V. There are some differences between the American and British styles of writing business letters. Study them

8.

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9. 8.

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2.

3.

Try to put the parts of the letter in their correct places on the scheme.

· signature

· salutation

· the headline

· complimentary close

· the body of the letter

· the date

· sender’s address

· inside address

· the ‘Attention’ line

· enclosure

· copies

The scheme of a letter:

1.

4.

10.

IV. What is each item for?

THE ADDRESS MUST BE WRITTEN CORRECTLY!

Ms J. Simpson Foreign Rights Manager Chapman and Hall Ltd. 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE England

OR

Ms A. Arafel Product Information Manager McCraw-Hill Book Co 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, N.Y. 10020 USA

BRITISH	AMERICAN
THE DATE
12^th December, 2003	December 12, 2003
12 December 2003
12 Dec. 2003
SALUTATION
Dear Sir,	Dear Sir:
Dear Madam,	Dear Madam:
Dear Mrs. Smith	Dear Mrs. Smith
For the attention of Mr. E. Wilson	Attention: Mr. E. Wilson
Dear Sirs	Gentlemen:
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE
Yours faithfully,	Sincerely yours,
Yours sincerely,	Yours truly,

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