Prepare the presentations to give to the rest of the group.
Make the presentations of the above dress styles.
III. Invent a company. Use the headings in ex 1. to prepare a presentation about it.
Useful language
Outlining the presentation
First, I’ll give some basic information.
Secondary, I’ll talk about our stores in other countries.
Next, I’ll talk about career opportunities.
Last of all, I want to look at our future plans.
Introducing new information
Here’s some basic information.
Let me add a few figures.
Let’s have a look at some statistic.
What are our strengths?
Ending the presentation
To conclude, I want to tell you about our future plans.
Finally, a few words about our new project.
Thanks very much for listening to my talk.
Thanks for coming to my presentation.
UNIT IV
Business correspondence
Read the following letter, translate it and write the address.
Dear Sirs,
We are interested in the range of home-made carpets we have seen on your stand of the international exhibition “Man and his Life”.
We import carpets from different countries. We are especially interested in home-made carpets from America. We are looking for an exporter who could supply us with home-made carpets of medium size.
As we usually place big orders we expect a discount. Please inform us of your terms of payment.
If you are interested in our enquiry please let us have your current catalogue and price-list.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
M.J. Smith,
Sales Manager.
Read the enquiry and write an answer.
AN ENQUIRY
The Sales Manager 29th May, 2012
Glaston Menswear Ltd.
54-59 Riverside
Gardiff CFI IJW
Dear Sirs,
We are interested in the sweaters that we have seen here on your stand at the “Menswear Exhibition”.
We are big importers of menswear and we are looking for a manufacturer who can supply us with a wide range of sweaters for men.
As we are usually place large orders, we expect a quantity discount, and our terms of payment are for collection.
If you agree to these conditions and you can meet orders of over 1000 sweaters at one time, please send us your current catalogue and price-list.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
L. Sidorov
General Director
Read the letter and fill in the gaps.
Messrs. Grant & Clarkson
148 Mortimer Street
London WI C 37D
England
Dear Sirs, October 21, 19…
We are interested in the assortiment of women’s dresses that we have…
“Ladies’ Wear”.
We are importers of … and we are looking for a producer who can supply us with …
As we usually place big orders, we expect a … and we pay for … .
If these conditions interest you and you can meet orders over … … , please send us your …
We look forward …
Yours … ,
…
Read the letter and translate it. Part 3 of the letter is missing. What can you put in the gap?
Mme Susanne Dufrais
Les Gourments du Poitou S.A.
33 rue Mirabeau
44000 Poitiers
France
1. Dear Madame Dufrais,
2. You asked us to send you our price list and catalogue for the new season. I am sure you will find plenty to interest you in it. You will notice that every single one of our products is made from 100% natural ingredients – we use no artificial additives at all.
3. ….
4. If you need more information, do please get in touch with me. If you are telephoning, please ask to speak to me personally or to my assistant, Ms Hannah Rosser, and we will be very pleased to help you.
5. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
James O’Reilly
Sales Manager
Read the letter and translate it.
Softchain Ltd.
Foss House, Brighamstreet
Liverpool L134AT
Mrs A. Everett
Compact Systems
96 Rosewall Drive
Southtown
SO3 4BT
Dear Sirs
We recently attended the Software Trade Exhibition in Bath, and were impressed by the range of software available through your company.
We are a large chain of business software retailers and are looking for a software house which could supply us with a range of business applications programs.
As we usually place large orders, we would expect a quantity discount. Our terms of payment are normally 30 days after receipt of invoice.
If these conditions are of interest to you, we would be much obliged if you could send us your current catalogue and price list.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully
P. Blake
Purchasing Manager