Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
GROUP DISCUSSION TOPICS
1.
How is college different to high school?
2.
Have you ever had, or would you like to have, a
pet?
3.
How does your family usually celebrate New Year?
4.
Have computers improved our lives?
5.
What motivates you to study?
6.
What do you like about India?
7.
Would you like to own a car? Why or why not?
8.
In your opinion, what qualities are important in
a friend?
9.
Should rich people help poor people?
10. Who
was your favorite teacher in high school, and why?
11. When
did you last go on a holiday? What was
it like?
12. If
you hadn’t entered college, what job would you like to have?
13. What
kinds of books do you like?
14. In
what ways are you similar to, or different from, your parents?
15. Is
it important to look good? Why or why
not?
16. Should
India continue its space programme? Why
or why not?
17. Do
you agree with the saying,
18. Is
religion a good thing or a bad thing?
19. What
makes a happy marriage?
20. What
do you do in your spare time?
21. What
kind of movies do you dislike?
What do you plan to do
during the next vacation?Useful phrases and vocabulary for writing business letters.
Salutation
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• Dear Mr. vairavel
• Dear Ms. jyothi basu
• Dear Sir • Dear Madam • Dear Sir or Madam • Gentlemen |
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Starting
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• We are writing
- to inform you that ... - to confirm ... - to request ... - to enquire about ... • I am contacting you for the following reason... • I recently read/heard about ..... and would like to know .... • Having seen your advertisement in ..., I would like to ... • I would be interested in (obtaining / receiving) ... • I received your address from ----- and would like to ... |
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Referring to previous
contact |
• Thank you for your letter of March 15.
• Thank you for contacting us. • In reply to your request, ... • Thank you for your letter regarding ... • With reference to our telephone conversation yesterday... • Further to our meeting last week ... • It was a pleasure meeting you in London last month. • I enjoyed having lunch with you last week in Tokyo. • I would just like to confirm the main points we discussed on Tuesday. |
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Making a request
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• We would appreciate it if you would ...
• I would be grateful if you could ... • Could you please send me ... • Could you possibly tell us / let us have ... • In addition, I would like to receive ... • It would be helpful if you could send us ... • I am interested in (obtaining / receiving) ... • I would appreciate your immediate attention to this matter. • Please let me know what action you propose to take. |
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Offering help
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• Would you like us to ...?
• We would be happy to ... • We are quite willing to ... • Our company would be pleased to ... |
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Giving good news
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• We are pleased to announce that ...
• I am delighted in inform you that .. • You will be pleased to learn that ... |
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Giving bad news
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• We regret to inform you that ...
• I'm afraid it would not be possible to ... • Unfortunately we cannot / we are unable to ... • After careful consideration we have decided (not) to ... |
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Complaining
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• I am writing to express my
dissatisfaction with ...
• I am writing to complain about ... • Please note that the goods we ordered on ( date ) have not yet arrived. • We regret to inform you that our order n° ----- is now considerably overdue. • I would like to query the transport charges which seem unusually high. |
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Apologizing
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Orders
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Prices
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Referring to payment
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Enclosing documents
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Closing remarks
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Referring to future business
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Referring to future contact
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Ending business letters
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