1.
Mention the parts of a business letter! Explain them shortly!
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Parts of a business a letter :
1. Letter Head
Contains the name of company, address of company, phone number,
fax,website of company, logo of company etc.
2. Date
Contains date when the letter was
written to notify the recipient.
3. Inside address
Contains the full name and position, address and zip code of destination
country.
4. Salutation
Contains a salutation or sign of
respect the author.
5. Body text
Contains :
·
Opening (paragraph 1 on the picture 1)
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The contents of the letter
·
Closing
6. Complimentary Close
Contains a Complimentary Close
7. Signature
The form of the author’s signature
8. Typed name
Contains the name and position of the author.
2.
Mention the style of a business letter! Explain then shortly!
American Style
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British Style
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Heading
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According
to the format but
usually aligned to the left |
The
heading is usually placed
in the top right corner of the letter (sometimes centered) |
Date
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October
19, 2005 (m-d-y)
According to the format but usually aligned to the left (two lines below the heading) |
19
October 2005 (d-m-y)
Usually placed directly (or 1 blank line) below the heading. |
Salutation
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Dear
Mr./Ms. Smith:
Dear Sir or Madam: Gentlemen: After the salutation there is a colon (:) |
Dear
Mr./Ms. Smith,
Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Sirs, After the salutation there is a comma (,) |
Complimentary
close
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Sincerely,
Sincerely yours, Yours truly, |
Sincerely,
Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, |
Information :
d :
Date
m : Month
y : Year
3.
What kinds of information that you can get from inquiry letter?
a) Name and type of product.
b) Specification product,
like type,size,quality, capacity, etc.
c) Price.
d) Discount.
e) Method of payment from customer to seller.
f) How delivery of the product from the seller to
the buyer.
g) The ease of which may be obtained by the buyer such as warranty
etc.
4.
Complete the sentences in this letter. Use the word below!
· Response
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· enclose
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· apply
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· in
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· curriculum
vitae
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· position
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· graduated
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· forward
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· interview
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· resource
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Mikail Peter
Jl Malaka I
Jakarta 15670
Tel: 207 856 1199
March 1, 2012
Human (a) resource Director
Kauffman Equipment, Inc.
Shangrilla 112
Jakarta
Dear Sir/ Madam:
With reference to your
advertisement (b) in Today’s issues
of Kompas, I would like to (c) apply
for the (d) position of an
Administration staff in your firm. I here with take the
liberty of tendering my application as a candidate for the post you offered.
I am eighteen years old and have (e) graduated from senior High School. I have fair
knowledge of office administration and I can speak English as well. I also used
to take computer course so that I can use computer with accuracy and speed.
For you further information, I (f) enclose a copy of my
certificate, (g) curriculum
vitae,
and a recent photograph.
I would be very grateful if you
could give me an opportunity of an (h) interview. I look (i) forward to having your (j) Response .
Yours faithfully,
Mpeter
Mikail Peter
