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Writing reference

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Read the sample answer below. Has the writer included all the
points you underlined? If you know the person’s name,
How would you describe the style of the letter? t start with
Has the writer included anything which is not in the instructions? – Dear Susana (if you would use
Why (not)? their fi rst name when you speak
to them)
– Dear Mrs Emmett (if you don’t
Dear Sir/Madam feel comfortable using their fi rst
Use the fi rst name).
The managing director of my company, Secure Logistics, paragraph to
has asked me to contact you with a view to fi nding state clearly the t fi nish with:
new business premises. We are currently located in a reason you are – Best wishes, Regards, Kind
writing. regards (if you’re writing to
medium-sized town, but, due to recent growth in our
someone you know fairly well)
business, we now require larger premises in a more
– Love or With love (if you’re
convenient part of the country.
writing to a close friend or a
Secure Logistics is an established freight transport member of your family)
company specialising in the movement of valuable – Yours sincerely or Yours (if you’re
goods. We have an expanding fl eet of lorries and, for this You will need to writing to someone you don’t
reason, we need to be located in a secure area on the add substance to know well).
outskirts of a large city with convenient transport links the information
provided in the If you don’t know the person’s name,
both to other parts of the country and to the rest of the
writing task by t start with Dear Sir, Dear Madam or
world. We require a large parking area for our vehicles as using your own Dear Sir/Madam
well as extensive secure storage facilities for our goods. ideas.
t fi nish with Yours faithfully.
In addition to this outside area, the company also needs
a large offi ce building for up to eight hundred staff. "EEJOH FYUSB QPJOUT
This will be our new headquarters, so we require large
open-plan offi ces, which will be used as a call centre
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for customers, and a number of smaller offi ces for
Firstly, Secondly, Besides, Also,
managers.
Finally, Another thing
We would consider moving into an existing facility of the In addition, (was that …)
kind I have described, but if suitable premises cannot Moreover, Apart from this/
be found, we would be prepared to purchase an area of Furthermore, that,
currently unused land on which to construct our own What is more,
buildings.

I hope I have described what the company is looking for Think of a natural
way to fi nish the
in suffi cient detail, but if you require further information,
letter.
please contact me at the above address. I look forward to
your reply.
Yours faithfully,

[signature]

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