Compare the following answers. Say:

ü Which of them is more acceptable one, why?

ü What approach is used in each letter?

ü What approach is more acceptable, why?

Example 1:

 

Dear Dr. Brown:

  I will be happy to accept your invitation to participate in the XXV Regional Conference “Scientists to the Industrial Development of the Region”.

  This Conference sounds well planned, and I know it will benefit the people who attend. I am very interested in the subject of this conference and will be pleased to give an invited paper on “Modern energy-saving technologies”.

  Please send me the final program and specific details as soon as you are able.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

T.Carry

 

Example 2:

 

Dear Dr. Brown:

 

  Your five-days conference that focuses on contribution of scientists to the industrial development of the region certainly sounds well planned.

  I know this conference will benefit the people who attend. Improvement of industrial development of our region is one of the most serious scientific problems.

Therefore, I will be happy to accept your invitation to be a speaker at your conference. An abstract of my paper will follow.

Sincerely yours,

 

T.Carry

3.Write a letter to the Organizing Committee accepting an invitation to participate in a conference. Use the Phrases:

A.  Thank you very much for…

I am very grateful to you for…

I wish to express my …

I am honored by your invitation to participate in the …

I greatly appreciate your invitation to attend …..

 

B. I am pleased to accept your invitation.

  I am very much interested in subject of this conference…

  I shall be very pleased to participate…

 

C. I plan to speak on …

The title of my paper will be …

  I would like to give a talk on …

  I would be pleased to present a paper on ….

 

Study the letter declining the invitation. Say:

ü How is the letter structured?

ü What information is presented in the letter?    

 

Dear Dr. Brown:

 

Thank you very much for your invitation to attend the XXV Regional Conference “Scientists to the Industrial Development of the Region”. The subject of the Conference is very important and may be very beneficial for those who participates.

Approximately at the same time conference on problems of energy-saving technologies will be held in Sevastopol under the sponsorship of the National Academy of Sciences. Unfortunately my participation in this conference makes it impossible for me to come to your conference.

I am very sorry, therefore, to have to decline your kind invitation.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

T.Carry

 

5. Complete the letters given below declining the invitation. Use the suggested phrases and sentences:

a) I am very grateful for your letter concerning the conference on perspectives of Machine-building industry. I appreciate very much your invitation to give a talk, ….. (A) that …. (B) as …. (C).

b) Thank you very much for your letter of ….., informing me of your intention to gather a conference on Global Warming Problems to be held in Green Hill, April 15-18. I feel honored for being asked to present an invited paper there. Unfortunately, ….. (B) as ….. (C).

 

А. I am sorry that…

 I regret that…

   

B. I am unable to attend…

  I have to decline your invitation…

 

C. My research is not directly concerned with the problems to be discussed.

 I have other commitments at the same time.

I have to complete …

 

6.Write letters taking into account the situations suggested:

a) You have received invitations to attend two conferences simultaneously. One is to be held in Kiev, the other in London. The Organizing Committee of the second one informs you that there will be no reimbursement of the air fare to London. Both conferences are of equal professional interest to you; write to both organizes.

b) You are completing an important work to be submitted by October 1. You have received an invitation to a symposium planned in Venice on 20-25 September.

 

 

UNIT 10

ABSTRUCT WRITING

1. Information presented in an abstract usually includes a description of:

 

ü the research subject;

ü methods used;

ü results obtained.