Business English 2
Business Letters.
Have a look at the structure of a typical Business Letter.
What you should know about business letters.
Layout and Structure.
Lesson 2 Grammar : Punctuation
Lesson 2 Idiomatic: Idiomatic Expressions 2
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HOMEWORK:
1. Write a letter and complain about that TV.
2. Do the lesson Grammar Section and do the Multiple Choice exercises.
3. Learn the Idiomatic Expressions and do the Multiple Choice exercises.
Business Letter Outline
12 Rose Avenue
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
Peter and Heidi sit in the lounge. Both look bored and look at the switched-off TV.
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Have you written that letter?
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
What letter?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
The one about our TV!
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
No, not yet.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
If you don't do it now, you can just as well leave it.
It'll be too late.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
I know. But I just don't have the time.
Can't you do it?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Why must I do everything?
You bought that piece of junk.
I told you not to buy it over the internet.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
But it was such a bargain.
At the local shop it would have cost twice as much.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Yes, you and your bargains.
It drives me crazy.
And I always have to sort out the......
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
Ok! Ok. I'll write that letter.
Can you get the invoice for me?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Invoice? You had it!
Don't tell me you lost it again.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
It must be somewhere in that pile on the desk.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
You find it.
I'm going to watch football now.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
Hahaha. And how are you going to do that without a TV?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Damn it!
Oh no, not that as well.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
You never help me with anything.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Yeah yeah! And who phoned that shop and spoke to that guy about the TV?
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
You see, he'll remember you. Those guys only do something if men contact them.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
But Peter remains firm.
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Don't give me that crap..
Passing the buck are you!
Not this time.
You sort it out.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
Well, I guess I have to do it then.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
Peter and Heidi sit in the lounge. Both look bored and look at the switched-off TV.
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Have you written that letter?
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
What letter?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
The one about our TV!
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
No, not yet.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
If you don't do it now, you can just as well leave it.
It'll be too late.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
I know. But I just don't have the time.
Can't you do it?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Why must I do everything?
You bought that piece of junk.
I told you not to buy it over the internet.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
But it was such a bargain.
At the local shop it would have cost twice as much.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Yes, you and your bargains.
It drives me crazy.
And I always have to sort out the......
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
Ok! Ok. I'll write that letter.
Can you get the invoice for me?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Invoice? You had it!
Don't tell me you lost it again.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
It must be somewhere in that pile on the desk.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
You find it.
I'm going to watch football now.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
Hahaha. And how are you going to do that without a TV?
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Damn it!
Oh no, not that as well.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
You never help me with anything.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
....
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Yeah yeah! And who phoned that shop and spoke to that guy about the TV?
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
You see, he'll remember you. Those guys only do something if men contact them.
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
But Peter remains firm.
PETER:
PETER:
PETER:
Don't give me that crap..
Passing the buck are you!
Not this time.
You sort it out.
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
HEIDI:
Well, I guess I have to do it then.
Hallo
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Hobbies
Some guidelines to your essay.
You do NOT need to cover all the questions.
- What are your hobbies?
- What do you find so fascinating about your main hobby?
- What caught your interest in that hobby?
- Do you consider yourself an expert in that field?
- Is it an expensive leisure acitvity?
- Do you sometimes spend too much money on your hobby?
- Do you sometimes spend too much time on your hobby?
- What do other people think about your hobby?
- Can one make money with your hobby?
- Is is possible to make your hobby your career?
- Would you like to make your hobby your career?
- Anything else about your hobby?
This is a preformatted text.
Punctuation in English © GFH Schmittinger 2012
Capital Letters
- the first letter in a sentence The man walked home.
- all names (people, places, countries, days, months) Peter, Stuttgart, Germany, Monday, March
- abbreviations and acronyms SMS, VAT (all letters)
- titles of books, films etc. Winnetou, The Golden Goblet
- the personal pronoun I Do you know who I am?
Full Stop (.) - at the end of a sentence I am clever.
- usually at the end of an abbreviation Mr. Jones, Main St.
Comma (,) - to separate clauses After I had eaten, I went home.
- between separate items in a list Buy the following: apples, pears, bananas
- in question tags You know him, don’t you?
- before or after “she said” in conversations “I love it, ” she said.
- in decimal fractions 55,7 litres of petrol
Question Mark (?)
At the end of a direct question. How did you do that?
Exclamation Mark (!)
At the end of a sentence to show surprise, shock I did it!
At the end of a command. Get out!
Hyphen (-) - to join words and some prefixes to form compound words air-conditioner, part-time
- when a word is divided at the end of a sentence I went to the cine-ma
- in some numbers twenty-seven, eighty-nine
Colon (:)
to introduce a list of items Buy the following: apples, pears, bananas
Semicolon (;)
to separate parts of a sentence when there is no conjunction We had a great time; then everyone went home.
Apostrophe (‘) - for missing letters in contractions let’s go (let us go), don’t do that (do not)
- to indicate possession / ownership John’s girlfriend, Justin’s song
Quotation marks (“) - to show words someone has spoken She said:”Well done!”
- to emphasise a slang expression Howdy?” : How do you do?
Brackets () - for cross reference That is a fact (See chapter 9).
- to supply more information / an extra thought Peter (that old rascal) did it again.
General Question
How many eggs does a runner duck lay before it starts to breed?
Usually 14