Unit 1: On the way to work

Vocabulary Review:

Pages 122 & 123

Page 122, exercise 2, key:

1. work 6. a position

2. a salary 7. an appointment

3. a job 8. resignation

4. a contract 9. university

5. rules 10. exam

Page 122, exercise 3, key:

1. school year

2. private lessons

3. university degree

4. semesters

5. freshman
Page 123, exercise 4, key:

1. a 6. i

2. h 7. e

3. f 8. b

4. j 9. c

5. d 10. g
Business Letter TYPES

Page 156.
Business Letter TYPES:

 Enquiry and Request letter

 Thank you letter

 Complaint letter

 Congratulation letter

 Letters regarding employment

LETTERS OF INQUIRY AND
REQUEST
 Letter of Inquiry

 Why do we write a letter of inquiry?

 What can we inquire about?
 What tone should be used?
 Format of a Letter of Inquiry

 First paragraph  Briefly explain why you are writing and

how you will use the requested
information
 Second paragraph  Identify yourself

 Third paragraph  Offer your reader some incentive for

responding
 Conclusion  List the specific information you need in a
clear and precise way
Letter of Inquiry – Sample
 Letter of Request

 Brief, polite and to the point

 What can we request?
 Difference between a Letter of Inquiry and a Letter of Request?
 Letter of Request - tips

 Opening Sentence:
 I am writing to request/ I am writing in connection with/ I am writing to enquire about
 Be factual – include only important information
 Be specific – don’t beat around the bush
 DON’T TRY TO MANIPULATE THE READER
 BE BRIEF
 Avoid errors
Letter of Request - sample
 Tasks:

 Do exercise 5 on page 160 in your books

 Do exercise 4 on page 159 in your books
 Page 159, exercise 4, key:

1. of 10. of
2. at 11. in
3. of 12. in
4. about 13. about
5. in 14. in

6. on 15. for
to 16. in
7.
17. in
8. of
9. in
Page 160, exercise 5, key:

1. currently 6. obliged

2. views 7. invaluable

3. listeners 8. grateful

4. Hopefully 9. audience

5. entirely 10. opinion

 Writing task:

 You are applying for a student

exchange program.
 For common phrases used in each type
of business letters, see:

 The description of the program doesn’t

say anything about accommodation and Appendix, Section 2, Unit 5, page 211.
the scholarship.

 Write a letter/e-mail to ask about these

and other related topics.