Ваш ответ должен содержать следующую информацию:

1. Ссылку на письмо, приведенное выше.

2. Подтверждение Вашего участия в работе конференции.

3. Запрос на получение более детальной информации о ее про­грамме.

XII. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Эта информация должна заинтересовать читателя. 2. Джон действительно компетентен в данной области. 3. Необходимо пе­редавать информацию как можно точнее. 4. Даже в повседнев­ной жизни важно уметь четко излагать свои мысли. 5. Я пишу, чтобы сообщить Вам о приезде делегации. 6. Я хотел бы запро­сить дополнительную информацию о предмете. 7. Моя цель — убедить работодателя предоставить мне работу. 8. Мы хотели бы мотивировать студентов учиться добросовестно. 9. Они всегда до­стигают своих целей. 10. Посмотрим на Ваше письмо глазами чи­тателя. 11. Даже специалистам бывает трудно ясно выражать свои мысли. 12. Каждая новая мысль должна логически вытекать из предыдущей. 13. Тон письма должен отвечать его содержанию. 14. Читатель должен получить как можно более точную и пол­ную информацию о предмете.

ЧАСТНОЕ ПИСЬМО

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Private Letters
For most people talking is much easier than writing. However, they write friendly letters for many reasons. They may be as follows: to offer congratulations on a wedding; to say happy birthday: to keep in touch with a friend; to plan a party or a journey; to invite someone to a party or a journey; to thank someone.

If you have to write a personal letter or E-mail to your English friend — say, Thomas Brown, how must you begin? First of all, notice the greeting or salutation: "Dear Tom," "Dear Susie," and the closing " Yours sincerely". They usually begin letters to a friend "Dear so and so, or if they are feeling very affectionate, or are writing to near relatives, they might begin like this: — "My dear Tom", "My dear so and so". The ending " Yours sincerely" is the usual one from one friend to another. You may also use: "Sincerely", " With all my sympathy", "Best wishes", "Bye-bye".

The following phrases are characteristic for the body — opening:

Thank you for fascinating letter.

Sorry I haven 7 written so long.

As I write this, I am sitting in a small cafeteria.
The abbreviated forms: I'm, I've, don't, won't, etc. are perfectly correct in personal letters, though not in business or official ones. The best letters to a friend are those which sound just like oneself speaking. But it is not customary to use these short forms in a letter to anyone we do not know well, or in business letter or formal letter of any kind.

Here are some polite forms and phrases which you may learn and use in suitable situations:

I congratulate you on passing the examinations.

Please accept our heartiest congratulations . . .

Wishing you a speedy recovery again . . .

Could you let me know when . . .

I hope you 'II excuse me this time, . . .

I'm looking forward to seeing you again . . .

Please reply at your earliest convenience.
While writing informal letters, people often use in letters time-order words and phrases like: first, second, third, finally, next, after that, until, eventually, before, just before, after, just after, on Monday, in the afternoon, at 10 о 'clock, in the meantime.

To sum it up, there is some "recipe" for a letter to keep in touch.

Ingredients:

1______ Mood and feelings of where you are writing;

_2_____ Sights and sounds around you;

__3____ A recent, interesting experience;

___4___ People, places, and actions;

____5__ Time-order words and phrases;

_____6_ Your plans and some good wishes.
Writing Steps: Describe where you are. Tell about your plans. Think of an interesting experience. Tell the story of your experience. Remember details of the experience.

Recall the details: events/ actions; people; places; surprises/ problems; objects/ things, etc.

Compare the two formal and informal letters:

Formal Letter	Informal Letter
Dear Sir or Madam:	Dear Donna, Hey, thanks for your letter. It was great to hear about your vacation. Wow! Sit- ting in a hot spring by a river and watching the sun set sounds like heaven! I'm glad to hear how much you're enjoying your place. I'm just getting ready for final exams here, and everyone is going crazy around the dorm. Some people are stay- ing up all night in the library already! Your Sylvia
I am interested in studying Eng- lish at your school next summer as a full-time student. Please send me an application form and any other information I need to apply to your school as a foreign student. Thank you for your help. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely yours, Sylvia Clinton

II. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What, in your opinion, is more difficult, talking or writing?

2. What are the usual reasons for writing informal letters?

3. Have you ever written private letters? Whom to?

4. Have you ever received the answer to your private letter?

5. How do we usually begin our letters to a friend or a near relative?

6. How do we usually end these letters?

7. What are some rules of writing informal letters?

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III. Запомните эти слова и составьте с ними предложения.

Nouns		Существительные
first/ given/ Christian name		имя
surname/ second/ last/ family name		фамилия
correspondence		переписка
mail/ post		почта
calendar		календарь
diary		деловой дневник, еженедельник
envelope		конверт
salutation		приветствие
closing		заключительная часть, концовка
signature		подпись
Verbs		Глаголы
greet		приветствовать
tell		рассказывать
remind		напоминать
recall		вспоминать-
describe		описывать
congratulate		поздравлять
wish		желать
sign		подписывать
look forward		ждать с нетерпением
Adjectives & Adverbs		Прилагательные и наречия
personal/ private		личный
confidential		конфиденциальный
Adjectives & Adverbs	Прилагательные и наречия
urgent	срочный
ordinary	обычный
registered	заказной
recently	недавно
eventually	со временем, в конце концов
in the meantime	тем временем, между тем

IV. Запомните толкование этих слов на английском языке.

Signature (n)	written name
Convenience (n)	personal comfort
Behavior (n)	manner of one's conduct
Conflict (n)	disagreement, struggle
Define (v)	explain, specify exactly
Approach (v)	come near something
Investigate (v)	examine
Consider (v)	think about
Adapt (v)	adjust to a situation
Get along with (v)	have a good working relationship with
Appropriate (adj)	proper, suitable
Previous (adj)	prior, earlier, former
Current (adj)	in progress, now
As a whole (adv)	in total

