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An inquiry by email I Unit 7
Did you know?
In American English, when you do not know the name of the person you are writing
to, you begin an email like this To Whom It fvfay Concern and finish Best regards. In
British English you begin Dear Sir or fvfadam and end Yours faithfully, as above.
Understanding
2 Read the email again and choose the best answer A, 8 or C for each
question.
Lowis Engineering is organizing a conference for:
A tourists in London
B company staff
C people it does business with
2 May 3 is the date when:
A Jasmine is writing the email
B the conference will take place
C the hotel says the conference can take place
3 Jasmine wants:
A the name of somebody at the hotel
B to visit the hotel
C to check the costs
Key phrases
Asking for information
I am writing to ask about ... . I would be grateful if you could ... .
- ---- ----- ---1
We would like to ... . Please include ....
Please let me know if ... . /look forward to hearing from you.
Practice
3 Join the two parts of the sentences together.
1 Please let me know A to ask you about your prices.
2 I would be grateful if 8 like to organize an event.
3 I am writing c if you can meet me.
4 I look forward to D a photograph of the facilities.
5 We would E meeting you soon ..
6 Please include F you could organize a meeting.
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