letters

Using capitals

Start with a warmer on letters and e-mails and focus on the use of capitalis in English. Find out how much your students know — then try our exercises from our workbook.

Getting started

Do you know how you should start a letter or an e-mail? Take our short quiz and learn the different ways — and when to use them. We look at formal letters and e-mails — and informal e-mails, too.

Do you have the verbal skills to talk about the environment and other green subjects? Find out by doing our special test in Business Spotlight 4/2009. Here's an overview of the main features in this issue – and of our whole range of language-learning products.

Business Spotlight 4/2009

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Do you have the verbal skills to talk about the environment and other green subjects? Find out in our special test

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Improve your cross-cultural skills

BUSINESS SKILLS
The importance of being positive

Expressions for formal letters

Business letters are easy to write when you know the correct expressions. You can learn some useful phrases by doing our exercise.

A perfect layout?

There are many different acceptable layout styles for letters in English. There is no “correct” position for your company’s logo and address, the date, the references, or for the subject line. Take a look at our example of a simple, clear layout style — and then answer our questions.

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A follow-up letter

Barbara Lambert, deputy director at Baruch College Career Development Center, City University of New York, told Business Spotlight that interviewees can gain extra points if they "send a thank-you letter without delay".

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letters

Using capitals

Getting started

Business Spotlight 4/2009

Business Spotlight 4/2009

Expressions for formal letters

A perfect layout?

A follow-up letter

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