BEC writing phrases

Business English Certificate; Vantage

Business English Certificate; Vantage


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Langue English
Catégorie Anglais
Niveau Autres
Crée / Actualisé 19.02.2023 / 23.08.2023
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describe: upward movement

Opening:

(i) Hello / Hi

(f) Dear Mr/Ms

(sf) Dear Claire Smith

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