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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