Pressing for payment

Dear Mr. Camard,
Re : invoices 23/541 July 31st. 4,000
24/544 August 31st 12,000

I am sorry see that despite our previous request, the above account have still not been settled. We wrote to you in August and in September, but have recieved no payment to date. When we originally negotiated the contracts we gave you specially low prices on the understanding that payments would be made within 30 days of the date of invoices. Here is a breakdown of the situations as it stands today:

Invoices
july 31st 339/C 4500 Overdue
august 31st 921/G 12000 Overdue
September 980/G 1800 Now due
October 0210 4000 Due November 30th
22300

Could you please arrange for July and August amounts to be paid in full and for the cheque to be sent to this office before Monday November 10th.
If for any reason this cannot be done, please get in touch with me immediately.
Your sincerely

MJH

M,J. Hahn

A statement or claim

The driver telephoned me on the 15th January. He reported that when he unloaded in Brampton, he found four chairs missing. When denied he questioned that he had ever left the truck. He insisted that he had not stopped anywhere en route and maintained that he had never seen anything suspicious. Even when he stopped for lunch he protested that lorry was not out of his sight at any time.

Questions: making enquiries

Transport manager : when did you find out? (a)
Truck driver : Only a few minutes ago. (4)

Transport manager : Were they all there when you dropped your first load in Manchester? (b)
Truck driver : Yes, they were, as far as I know. (5)

Transport manager : What's the matter ? (c)
Truck driver : I'm four chairs short. (3)

Transport manager : Where are you speaking from? (d)
Truck driver : Brampton. (1)

Transport manager : Where else did you stop ? (e)
Truck driver : I didn't stop anywhere else. I drove straight here from Manchester. (7)

Transport manager : Is everything O.K.? (f)
Truck driver : No it isn't. That's why I'm ringing. (2)

Transport manager :
Truck driver :

INTERNAL MEMO

from : General Manager Date : August 3rd
To : Production manager Re : Jersey Contract

URGENT : ORDER NO 184/34

1. The above client is threatening legal action if this order does not reach him before 25th sept we would probably win his case. He already owes us 17.000 which may well become a bad debt.
2. Cloth from Bonardi has now arrived we must start production this week.
3. Completion date must be brought to mid-september. Which means working overtime. Please advice me of the effect of this on all other order.

JW

Could you please check stock lines which we could offer as replacement.

Telex requesting action

a. Explian what you have heard from your shipper. SHIPPER INFORMS US DOCUMENTS TO CLEAR GOODS ARE MISSING.

b. Find out where the documents are. Stress the urgency of the situation. IMPERATIVE YOU LOCATE THE DOCUMENTS IMMEDIATELY.

c. If the documents are still in italy, they must be sent by Express post immediately to shipper, duncan & Grand Ltd. POST DOCUMENTS EXPRESS TO DUNCAN & GARND LTD.

d. Warn Lanifico Bonardi that any demurrage or loss which is incurred will be charge to them. DEMURRAGE AND CONSEQUENTIAL WE WILL BE CHARGE TO THEM.

Describing a location

• Our new Hibernian cotton mill is in wexford. It is situated in area which is scheduled for light industry. Twelve hundred kilometres south of Dublin and thirty two kilometres east of waterford.
• Our new Norwegian hotel is in alesund. It is situated in area which is scheduled for tourism. Two hundred kilometres south of trondheim and three hundred and twenty kilometres west of oslo.
• our new scotlish sport complex is in aveamore. it is situated in area which is scheduled for liesure and recreation. one hundred and seventy five kilometres north of glasgow and fourty eigth south of invernes.
• our new japanese steel factory is in nagoya. it is situated in area which is scheduled for heavy industry. one hundred eighty kilometres east of osaka and two hundred west of tokyo.
• our new spanish art galery is in cordoba. it is situated in area which is scheduled for cultural activities. two hundred kilometres north of malaga and one hundred fifty east of sevile.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Practice making an enquiry and booking accommodation

I need a conference room for 8th days, from august 18th to 28th with a large room as there for 30 people attending the conference.
I need to have electric sockets for an overhead projector and screen.
Could you please confirmation that there will be buffet facilities.

Your faithfully,

Active and Passive Voice

1. Active

• You have not pay your bill.
• I will pick him up at 7.am.
• The board did not show immediete interest.
• We cannot find any record of this account.
• We will have to made salary cut and shorten holidays.
• We have made a mistake and incured a loss.

2. Passive

• Your bill has not been paid.
• He will be picked up at 7.am.
• No immediate interest was shown by the board.
• No record of this account can be found.
• Salary cuts will have to be made and holidays shortened.
• A mistake has been made and a loss incure.
  

change this telex to a letter

(telex)
confidential.
with ref yr tlx 18.8 albani unlikely to be taken over. family wish remain control. they do not appear short of capital. no reason why you cannot continue trading will contact if further news.
Regards

(letter)
as far i can see unlikely to be taken over to other people, at present there is no need for concern family wish remain control,i can assure you they do not
maybe short of capital,if i hear anything to the contrary i will contact you.