Практика
V. Приведите в соответствие слова и их перевод.

salutation	концовка
eventually	между тем
urgent	конфиденциальный
congratulate	ждать с нетерпением
look forward	поздравлять
in the meantime	в конце концов
confidential	срочный
closing	приветствие

VI. Приведите в соответствие слова из левой колонки с их толкованием из правой колонки.

Behavior	personal comfort
Get along with	adjust to a situation
Consider	have a good working relationship with
Convenience	written name
Adapt	think about
Appropriate	in progress
Current	suitable
Signature	manner of one's conduct

VII. Сопоставьте каждое слово из левой колонки с его сино­нимом из правой колонки.

post	regular
ordinary	not long ago
personal	mail
as a whole	given name
recently	private
first name	family name
surname	in total

VIII. Попытайтесь понять различия между деловым и частным письмом. Дополните схему, приведенную ниже.

	Деловое письмо	Частное письмо
Тема		Vacations, college life
Приветствие		Dear Donna,
Лексика	Apply, position, enclosed, review
Грамматические сокращения		I'm, don't, you're
Пунктуация	Dear Sir or Madam: Dear Mrs. Wood:

IX. Напишите письма на заданные темы.

1. Write a letter to a family with whom you spent a weekend not long ago. Thank them for their hospitality and tell them why you had such a good time.

2. Write to a friend who used to live in your neighborhood. Tell him or her about things that have happened or changed since you last saw each other.

3. Imagine that a relative has just sent you a birthday gift that you have always dreamed of owning. Write a thank-you letter telling the relative how much you appreciate the gift, why you like it so much, and how you will make use of it.

X. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Для большинства людей говорить легче, чем писать. 2. Мы пишем дружеские письма в силу разных причин. 3. Прежде всего необходимо знать, как начинать и оканчивать письма. 4. Для это­го существуют типичные фразы. 5. В частных письмах широко используются грамматические сокращения. 6. Существуют «рецеп­ты», как писать дружеские письма. 7. Опишите, где Вы находи­тесь. 8. Подробно расскажите о недавних событиях. 9. Опишите, какие чувства они у вас вызывают. 10. Расскажите о своих планах на будущее.

УСТРОЙСТВО НА РАБОТУ
I. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Выпишите и выучите не­знакомые слова.
Employment
The purpose of any education or training is further employment. Finding employment takes hard work in itself; so does finding a better position once employed. A wide variety of skills is required for almost any job, anything from taking instructions to giving them, from being supervised to supervising. Often what makes a prospective applicant stand out is the attitude that comes through in the cover letter.

A cover letter/ letter of application is necessary in the following situations: (a) when answering a specific ad from the newspaper, (b) when writing to a specific person whose name you got from someone else, and (c) when writing to a specific company that you feel is a good place for you to get a job. The letter has one main objective: to interest the employer in your qualifications so you will get an interview. It should accompany either a CV/ resume or a completed application form.

A letter of application should be prepared very carefully. It can decide whether an employer will pass it to the personnel department with the note, "This looks worth a follow-up," or will quietly drop it into the nearest wastebasket. Employers receive many letters and cannot pay attention to all of them; if you want yours to "set you apart," or to attract attention, observe the following rules.

1. Whenever possible, address your letter by name to the appropriate person in the company.

2. Use standard-size, good-quality white bond paper.

3. Type the letter or have it typed. Make sure there are no errors!

4. Be very careful with spelling and punctuation.

5. Be brief — your letter should take up no more than a page. Businesslike letters will receive more attention. Three paragraphs is an ideal length.

6. In your first paragraph, mention the job you are applying for and where you saw it advertised. If you are not applying for a specific job, identify yourself, mention who referred you, if anyone, and why you are applying to this company.

7. In the second paragraph, state (a) why you think you are qualified for this job; (b) what contribution you can make to this company; and (c) any related work experience. If in the past you worked for a good company, it is important to mention that. Tell how many years of experience you have and add that you are enclosing a resume. Mention your most outstanding qualification as stated on the enclosed resume.

8. The closing paragraph should ask for an interview and say where and when you can be reached. You may suggest that you will phone for an interview. Make sure you telephone the company within a week after mailing the letter.

9. Keep a copy of every letter you sent.
The purpose of mailing any letter of application and resume is being granted an interview. If you are lucky, remember the following things. What we do is often more important that what we say. The way we dress, the way we walk, the way we sit and where we sit, the way we look or don't look at other people, how early or late we are — these things, which are all elements of nonverbal communication, are responsible for over 60 percent of the impression we make on other people. Keep in mind that the employer is not only considering the way you speak, but is looking at you as a whole. Don't underestimate the importance of qualities other than job skills, which you can bring to the job: maturity and life experience, responsibility, willingness to learn new things, willingness to work hard, ability to adapt to difficult situations, initiative, pride in your work, dependability, creativity, or the ability to work in an organized way. These are qualities to emphasize.

When you leave an interview, thank the interviewer for his or her time and consideration. Ask when you will be notified of the company's decision. Most companies will inform you within two weeks. If you have not received an answer after a reasonable amount of time, follow up with a letter or telephone call.

Of course, you may decide on the basis of your interview that you do not want the job. If you are offered the job, ask for a day or two to consider the offer and then inform the interviewer what you have decided. Never accept a job and then fail to show up. Keep in mind that employers in the same field often know each other. Unprofessional behavior with one employer could cause you trouble with another employer.

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