| answer work place walk | to answer to work to place to walk |
| 'export 'import 'increase | to ex'port to im'port to in'crease |
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| un- in- il- ir- im- dis- mis- | uncomfortable unhappy unlock indirect inexperienced illogical irregular impossible to dislike dishonest to misunderstand |
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| re- over- under- post- pre- counter- ex- | to rewrite to overwork to underpay postwar pre-war counteraction ex-minister |
| -er, -or -ist -ee -ance -ence -ment -ness -ship -ure | work direct physics employ addressee important different develop dark member press | worker director physicist employee addressee importance difference development darkness membership pressure |
| -able -ible -al -ful -less -y | change terror centre use use cloud | changeable terrible central useful useless cloudy |
| -en -ize | short sympathy | shorten sympathize |
bedroom, newspaper, reading-room, father-in-law
a well-known writer, a well-dressed woman, a blue-eyed girl
APPENDIX 4
BUSINESS LETTERS
| mail (US) = post (UK) mailbox (US) = postbox (UK) zipcode (US) = post code (UK) | sender recipient = receiver = addressee addressee's company name |
Ave. avenue, Rd road, St. street / saint
| 137, 5th Avenue New York NY 23301 USA | street city postcode country (senders address) | |||
| receivers à company name | New York City Council City Hall New York | } | (receivers address) | |
| Date (on the left or à on the right) Greeting à Beginning à | Monday, 3 March, 2012 Dear Sir / Madam (UK), / Gentlemen (USA), I am writing about | |||
| Final Commentà Signature à Name à Position à | I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully (UK), / Yours truly(USA) James A Davies James A Davies Managing Director | |||
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SOME WAYS TO OPEN A LETTER
| Dear Sirs | to a company | |
| Dear Sir / Madam | to a person if you do not know his/her name | |
| Dear Mr / Mrs Smith | to a man / a married woman | |
| Dear Miss Smith | to an unmarried woman | |
| Dear Ms Smith | to a married or unmarried woman | |
| Dear John Hi John! | to someone you know quite well to a friend |
Note: It is wrong to open a letter with Dear Mr John or Dear Mr John Smith.
The way you close a letter depends on how you open it:
| Dear Sirs/Sir/Madam | Yours faithfully | |
| Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss/MsSmith | Yours sincerely | |
| Dear John | Best wishes |
Addressing an envelope
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| Person sending the letter (or on back of envelope) Name and address of person receiving the à letter | Mr. James A. Davies 1007 7th Avenue New York NY 23300 USA Mr. Frank Phillips 98 Cator Road London SE497LS Great Britain | Stamp |
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SOME TYPES OF BUSINESS LETTER
5. letter of application (for a job)
6. letter of complaint -
7. letter of inquiry (asking for information) -
8. letter of confirmation -
9. letter of invitation
10. letter of congratulation
11. letter of order -
12. letter of guarantee
13. letter of introduction
14. memo
15. fax message
16. curriculum vitae (CV)/resume
17. letter of apology -
18. reply to a business letter -
