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Email Writing 4

Admin , Jun 15 10:43 , Business English Test , Comments(0) , Trackbacks(0) , Reads(328) , Original

Read the email carefully and check out any vocabulary you don't know.

Dear Mr White,

Thank you for your recent job application.

I'm afraid to say that we have received a large number of applications from candidates more
obviously qualified for the job than you appear to be. You have not been shortlisted for
this particular job.

However, we have retained your job application in our files and will contact you if a
vacancy appears that seems to be more in line with your qualifications and experience.

We would like to offer you our good wishes for your continued search for a suitable job.

Yours sincerely,

Conny Black
Executive Vice-President

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Email Writing

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Email Writing 5

Admin , Jun 15 10:41 , Business English Test , Comments(0) , Trackbacks(0) , Reads(96) , Original

Read the email carefully and check out any vocabulary you don't know.

Dear Jane,

Thank you very much for inviting me to your company's Cocktail Evening next month.

I'm afraid I won't be able to attend because I will be on a business trip to San Diego at that time.

I'm particularly sorry that I won't be able to come because I particularly enjoyed last year's event. I'm sure that this year's party will be an equally big success.

Could you give me a call as there are one or two problems I need to discuss with you concerning our current contract? It's nothing very serious, just a few teething problems.

Once again, I'd like to thank you for your kind invitation.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Jackson

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Email Writing

In the second exercise, you have to fill in all the missing words. Tip- try 'the' first.

Email Writing

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Email Writing 6

Admin , Jun 15 10:38 , Business English Test , Comments(0) , Trackbacks(0) , Reads(127) , Original

E-mail Writing
Read the email carefully and check out any vocabulary you don't know. Dear Simon, Thank you for an excellent lunch. It was good to see you again. You asked me to give you a quote for equipping your new office in Dubai. My team is dealing with this as a matter of urgency and we will be back to you shortly. You also asked me to send you our current price list. I am attaching a copy to this email. If you have any further requests, I will be only too happy to help. I hope to see you again soon. Lindsey Now try these two exercises. (You will probably need to click at the top of your browser to allow these programs to run.) What comes next? In the first exercise, you have to rewrite the text in the correct order. You have to choose 'what comes next'. Email Writing In the second exercise, you have to fill in all the missing words. Tip- try 'the' first. Email Writing

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Adjective intensifiers

Admin , Jun 15 10:35 , Business Language , Comments(0) , Trackbacks(0) , Reads(112) , Original

Adjective intensifiers
There are some words which can be used to 'intensify' many adjectives – 'very' 'really' 'totally' 'absolutely' 'completely' 'utterly' 'entirely'.
It's very tall.
We're really happy.
She's totally exhausted.
I'm absolutely horrified.
He's completely hopeless.
You look utterly miserable.
I'm entirely satisfied.
Certain adjectives have their own 'special' intensifiers which are often used with them. Here are some common ones:
blind drunk
He was blind drunk and behaved really badly.
bone dry
I must have a drink. I'm bone dry.
brand new
I've just bought a brand new car.
crystal clear
The sea near Rhodes is crystal clear.
dead easy
That exam was dead easy. I've certainly passed.
He's won three lottery prizes this year. He's dead lucky.
dead right
I agree entirely. You are dead right.
dirt cheap
I bought my car for a dirt cheap price from an old lady who had hardly driven it.
fast asleep / sound asleep
I was in bed and fast asleep by nine.
I was sound asleep and I didn't hear anything.
paper thin
These office walls are paper thin. You can hear everything said in the next office.
pitch black
There's no moon. It's pitch black out there.
razor sharp
Be careful with that knife- it's razor sharp.
rock hard
It's impossible to dig this soil – it's rock hard.
stark naked
The hotel door slammed behind me and I was left standing stark naked in the middle of the corridor.
stone deaf
He can't hear a thing. He's stone deaf.
wide awake
I was wide awake by six.
wide open
Who left the door wide open?
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