4. The first paragraph of the letter should explain the reason of your writing.
5. You should start a new paragraph for a new idea.
6. Americans prefer Gentlemen as an opening salutation.
7. Enc. means there are items enclosed with this letter.
8. Americans write day, month and year in the date.
Read the texts.
Fax layout
| 1 cover sheet: the first page of a fax showing who it’s from, who it’s to, etc. 2 confidential information: things that others should not know 3 intended recipient: the person who should receive the fax 4 advise the sender: tell the person who sent it |
| FAX COVER SHEET1 |
AADVANCED ENGINEERING
Box 1212. Sydney, Australia Tel: 61 2 329 9220
Fax: 61 2 329 9221
Date: 22 November To fax number: +1 213 976 3421
To: |aime Vasconcelos From: Anna Friedman
Number of pages including this cover sheet: 31
Dear Jaime.
It was good to hear from you again. The following pages give details of the latest additions to our range. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best regards, Anni Friedman
This lax may contain confidential information 2.If you are not the Intended recipient 3, advise the sender 4 and destroy this document.
If you do not receive all pages, or if any pages are illegible, please phone +61 2 329 9220 immediately.
«22/ll/01-1l:30:42»FROM: 61 2 329 9221 TO; + 213 976 3421
E-mail letter sample №1.
To: roberl.mcmurdo@megabooh.com
From: tina.blach@megabook.com ”
Cc: ruth.mitchellmegabook.com
Robert,
Thanks for your email asking for ways of reducing the sales force. Please find attached a Word document with specific plans for this. Please let me know if you can’t read this attachment. I’m copying Ruth Mitchell in on this. Do forward it to the rest of the board if you feel that’s appropriate. Looking forward to your reaction. Best wishes,
Tina
You can end your e-mail with the following phrases:
• Best wishes
• All best wishes
• Regards
• Best regards
To people you know well, you can end with: All the best or even just: Best
Word list
1. send smth by fax- отправить что-то по факсу
2. fax layout- расположение(внешний вид) факса
3. cover sheet- первоначальный лист факса
4. intended recipient- предназначенный получатель
5. advise the sender- сообщить отправителю
6. reply to email(send an answer to the person who sent an email) = email back- ответить на email; reply to all- ответить всем
7. delete- удалить
8. blind copy- «слепая копия»
9. forward- направить кому-то еще
10. attach- прикрепить (a document, a picture)
11. let me know- дайте мне знать
12. regards- с уважением
13. cc: send a copy to…
14. bcc: send a blind copy to…(the other people don’t know you are sending this copy)
Email abbreviations:
AFAIK- As far as I know (Насколько я знаю)
HTH- Hope this helps
u-you
pls –please
asap- as soon as possible (как можно скорее)
Re- reference, referring (ссылка, ссылаясь)