目录

  • 1 第一单元 Introduction to the Course
    • 1.1 Introduction to the Course
    • 1.2 English Business Letters
  • 2 第二单元Presentation of Letters,   Faxes, Emails
    • 2.1 Presentation of Letters  Faxes, Emails
    • 2.2 Guide to Writing about presentation of Letters, Faxes, Emails
  • 3 第三单元 Making (Business) Contact
    • 3.1 Making (Business) Contact
    • 3.2 Useful Expressions
  • 4 第四单元Enquiries and Replies
    • 4.1 Enquiries and Replies
    • 4.2 Useful Expressions
  • 5 第五单元 Quotations, Offers and Counter-Offers
    • 5.1 Quotations, Offers and Counter-Offers
    • 5.2 Guide to Writing
  • 6 第六单元 Placing orders, Acknowledging/Accepting,
    • 6.1 Placing orders, Acknowledging/Accepting,
    • 6.2 Exercises
  • 7 第七单元  Payment
    • 7.1 Payment
    • 7.2 Useful Expressions
  • 8 第八单元Packing
    • 8.1 Packing
    • 8.2 Useful Expressions
  • 9 Chapter 9   Insurance:
    • 9.1 Insurance
    • 9.2 Useful Expressions
  • 10 Chapter 10   Transport
    • 10.1 Transport
    • 10.2 Shipping agent’s enquiry for multimodal transport
  • 11 Chapter 11 Complaints and Adjustments
    • 11.1 Complaints and Adjustments
    • 11.2 Specimen 5-10
  • 12 Chapter 12 Agency Agreements:Proposal, Negotiation and Closure
    • 12.1 Agency Agreements:Proposal, Negotiation and Closure
    • 12.2 Useful Expressions
  • 13 Chapter 13 Other Modes of Trade
    • 13.1 ​Other Modes of Trade
    • 13.2 Specimen6-10
  • 14 Chapter 14 Goodwill Messages
    • 14.1 Goodwill Messages
    • 14.2 Specimen9-13
  • 15 Chapter 16 Business Reports
    • 15.1 Business Reports
    • 15.2 Specimen 3-6
  • 16 专题1
    • 16.1 Enquiries,Offer,Counter offer,Reaction to counter offer
  • 17 专题2
    • 17.1 2.Offer
  • 18 专题3
    • 18.1 Counter offer
  • 19 专题4
    • 19.1 Reaction to counter offer
  • 20 专题5
    • 20.1 ​Payment
  • 21 专题6
    • 21.1 ​package
  • 22 专题7
    • 22.1 The packing must be in line with local market preference.
  • 23 专题8
    • 23.1 Model Essay
  • 24 专题9
    • 24.1 ​Letter of credit
  • 25 专题10
    • 25.1 Insurance
  • 26 专题11
    • 26.1 Common expressions of international business correspondence
  • 27 专题12
    • 27.1 Amendment to L/C
  • 28 专题13
    • 28.1 ​Excercises
  • 29 专题14
    • 29.1 Establish Business Relations
  • 30 专题15
    • 30.1 Establish business relationship
  • 31 专题16
    • 31.1 Usefull expressions Asking for a discount
  • 32 专题17
    • 32.1 Usefull expressions: Order and confirmation
  • 33 专题18
    • 33.1 Usefull expressions: Response to agent request
Enquiries,Offer,Counter offer,Reaction to counter offer


Enquiries,Offer,Counter offer,Reaction to counter offer
 Exercises
. Fill in each of the brackets with a suitable word.
Dear Sirs,
        We thank you for your enquiry (1) September10th (2) Bikes (i.e., Bicycles). Enclosed please find our offer (3) our Forever Brand Bikes, and we hope that you will find our products (4).  (5) separate cover we are sending you a copyof our catalogue, in which are shown the various styles and specifications of the Bikes available (6)export. Should you find any other items listed (7) the catalogue (8) interest, we would make you (9) offers.
       We look forward to your (10).


Key for reference to above letter
1. dated (of)   2. for   3. for (of)   4.salable (interesting)  
5. under   6. for   7. in   8. of   9. further   10. reply

Usefull expressions 1.Enquiries
Please quote us for the goods listed I enclosed inquiry sheet giving your prices CIF Jakarta. 
Please quote us your lowest price CIF Hamburg for ten MT of walnut meat. 
Please quote us FOB London for 100 reams of good quality white poster paper. 
Please quote us your most competitive prices in order to consummate business.
Please quote us your lowest price for fertilizers .
Please quote us your best price and let us know the minimum quantity for each order.


Please make us an offer on CIF Hongkong bases for hand made leather gloves.
Please make us an offer giving your price FOB New York.
We have already made an enquire for your articles please make an offer before the end of this month. 
I would like to make an enquiry about this type of leather bag.
We shall be pleased if you finished us with your quotation for this product.
Many of customers are interested in your “Seagull” brand household scissors and we wish to have your CNF Shanghai quotations. 
 We want to know the price CIF Tokyo for your printed shirting. 


We are anxious to get an offer for your products.
We shall be very glad to receive an offer from you on this brand of radios.
We shall like to know the offer for the rice of this kind. 
We ‘d like to know the minimum order quality per color and per design. 
What price could you quote us on two dozens sets?


Would you please quote us a price one your 71 * 81 reversible wool blankets 15% wool and 85% cotton, bound with rayon satin? 
How much you asking for this brand of ties? 
If we order 10,000 units what would be your offer
What’s the price for 1000 Kg of white sugar. 1000
Can you supply this quality at approximately 50 cents per meter


If our order is a substantial one how much will you bring your price down
How much discount could you offer on an order of this size
.Please inform us what special offer you can make
Here is a list of my requirements. I‘d like to have your lowest quotations CIF New York.
Please inform us of your lowest price CIF London.
We’d appreciate it very much if you let us know what discount you can grant us if we give you a large order of your products.
Please let us have your best quotation by tomorrow together with the appropriate time of shipment.