Dear Sirs
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It would give me great pleasure to attend your week-end seminar on 16/17 October. I would be able to speak on either of the subjects you suggest.
I look forward to receiving fuller details of the programme in due course, and especially to seeing you in October.
Yours faithfully
Exercise 2.Read the following offer for Darjeeling tea. What kind of goods do you offer your customers? Use this offer as a model to describe your goods and your terms.
Dear Sirs
Thank you for your enquiry of 6 August. As requested, we are sending you our price list and samples of our Darjeeling tea from India. We are sure that after having compared it with other blends of tea, you will find our prices reasonable for the excellent quality of fine tea.
Our terms of payment are: cash against documents.
We look forward to receiving a trial order from you, which we shall execute promptly and carefully.
Yours faithfully
Exercise 3.Read the beginning of the following letters. Choose one of the suggestions to continue the letter. Mind the key word which is underlined.
Letter 1
Dear Sir
We thank you for your letter of 4 November, enquiring about our range of wall paper.
Options:
1. We should be obliged if you would send us
details of the kinds of wall paper you are at present producing.
2. As soon as we have examined your samples we shall contact you to arrange a visit to your plant in order to inspect the wall paper and discuss the terms.
3. We have forwarded under separate cover a comprehensive selection of our patterns of wall paper. We also enclose our latest price list.
Letter 2
Dear Sir
Thank you for your letter of 6 June asking for hotel accommodation for 20-24 June. We were pleased to hear that you wish to stay at the Central Hotel again during your forthcoming visit to Edinburgh.
Options:
1. Could you please reserve a single room with a bath for 4 nights from 20 to 24 June?
2. We wish to confirm that we have reserved a single room with a bath for 5 nights from 20 to 24 June. The room is at the back of the hotel and it is very quiet.
3. We shall be able to accommodate all the members of your group in single or double rooms.