Exercise 4. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable active or passive verb form.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 1471.

Dear Mrs Patel,

We are delighted to inform you that you (1) (select) for a free holiday. According to our information, you (2) (answer) a telephone survey last month, as a result of which your name (3) (enter) in the holiday draw. Now our computer (4) (choose) your name, so you and your family (5) (invite) to spend a week in a European destination of your choice. This offer (6) (make) on the condition that you attend a

special promotions day with other lucky families in your region who (7) (offer) a similar deal. You (8) (ask) to attend on any Saturday next month at the Royal Hotel, Manchester. If you (9) (interest) in attending and taking up this offer, please (10) (detach) the slip below and return it to us as soon as possible.

Exercise 5. Using the notes as a guide, complete the e-mail to all company staff. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive verb form.

NOTES FROM MANAGEMENT MEETING

Tell staff:

We'll try flexi-time for 3 months.

After 3 months we'll get the opinions of all staff.

We'll look at feedback comments and make a decision.

We may try it for another month.

All workers will have to arrive 8-9.30.

We hope you like the idea!

FROM: The Managing Director

TO: All staff

It (decide) to adopt a flexi-time system for a trial period of three months. After this period (2) (elapse) all members of staff (3) (consult) through their line manager, and feedback (4) (seek). Comments (5) (collect) and analysed before a decision (6) (make) as to whether the system (7) (adopt) permanently or not. Alternatively, the

trial period (8) (extend) for a further month. All employees (9) (require) to arrive between the hours of 8.00 and 9.30, and to leave after they have fulfilled their contractual obligations of eight hours. It (10) (hope) that this arrangement meets with your enthusiastic approval!