Formal Letter

Question 1

Čím dopis začneš?

Answer 1

Formal greeting (Dear Sir/Madam -> pokud neznám jméno; Dear Mr … / Mrs … / Ms … -> pokud znám jméno)

Question 2

Co je/uděláš v prvním odstavci?

Answer 2

Introduce yourself and your reason for writing. (I am writing to inform you … / The reason I am writing is … / I am writing with reference to … / I am writing in response to your email / letter …)

Question 3

Co je/uděláš v druhém odstavci?

Answer 3

Give more information about your reason for writing. Make any suggestions or recommendations. (Firstly, regarding … / In addition, … / I would like to know if / whether … / I would be grateful if you could tell me … / The reason for … / If there were … , we could … / In spite of … / Despite …)

Question 4

Co je/uděláš v třetím odstavci?

Answer 4

Make another point, discuss and make any further suggestions or recommendations. (It would be better to … / One solution would be to … / An alternative idea might be to … / I think we should … / I would recommend … / I would also like to ask about …)

Question 5

Co je/uděláš ve čtvrtém odstavci?

Answer 5

Sum up your arguments and give a personal opinion (if appropriate). Say what you want to happen next. (Given the above, it is my opinion that … / I think we / you should … / Thank you in advance for … / I would appreciate it if you could reply soon.)

Question 6

Jak skončíš dopis?

Answer 6

Use a formal phrase for closing the letter.
(I look forward to hearing from you)
Sing off in an appropriate way.
(Yours faithfully, … -> pokud nevíš jméno; Yours sincerely, … -> pokud víš jméno)
Podpis takto:

Kristýna KNAPOVÁ (celé jméno, tiskace, přijímení velkými písmeny)
Knapová (psace)

Question 7

Na co při psaní nesmíš zapomenout?

Answer 7

• No contracted words (she is✅; she’s❌)
• Arcticles (např. On one hand, … …On the other hand, …)

Question 8

Useful language -> jaké fráze se hodí znát a použít?

Answer 8

In my opinion … / As far as I am concerned, … / As I see it, … / As I feel it, … / By this, I mean … / In other words …

Question 9

Co můžeš použít místo because a má to stejný význam?

Answer 9

since (např. Since she was tired, she took some rest. Since I had no money, I couldn’t buy anything to eat.)

Question 10

Co můžeš použít místo but a má to stejný význam?

Answer 10

yet (např. I am happy, yet I need to buy some food to be even happier.)

Question 11

Co znamená regarding?

Answer 11

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