BEC writing phrases
Business English Certificate; Vantage
Business English Certificate; Vantage
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| Karten | 46 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
| Stufe | Andere |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 19.02.2023 / 23.08.2023 |
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describe: upward movement
Closing:
(i) Regards / Best wishes / Cheers / See you on Monday / Take care
(f) - Yours sincerely (when letter begins with Dear Mr/Ms + Name)
- Yours faithfully (when letter begins with Dear Sir / Dear Madam)
(sf) - Kind / Best regards (Mit freundlichen Grüssen)
describe:
downward movement
describe:
up and down movement
Give reason for writing:
(i) Just a note to say (nur eine Anmerkung dazu)
(f) I am writing to
(sf) I'm writing to
Refer to previous contact:
(i) Thanks for your letter/email...
(f) I am writing with regard to your letter / telephone / call / our meeting...
(sf) Further to your letter / telephone / call...
describe:
the highest pont in the graph/chart
describe:
no change in movement for a period
Make a suggestion:
(i) What about
(f) I would like to suggest / propose
(sf) I'd like to suggest / propose
Apologise:
(i) I'm sorry
(f) I apologise for
(sf) I'm afraid
an example sentence for a report
Give good news:
(i) Great news
(f) I am pleased / delighted to
(sf) I'm pleased to
describe:
small movements
- slight / slightly (leicht)
- gentle / gently (sanft)
describe:
large movements
- dramatic / dramatically (dramatisch)
- significant / significantly (bedeutsam)
Give bad news:
(i) The bad news is
(f) - I regret to tell you
- unfortunately (leider, bedauerlicherweise)
(sf) - Unfortunately / I'm afraid
describe:
slow speed (movement)
- gradual /gradually (allmählich, schrittweise)
- continual / continually (kontinuierlich)
Request (Anfrage):
(i) Can you
(f) - I would be grateful if you could
- Could you please
(sf) Could you please
describe:
fast speed (movement)
- rapid / rapidly (schnell, rasch)
- sudden / suddenly (plötzlich)
Remind:
(i) don't forget
(f) May I remind you
(sf) Please do not forget
Complain (Reklamieren):
(i) I have to complain about
(f) I am writing to complain about
(sf) I'd like to complain about
Confirm (Bestätigen):
(i) - as discussed
- as agreed
(f/sf) - as discussed
- as agreed
Offer help:
(i) Do you want me to
(f) If you have any further problems or questions, pleas do not hesitate (zögern) to contact me
(sf) Would you like me to
Enclosing (Anbei, einschliesslich, umfassend):
(i) I've enclosed / attached
(f/sf) Please find enclosed / attached
Refer to future contact (if expected always include!)
(i) Hear from you soon
(f) I look forward to hearing from / seeing / meeting you again
(sf) I'm looking forward to hearing / seeing / meeting you again
If no future contact expected:
(i) - (keine Abschiedsfloskel)
(f/sf) If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me
agree:
(i) - I'd be glad to
- I'd love to
(f) I would be delighted to
(sf) I'd be pleased to
How do you open and close a memo?
No opening / no ending; Maybe Thank you
If I open a formal letter with Dear Mr Smith, how will I close it?
Yours sincerely
How could you write the 1st paragraph in a letter?
I am writing with regard to …
Name 2 complimentary (höfliche) closes
- I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. (Wenn man der 1. ist der schreibt)
- If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. (Wenn man auf ein Mail, etc. antwortet)
What’s the informal way of saying: I would be grateful if you could...
Can you please
(In internem Email ok, in Brief nicht)
Opening:
If you know the person’s name
Write Dear + name, even if you have never met them
Opening:
If you don’t know the person well
Write Dear Mr/Ms/Dr + their family name
Opening:
If you know the person well enough
Write Dear + first name: Dear Paola
Opening:
If you don’t know the name
Write Dear Sir / Madam
Opening:
If you are writing to an organisation
Write Dear Sirs
You can usually start your letter with a short paragraph (Absatz/Abschnitt)
Stating (Angabe von) the reason for writing
Closing:
If you start your letter Dear + name
Finish Yours sincerely / Yours truly
Closing:
If you start Dear Sir / Madam or dear Sirs
Finish Yours faithfully
