Exercise 4. Answer the questions (1-6) using the information given on the envelope. Find the answers (A-I)

II CЕМЕСТР

Рекомендации к оформлению личного письма

1. Адрес пишущего указывается в правом

верхнем углу

 

2. Под адресом дата. Например:

Saturday, March 1st, 1999,

или менее официально: 9 September 1999;

09/09/1999

 
 


3. Письмо начинается с обращения.

Например: Dear Sally,

Dear Aunt Jane,

Dear Mr. Brown,

My darling,

После обращения ставится запятая.

 

4. В начале письма автор обычно:

А) благодарит адресата за ранее полученную

корреспонденцию, например:

Thanks for …, Many thanks for…,

How nice of you to…,

I was awfully glad to get your letter…

Б) извиняется, что не писал раньше, например:

I must apologise for not writing…

I really should have written sooner…

 
 


5. Основная часть письма. В ней

должны быть раскрыты все аспекты,

указанные в задании.

 

6. В конце письма автор обычно упоминает о дальнейших контактах, например:

I will write again soon.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Hope to hear from you soon.

 

7. Завершающая фраза письма зависит от степени близости автора и адресата, после нее всегда ставится запятая, ниже приводятся пять возможных вариантов от наименее формального (1) к более формальному (5).

1) I love you so much,

2) Lots of love, Much love,

3) Love,

4) Best wishes, All the best,

5) Yours.

 

8. Подпись автора. Личные письма подписываются без указания фамилии: Sally, David.

 

Exercise 1.Look at the organization of the following informal letter.

Address

38 Clifton Gardens

London NW6

Date

27 September 1991

Beginning

Dear Maria,

Previous contacts

Thank you for your letter. I’m very pleased that we are going to be pen friends. I’ll tell you a little about myself and you can do the same when you write me.

Body of the letter.

I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It’s quite near the centre, but there are parks nearby where I take my dog, Mickey for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul.

I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have a lot of friends. At the weekends I like going swimming or horse-riding.

Further contacts

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Ending

Much love,

Name

Francis Janes

Exercise 2. Write a letter.

A) This a part of a letter from Maxine, your English pen friend.

It’s my parents’ 20th wedding anniversary next week. Do you think I should organize a celebration? Have you ever organized anything like that? We could have a party, or go out for a meal, or maybe do something else? What do you think would be a good idea?

Love,

Maxine

Write back to Maxine answering her questions.

B) You got a letter from your pen friend Kevin. He writes that he is dreaming about a motorbike, but his parents think that it is better to buy a good bicycle. He asks you about your opinion. Write him back, give your advice presenting your reasons.

 

Exercise 3. The envelope.

The sender – отправитель

The sender’s company name – компания - отправитель

The return address – обратный адрес

The sender’s street/flat/apartment – улица/квартира отправителя

The sender’s town / the town the letter comes from – город, откуда приходит письмо

The ZIP Code – индекс

The Zip Code in the return address – индекс в обратном адресе

The addressee - адресат

The addressee’s company name – компания-адресат

The mailing address – адрес, куда отправлена

The street name/flat/apartment in the mailing address – ули- ца/квартира адресата

The town the letter goes to - город, куда идет письмо

The Zip Code in the mailing address – индекс адресата

 

Exercise 4. Answer the questions (1-6) using the information given on the envelope. Find the answers (A-I).

1. Who is the sender? 2. Where is Miss Annette Twain from? 3. Where does Miss Annette Twain live? A. Peter Ivanov; B. Miss Annette Twain; C. Russia; D. the USA; E. in Tomsk; F. in Appleton Wisconsin; G. 345789; H. 10016; I. Pushkin Street.   4. What is the Zip Code in the mailing address? 5. Who is the addressee? 6 What is the street name in the mailing address?    
Miss Annette Twain 56 Fletcher Street Apt.34 Appleton, Wisconsin 10016 USA   Peter Ivanov 39 Pushkin Street Apt. 2 Tomsk, Russia 345 789  

MY FLAT

I live in N. Street. It is situated not far from the centre of our town. I can’t say that it is a busy street but sometimes it is rather noise especially in the rush hours. My street is green because there are a lot of trees here and at least small lawns here. The street is neither wide nor narrow. The majority of the houses are blocks of flats.

We have a nice flat in a new block of flats. Our flat is on the fifth floor of a nine-storied building. It has all modern conveniences: central heating, hot and cold running water, electricity, gas, a lift and a chute to carry rubbish down.

We have a three-room flat which consists of a living room, a bedroom, a study (which is also my room), a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet. Our flat has two balconies. Our flat faces South-East.

The living room is the largest and most comfortable one in the flat. In the middle of the room, we have a square dinner table with six chairs round it. To the left of the dinner table there is a wall-unit which has several sections: a sideboard, a wardrobe and some shelves. At the opposite wall, there is a piano and a piano stool before it. To the right there is a little table with a colour TV set on it. Opposite the TV set there are two cosy armchairs. A divan-bed and a standard lamp are in the left-hand corner. In front of the armchairs, there is a small round table for newspapers and magazines. There is a thick carpet on the floor. Two water-colours hung on the wall above the divan-bed. In the evening, we usually draw the curtains across the windows, and a red lampshade gives a warm colour to the room.

The bedroom is smaller than the living room and not so light as there is only one window in it. In this room, there are two beds, two dressing tables and a wardrobe. In the corner of the bedroom, there is a small colour TV set. On the dressing table, there is an alarm clock and a small lamp with green lamp-shade.

Our study is the smallest room in the flat, but in spite of it, it is very cosy. There isn't much furniture in it, but there are a lot of shelves full of books. It has a writing table, an armchair and a bookcase too. A small round table with cassette-recorder is standing in the right-hand corner of the study. Besides, there is a small sofa near the wall opposite the bookcase. This room was my father's study, but as I grew older, it has become my room. And in my opinion it is the best room in our flat. My friends come to my place to have a chat or to play chess in the evening, and they say my room is very comfortable. I share their opinion.

Our kitchen is rather big and I can say that it is well-equipped. One can see a gas-stove, a refrigerator, a microwave oven here. Certainly there is a kitchen table with some stools in the kitchen. There is a sideboard and some shelves in it. I think that everything is convenient here.