PARTS OF A FORMAL LETTER
Exercises for Lesson on Contract Law (Unit 3) 20 May 2016
SEMINARIO INGLES JURIDICO UCC. PEREZ
DEL VISO & MUÑOZ LUNA (ETIJ)
INSIDE ADRESS
RECIPIENT
GREETINGDATE
HEADINGS
3RD PARAGRAPH AND “CALL FOR ACTION”.
2ND PARAGRAPH –GENERAL INFORMATION- DETAILS
1ST. PARAGRAPH- INTRODUCTION
Final Sentences/
Final Salutations
SUBJECT LINE
Complementary close
SIGNATURE
REPLACING EXPRESSIONS: INFORMAL TO FORMAL
Assignment for the letter on the previous slide.
TO LAPSE “the offer has lapsed”
TO MAKE A COUNTER-OFFER
TO REJECT AN OFFER
TO REVOKE YOUR OFFER
COLLOCATIONS with OFFER
TO TAKE UP AN OFFER TO TURN DOWN AN OFFER
TO GET AN OFFER TO MAKE AN OFFERTO ACCEPT /REJECT TO PREPARE AN OFFERAn impulsive offer
To be under offer “the property is under offer”.
To keep upping the offer
Reasonable offer Introductory/ free / firm offer
To withdraw the offer
1. A contract between two or more companies.
“There was an oral contract between the two oil companies”.
2. To be awarded an amount of money in damages. “The judge awarded US10.000 US in damages”.
3. In exchange for something. “I gave him my card in exchange for his van”.
4. To give notice of something. “In his letter, he gave us notice of his intention to sue us”.
Preposition Bank (Toles Advanced, p.109)
5. To buy goods from someone. “We buy most of our electrical goods from King Electrics”.
6. To supply /provide someone with something. “When my car broke, my insurance company supplied me with a replacement”.
7. To sue someone on the grounds of something. “We sued them on the grounds of breach of contract”.
Preposition Bank (Toles Advanced, p.109)
Sources: Mason, Catherine: «The lawyer´s English language Coursebook» Second Edition. Global Legal English – UK.
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