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UNIT
RAVELLI NG BY AR OR OACH
Write
This is an email that an English tourist has sent to Calabresi. Re-write
it with the more appropriate formal phrases, choosing the correct alternative.
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing about your ad/I am writing with reference to your advertisement
in an Eng-
lish guidebook of Italy.
We are a group of twelve friends that are planning to spend a week in central Italy.
We want/We would be pleased
to have your best quotation for a minibus from Rome to
Orvieto and Siena from May 11th to May 12th.
We would be grateful if you could/We want you to
enclose your brochure.
Many thanks/Thank you
in advance for your attention.
Looking forward to
receiving/getting
your prompt reply.
Yours faithfully / Best wishes
Alex Perkins
Test Yourself
Fill in the blanks with a suitable word or phrase.
1
.......................
on Greyhound buses begins 30
minutes before departure.
2
Are there any
.....................
on the way? No,
the bus goes directly to Washington.
3
In American English a return ticket is called
a
....................................
ticket.
4
Greyhound buses travel
.......................................
................,
that is all day and all night.
5
Does a customer have to book his/her seat
in advance? No, it is not necessary, as
seating is on a
.......................................
basis.
6
Excuse me, is there a surcharge to pay if I
.......................
a car and
..............................
it at
different location?
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Choose the best alternatives.
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Dear Mr Cook,
thanks/thank you
for your email of
request/
enquiry
. We are pleased
to
enclose/of
enclosing
our best
price/ quotation
for the
service you
want/require
.
Please note that the
cost/rate
does not
include
room/accommodation
and meals for
the driver.
We remain at your
disposition/disposal
for
any
further/farther
information you may
need.
Yours
faithfully/sincerely
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Dictation
You are going to hear a text about Greyhound. Listen and write
what you hear.
Translation
Translate the sentences into English in your exercise book.
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Vorrei noleggiare una macchina di media cilindrata per dieci giorni.
2
Posso riconsegnare l’automobile in un aeroporto diverso da quello dove
l’ho ritirata?
3
Che cosa include la tariffa di noleggio di una macchina?
4
Non c’è prenotazione dei posti sugli autobus Greyhound.
5
Il prezzo di noleggio non include i pasti e il pernottamento dell’autista
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Chi noleggia un’automobile deve avere una patente valida da almeno 12 mesi
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