Question

Заполните пропуски недостающими словами в следующих электронных письмах (1–2). В каждом письме два слова лишних. Определите, какое из них формальное и какое неформальное, и объясните, почему.1. appointment, could, unable, hesitate, faithfully, afraid, grateful,please, sincerely, forward, due toDear Mr. Perkins,I am writing in response to the email I received from you on the 21stJuly 2002. I am ………… I will be …………… to attend to our meeting……………. a work meeting arranged on the same day. The only solutionto discuss our differences would be to meet another day. ............... it bepossible to arrange another ………………? Do not ……………….. tocontact me whenever you find a free day for our meeting. I would be…………… if you could inform me about the day as soon as possible.I look ……………… to hearing from you,Yours …………….,Malcom Bross.2. feel free, regards, happy, can, sorry, hello, asap, won’t be able,looking, tell, re, becauseDear Peter,I write you because I have read your last email. ………….. butI …………… to go to our meeting ……………. I have a work meeting onthe same day. We can only talk about our differences if we meet anotherday. …………. we see each other another day? …………. to call me whenyou find a free day to meet. I would be ……………. if you could…………… me about the day ………….………………… forward to hearing from you,…………………..,Malcom.

Answer 1

Dear Mr. Perkins,

I am writing in response to the email I received from you on the 21st July 2002. I am afraid I will be unable to attend to our meeting due to a work meeting arranged on the same day. The only solution to discuss our differences would be to meet another day. Could it be possible to arrange another appointment? Do not hesitate to contact me whenever you find a free day for our meeting. I would be grateful if you could inform me about the day as soon as possible.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Yours faithfully,

Malcom Bross.

Dear Peter,

I write you because I have read your last email. Sorry but I won't be able to go to our meeting because I have a work meeting on the same day. We can only talk about our differences if we meet another day. Can we see each other another day? Feel free to call me when you find a free day to meet. I would be happy if you could tell me about the day asap. Looking forward to hearing from you,

Regards,

Malcom.

1 Формальное;

2 Неформальное.

Answer 2

1. appointment (formal), unable (formal), hesitate (formal), sincerely (formal) Explanation:

• "Appointment" and "unable" are formal words used in professional contexts.
• "Hesitate" is also a formal word, indicating a polite tone.
• "Sincerely" is a formal closing in business correspondence.

In this letter, "please" and "grateful" are the informal words. "Please" is less formal than "request" or "kindly," and "grateful" is less formal than "appreciative."

2. happy (informal), can (informal), because (informal), asap (informal) Explanation:

• "Happy" is an informal word, and a more formal alternative would be "pleased" or "satisfied."
• "Can" is an informal word; a formal alternative would be "able to."
• "Because" is an informal conjunction; a formal alternative would be "due to the fact that" or "since."
• "ASAP" is an informal abbreviation for "as soon as possible." In formal writing, it's better to use the full phrase.