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© 4 Mero To : Anita Saikia, Binny Mohanty, Charles Didero CG : Dovesh Goenka From : Heady the Head Honcho Date : June 1, 2009 Re : Need for New Memo Format I've noticed that we don't seam to be able to ‘communicate important decision, requirements ‘and progress reports throughout the company as effectively as we should. | propose developing ‘one consistent memo format to be used by all staff as the official means of communicating company directives, yan | believe it cut down on needless e-mail, and improve intra-company communication. Il also allow the staff to save necessary information for later referral Peaso talk among yourselves to determine the points to be included in the new memo format and return the input to me by 12 noon. then wecronissicoimu soy 2 Contd. ssuoure ja send out a notice tothe entire staff regarding the new memo format. ‘Thank you for your prompt attention to ths. (a) What language functions have been used in this memo ? (©) Do you think this is a coherent piece of ‘communication ? (c) Whatis the channel of communication ? (@)_ Is the message positive or negative ? (©) Is there any bias in the use of language? () What is the topic of the memo ? (@) Are there any bartiers to communication in the message ? (6) [sit purposeful and receiver oriented ? () What are the long term and short term goals of this memo ? (Is there any information overload in the message ? 2. Read the conversation below. Mark stress and intonation on the conversation as would have Mecrowissrcoum soy 3 Pro. pssusioura been used by the speakers. Use the background information in the brackets as the clue. 10 (Sonali is a title hungry. She wants to eat some cookies she bought last night but sho finds that all the cookies are gone ...) Sonali : Sohail, where are the ‘cookies 7 Don’t tet! me you'ate them’all! Sohail : Neouldn't help it, They were so ‘00d. Sonali : | thought you didn't like ‘cookies. Sohail: Welly! don't like chocolate’ cookies at all/But vanilla is different. They taste even better with a glass of cold ik, 8. Show sylabic vision and mark the consonent clusters, if any, on the words given below : 10 deduction software intemet programme technology instant artificial language binary servelets ocwssscoumnsou 4 Contd. HSSusiouPA TT 4. Transeribe the following words phonemically ‘Mark stress appropriately on each transcrip tion 10 seripting expt ‘communicate Contrastive stress has been shown in bold in the following utterances. Mention the intendeo, (8) Put the bie vazo ‘nth al int tpt bn anon 20 wm (9 Paw the ston te an (d) Put the biue vase on the table in the: corner (€) Put the biue vase on the table in the ccroasssrcowmuaoy 5 PTO. Ssusioume 8. Mention the speech act performed in each of (i) °No they mustn't. We have a flex) the folowing uterances 10 timo system.” {@) You (to yourset :| wont watch so much (0) He's not used to crive on te lft han« ‘TV any more. =_ (©) Teacher = For class tomorton, ploase (0) We decided buying a new house read the chapter on elastic. (@) There are only tow women in the (0) Your tend : Thank God, | got a B+ in engineering profession High Lovel Assembly! (h)_Ihave been wating her since two hours. (@) Sales Manager : There has been a 8. (a) Complete the sentences by tiling in the decrease in sales banks comocty, Use the clues given tn tives aes Ae acaiem ae ; ‘more on our market visibiy yA (star) painting your 7. Correct the mistakes in the following yan? house? sentences wo 8 : No, he workmen —__ (turn {@) We have writen the report yesterday. ey (©) The products ful quarentoed fora year (i) Scientist: | believe that human te (©) Why are you looking at mo in this —— (prolong) ty this drug. manner ? (i (stu) you, but (3) () “Must everyone here start work at 2 oe 8 o'clock >" eG on ecm onmatsion 7 Pro. HSausioel ty ssSusiowc at

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