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A children’s game in which one of the players goes outside and knocks on the door of the room where the other players are as a ‘postman’ delivering a ‘letter’ which has to be ‘paid for’ with a kiss.

A fax is a facsimile copy of a document which ___ transmitted by normal telephone lines to another fax machine.

A fax is not usually a legally ___ document.

A letterhead is generally A4___ , and is normally used for ordinary letters and faxes.

A memo to a senior English-speaking member of staff may need ___ much care as a letter to a client.

A person’s correspondence is usually private, meant only for ___

A person’s correspondence is usually private, meant only for a specific friend, relative, or colleague. But a letter or collection of letters becomes public if

Abbreviations are words that have ___ shortened.

Abbreviations of the names of companies or institutions ___ often made by listing just the initials of the original words (BBC, IBM, ICI).

Abbreviations such as TKS (Thanks) and RGDS (Regards) are common in ___.

About this time, Alexander ___ interested in finding a way to send the human voice through an electric wire.

After a year of rest, Alexander Bell ___ offered a job at the School for the Deaf in Boston, Massachusetts.

After___ the next most important item to consider is the quality of the paper you wish your company to use for letters.

Alexander Graham Bell was invited to open the new line, and he ___ his old friend, Tom Watson to help.

Although the City is central to international finance, to many observers it seems increasingly independent of the British ___ economy.

Americans have always believed they live in a ‘land of opportunity’, where anybody who ___ a good idea, determination, and a willingness to work hard can start a business and prosper.

Are we ___the mercy of the global advertisers?

As British Airways___ magazine put it, "the effect was breathtaking; words were hardly needed; the pictures said it all".

As a matter of fact I was ___ one advert only this morning in the Sunday paper which sounded marvellous.

At the post office you can send money by post. You should fill in a money-order form stating

Because memos generally act as informal notes, they need not strictly be ___ in the style of formal letters.

Bringing together the best creative talent in the advertising industry usually ends up costing the ___.

Disagree with the French ___ even a minor point and they will take great pleasure in engaging in spirited verbal combat.

Do you ___ the Web as well?

Do you think email ___changed the way people address each other?

Don't be surprised if the Germans start a meeting with all the difficult questions: they want to be ___ you are as efficient and quality-conscious as they are.

Don’t forget to write the ___ – it includes the index number and the post office number which serves the addressee

Everyone expected to ___ a serious, scientific speech.

Fortunately, global commercials ___ those for Marlboro cigarettes and BA can be run for many years without looking out of date.

Give the number of the person you are ___.

Give your name and ___ number.

Have you ever logged on to a chat ___?

He thought he had ___ her somewhere.

He was so successful that he ___able to open his own school when he was only twenty-five.

Hello, Joan, how ___ you?

Hold an informal fact-finding meeting with the Germans and you can expect a battery of ___ questions.

How ___ does it take for a parcel to arrive in San Francisco?

I sent a telegram to Washington and ___ two letters from my friends.

I thought to ___ ‘I’ll give Charles a ring.’

I want to send a telegram ___ Washington.

I want to send this letter ___ registered mail.

I'll promise to put Ann’s request ___ a new post to the Directors' meeting next week.

If the business is a partnership, the letterhead ___ give the names of the senior partners, and, if it is a charity, the patron’s name may be added.

If the number you want is ___, wait a few minutes before dialling again.

If you go ___ train or air you don’t see much on the way.

If you hear a ___ announcement telling you that the trunk lines are engaged, replace the receiver and try again later.

If you want to send a telegram just ask for a telegram form at the post office counter or take one from the box in the small compartments provided for the writing of telegrams and fill it ___.

If you wish to know the ___ for a place which is not shown in the Telephone Directory, ask the exchange operator.

Important documents or valuable items can be sent ___ registered mail.

In Britain the postcode is written in two halves: the first group gives the initials of the town or city where the area head post office is situated and the number of the district in that area; the second half gives the postman’s delivery area or ‘walk’ in the form of a figure and ___ combination.

In Britain the postcode is written in two halves: the first group gives___; the second half gives the postman’s delivery area or ‘walk’ in the form of a figure and letter combination.

In Great Britain there are several ___ a day and your letter will soon reach the addressee

In London, the first part of the postcode is based ___ the postal district.

In a ___ readers often overlook some errors of spelling and grammar.

In a few isolated or remote areas the postman will also collect mail from private addresses as ___ as deliver it.

In all correspondence, there is one golden rule: remember the ___

In order to send and receive mail in the U.S., you will need to use a proper mailing address, which includes___

In rural areas postman will deliver the post by___.

In the USA there are two ways of sending safely through the post office: ___.

In the USA you can have mail sent to you by ___ in any town. It will be held ten days, or up to a month if the sender writes “Please hold 30 days” on the envelope

In the late 1930s and 1940s in Britain the essential services were nationalized ___ huge state-owned corporations.

In towns postman usually makes his deliveries ___ foot or by bicycle.

In two ___, Joe's department is moving to a new building.

In your country the order of writing the address is___ .

Inside a large post office you will see, over the long counters, notices telling you what kind of business is done below them___

Inside the post office is a long ___ divided into departments for parcels, stamps, registered and air-mail letters, telegrams, money-orders, etc.

Inside the post office is a long counter divided into departments ___ parcels, stamps, registered and air-mail letters, telegrams, money-orders, etc.

Internal mail within a company or between branches of the same firm is usually in the form of ___.

Is an email ___ best format for giving company information?

Is it more important to ___ to the agenda or generate new ideas?

It is ___ your right after the window “For Registered Letters”

It is worth ___ that announced information about an increase in the net income of MTS by 108% did not manage to raise the company’s rating positions.

