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Exercise 1. Read the following reply letters. Write out all the new words and learn them. Translate the letters.
Letter 1. Rejection of the formal invitation
| Central Insurance Company 156 Broadway New York N.Y. 10005 25 January 20... Mr K. Onstott, Chairman, thanks Mr B. Patterson and Mr D. Gatesby for their kind invitation to the opening ceremony of their new branches in Latin America to be held at the Victoria Hotel, but regrets that he is unable to attend due to a prior engagement. |
Letter 2. Rejection of the offer enquiry
| Подтверждение запроса Выражение отказа Объяснение причины Ободряюще-поддерживающая заключительная фраза | Dear Sirs We acknowledge with thanks receipt of your enquiry of 17 November. Unfortunately, we are not in a position at present to make you an offer, as our products are sold out for the next 5 months. A temporary increase in production capacity is not possible. We trust you will understand our position. We hope to be of service to you in the future. Yours faithfully |
Letter 3. Rejection of the meeting
| Dear Mr S. Gardside I have received your letter of 15 March informing of your forthcoming visit to London and requesting an appointment on 2 April. I would be delighted to meet you, but as I have already made arrangements to attend a conference in Brussels which cannot be cancelled, unfortunately I will not be able to see you. Could you offer an alternative date? I hope to hear from you soon. Yours sincerely |
Guided letter writing practice
Exercise 1. Read the following letters of negative response and find the reasons for refusal. How exactly were they expressed in English?
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Letter 1
| Dear Sirs Hintoku Air-Cooled Engine Generator We thank you very much for your enquiry for 2 sets of Air-Cooled Engine Generating Sets. Our manufacturers have studied improvement of the capacity as requested by you, however we regret to inform you that they have come to a negative conclusion (see the attached letter from Hintoku Manufacturers Ltd.). We hope you will understand our present situation and, as your requirement for output of Generator is more than 180 kW, we regret to withdraw from this business. We hope to be of service to you in the future. Yours faithfully |
