихідний номер

5. salutation, n [ֽsæljuˈteiʃ(ə)n] – привітання

1. complimentary close – слова перед підписом у письмі

2. inside (receiver's) address – ім'я та адреса одержувача

3. sender's address – ім'я та адреса відправника

4. subject title – назва теми листа

A business letter is usually used when writing from one company to another, or for correspondence between organizations and their customers, clients and other external parties. The overall style of letter depends on the relationship between the parties concerned. There are many reasons to write a business letter. It could be to request direct information or action from another party, to order supplies from a supplier, to identify a mistake that was committed, to reply directly to a request, to apologize for a wrong or simply to convey goodwill. Even today, the business letter is still very useful because it produces a permanent record, is confidential, formal and delivers persuasive, well-considered messages.

A business letter of international standard has a well-defined structure, a specific set of standard elements, which are located specifically. A complete business letter includes the following structural elements:

The letter shown on this page (Example 1.1) is from a private individual in Denmark to a company in the UK. It shows some of the structural elements of a simple business letter.

Example 1.1