It’s 10 pence for the postcard to ___ Continent.

I’ll be ___ touch again when the work’s started.

I’ll call ___ later.

I’m sorry I don’t see the window “For letters to be called___”.

I’m sorry, I didn’t catch your name. Will you ___ it, please?

I’ve decided to apply ___ that job I was telling you about.

Jean considered she ___ afford to buy a new car.

Large businesses are important to the ___ economy because they tend to have more financial resources than small firms to conduct research and develop new goods.

Letters have ___ typed or word-processed accurately on the company’s headed paper with a smart, clear layout.

Lift the receiver and listen ___ dialling tone.

Linda said she ___ her doctor 2 hours ago.

Many people are afraid ___ writing reports.

Mark four stages of preparation and writing a report

Match the following words with their definitions

Match the following words with their definitions.

May I speak ___ Mr Roberts?

Memos are ___ unless somebody reads them.

Memos needn’t inside address, but the name and department of the recipient ___ be given.

Memos should always ___ filed for future reference.

Mr Rice said he ___ to Chicago.

Now I’m going to send a ___ letter, but I don’t know how to write the address on the envelope.

Oh, Jane, what ___ pleasant surprise!

Parcels are normally ___ in the morning.

Post Office Counters is the department of the Post Office that operates in the post office itself, ___.

Post Office in the UK has several departments such as ___.

Postcode is a ___ of letters and figures forming the final item in a postal address and used by the Post Office to sort and deliver mail.

Put your letter ___ the scales, please.

Samantha Reagan is the ___.

Sheila Gordon is ___ about the new offices.

Small businesses — computer-related ventures in California's ___ and other high-tech enclaves, for instance — are a source of technical innovation.

Some faxes are exactly ___ letters.

Stamps are always interesting to collect because___.

Thank you for ___ me about it.

Thank you for ___ me know about the report so quickly.

The General Post Office and local post offices have many duties. They

The Italians too tend to feel that the main purpose of meetings is to assess the mood of those present and reinforce ___-spirit.

The Spanish are ___ by the most meticulously prepared meeting and pay much more attention to people.

The Spanish will offer no opinion ___ sure of themselves, for fear of losing face.

The ___ came onto the corporate scene as high technology became a crucial part of U.S. business affairs in the late 1990s.

The addressee signs a ___ when he receives a registered letter or a package.

The business world has a special language which ___ all sorts of abbreviations that enable people to communicate quickly.

The first stamp in the world was a (an) ___ one. It was made in 1840 to pay the postage on letters going to different parts of the country

The first, main delivery is usually in the early morning, and the second ___ the late morning.

The operator will either repeat your number to make sure she got it right, or just say: “Thank you” and try to put you ___.

The preparation and writing of a report falls into four stages

The service sector provides services of various kinds ___ as transport, distribution and manufacturing goods.

The teacher ___ the children that the earth is round.

The three minutes minimum charge applies on all calls madе through the ___.

The traditional managerial structure in America is based on a ___ chain of command.

The voice was coming through a wire to a ___on the table.

There are many types of paper on the market, and each of ___ is usually specified by weight in grams per square metre (gsm).

There are no deliveries on ___ holidays.

There are normally three ___ a day, two of letters and one of parcels in the UK.

There is a ___ in all post offices, or you can drop your letters and postcards into one of them attached to some houses in the street

There is a post-box in all post offices, or you can ___ your letters and postcards into one of the familiar red and blue post-boxes attached to some houses in the street.

There may well be a lot of animated discussion at a meeting in Italy, but the majority of decisions will be ___ elsewhere and in secret.

They ___ mind, will they?

Thus the postcode for the Oxford University Press is OX2 6DP, with ‘OX’ ___ for ‘Oxford’ and ‘2’ the district of Oxford in which the Press is located.

To ___ a long distance call, you’ll need to know the three-digit area code.

To what extent do you think writing emails differs ___ writing letters or faxes?

Tom and Alexander worked together to build a machine that people ___ use to talk to one another over long distances.

Try to put pressure ___ the Japanese in a negotiation and you will be met with stony silence.

Various sorts of ___are paid out at the post office.

Wait until your call ___ answered.

We tend only to write reports when we are asked to, usually ___ our boss or superior.

We’ll have to think of something, then, ___ we?

What ___ included in the mailing code?

What ___ you say when you answer the telephone?

What are your favourite Internet ___?

What information ___ to be given when a trunk-call is booked?

What should you do when you make a call from a coin-box telephone?

What should you do when you make a call from an extension phone?

What should you do when you make a call?

What trunk-calls can ___ booked?

When the abbreviation does not include the last letter of the original word, it should be followed by a ___.

When we have written a letter we sign it, ___ it up and put it in an envelope.

When will the telegram ___ delivered?

When you register a letter the clerk gives you a receipt and you pay the registration ___

Will you hold ___, please?

Yes, there are two letters for you. Here ___ are.

You’re not scared of interviews, are ___?

___ Saturdays there is only one delivery of letters (and one of parcels).

___ contrast to the entertainment district in the West End of London, the City is almost deserted at night.

___ is a mail service for people who live in rural, or farm areas of the United States. As part of this service, letter carriers (mailmen) use automobiles to deliver mail

___ is an employee of the Post Office who delivers mail daily (except on Sunday) to private and public buildings.

___ should be written in a money-order form?

___ the important day, January 25, 1915, Mr Watson was in San Francisco and Mr Bell was in New York City.

___ the line, please.

___ the money the main reason for applying?

___ was the first who found a way to send the human voice through an electric wire

___ you like to leave a message?

___ you tell me where the post оffiсе is, please?

___experiments were not very successful.