MMI S4 ENGLISH - Writing emails - CORRECT VERSION

Translate the following correspondence expressions into English:

A.Veuillez trouver ci-joint :  Please find attached
B. Je vous serais reconnaissant : I would be grateful
C. Dans les meilleurs délais : ASAP (as soon as possible)
D. Pièce jointe : attachment
E. Nous serions ravis : we would be delighted
F. Si vous avez des questions : with (another word for «questions») :
If you have any enquiries.
G. Dans l’attente de reçevoir de vos nouvelles : I look forward to hearing from you.
H. Cordialement : Best Regards
I. Je vous prie, madame, monsieur, de reçevoir mes sentiments les plus distingués :(NB in two words!) : Yours Sincerely / Yours Faithfully

Complete the following email using the vocabulary below:

Dear  Sir or Madam
  
I am writing in reply to your enquiry about our website design service. Please find attached  a description of our services and a price list. You can see what we do in the attachment   . If you have any any enquiries just email us or give us a ring on the number above. Our staff will be delighted to help you.
We look forward to hearing from you,
Best Regards,
J.Dupont

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UTL QUIZES May 2020 : The Answers

QUIZ : A. IRISH LIFE
What or who is the «Guarda», and how is the word pronounced? = The Police, pron «Gardy»
What does «Good Craic» mean? = Good fun, at a pub or party for example.
What is Ireland’s second city? And the Republic’s? = Belfast / Cork
What national catastrophe occurred in the late 1840’s? = The Great Famine or Potato Famine
5. Is Ulster the same as Northern Ireland? - explain. = Donegal, Carlow and Monaghan are in Ulster but are not in the UK part of Ireland (Northern Ireland).
6. Killarney and Tralee are in which county? = County Kerry
7. Dublin is near the coast of which sea? = the Irish Sea
8. 1916 was the big centenary of which historical event? = The Easter Uprising (rebellion, marking the start of the War for Independence.
9. Music: what is a «fiddle?» = a violin in folk music.
10. What is the GAA? What are the two big activities? = the Gaelic Athletics Association, Hurling and Gaelic Football are the big sports.
11. What are «Jameson’s» and «Bushmills»? = Whiskey (with an «e»)
12. If you ask for a «glass» of Guinness, do you get a big one or a small one? = a small one , «a half» in Ulster.
13. Name 3 Irish rock or pop bands = U2, Cranberries, Enya, Fontaines DC, Thin Lizzy, etc.
14. Name 3 Irish writers. = James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Sebastien Barry, etc
VOCABULARY: Health / Directions / Academic life:
Give the English for:
Un rhume: = a cold
Mal de dent: = toothache
Une toux: = a cough
Une cheville tordue: = a , «sprained» or twisted ankle
Des boutons: UK: «Spots»        US: «Zits»

Un croisement: = a crossroads or junction
21. Des feux rouges: = traffic lights
22. «allez tout droit»: =  Go straight ahead, (or Go straight on)
23. «vous ne pouvez pas le rater!»: = You can’t miss it!
24. Un passage pieton: «a P........C.......»

Obligatoire = obligatory or «Mandatory.»
26. En option = optional or «Elective»
27. Emploi de temps: UK «Timetable», US «Schedule»
28. Atelier de formation: «Training Workshop»
29. Un professeur de faculté: «a Lecturer»
30. Une formation: «a Course» (not to be confused with «a Curse» = Malédiction !)


IRELAND RESEARCH

Music: Check out the rock and pop artists mentioned above, and / or Irish Folk artists: The Dubliners, The Chieftains

Literature: Check out Ireland’s great poet, WB Yeats , particularly his early poems.

Sport: Check out Gaelic Athletics Association sports Hurling and Gaelic Football.
Hiking: check out Long Distance Footpaths in Ireland.

Art: check out one of the greatest works of Gaelic Iluminated manuscripts, «The Book of Kells»