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Business Correspondence–The inquiry letter!

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Dr Bean (高來圭) at https://github.com/drbean/curriculum/trunk/correspondence Business Correspondence–The inquiry letter!

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Homework: an inquiry letter from your company

Imagine you have a company. Send an inquiry to another company about goods or services you need for your own business. You can follow the example of the Lady Golfer inquiry, but use your details, not theirs. Or you can start with the structure and expressions provided in the book with 4 steps. Required are: Letterhead Date Inside address Body Complimentary close Sender’s name and position

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Homework: an inquiry letter about a Taiwan cruise.

Write the email to the cruise company. Include To:, From:, Subject: and Date: (it will be July31 or another date early in August) Use the information given in the book. For the first question, you need to say what your partner’s dietary requirements are (Is he/she allergic to some food (what food?). Is he/she a vegetarian? You decide.) For the second and third question, you just have to change “you” to “I/me”, etc. Dietary requirements: For example is your partner French, and will they only eat French food? Or, does your partner only eat one meal a day, after midnight? Do it before Sunday March 6, 8pm.

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Homework: acknowledging the inquiry letter about the cruise

Write the email reply to yourself. Include To:, From:, Subject: Use the information you gave about your partner’s dietary requirements, and the example sentences on p 59, p 60. For the acknowledgement, look at the examples there. In part 1 also repeat the problems as you described them last week. Don’t answer the question, say why your answer will be delayed in part 2. For example, the food that will be served has not been decided on. In part 3, say when you will be able to answer. In part 4, for the polite close, look at the examples on p 59.

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Homework: reply to an inquiry letter about heaters, p 66

Write the email reply to Mr Moore. Include To:, From:, Subject: Use the information given in the book, and the example sentences in the “heater inquiry reply” exercises in Week 3. For the acknowledgement, look at the examples on previous pages. For the answer to the question, decide what Moore wants you to send him. For the extra information, use what is written in the book, changing “the writer” to “you”, and “your” to “our”. For the polite close, look at the examples on previous pages. Do it before Sunday March 18, 8pm, or Friday March 23, 7AM(!) depending on your class.

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Cruise around Taiwan

Cruise pictures Cruise from Taiwan to Japan Cruise activities Romance on the high seas

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Scrambled inquiry acknowledgement I

If I cannot tell you by this date, I will contact you again. I have contacted our catering staff about your partner’s dietary requirements. I have received your email dated July_31 concerning our November cruise around Taiwan. I should be able to tell you by August_3. I will tell you what is happening. Thank you again for your inquiry about the cruise. Thank you for your interest in this trip. They are at sea, and it may take a few days for them to reply. You also_said that your partner is a vegetarian. You wrote that your partner is allergic to rice.

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Unscrambled inquiry acknowledgement I

I have received your email dated July_31 concerning our November cruise around Taiwan. Thank you for your interest in this trip. You wrote that your partner is allergic to rice. You also_said that your partner is a vegetarian. I have contacted our catering staff about your partner’s dietary requirements. They are at sea, and it may take a few days for them to reply. I should be able to tell you by August_3. If I cannot tell you by this date, I will contact you again. I will tell you what is happening. Thank you again for your inquiry about the cruise.

Dr Bean (高來圭) at https://github.com/drbean/curriculum/trunk/correspondence Business Correspondence–The inquiry letter!