Business/08

• English
• Special Education

MORE FORMAL:

-Have you heard the latest news about the stock market?

-No, what happened?

-It increased by 75 points today; and most of that was in the last hour of trading!

Announcing good news

FORMAL:

-Did you know that Jim Stevens had got a promotion?

-No, I hadn't heard. So now he's the vice president?

-Yes. Isn't that something?

-It certainly is. He's worked hard enough. He's earned it.

INFORMAL:

-Guess what! They've started installing the new computer system.

-Really? That's going to be a big improvement.

Fill in the missing words of the following letters!

Dear Sir or Madam,

We have read with interest your _______________ for garden tools of the highest 

quality in the Brighton Gazette. 

Could you _______________  us more _______________  about your _______________  

namely _______________  and payment _______________ ?

Please _______________ us your catalogue including a _______________  list and 

other publicity _______________ .

I am looking forward to your early _______________ .

Best _______________ 

Samantha Bradly 

regards

terms

advertisement

delivery times

contract

reply

products

material

provide

price

send

details

distributor

Dear Mrs Bradley,

Thank you for your email of 9 June inquiring about our products.

I am _______________  our current _______________  and the price list. In the catalogue

you can find more information about the wide _______________  of our garden tools 

with all technical _______________ .

We are pleased to offer a 10% _______________  for you as our first-time customer.

In the attached form inform us about the _______________  of tools you are interested 

in and how many _______________ you will require. Our usual delivery _______________ 

are 2 weeks from the date of your _______________ .

times

catalogue

selection

offer

parameters

pieces

enclosing

types

order

discount

representative

time

We will charge you by _______________  and we expect your _______________ within 

one week after you _______________ the goods.

I would like to suggest that our _______________  visits you and discuss all details in 

______________ .

Please, let me know when would be a _______________  time.

We look forward to _______________  from you soon.

_______________ sincerely

Charles Grey

Sales Manager

representative

hearing

delivery

invoice

bank

convenient

Best

payment

Yours

receive

signature

person

Choose the correct answer!

A _________ bank account is one that you share with another person.

1. joint
2. joined
3. common
4. together

I think that a business account is more _________ for your needs.

1. suit
2. suitable
3. seen
4. seeable

One of the main duties of a financial _________ is to offer a range of non-deposit
investment products and services.

1. counselor
2. consultant
3. conquer
4. council

One of your responsibilities will be to ______________ ( = put together) weekly and
monthly financial reports for management.

1. compile
2. compromise
3. corporate
4. control

We closely monitor investment activity to ensure customers are receiving accurate investment ________.

1. commendations
2. compensation
3. recommandation
4. offer

Please __________ ( = be patient with me). I'm new to investing.

1. bear with me
2. think with me
3. bear me
4. beat me

This investment will yield a higher ________. ( = you will make more money with this
investment)

1. resume
2. cash
3. satisfatcion
4. return

My financial consultant helped me with my _______ planning.

1. retired
2. old-age
3. elder
4. retirement

Investors with a _________ portfolio have several (or more) different investments.

1. different
2. diversified
3. diverging
4. sör

Let me _______ your account to reflect the changes.

1. append
2. invent
3. update
4. inspect

Prepare a presentation about WizzAir. You can talk about the short history of the company, development of the firm, actual situation of it, etc. The presentation should last at least 6 minutes. 

Goodbye!